Blake Neilsen

Background

About Blake Neilsen

I am a dual-trade E&I Technician and Leading Hand with 15 years on construction, commissioning, maintenance and shutdown projects and operations in the oil and gas, mining and minerals processing, power generation, transmission and distribution, manufacturing, FMCG, commercial and residential sectors. I am highly skilled in the coordination, supervision and hands-on delivery of installation, programming, calibration, testing, CSU and maintenance services for EI & C systems and equipment used to power, control and safeguard oil refineries, Downstream LNG plant, gold processing plant, copper smelters, alumina refineries, power stations, concrete casting and cement plants, pumping stations, power lines, town services, food production facilities, and more. Key Areas of Expertise Installation, programming, calibration, termination, loop testing, functional testing, diagnostics, commissioning, start-up and preventive, breakdown and shutdown maintenance or repair of a vast array of electrical, instrumentation and control systems and equipment for a wide range of energy and resources, heavy industrial, commercial and domestic applications Detailed working knowledge of gas and steam turbines, compressors, waste heat recovery units, boilers, reverse osmosis and demineralization plant, chemical dosing systems, reactors and smelters, as well as separation, concentration, flotation, leaching, elution, solvent extraction, electrowinning and reagent circuits, overhead gantry cranes, hoists, and much more Using MEX, Oracle and Pronto CMMS (Computerised Maintenance Management Systems) for asset registry, work order management, task scheduling, maintenance recording, materials management, inventory management, and time sheeting Materials procurement, developing work schedules, work packs & permits, managing SIMOP’s & an unwavering commitment to compliance with HSE, PTW & LOTO systems & processes to protect people, equipment & the environment Installation, inspection and maintenance of Ex d, Ex e, Ex i and Ex m Rated Electrical Equipment in Hazardous Areas (EEHA) Design, verification, approval and installation of isolations, and de-isolations for effective returns to service/production HV switching operations to ensure the effective monitoring, control and protection of power conducting components Developing and executing ITP’s, ITR’s and FIC’s, as well as QA/QC of punch lists, and redlining and greenling drawings Construction and maintenance of overhead and underground HV and LV transmission and distribution powerlines.