Myra Kakarere
Port Moresby
Summary
A highly motivated young multi-skilled, proactive individual of sober habits with a willingness to learn & adapt, previously engaged by employers in Engineering, Technical and Admin work and other ad hoc task. I have a proven track record of utilizing and optimizing resources at hand to achieve tasks set by management with limited and supervision as well as in short periods. I am actively looking for Project Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Project management roles outside of Papua New Guinea.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
SMP Project Engineer
NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION
Lihir Island
01.2025 - Current
- Develop detailed scope of works packs for structural, mechanical, piping as well as civil works.
- Develop detailed material take off list required for construction
- Procure and track materials and equipment hire required for the project execution
- Do quality check reviews on Materials, equipment and pre fabricated items
- Raising construction service request to obtain funds
- Assist schedulers in building construction schedules
- Track project cost in SAP
- Develop High level estimates and actual cost estimates
- Resolve all technical queries and requests for information, ensuring compliance up to American and Australian Standards.
- Communicate with clients and coordinate with various teams such as design team, operations team, etc during project planning and scope out stage.
- Develop project risk assessments
- Doing daily contractor management for projects we hand over to contractors
- Verify contractor daily timesheets for equipment and labor hire hours.
- Monitor Field Discrepancy report hours.
- Develop traffic management plans
- Coordinate with various teams involved in the project, during construction, ensuring they are all aligned and compliant to Australian, American and site standards.
Mechanical Technician/ Acting Supervisor
NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION
Lihir Island
06.2024 - 12.2024
- Assist supervisor in:
- Develop scope of works for scheduled maintenance tasks and planning jobs for week+1 schedule
- Creating maintenance requests, breakdown notifications with their respective work orders
- Sourcing out parts required and, organizing operational resources prior to/or during execution week
- Schedule clean ups in maintenance control room to accomplish target KPIs
- Raising material master data movement for direct purchase parts to be stock item at warehouse
- Liaising with suppliers and contractors and, raising purchase requisitions respectively, for the required parts and services
- Ensuring that team’s technical skill competency is upgraded and updated through trainings and inductions
- Liaising with administration for team’s flight and accommodation
- Approving team’s time confirmations
- Raising activity reports to:
- Update bill of material (BOM) for cranes and compressors
- Review maintenance plans for existing PMs
- Generate new maintenance plans/items for cranes and compressors
- Develop Critical Equipment Return to failure plans (CERT PLANS) and NORMS for overhead cranes.
- Performing root cause analysis on breakdowns
- Administering Fixed Cranes Statutory Compliance Works.
- Scope, plan and organize yearly and biennial 3rd Party Crane Inspection execution.
- Scope, Plan, organize and lead team in execution of crane statutory corrective maintenance work.
- Scope, plan and organize 10-year mechanical major assessment and 25-year Structural assessment 3rd Party Inspections.
- Administer statutory corrective works such as cranes corrosion retreatment projects, load display inspections etc.
- Managing and organizing Compressor Statutory Works (Pressure vessel & Pressure Safety Valve Statutory Inspections)
- Organizing 3rd Party STAT yearly Inspections
- Assist in Trouble shoot on cranes and compressor breakdowns.
SUPERVISOR
NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION
Lihir Island
12.2023 - 06.2024
- Prioritize, coordinate, execute and supervise all scheduled maintenance activities in the workshop.
- Prioritize available resources for approved breakdowns & break in tasks.
- Ensure that all maintenance tasks are done to quality and safety standards, and team is also working safely by verifying critical controls in place daily.
- Develop scope of works for all scheduled maintenance tasks.
- Analytical problem solving in areas of improvement in the workshop.
- Guide and supporting each team member in achieving their yearly objectives.
- Ensure team’s technical skill competency is upgraded and updated.
Mechanical Technician
NEWCREST MINING LIMITED
Lihir Island
01.2023 - 12.2023
- Managing Fixed Cranes Statutory Compliance Works.
- Scope, plan and organize yearly and biennial 3rd Party Crane Inspection execution.
- Scope, Plan, organize and lead team in execution of crane statutory corrective maintenance work.
- Scope, plan and organize 10-year mechanical major assessment and 25-year Structural assessment 3rd Party Inspections.
- Manage subproject work such as cranes corrosion retreatment projects, load display inspections etc.
- Updating bill of material for cranes and compressors
- Develop Critical Equipment Return to failure plans (CERT PLANS) and NORMS for overhead cranes.
- Performing root cause analysis on breakdowns and raising Activity report notifications for preventive maintenance plan review
- Managing and organizing Compressor Statutory Works (Pressure vessel & Pressure Safety Valve Statutory Inspections)
- Organizing 3rd Party STAT yearly Inspections
- As the leading hand also, I;
- Delegate daily task to team members
- Assist supervisor in ensuring parts are available and necessary resources involved with crane/compressor maintenance task such Scaffold, mobile cranes, Elevated work platforms (EWPS) etc. are setup prior to commencing work.
- Assist in Trouble shoot on cranes and compressor breakdowns.
- Assist Execute daily planned maintenance tasks.
Mechanical Assistant Technician
NES GLOBAL TALENT – NEWCREST
Lihir Island
04.2022 - 01.2023
- Execute daily planned maintenance tasks on all cranes and compressors around site.
- Assist in Troubleshoot breakdown maintenance tasks.
- Scoping and maintenance review for defect elimination
Members Services Officer
Institute of Engineers PNG
Port Moresby
06.2021 - 11.2021
- Pre- assessment of CBA Applications
- Data Entry of CBA applications into database
- Print Member IDs and Certificates
Trainee PROJECTS / RELIABILITY Engineer
Barrick Porgera Joint Venture
Enga Porgera
10.2019 - 02.2020
- Develop project scope of works
- Schedule using MS Projects
- Drafting and sketching using Autocad and sketchUp Pro
- Developing project cost estimation
- Condition monitoring – conducting oil inspection and analysis using Spectro, vibration analysis, thermography etc.
- Non-destructive Testing – conducting dye penetrant inspection, ultrasonic thickness test, magnetic particle inspection etc.
- Doing root cause analysis (RCA and FMEA)
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
PNG University of Technology
Lae, Morobe Province01.2020
Upper Secondary School Certificate -
Port Moresby National High School
Port Moresby, NCD01.2016
Lower Secondary Certificate -
St Charles Lwanga High School
Port Moresby, NCD01.2014
Primary School Certificate -
Waigani Primary School
Port Moresby, NCD01.2012
Skills
- HARD SKILLS
- Intermediate level in SAP
- High level Computer skills including Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook, MS Projects
- Beginner level programming skills with Liberty basic and FoxPro 9
- Beginner level designing skills using CAD software such as MATLAB, AutoCAD, SketchUp Pro, Reliability Engineering Analysis such as Vibration Survey ad Analysis using AMS Suite: Machinery Health Manager, Oil Analysis using Spectro Filter, Ultrasonic Inspections, Navis Works, Non-Destructive Testings, Magnetic Particle Survey, Magnetic Plug Survey
- Root Cause Analysis
- Administrative skills such as Multitasking, Bookkeeping, filing, record keeping
- MATERIAL HANDLING HARD SKILLS
- Elevated Work Platform – Permitted Operator
- 3 -15T Forklift –Trainee Operator
- Overhead crane – Permitted Operator
- Dogging – Permitted Dogger
- SOFT SKILLS
- Leadership – able to motivate, coordinate and stimulate trust
Personal Information
References
Luke, Tapas, Senior Project Engineer, Luke.Tapas@newmont.com, +675 79209204, Newmont Corporation, Sustaining Capital
Timeline
SMP Project Engineer
NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION
01.2025 - Current
Mechanical Technician/ Acting Supervisor
NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION
06.2024 - 12.2024
SUPERVISOR
NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION
12.2023 - 06.2024
Mechanical Technician
NEWCREST MINING LIMITED
01.2023 - 12.2023
Mechanical Assistant Technician
NES GLOBAL TALENT – NEWCREST
04.2022 - 01.2023
Members Services Officer
Institute of Engineers PNG
06.2021 - 11.2021
Trainee PROJECTS / RELIABILITY Engineer
Barrick Porgera Joint Venture
10.2019 - 02.2020
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
PNG University of Technology
Upper Secondary School Certificate -
Port Moresby National High School
Lower Secondary Certificate -
St Charles Lwanga High School
Primary School Certificate -
Waigani Primary School