1. rayvincent7@gmail.com  12 McLean Court, Novar Gardens, Adelaide +61 4 5250 6337
BRINGING TO AN EMPLOYER
 Over 40 years of Work Experience in a variety of Service provision &
Projects.
 Technical Rail background.
(Radio/Telecommunication/Electronics/Signaling)
 20+ years of Operational Line, Maintenance and Project Management.
 Very Broad life knowledge and experiences based around learning,
change, Hard work and People.
OBJECTIVES
 To provide my employer with levels of Operational/Construction Service
that meet Legislative requirements while maintaining a focus on Service,
Quality, efficiency, planning and improvement.
 Driven by honest work practices, skill set and loyalty.
 A safe and well managed workplace.
Including:-
Rail:
 Infrastructure maintenance –
[track/Structures/Signals/Telecoms/Electrical.]
 Technology Management – Telecommunications/I.T. systems.
 Change – Business processes, Preventative Maintenance and
organizational change.
 Project – Radio networks, Railway Signaling including On board ETCS,
Voice, Data and Electronic systems.
 Planning – Transfield Central planning Manager. [ARTC East/West
contract]
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Instrumentation:
 Service management.
 Equipment sales.
Life & general:
 Science Technician DSIR Scott Base Winter Over – Electronics and
science based.
 Seismic Technician Western Geophysical Colombia South America –
Electronic equipment maintenance and service quality.
 Family experiences – Married with 3 in the Family.
WORK HISTORY
Self Employed Contractor  Adelaide (Ray Vincent Pty Ltd)
 Integration Manager ETCS on board systems, May 2016 – present, DPTI
Adelaide.
 Install, Static and commission of ETCS level 2 Onboard 2015 – April 2016
(Siemens)
 Invensys/Siemens - AMPRN Signaling Construction Manager – Feb 2013 -
2015
Transfield Services Ltd  South Terrace, Adelaide
 Central Planning Manager: Dec 2011 - Feb 2013
 Maintenance and Capitol works – ARTC East/West Rail Contract.
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KiwiRail Ltd  Herbert Street, Greymouth NZ
 SME Operations – Sirius Project: 2009 - 2011
 Introduction of IBM Maximo/organization change Project.

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KiwiRail Ltd  Herbert Street, Greymouth NZ
 Area Manager: 2005 – 2011 (in association with the Sirius project)
 Service provision across 350km of Passenger and freight Rail
Infrastructure, including full maintenance responsibility for Track,
Structures, Signals, Electrical and Telecommunications.
N.I.W.A  Kyle Street Riccarton Christchurch NZ
 Service Manager – Instrument Services Group 2003 - 2005
 Instrumentation Calibration/Maintenance & Manager Client Sales.
Self-employed Contractor  Christchurch NZ
 Technology Maintenance/Installation/Design
Tranz Rail Ltd  Christchurch NZ
 Operations Engineer [Telecommunications] 1998 - 2023
 Operational management of Telecommunications assets.
 Maintenance - planning/Standards/Performance against SLAs.
Tranz Rail Ltd  Christchurch NZ
 Regional Manager. [Signals/Electrical/Telecommunications] 1995 - 1998
 Maintenance against Codes, Standards and legislation.
 Planning and Staff Management.
Tranz Rail Ltd  Christchurch NZ
 Regional Manager [Technology group] 1993 - 1995
 Operational management of Technology assets.
New Zealand Rail Ltd  Christchurch NZ
 Project Manager [Alternate Train Communications project] 1990 - 1993
 Design/project Manage/commission. ($10M)
 Nationwide Single person train crewing radio project.
New Zealand Rail Ltd  Palmerston North, NZ
 Area Manager [Rail Technology Group] 1989 - 1990
 Area Management Technology assets.
 Plan/Staff/Standards/Service provision against SLA agreements.

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New Zealand Rail Ltd  Greymouth, NZ
 Telecommunications Technician/Supervisor 1969 - 1989
 Planning/Maintenance/Repair to code and to service levels requirements.
FORMAL EDUCATION
 University Entrance certificate. [high school]
 NZCE Telecommunications systems. [NZRC/NZQA]
o Transmission [Analogue/PCM/Fibre]
o Data
o Switching
o Electronics [General/Digital]
o Radio [modulation systems/antenna systems/mobile and fixed
systems]
o RFID systems [Eureka active]
o CIMW systems [Chronos Richardson/Railweight]

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WORKPLACE SKILL SETS
 Preventative Maintenance process management.
 Project and Construction Management. (Technology based systems)
 Planning systems and Methodologies.
 Change – Organisational, Process and systems.
 HSE in the Workplace, codes requirements, legislation.
 Development of JSEA and SWMS documents.
 Service and Quality – systems and methodologies. [TQM]
 People and Team Management.
 Rail Codes and standards [Track, Structures, Signals. Telecoms &
Electrical]
APPENDIX A – WORK EDUCATION .
 NZ Engineering Certificate in Telecommunications. [Radio/Electronics]
 Certification in Operational Management systems. (NZIM)
 Certificate in Project Management. (Pritech Ltd.)
 Industrial Relations. (Ray Lind consultants)
 Quality management Systems. (Canterbury University Management
Foundation)
 Statistics in Business. (Canterbury University Management Foundation)
 Strategies for Innovation. (Canterbury University Management Foundation)
 Service profit Chain. (TRL/Harvard Business School)
 Certified PrimaVera user.
 Preventative Maintenance process. (IBM/ Maximo)
 Track maintenance engineering – (KiwiRail)

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APPENDIX B – WORKLIFE SUMMARY.
On-board ETCS – Integration Manager – DPTI
 Management of install to Commission of the Diesel rail fleet.
On-board ETCS signaling systems – AMPRN project Adelaide 2015 – 2016
 Install verification/Static setup/Active Commissioning Siemens onboard
ETCS level 2.
 Fault repair On-board Level 2 ETCS EMU’s Adelaide.
Construction Manager – AMPRN rail project. Invensys/Siemens Rail, Adelaide. 2013 - 2015
 Civil design and install plus contractor management. [Rail Signaling]
 System installation and verification.
Central Planning Manager - Transfield Rail. [ARTC East/ West Rail Maintenance contract]
Adelaide.2011 – 2013.
 Management of the Planning functionality across the Rail Group.
 Development of longer term plans for MPM/Capital works.
 The creation of planning within the Maintenance Teams.
 Management of critical plant and resources.
SME (Operations) – Sirius Project KiwiRail Ltd. [introductionof IBM Maximo in to KiwiRail infrastructure Gp.]
 15 Months Project involvement.
 Revision of all operational Business Processes.
 Adaptation of Maximo in line with the developed Business processes.
 Operational Change – restructuring the Organisation so as to match the
business need.
 Working across the entire operational spectrum of the infrastructure
Group. (Track/Structures/Signals/Telecoms and Electrical.)
 Field training of staff as to the adaptation and change requirements.

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Area Manager KiwiRail Greymouth. (2005 – 2011)
 Service delivery for all Rail Infrastructure Maintenance and Code
Compliance within the West Coast Area. [Coal Route]
 40 track, Structures, Signals and Telecoms Staff - plus multiple
Contractors.
 KiwiRail Property representative in my Area
 Management of Service delivery KPI’s. (technical compliance, Health &
Safety, TRS management)
 Operational Budget: - $6m +
Service Manager: - NIWA. Christchurch Campus 2004 – 2005.
 Sales and Service delivery for Instrument systems.
 Functional management of Technical support staff.
Regional Signals, Telecoms & Electrical Manager: - Tranz Rail Ltd 2003 - 2005
South Island Technology Manager: - New Zealand Rail Ltd. 2002 - 2003
Project Manager – ATC communications project:- New Zealand Rail Ltd. 1999 - 2002

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APPENDIX C – ACCUMULATED WORK EXPERIENC E.
 Operational Management tools: (SAP/Maximo/P6)
 Health, Safety & Environment in the Work Place. (JSEA/SWMS)
 Working at Heights Certification.
 Project Management - Construction delivery focused.
 Business Process methodologies (Project Sirius IBM Maximo)
 Preventative Maintenance strategies in an Operational environment.
 Haye Job evaluation system.
 Rail Safety awareness and rail protection systems qualified.
 Rail Incident and Emergency management.
 Construction – ( Rail Signals and Telecoms) (Australian White card holder)
 Track maintenance – understanding and planning maintenance.

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APPENDIX D – LIFE EXPERIENC ES .
 Winter Over Scott Base Antarctica. 1978 – 79.
 Seismic Surveying – Colombia South America. 1981
 Family – 3 Children.
 Staying young in mind and spirit.
APPENDIX E – REFERENC E CONTACTS.
Brent Lancaster.
Manager,
PMO Office, KiwiRail Ltd.
Auckland New Zealand.
+64 21 269 9710
Rick Van Barneveld
Group General Manager Infrastructure.
KiwiRail Ltd.
Van_b@windowslive.com
Tim Champion.
Projects Manager, DPTI Adelaide
+61 4 3407 0448
Tim.champion@sa.gov.au