Experience
30+ years in HSE and risk management, across 16 countries in oil and gas, mining and major construction.
Current and recent roles.
Eight roles since 2019, five of them with DRA Global on mining construction projects, with the length of each one beside it.
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Mar 2026 – Present 8 mo
HSE Manager Current
DRA Global Ethiopia Mining construction
HSE management system for a mining construction project running 2,900 personnel. Risk assessment and mitigation across construction activities, incident investigation, and the project security and evacuation plans.
- Direct the HSE management system across the full construction programme.
- Lead risk assessment and mitigation for workforce and environment.
- Own the project security and evacuation plans.
- Investigate incidents and carry corrective actions through to closure.
- Deliver HSE training to build competency in the workforce.
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Sep 2024 – Mar 2026 1 yr 6 mo
Project HSE Sponsor
DRA Global Johannesburg, South Africa Mining construction
HSE compliance and performance across a portfolio of high-value mining construction projects, with Behaviour-Based Safety coaching for leadership and supervisors.
- Oversee HSE performance across multiple concurrent projects.
- Coach leadership and supervisors through Behaviour-Based Safety programmes.
- Drive improvement from KPI data and targeted observation.
- Run contractor HSE adjudications.
- Mentor Site Implementation Teams on observation and reporting.
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Aug 2023 – Aug 2024 1 yr
Chief Safety Officer (HSE Manager)
DRA Global Steelpoort, South Africa Mining construction
HSE management system on a large-scale mining construction project, from risk assessment through incident investigation to training delivery.
- Direct implementation and oversight of the HSE management system.
- Integrate HSE standards into construction planning and execution.
- Monitor performance, investigate incidents, close out corrective actions.
- Meet legal and contractual safety obligations as project needs changed.
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Nov 2022 – Jul 2023 8 mo
HSE Systems Manager
DRA Global Buchanan, Liberia Mining construction
Designed and implemented an ISO 45001-aligned HSE management system for a $1.2 billion mining construction project, then trained and coached over 2,000 staff on it.
- Design and implement an ISO 45001-aligned HSE management system.
- Build the project-wide HSE risk assessment process.
- Train and coach over 2,000 staff on the new system.
- Establish incident reporting and investigation to root cause.
- Report HSE performance metrics and act on what they showed.
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Aug 2020 – Nov 2022 2 yrs 3 mo
Lead Behaviour Coach
DRA Global Johannesburg, South Africa Mining construction
Built and ran a Behaviour-Based Safety system, coaching frontline workers, supervisors and leaders through the behaviour change it asked for.
- Develop and implement a Behaviour-Based Safety system.
- Coach frontline workers, supervisors and leaders on lasting behaviour change.
- Analyse at-risk behaviour using antecedents and consequences.
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Oct 2019 – Apr 2020 6 mo
HSE Coach
Gulf Human Resources Development Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Offshore oil and gas
Coached jack-up rig crews on the activities that actually hurt people: working at height, confined space entry, lifting, energy isolation and line of fire.
- Train crews on working at height, confined space entry and safe lifting.
- Instruct on Permit to Work, DROPS prevention and energy isolation.
- Coach jack-up rig crews on high-risk activity.
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Apr 2019 – Oct 2021 2 yrs 6 mo
OPITO Auditor and Course Facilitator
Grindrod Shipping Durban, South Africa Maritime training Freelance
Freelance OPITO auditing and course facilitation, held alongside offshore assignments. Internal audits against OPITO standards, and facilitation of OPITO-approved BOSIET, HUET and FUET courses.
- Conduct internal audits aligned to OPITO standards.
- Chair audit meetings and drive rectification.
- Work alongside OPITO auditors during rectification audits.
- Facilitate OPITO-approved BOSIET, HUET and FUET courses.
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Apr 2019 – Oct 2019 6 mo
Safety Advisor
Spencer Ogden Cairo, Egypt Offshore drilling
Safety Advisor aboard a drilling unit, running safety meetings, on-the-job training, safe job analyses and toolbox talks through a demanding campaign.
- Advise on safety aboard an offshore drilling unit.
- Lead safety meetings, training sessions and on-the-job training.
- Participate in SJAs, toolbox talks and planning meetings.
Earlier postings.
Condensed. A start month is recorded for each of these and no end date, so none is shown.
- Apr 2016 QHSE Consultant RSM /Durban, South Africa
- Dec 2013 Medical Officer US State Department /Freetown, Sierra Leone
- Oct 2010 QHSE Manager Maersk Drilling /Angola
- Apr 2009 EHS Specialist Hess Corporation /Jakarta, Indonesia, and Ghana
- Apr 2008 Safety Training Officer Seadrill Asia /Kota Bharu, Malaysia
- Mar 2007 HSE Safety Medic Addax Petroleum /Calabar, Nigeria
- Feb 2006 Hygiene and Medical Officer Agip KCO /Atyrau, Kazakhstan
- 1995–2006 Medical Officer Swaziland Fire and Emergency Services /Manzini, Eswatini
- Risk and assurance
- Risk Management Internal Auditing Root Cause Analysis Problem Analysis and Resolution Quality Management
- HSE systems
- HSE Management HSE System Development HSE Systems Implementation Safety Regulations Environmental Management Health Management Industrial Hygiene Isometrix
- People and behaviour
- Behaviour-Based Safety Coaching Training Facilitation Sustainable Behavioural Change
- Response and security
- Emergency Response Management Security Management Evacuation Planning
- Delivery
- Strategic Planning and Execution Budget Management Process Improvements and Efficiency Administration and Documentation
The figures, and where they come from.
Four claims that can be checked against the record below. Where a role improved a safety metric but the improvement was never quantified at the time, no figure is given.
Designed and implemented an ISO 45001-aligned HSE management system for a mining construction project of this value.
HSE Systems Manager, Liberia, 2022–2023Trained and coached the workforce onto that system, from frontline crews to supervisors.
HSE Systems Manager, Liberia, 2022–2023Current project headcount under a single HSE management system, including its security and evacuation plans.
HSE Manager, Ethiopia, 2026–Distinct countries worked, from Eswatini in 1995 to Ethiopia now.
Eswatini to Ethiopia, 1995–