1. Roderick Michael Lavan
10 Oak Road, Redcar, North Yorkshire. TS10 3NX
Telephone: +44 (0) 1642 506641
Mobile +44 (0) 7792 665946
E-mail: rod.lavan@gmail.com
A versatile Electrical Engineer with over 38 years experience in the iron & steel industry,
performing a demanding role that combines people/plant management with an active “hands
on” practical approach to finding engineering solutions to plant issues – an ability being
gained from extensive industrial experience as an electrician. Excellent interpersonal skills,
being able to communicate at all levels of business management, combined with a proven
record of working to tight deadlines with a flexible attitude to work.
Key Skills:
• Management experience of electrical maintenance department with activities up to 11kV
• Proven people manager with strong ability to motivate a multidiscipline team
• Proven problem solving, fault finding and logic skills within a plant process environment
• Organisation and optimisation of plant shutdowns and capital projects
• Experience in electrical capital projects, assessing quotes, developing safety documentation
overseeing contractor activity and commissioning on a range of projects, including PLC
installations up to and including 11kV systems
• Planning, resourcing and control of maintenance schedules & manning requirements
• Ensuring performance and safety on a top 5 COMAH site
• Certified Radiation Protection Supervisor (Tracerco trained 2014)
• COMPEX qualified (JTL - 2007) to work on electrical/instrument systems in potentially hazardous
areas
• Cultivation of strong working relations with Operations and Maintenance Teams, Contractors and
third parties
ACHIEVEMENTS:
• Involved in a number of high value engineering projects involving international suppliers covering
specification, tender assessment, design audit, expediting, installation & commissioning
• Led continuous improvement projects, improving availability of plant & equipment
• Key role in plant HAZOP and PHR assessments, ALARP and LOPA studies and plant incident
investigation using fault tree analysis

2. • Development of “High Risk Safety Audits” helping to increase safety compliance from 70% to
95% & achieving zero recordable accidents for a 15 month period within the Blast Furnace
Electrical Department
• Involved in the creation of plant procedures and equipment registrar for ATEX and DSEAR
standards. Control of installation, maintenance and record keeping for zoned area equipment
• Completed risk assessments, isolation procedures and method statements for maintenance
and production on site
• Planning daily maintenance & breakdown duties, along with detailed shutdown workloads
EXPERIENCE:
2012 – 2015 Senior Electrical Maintenance Engineer – Redcar Blast Furnace. (SSI-UK)
2010 – 2012 Electrical Maintenance Engineer – Redcar Bulk Terminal. (RBT)
2005 – 2010 Electrical Maintenance Engineer – Redcar Blast Furnace. (Tata Steel)
2000 – 2005 Electrical Support Technician – Redcar Blast Furnace.
1985 – 2000 Electrical Maintenance Inspector – Redcar Blast Furnace.
1981 – 1985 Electrical Craftsman – Redcar Blast Furnace.
1977 – 1981 Electrical Apprentice British Steel Corporation.
QUALIFICATIONS
NEBOSH Middlesbrough College
IOSH Managing Safety. University of Glamorgan 1989.
BTEC Level 3 Electrical & Electronic Principles. Cleveland Technical College Redcar
5 GCE’s Maths, Physics with Chemistry, History, Geography, English.
3 CSE’s French, Art, Woodwork.
Sacred Heart Comprehensive. Redcar. 1977.
INTERESTS
I am a keen sports fan & I play golf at my local club. I am a season ticket holder at Middlesbrough
Football Club. I enjoy cricket & for several years I organised & captained the works cricket team,

3. competing in the local mid – week league. I also have completed both the London (2007) & New
York (2008) marathons, raising several thousands of pounds for the British Heart Foundation.