1. CURRICULUM VITAE
QUALIFICATIONS;
 ONC Mechanical Engineering (1976)
 HNC Mechanical Engineering (1981)
APPRENTICESHIP
 Mechanical Engineering (1974-1978)
British Steel Corporation
Dalzell Works,
Motherwell, Scotland.
UK
Summary ; Job titles / roles
. 2012 - 2014 : TVS Gen Manager - Specialised Welding Aust / Total Valve Services
. 2008 - 2012 : Service Manager - Tyco Flow Control - Middle East
. 2001 - 2008 : TVS Manager - Specialised Welding Aust / Total Valve Services
. 1990 - 2001 : Supervisor / Tech - Specialised Welding WA Pty Ltd – Valves & Pressure Testing
. 1988 - 1989 : Sen. Valve Tech - Crosby Valves Services (UK / Europe)
. 1987 - 1988 : Valve Tech - Score (UK) Ltd
. 1984 - 1987 : Valve Tech - Hayward Valves , Aberdeen (UK)
. 1983 - 1984 : Machine Tool Fitter - Alfred Teves Engineers , Boksburg , S.Africa
. 1983 - : Maint. Fitter - Niksam Contracting Engineers , S.Africa
. 1981 - 1983 : Maint. Fitter - South African Iron & Steel Corp , Natal , SA.
. 1979 - 1981 : Mech. Tech - British Steel Corp , Motherwell , Scotland .
. 1978 - 1979 : Draughtsman - Britich Steel Corp , Motherwell , Scotland .
. OPITO TBosiet (IFAP) card holder
. MSIC card holder
. CSTP (IFAP)
Name: William J. Robb
Address: 5 , Luke Place , Ascot , Perth
WA , 6104 .
Mobile #: +61 8 0407 116 171
Home #. 08 9277 5618
Email: billy.robb@hotmail.com
Date of Birth: December 19, 1955
Marital Status: Married, 3 Children

2. JOB HISTORY
. June 2012 - Dec 2014 General Manager TVS Australia
1280 Abernethy Road , Hazelmere
Perth , WA 6055.
. TVS - Total Valve Services ( A division of Specialised Welding Australia Pty Ltd )
Manage all facets of the TVS business division division in line with approved budgets and business management strategies .
Manage the TVS resources to optimize performance , profitability & customer satisfaction .
Manage the TVS facility in accordance with ISO 9001 requirements and the companies business management system.
Manage the Valve Laboratory in accordance with NATA and AS ISO/IEC 17025 requirements and to comply with signatory responsibilities defined by NATA rules .
Ensure the TVS activities meet with , and integrate with the company’s requirements for quality management , health & safety , legal stipulations , environmental policies & general duty of care .
Manage & motivate staff , recruit , train & develop staff , according to company poilicies & employment laws .
Manage upkeep & condition of all equipment held by the TVS department .
Manage costs & overheads , and all factors affecting the profitable performance of the manufacturing facilities .
Enforce the provisions of the organisation’s safety policy , the requirements of the safety system manual , the safety procedures and the employee safety handbook throughout the TVS division .
Planning & quotations for all shutdown & outages for clients in the Industries we serve in the Australasia Region .
. Oil & Gas
. Power
. Petrochemical
. Mining
. Water
All major Australian clients involved in onshore & offshore locations on the above industry categories .
Major FPSO clients in Australasia region.
Responsible for all TVS Valve repairs & testing processes / procedures associated with all Valve types .
Responsible for practices involving re-engineering / modification / replacement of Valve types .
Safety Relief valves : Conventional & Pilot operated , Vacuum & Low Pressure
General Valve Types : Ball , Gate , Globe , NRV , Plug , Choke , Control , Desuperheater , Butterfly , Slurry .
In-situ – On-line Valve testing & Commissioning .
Manage Shutdowns/ Outages at site with a team of multi skilled personnel .
. Australia
. Singapore
. Indonesia
Introduce Valve management to clients .
Manage existing Valve management processes , in place with clients .
Continue to grow existing business relationships with clients .
Involved with the Fabrication division of the business , developing repair & re-certification work for
. Heat Exchangers
. Pressure Vessels
. Installation of new valves at site ( welding , pipe fitting )

3. TVS Nata accredited for pressure testing work in the field of Mechanical Testing AS ISO/IEC 17025
Hydrotesting Testing range : 0 - 172 MPa ( 25,000 psig.)
Pneumatic Testing range : 0 - 70 MPa ( 10,000 psig.)
Including the Workshop & the Mobile test & repair & overhaul facilities (containers.)
Lloyds accredited for the Fixed & Mobile valve repair & overhaul facilities .
 August 2008 – June 2012 Service Manager – Middle East Region
Tyco Valves & Controls, Middle East
P. O. Box 61213
Jebel Ali, Dubai, U.A.E
Job Descriptions:
 Responsible for leading the Service business in the entire Middle East Region, including countries such as UAE, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Yemen, Jordan, Bahrain, Egypt, Algeria, Pakistan, working in close relation with Tyco Flow Control services and manufacturing network , around the globe.
 To develop the existing Tyco – Middle East, workshop facilities & capabilities, with continued additional tools & equipment, thereby adding new work to the Service revenue growth.
 To develop and train the existing Service personnel, & adding to the no. of Engineers & Technicians that exist in the Middle East region, this is turn increases individual skills & experience which gives additional scope to what future service work can be offered to all clients, customers throughout the region, also contributing to the service revenue growth.
 The Service Department staff has increased to 20 from a number of 8 staff , in 2008.
Responsibilities: Covering all aspects of running a Service department that can be required to respond to any enquiries from customers throughout the Middle East & North Africa region for any of the Tyco products & any other manufacturers, who have supplied valves & actuators for the main Industrial categories found in the region , which are :
Oil & Gas industry (Onshore , Offshore)
Power & Desalinations Industry
Process Industry (Chemical companies, Water Projects)
Mining Industry
 The Valve specifications for testing & commissioning of the products within the Service Department capabilities are:
API – 527, ASME section 1, ASME section VIII
API – 6D, ASME B16.34, API – 6A
The Valve types include:

4. Safety/ Relief Valves, Pilot operated, Vacuum Relief, Ball, Globe, Control, Check/NRV, Gate, Parallel-slide, Butterfly, Choke, Desuperheaters .
The Actuators include:
Mechanical Gearbox
Pneumatic
Hydraulic
Electric (24 Volt, 240 Volt, 415 Volt)
Controls & Instrumentation include:
Profibus, Fieldbus, Modbus, (depending on the Actuator)
Site Work Responsibilities
Responsible for site visits & quotes, coordination & management of the Service personnel within the Tyco Valves & Controls Middle East scope, that involves any type of resulting service work the clients in the region may require due to warranty, repairs, service/testing.
This also involves being part of the service work in any of the locations on requirements, due to the experience of the service staff being insufficient to carry-out the work scope, in certain areas of;
Power Industry – Steam Boiler Valve commissioning & testing.
Oil & Gas Industry – Valve types & sizes & repairs scope.
This also includes on the Job training at various site location and supervision of site work on location.
When working in other countries outside of the UAE, Tyco set-up agreements with local workshop facilities in Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain, Kuwait, to allow the valves & actuators to be sent to the nominated workshop location, at Tyco recommendations.
Some of the workshops Tyco has audited & trained the workplace/technicians on repair & testing of Tyco products (Authorized Tyco repair) but always under the supervision of a Tyco Engineer to ensure the resulting work is compliant . The work scope of repair & testing can also include machining, welding, NDT, and supply of spare component parts to suit a specific valve or actuator.
Tyco Valves & Controls – Middle East on site capabilities.
 On-site containerized workshop (Onshore/Offshore)
2 – off 20” Foot containers – Valve repair & testing.
2 – off 10” Foot containers – Valve repair & testing.
1 – off 20” Foot containers – Electrical Actuator repair & testing.
 Power & Oil/Gas industry – Safety/Relief Valves
2 – off Tyco Hydraulic on-line testing machines.
1 – off Ventil intrinsically Hydraulic safe on-line testing machine.
 Various test flanges & equipment to suit all valve testing.

5. 3 – off Low pressure / vacuum testing accumulator vessels to suit various valve inlets.
 1989 – July 2008 Progressed to Manager (2001)
Total Valves Services which was formed in
2001, As part of Specialized Welding
Australia PTY Ltd.
Supervisor: Valve and Pressure Testing (1989-2001)
Specialised Welding (Australia) Pty Ltd.
& Total Valve Services.
1 Alice Street, Bassendean WA 6054
Australia
Pressure Vessel, Heat Exchanger & Mining Machinery
Fabrications. NATA approved Valve & Pressure Testing
Job Description:
 Duties have included the following, Fabrication, Design and layout of Testing Workshop Facility, in addition 2 portable containerized workshops APPEA rated, for offshore site work.
 The setting up and implementation of Workshop Procedures QA/QC requirements for approval by NATA (National Association of Testing Authorities) for testing registration gained subsequent Approval/Accreditation by Lloyd’s to AS-3901.
 Testing Overhaul, Repair, Re-calibration of safety relief valves, all types. Testing Overhaul, Repair of all types of general valves, Ball Valves, Gate, Globe, Plug, Parallel Slide Control Valves, etc.
 Re design and modification to existing valves client approval.
All valves in class range 125# to 2500# and above. Valve tested on range 0-20,000 psig. Complying to ANSI, API, A.S standards. Hydrotesting of Pipework, Pressure Vessels, Heat Exchangers, following assembly at Specialised Welding. NATA registered to conduct testing, at Specialised Welding and on site for customers when required, including Hydrostatic & Nitrogen Gas Testing.
Sitework: To supervise and work on shutdowns at various sites in West Australia, South Australia, North Territory, Valves to be overhauled and tested at Gas Plant/ Field, Minesites, Power Stations, Offshore Oil Rigs, FPSO Vessels, Island Installations.
Nitrogen Gas Testing up to 6500 psig.
Hydrotesting on site for customers pipework pressure vessels, Heat Exchangers testing on range 0-10,000 psig. Installation work on new Fabrications for customers.
Responsibilities: Compiling reports to cover all work as mentioned, to be a signatory issuing final reports as part of NATA terms of registration. For all testing that has taken place at Specialised Welding and on site.
Supervising responsibilities normal day to day running, planning for shutdown work, quoting to various customers for a variety of work, Actively still involved with all jobs, workshop and on site.
Customers: Oil, Gas, Chemical, Power Stations, Drilling Co., Dept. of Defence, Mining Companies.
Areas: West Australia, South Australia, North Territory of Australia.

6. WMC, BP, Alcoa, Apache Energy, Woodside Offshore Petroleum, BHP Petroleum, SCM Chemicals, Sagasco, WA Petroleum, CSBP Kwinana, Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines, Oilserv, Argyle Diamonds, Drillcorp, Hamersley Iron, Consolidated Gas, Western Power, Alinta Gas, Ampolex, Goldfields gas Transmission, East Spar Alliance, Modec Inc. Buffalo FPSO, Wandoo Alliance, BHP Billiton, Schlumberger, Halliburton ,Worley Engineering, Woley Parson’s.
Responsibilities: Planning, Coordinating, being actively involved in all Valves servicing, modification, pressure testing work, including machining, welding, NDT inspection.
Planning, Coordinate, being actively involved in all re-certification of major survey work on, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, high pressure manifolds, pipework valves, offtake hose assemblies of FPSO’s involving N.D.T. inspection techniques, re-welding defective component to make compliant to the code of AS standards, API standards. Re installation of new flanges, pipework & fittings as required during the work scope of the job in both carbon steel, stainless steel, copper nickel, titanium, duplex, materials as found in the Oil/Gas, Power industry in Australia.
To maintain and improve all related work to the company standards as set out to AS/NZS ISO 9001:2000, and certified by Lloyd’s Register, and additional certification by NATA which is National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia giving the International standard ISO/IEC 17025.
Responsible in designing and manufacture of testing facilities to improve the business in the workshop and on site for onshore & offshore work, to continue the growth.
 1988 – 1989 Senior Valve Technician
Crosby Valve Services
Test and Repair Specialist
Dyce, Aberdeen
Scotland
Job Description:
 Supervising of work onshore, offshore in the testing, overhaul, repair, re-calibration of safety relief valves. Hydrotesting, overhaul and repair of all types of general valves, Ball Valves, Gate Valves, Control Valves, etc. Valve class range 125lb to 2500lb and above. Valve tested on a range of 0 to 25000 psig. Complying to ANSI and API standards. Workshop supervision for a period of time.
Locations:
UK - North Sea
Europe
Left Position to Immigrate to Australia.

7.  Undertaking supervisory position on jobs at various locations at home and abroad.
Locations:
UK - Refineries, Paper Mills, Supply Vessels, North Sea Oil Rigs.
Europe - Refineries, Oil Rigs.
Representing Crosby valves on locations for pre-commissioning work.
 1987 – 1988 Valve Technician
Score (UK) Ltd.
Eng. Research, Design, Manufacturers & Repair
Glenugie Eng. Works
Peterhead
Scotland
Job Description:
 Test, Overhaul, Repair, Re-calibration of safety relief valves onshore and offshore. Hydro test, overhaul and repair of all types of general valves, Ball valves, Gate valves, Actuator Control valves & pipework.
 Working as part of project team involved in the design and manufacture of a new valve, undertaking, draughtsman’s duties during the project conducting the commissioning and trials on completion at home and abroad.
Locations:
UK - St. Fergus Gas Plant, North Sea Oil Rigs
Europe - Customers
 1984 – 1987 Valve Technician
Hayward Valves Ltd.
Test and Repair Specialist
Dyce, Aberdeen
Scotland
Job Description:
 Test, Overhaul, Repair, Re-calibration of safety relief valves onshore and offshore. Hydro test, overhaul and repair of all types of general valves, Ball valves, Gate valves, actuator Control valves and Hydraulic valves.
 Valves class range 125lb to 2500lb and above. Valves tested on a range 0 to 25000 psig complying to ANSI and API standards. Re-design and or machining parts to suit customer requirements for repair.
 1983 – 1984 Machine Tool Fitter
Alfred Teves Engineers (Pty) Ltd.
Boksburg
South Africa

8. Job Description:
 Maintenance on all Production Plant within works, Die-casting machines, (4 stage, 6 stage, 8 stage semi auto machines). Boraching machine , Shotblast machine, Induction Furnaces, All Plant hydraulic and pneumatically controlled.
 1983 Fitter
Niksan Contracting Engineers (Pty) Ltd.
Benoni
South Africa
Job Description:
 Overhaul and Commissioning of Scootblowers and supporting Steam Plant for Boilers in Power Stations. Valves, Control Equipment, gearboxes, Elect. Panel Fault Finding.
 1983 Machine Tool Fitter
Car Part Industries (pty) Ltd.
Johannesburg
South Africa
Job Description :
 Building and Commissioning of Semi Auto Production Machines for Car Factory (8 stage, 6 stage machines). Setting up alignment, trials. Piping, fitting etc.
 1981 - 1983 Maintenance Fitter
South African Iron & Steel Corp.
Newcastle
South Africa
Job Description:
 Blast Furnance and Supporting Plant, i.e Overhead Cranes, Pumps, Valves, Fans, Hydraulic and Pneumatically Controlled Plant around Furnance, Drills Claygun, Hoppers, piping, Welding, General Fitting etc.
 1979 - 1983 Mechanical Technician
British Steel Corp.
Dalzell Works
Motherwell
Scotland
Job Description:

9.  Maintenance, Installation and Commissioning work on all plant within Steelworks Dept., Pumps, Fans, Ultrasonic test Rigs, Boiler Water Treatment Plant, Conveyors, Compressors, Hydraulic Plant, General.
 1978 - 1979 Draughtsman
British Steel Corp.
Dalzell Works
Motherwell
Scotland
Job Description:
 Design, Detail, Layout drawings for Steelworks Departments, maintenance and installation work. For example, Steel cast Dept., Plate Mill, Furnaces Finishing Dept., Engineering Services.
Hobbies: Kyaking, Swimming, Golf, Running and keeping fit . Travelling., family & socialising