CV - MJNICHOLSON
- 1. Marius J. Nicholson E: baasmarius@hotmail.com M: +27 83 373 8001 Marius J. Nicholson CURRICULUM VITAE
- 2. Marius J. Nicholson E: baasmarius@hotmail.com M: +27 83 373 8001 PERSONAL INFORMATION NAME: Marius Jacobus SURNAME: Nicholson NATIONALITY: South African Citizen ID NUMBER: 810412 5063 083 PASSPORT: South African CONTACT NR: +27 83 373 8001 E – MAIL: baasmarius@hotmail.com DATE OF BIRTH: 12 April 1981 HOME LANGUAGE: Afrikaans OTHER LANGUAGE: English, Xhosa SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS EXPERIENCE: Hydraulics Welding Hydro & leak testing Construction & Inspection Commissioning Diesel Engine Repairs & Maintenance Repairing numerous Rig equipment Maintaining safety equipment Maintaining equipment on 6th generation DP2 Drillship(hull & topside) Pneumatics SKILLS: Supervising experience with people of most nationalities. Excellent people skills, along with the ability to work with a multi-national workforce. Good knowledge of spoken and written English. Computer literate Capable of reading design drawings and documents
- 3. Marius J. Nicholson E: baasmarius@hotmail.com M: +27 83 373 8001 EDUCATION TECHNICAL HIGHSCHOOL DROSTDY – WORCESTER SUBJECTS: Afrikaans English Mathematics Science Technical Drawings Mechanical Theory ADDITIONAL QUALIFICTIONS CERTIFICATES: National Mechanical Engineering N3 Maintenance & Adjustment of Whitton Kramer PDM Brakes Science Handling, Installation, Maintenance & Lubrication of Wire Ropes Industrial Gases Safety Awareness Training Oxy fel Gas Systems Set-up & Pre-use Check Level 1 Irata Rope Access Technician 5 day Offshore Survival, H.U.E.T, Fire Fighting and First Aid Course Seafarer's Medical Wedlers Competence Structural Welding (1G – 4G) Red Watch Fire Service Hydrogen Sulphide Awareness Introduction to Breathing Apparatus Vaccination & Yellow Fever Proficiency in fast rescue boats (FRC) 4 day coxswain course QHSE Essentials Course All OJT’s are currently up to date on Transocean training program Advanced Pneumatics Operations Excellence
- 4. Marius J. Nicholson E: baasmarius@hotmail.com M: +27 83 373 8001 Jan 1999 – May 2001 AUBRIE’S AUTOMOTIVE HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING Machinist DUTIES: Supervising Maintaining and repairing hydraulic machines Machining and rebuilding diesel engines May 2001 – Dec 2001 ELS RC DRILLING Maintenance Engineer DUTIES: Supervising Reverse Circulation Drilling General Maintenance Dec 2001 – Nov 2002 VAN’S WORKSHOP Head Mechanic DUTIES: Supervising Planning of Workshop Schedule Diagnostics General Mechanical Duties May 2003 – Dec 2014 TATE AND LYLE SUGAR REFINERY Mechanical Shift Engineer DUTIES: General Mechanical Duties Supervised all planned maintenance plant operations. Responsible for all hydraulic power packs on dockside luffing cranes Crane wire changes Jan 2005 – Apr 2007 MJN TRUCK SERVICE CENTRE Head Mechanic DUTIES: Supervision of all personnel on site Job card sign offs Workshop planning Ordering of parts Repairing and maintenance WORK EXERIENCE
- 5. Marius J. Nicholson E: baasmarius@hotmail.com M: +27 83 373 8001 May 2007 – Jun 2007 ALPINIST SAFETY CONSULTANTS Rope Access Technician DUTIES: Rock Barring, Rock Drilling on stable heights (0-60 meters) Structural Welder on Rope Jun 2007 – Jun 2008 ROPETEC INSPECTION & MAINTENANCE Rope Access Technician DUTIES: Rock Barring, Rock Drilling on stable heights (0-60 meters) Level 1 Rope Access Technician & Welder Oct 2008 – Current TRANSOCEAN OFFSHORE DRILLING INC. Mechanic (2008 – 2014) Chief Mechanic (Promoted 2014) DUTIES: Shift Leader Supervising Mechanics In charge of Drilling Equipment Supervise and performed all planned and corrective maintenance Ordering parts for planned and corrective maintenance RMS (Rig planned Maintenance) COUNTRIES WORKED IN: Angola Cameroon Congo Gabon Ghana Israel Singapore South Africa South Korea Turkmenistan United Kingdom Walvis Bay Zimbabwe Ivory Coast Las Palmas OFFSHORE EXPERIENCE RIG140 Global Sante Fe Semi Sub Angola High Island 7 Transocean Jack Up Rig Cameroon Adriatic 1,2,5,6 & Trident 4 Transocean Jack Up Rig Gabon Stack Nest Project Sedneth 701 Transocean Semi Sub Walvis Bay Shipyard Project Trident 20 Transocean Jack Up Rig Turkmenistan Discoverer Luanda DP2 6th Generation Drillship South Korea to Angola
- 6. Marius J. Nicholson E: baasmarius@hotmail.com M: +27 83 373 8001 Sedco Express DP2 5th Generation Semi-Sub Israel Sedco Energy Cajun Express Transocean Rather DP 5th Generation Semi-Sub DP 5th Generation Semi-Sub Floater Anchor semi-Sub Congo/Ghana Abidjan Angola