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Austine M. Theiya

Plant Operations Supervisor

Austine M. Theiya
Ruiru (00232) Kenya
Professional Status
Unemployed
Available
About Me
A power generation professional, with 25+ years experience in power plant installation, commissioning and decommissioning, operation and maintenance and previously worked for Black & Veatch at 105MW Kabul Power Plant in Afghanistan, KBR Inc in Iraq, and Kenya Power Company in Kenya. Was trained in Kenya and at BWSC and MAN Diesel & Turbo in Holeby, Denmark. With hands on skills on major brands like Caterpillar, Olympian, Cummins, Aksa, FG Wilson, Marapco, Onis Visa, Kohler, Triton, Volvo, SDMO, Genpower, Terex-Amida, Magnum., MAN and Wartsila gensets, if offered any power plant management position, I will dedicate my expertise and focus on the bigger picture of the business profitability.
  • • Ensured the continuity of operations in the plant, and status properly communicated from shift to shift.
    • Monitored the operation of various generating units as per OEM requirements by means of direct observation and through reports received from shift personnel.
    • Identified, verified and solved problems that arose, and completed work orders and PTW’s.
    • Ensured compliance of HSE policy on safety of employees and equipment and strict use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
    • Coordinated lock out/tag out procedures in the plant according to HSE policy.
    • Administered and supervised shift personnel.
    • Analyzed and documented logs and other records pertaining to the smooth operations of the plant.
    • Supervised and trained local staff on all operation aspects of the medium-speed HFO/LFO power generation plant of Caterpillar Model: 16CM32C.
    • Used MAXIMO to manage assets and schedule maintenance services and generate work orders.
    • Used MaK DICARE, SEG, and AREVA, (SCADA) software systems to operate and monitor gen-sets, plant auxiliaries and HV switchgear in 2 bus-bar 110kV substation.
    • Trained and implemented personnel qualification standards (PQS) and on job training (OJT) methods.
    • Formulated and prepared various mechanical plant operation procedures (POP).
    • Coordinated tagging of all mechanical systems and piping according to OEM P&ID.