This resume is for Graham Chaffey, an Australian national with over 50 years of experience in steel fabrication. He most recently served as the General Manager for Kwikbuilt Kit Buildings with Hardware Haus Ltd in Lae, Papua New Guinea, where he oversaw the construction of steel and timber framed buildings. Prior to this role, he spent 17 years as the Division Manager for Steel Fabrication at Hornibrook NGI Ltd in Lae, managing a large fabrication division. He has extensive experience managing staff, projects, budgets and costs, and has worked on numerous industrial construction projects in Papua New Guinea and Australia.

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RESUME
GRAHAM CHAFFEY
PO Box 3847 Lae
Papua New Guinea
MOBILE Private 675 73715721
Private: gchaffey65@gmail.com
PERSONAL DATA
Date of Birth: 20-June 1950 Married, 2 Children Nationality: Australian.
SUMMARY
Results oriented Manager with extensive experience in Steel Fabrication.
Possess significant knowledge of the Construction and Fabrication Industry, the industries trends and recent
developments. Also posses sound knowledge of Protective Coatings
Experienced in training and managing staff in all technical aspects and ensuring completion of projects within strict
deadlines.
Proven ability to conduct estimation, budgeting and cost control. Proficient in recruitment, staff development and
supervision. Performance oriented and analytical with excellent organization skills.
DEMONSTRATED SKILLS
. Over 50 Years of Experience in Steel fabrication.
2.5 years General Manager Kwikbuilt Kit Buildings with Hardware Haus Ltd Lae
. 17.5 years as the Division Manager for Steel Fabrication with Hornibrook NGI Lae
. 2 Years Contracts Administrator Boral Steel Geebung Brisbane Australia
. 11.5 years as the Manager for Caboolture Steel Fabrications Caboolture Australia.
. Relevant qualifications, training and experience with large organizations.
. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
. Sound understanding of Protective Coatings.
. Ability to recruit, train, delevelop and manage staff.
. Ability to accept responsibility and work independently.
. Logically thinking and accuracy in analyzing situations.
. Experience in estimating, planning, budgeting and cost control.
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS.
. Trade Qualifications (Welder & Pressure Vessel Welder).
. Mobile Crane Operators License.
. Estimator
. Expediting.

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EDUCATION/TRAINING.
.
Qualified Tradesman
. Project Management Course.
. Team Building.
. On the job training and experience -31years as a Manager.
. Estimating
EXPERIENCE CURRENT
General Manager
KWIKBUILT Kit Buildings
Hardware Haus
Lae Papua new Guinea
2013 – Present 2016
Report to CEO of CPL & General Manager Hardware Haus Ltd, managed the Kit Home Building Branch in Lae
Buildings were mostly steel and some timber frames, Staff numbers alternated depending on the amount of funds
being provided by the different government departments. The company supplied Kit buildings all over PNG & NGI to
mainly school classroom buildings single & two story, offices, library’s, ablution blocks, trade buildings, staff housing,
hospital wards dormitories single & two story, funds where sourced by the clients from departments DOF, Higher
Education Local MPs and LLCG and private housing for the public. The erection of most buildings was done by
subcontractors or the client organized their own builders due to the location and remoteness of the sites.
Division Manager
Hornibrook NGI Ltd.
Lae, Papua New Guinea.
1996- 2013.
Report to Managing Director and supervise 25 office staff members.Hornibrook NGI Ltd is a large Company in
Papua New Guinea. The Steel Fabrication branch within the company is the largest in the country, employs 150-
240 employees depending on the economy and generates an annual turnover up to 45 million kina.
RESPONSIBLE for.
. Steel fabrication applications, fabricating steel fuel and water storage tanks. Transport bodies and trailers,
Maintaining and repairing the same, bridges, new mining structures and equipment, maintaining and repairing
existing ones.
. Introducing changes into the Company that can impact on profit margins on the jobs.
. Project related activities (quotations, pre-tender negotiations, bid preparations, cost control, on going monitoring
actual against project estimates, managing variations and time extensions etc).
. Liaising with clients and negotiating effectively with suppliers and contractors.
. Identify and develop new business opportunities.
. Maximizing team performance by providing the necessary guidance and motivation.
. Demonstrate a responsible and proactive approach to the workplace health and safety.
. Initiating and maintaining continuous improvement of fabrication systems and procedures.
. Ensuring that projects are completed on time and in the most cost effective manner.
. Discussing and resolving contractual problems that may arise throughout the duration of the project.
. Monitoring and initiation of invoicing at each stage of the project.
. Planning, tracking and monitoring of resources and costs against budgets and production schedules to ensure

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projects are executed in a timely and cost effective manner.
. Adopting and implementing a culture of continues improvement among all employees in pursuit of both productivity
and Workplace Health and safety.
. Monitoring, managing and controlling financial performance submitting monthly forecasts of revenue and
expenditure.
. Utilising, planning and reporting systems to ensure clients are kept informed of the status of their project and the
schedule for completion is met.
. Controlling of overheads.
ACHIEVEMENTS.
HORNIBROOK NG LTD.Lae Papua New Guinea.
Division Manager.
. 17 years as the Division Manager for Steel Fabrication for Hornibrook NGI Lae.
LIHIR GOLD MINE-Supply & fabricate in kit from steel for 41 steel tank packages (value K3.5m) and Structural
(K8.5m) kina value was K1.00 = $0.97 cents.
. Supply, fabricate and paint 2, 4400/t of steel for the new Gold mine.
. Extensions to the power generator plant building, on site repairs to the hard ore crushing plant, repairs, alterations
and extensions t0 2x barge wharves.
. Refurbishment of 6 x CIL circuit-processing Tanks including protective coatings (valueK3.8m)
. Various mine shut down alterations, including labour and equipment hire.
. Supply and fabrication of various outsourced items (structural and mechanical).
. Supply and fabrication of the Oxygen Plant extension,
. Supply and fabrication for the Compressor Building.
. Supply and fabrication of the Heat Recovery Building.
. Supply and fabrication of the Pebble Crusher plate work.
. Supply and fabrication of the new Mine Workshop. (K648, 239.00)
. Supply and fabrication for the Carbon Regeneration Kiln project. (K467, 563.00)
. Refurbish CIL Circuit Tanks (K4.2m).
. Labour and Equipment to refurbish TK CCD3 (K700, 000.0)
. Supply and Construct Stage 1 20MW Geothermal Building. (K6.9m)
. Supply and Construct Stage 3 30MW Geothermal Building (K6.6m).
PORGERA GOLD MINE. (Barrick Gold).
. CNINC Compliance Project, Civil, SMP (K8.5M).
. Refurbish 789 &777 Dump Trucks on site for 3 years (K3.0m).
. On going supply and fabrication work for 17 years.
. Kainantu Gold Mine Steelwork (K1.2m)
OTML. (Ok Tedi Mining Ltd)
IN PIT CRUSHER PROJECT.

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. Supply, fabricate, paint, ship 900/t of Structural Steel, Platework, Conveyors, SupportTowers and W/Plates
(K18.9m).
.OIL SEARCH.
. Miscellaneous Steel CPF & GPF Project (K6.0m).
. Misc Steelwork fabrication (K1.7m)
. Misc Steelwork fabrication (K1.0m).
. Steelwork for AAFP Plant Project (K1.23m).
. Pipe Threading Workshop T/Key (K3.8m).
. Fabricated Steel for Flare Support (K.73m)
. Underground Hoppers & Conveyors (K1.5m)
. Supply & Fabrication of various steel work and Components for 17 years.
MMJV. (Hidden Valley Gold Mine)
. Labour & Equipment hire for Tanks & Steelwork, Sheeting etc (K63m).
. Ongoing Labour & Equipment Hire for 3 years.
.FUEL STORAGE TANKS.
.PJV Porgera bulk storage tanks (fuel & processing).
. Lihir Gold Mine 41 tank package.
. Mainland Holdings Refurbish 2 x water storage tanks and erects them 1million litres each.
. BP PNG re flooring of 2m litre bulk storage tank.
. Mobil PNG re flooring and replacement of strakes for bulk storage tanks.
. Shell PNG (same as above)
. Ramu Sugar Fabricate, supply and erect bulk storage tanks.
. Various skid mounted and underground bulk fuel tanks for the above companies and private clientele.
. Repairs and modification to Tanktainers.
. Various pipe spooling to the above tanks and replacement spooling.
. Repairs to road fuel tankers and demountable tanks.
BRIDGING.
. Supply and Fabricated (7) Bridges. Mumeng to Bulolo.
. Yung Creek Bridge.
. Aus Aid K4m Bridge parts replacements for Bailey Bridges.
.Longueau Bridge Manus Island.
. Nam Yang Timbers Bridge for WNB.
.Bridges for SHP Government.
. Replacement parts for various Bailey Bridges.
. Panel Bridges.
. Supply and Fabrication of Steel Pile and Abutment Caissons.
TRANSPORT.

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. Design. Supply and Fabricate Trailers, Flat Top, Drop Deck, Low Loader, B Double Lead Trailers.
. Refurbish Trailers.
. Fabricate Truck Trays.
. Clients
. East West Transport.
.Mapi Transport.
. Kutubu Transport.
. Hidden Valley Transport.
. Michael & Michaels Haulers..
. Sheppard Brothers Transport.
. EFM Freight Forwarders.
.TWL Transport.
. HBS Machinery.
. IPI Transport.
STEEL FABRICATION STRUCTURAL..
. Major Clients.
. OTML Ok Tedi Gold Mine.
. Oil Search Porgera.
. Chevron New Guinea. Moran, Kutubu.
. MMJV Gold Mine. Hidden Valley.
. Newcrest Gold Mine, Lihir Island.
. Simberi Gold Mine. Simberi.
. PJV Porgera Gold Mine.
. Fraser Osborne.
. ABB Australia.
. KT Pipeline.
. Ausenco.
. Worley Parsons.
. Barclay Bros.
. Boinamo Enterprises.
. Trukai Rice Industries.
. Plumtrade.
. Huon Electrical.
. Hatch & Associates.
. Craft Build.
. Fletcher Morobe.
. Ramu Sugar.
. CBI Contractors.
. Smec International.

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. Jacobs.
BORAL STRUCTURAL. Brisbane Qld.Australia.
Estimator/Contract Administrator.
Geebung Brisbane QLD.
1994-1996.
Responsibilities,
. Estimating structural steel projects and providing contract Administration to budgeted figures.
. Managing several subcontracts at one time from the initial tender stage through award to workshop, fabrication and
site erection.
. Organizing sub-contractors, site erection and hand over / sign off to the clients.
. Supervising projects such as shopping centers, suspended car parks and major warehouses.
. Preparing all pre-tender documents evaluating bids and carrying out pre-award negotiations.
. Problem solving, drafting issues and specifications.
. Inspecting items to ensure the codes and specifications are met.
. Expediting each stage of projects.
. Preparing progress reports on fabrication and erection on a regular basis.
CABOOLTURE STEEL FABRICATIONS. Caboolture Qld.Australia.
General Manager.
Caboolture QLD.
1983-1994
Responsibilities.
. Administration and overall management of the business.
. Day to day management of the workshop.
. Preparing tenders.
. During my time with the company we tendered and completed structural steel contracts.
. Longreach, Bunderberg, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Brisbane City, Toowoomba, Harvey Bay.
. Major clients,
. Watpac Caboolture two (2) Story Hospital.
. Evans Harch, Bundaberg Hospital and various ,Government school building projects and warehouses.
. Edward Street properties Housing Kits, Office additions.
. Peter Kurt’s, Warehouses.
. Grenadier Homes, House kit’s.
. Terry Page Builder, Warehouses and Home construction.
S&M ENGNEERING, Canberra, ACT.
Workshop Foreman
Canberra.
1976-1983
Responsibilities,
Estimating.
. Run the workshop on a daily basis.
. Issue the work ,out to the workshop Supervisors.

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. Run the machine shop machinist.
Major Projects,
. Structural steel and metal work for the National Library.
. Structural steel for the National Law Courts.
. Structural steel for Canberra Sewerage works.
. Structural steel for the Australian Consulate building in India.
. Structural steel for School of Music Canberra.
. Structural steel for National Police Academy.
. 2 Lane Steel Bridge for Aus Aid supplied to Borneo.
. Various other structural steel warehouse and buildings.
LEETONA FOODS, NSW, Australia.
Fitter/Welder
Leeton NSW.
1971-1976
. Finished my apprenticeship as a welder.
. Fabricated structural steel.
. Fabricated and installed conveyors
. Fabricated and installed food processing equipment.
. Overhauled food processing equipment during the off season.
. Ran a shift of fitters servicing food processing equipment.
LEETON RICE MILL’S, NSW Australia,
Welder/fitter,
Leeton NSW
1968-1971.
. Served 2.5 years of my apprenticeship with this company.
. Fabricating steel.
. Fabricating rice hulling machines.
. Fabricating and site installation of rice handling equipment.
. Travelled around 2 states and 7 Mills removing and installing new machinery.
JOHN SHARP ENGINEERING, NSW,Australia.
Apprentice Welder.
Leeton NSW.
1965-1968
Started my apprenticeship with this company.
Fabricated structural steel.
Fabricated grain handling bins.
Various types of general jobbing work.
Steel erection.
Major work was the fabrication of structural steel.
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INTERESTS.
Watching Sports
Fishing
Watching Car Racing
My Family.
Referees;
Mark Curtis Mob ; 71777422
Hardware Haus Ltd.