Herman Waminan has over 29 years of experience as a gas turbine technician and aircraft maintenance engineer. He currently works as a gas turbine technician for Oil Search, where he performs maintenance on gas turbine compressor and generator sets. Previously, he worked for 13 years in the mining and oil & gas industry and 16 years in the aviation industry, gaining experience working with various gas turbine and piston engines. He holds qualifications in aircraft maintenance engineering and secondary education from Papua New Guinea and Australia.

1. RÉSUMÉ Herman Waminan
Curren t Position: Gas Turbine Technician, Oil Search Iagifu Ridge
Address: Oil Search (PNG) Ltd
P O Box 842
Papua New Guinea.
Work Phone: 675 278 2134 / 675 2782156
Mobile Phone: 675 70354702
Email: PNGMA135@ oilsearch.co m
QUALIFICATIONS
1986 Trade Certificate in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering. Royal
Australian Air Force School of Technical Training (RAAF STT),
RAAF Base Waga Waga, New South Wales, Australia.
1984 Higher Secondary School Certificate (Grade/Year 12), Passam
National High School, Wewak, ESP. Papua New Guinea.
1982 Secondary School Certificate (Grade/Year 10), Hoskins
Provincial High School, Kimbe, West New Britain Province.
Papua New Guinea.
KEY COMPETENCIES
TECHNICAL
• 29 years of work experience:
⇒ 13 years of work experience as Gas Turbine Engine Technician and
as a fixed plant fitter in the Mining and Oil & Gas Industry.
⇒ 16 years of work experience as an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer in
the aviation industry.
• Specialist skills in the following :
⇒ Solar Mars-100 gas turbine Generator Sets.
⇒ Solar Titan 130 gas turbine Generator Set.
⇒ PT6A-36 gas turbine engine for Arava-201 aircraft,
⇒ PT6A-34 gas turbine engine for EMB110 Banderante aircraft,
⇒ PT6A-20 gas turbine engine for Twin Otter (DHC-6) aircraft,
⇒ Allison 250B-17C gas turbine engines for Nomad N22B Aircraft, and
⇒ R1830- 92 Radial Piston Engine for Dakota DC3 Aircraft.
⇒ Solar centaur 40 and 50 Gas Turbine compressor Sets
⇒ Solar Centaur 50 Gas Turbine Generator Sets
⇒ Solar Taurus 60 Gas Turbine Generator Sets.
⇒ Solar Centaur 40 Gas Turbine Generator Set.
⇒ Solar Mars- 100 Gas Turbine Compressor Sets.
⇒ Lycoming Piston Engine for Britain Norman Islander (BN2) Aircraft.
⇒ Continental Piston Engine for Cessna 404 Aircraft.
⇒ Continental Piston Engine for Cessna 402Aircraft
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2. WORK HISTORY
MARCH 2011 TO DATE
OIL SEARCH (PNG) LTD
CPF IAGIFU RIDGE
Carry out 9000 hours and 4500 hours Schedule maintenance work on all 19 x Gas Turbine
Compressor Sets and Generator Sets that Oil Search Company has at Central Processing Facility
(CPF), Gobe Processing Facility (GPF) and Agogo Processing Facility (APF). Performed engine
change out on
Centaurs 40 and 50 , Taurus 60 and Mars100 Gas Turbine engines, Carry out Lube oil Cooler
change out, exhaust system change out and other turbine engine components change outs and the
related systems component change out. Carry out daily inspection checks and monitoring of the
operations of the Gas Turbine Units and Troubleshooting the Gas Turbine Engine Systems and the
related systems.
JUNE 2002 – MARCH 2011
HIDES GAS POWER STATION PLANT
POGERA JOINT VENTURE GOLD MINE, BARRICK GOLD (PNG) LIMITED
POSITION: GAS TURBINE TECHNICIAN AND FIXED PLANT FITTER
Responsibilities include:
• Carry out maintenance work (minor overhaul & preventative) on 8 x Solar Mars-100 Gas
Turbine Generator Sets and Solar Titan130 Gas Turbine Generator Set and associated
systems
⇒ Trouble shooting engine systems
⇒ Engine removal and installation
⇒ Engine compressor washes and rinses
⇒ Removal and Installation of 8Tonne Generator Rotors, Lube Oil Coolers, 20
tonne Stator Assembly , Exhaust Ducts .Fuel injectors, Gas and Liquid fuel
manifolds and other engine
⇒ On-skid and off-skid components.
⇒ Rebuilding of Main Liquid High Pressure Fuel Pump, Main Gas Fuel Control
Valves, Check Valves, Atomising air regulators etc.
⇒ Cleaning and testing of fuel injectors
⇒ PM Checks on Diesel fuel system, common gas fuel system, compressed air
system, Fire pump sets (jacking, electric and diesel pumps), Fire water
system loop isolation valves, naphtha fuel and raw condensate fuel system,
oil and oily water separation system, DC back up lube pumps, lube oil and
starter hydraulic oil sampling, gas compressor, Main atlas copco air
compressors and other preventative maintenance work
⇒ 9000 hours service on Solar Mars 100 Gas turbine engines.
• Performed general maintenance and fitting work in the Mill Process Plant on equipment
used in the concentrator, Auto-Claves, Refinery, Oxygen Plant, and Lime Plant.
• Rebuilding and repairing of all pneumatically and hydraulically operated tools at the
mine.
JANUARY 1994 – MAY 2002
AIRLINK PTY LTD (A THIRD LEVEL AIRLINE)
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3. MADANG PROVINCE, PAPUA NEW GUINEA.
POSITION: AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE ENGINEER (ENGINE & AIRFRAME)
JANUARY 1985 – DECEMBER 1991
PAPUA NEW GUINEA DEFENCE FORCE AIR TRANSPORT SQUADRON
LAE / PORT MORESBY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA.
POSITION: AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE ENGINEER (ENGINE)
Achievements include:
• Aircraft Maintenance Engineer with experience on the following types of aircrafts;
⇒ Dakota DC3 (5x)
⇒ Nomad N22B (4x)
⇒ Arava 201 (3x)
⇒ Banderantee EMB110 (6x)
⇒ Twin Otter DHC-6 (3x)
⇒ Britain Norman Islander BN2A (6x)
⇒ Cessna 404 (2x)
⇒ Cessna 402 (2x)
• Gas Turbine Engines experience (PT6A-36, PT6A-34, PT6A-20, Allison 205B-17C);
⇒ Engine removal and installation
⇒ Engine strip down and rebuild
⇒ Routine Aircraft Servicing (100, 150, 300 hourly checks)
⇒ Major Aircraft Servicing (500, 1200 hourly checks)
⇒ Rigging engine controls (Power Propeller and Fuel)
⇒ Trouble shooting engine systems
⇒ Engine Boroscope inspection
⇒ Engine hot section spit, inspection and repair
⇒ Engine fuel nozzles removal, ultrasonic cleaning, testing and installation.
⇒ Propeller removal and installation
⇒ Propeller strip down and build up
⇒ Ultrasonic cleaning
⇒ Accessory gear box split, inspection and changing out starter generator drive gear
⇒ Power section removal and installation of the same class
⇒ Engine compressor washes and rinses
⇒ Assisting LAMEs for engine ground runs
⇒ Engine components removal and installation
• Piston Engines experience (Lycoming, Continental, and Radial R1830- 92);
⇒ Routine aircraft servicing (100 hourly checks)
⇒ Major aircraft servicing
⇒ Engine removal and installation
⇒ Engine components removal and installation
⇒ Magneto to engine timing
⇒ Rigging engine controls (throttle, propeller and fuel)
⇒ Engine compressor test
⇒ Trouble shooting engine systems
⇒ Engine strip down and build up
⇒ Propeller removal and installation
⇒ Propeller strip down and rebuild
⇒ Valve lapping
⇒ Cylinder removal, horning and installation .
⇒ Testing and reconditioning spark plugs
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4. ⇒ Testing ignition leads (harness)
• Airframe experience;
⇒ Flight controls removal and installation
⇒ Flight controls rigging
⇒ Tyres and brakes removal and installation
⇒ Seats removal and installation
⇒ Aircraft interiors removal and installation
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5. Appendices
TRAINING & SHORT COURSES
TECHNICAL
⇒ Warman Pump
⇒ Overhead Gantry Crane
⇒ Senior First Aid
⇒ Hazard Identification
⇒ Behaviour Based Safety (BBS)
⇒ Safe Work Permit & Refresher
⇒ Doggers and Riggers
⇒ Compac Air Compressor
⇒ Working at Heights
⇒ Basic Life Support
⇒ Time Management & Refresher
⇒ High Performance Planning and Review
⇒ Supervision 1
⇒ Conflict Resolution
⇒ Solar Mars 100 Gas turbine engine ops & maints
⇒ Solar Centaur 50 Gas turbine engine ops & maints
PERSONAL BIO
Date & Place of Birth: 02 July 1965 – Wewak, Papua New Guinea
Citizenship: Citizen - Papua New Guinea.
Marital status: Married, with 3 children
Language: English and Pidgin
REFEREES
Mr. Dave Fairless
Service Engineer
Solar Turbines
Australia.
T: (08) 9377 8689
M: (61) 0481 997 099
E: fairless.david@solarturbine.com
Mr. Mick Wesselink
Service Engineer
Solar Turbines
Australia.
Mobile: (61) 04 1624 3101
Mr. Brent Bliss
Engineering Manager
Heli Niugini, Madang.
Papua New Guinea
T: (675) 852 2422
F: (675) 852 2520
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6. Patrick Wong
Rotating Machinery Engineer
Oil Search Ltd, Maintenance
Tel: 675 278 2342
Email:
PNGMA056@oilsearch.com
JAN BIALEK – Turbine
Projects Engineer
Oil Search Limited
Maintenance
Tel: 675 278 2535
Email:
PNGMA066@oilsearch.com
Peter Whitson
Superintendent
Hides Gas Power Station
Barrick (PNG) Ltd
Tel:675 5478890
Email:pwhittson@barrick.c
om
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7. Patrick Wong
Rotating Machinery Engineer
Oil Search Ltd, Maintenance
Tel: 675 278 2342
Email:
PNGMA056@oilsearch.com
JAN BIALEK – Turbine
Projects Engineer
Oil Search Limited
Maintenance
Tel: 675 278 2535
Email:
PNGMA066@oilsearch.com
Peter Whitson
Superintendent
Hides Gas Power Station
Barrick (PNG) Ltd
Tel:675 5478890
Email:pwhittson@barrick.c
om
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