YOUR INSTRUCTORS

PETER DURRANT

Peter Durrant started a 36 year maintenance career as an electrical fitter and a radio tradesman. He worked his way up through the ranks in the Navy to hold senior engineering roles both at sea and ashore with the submarine arm. Leaving the Navy in 1992, Peter transitioned through Facilities Maintenance in the service sector to senior management roles in the resource sector with WMC Limited.

He has gained experience across a number of industries and has a broad, balanced view of the maintenance craft. Peter holds a Diploma of Electronic Engineering and completed his MBA in Technology Management in 1996.

Peter has significant experience in work management and the behavioural aspects of inculcating sustainable organisational change in maintenance departments across business.

KEVIN FLETCHER

Kevin Fletcher had a 22 year military career as an Army Officer during which he held senior leadership in Armoured Corp. Between 1986 and 1991 he held management positions in the following businesses; mining equipment distribution and servicing, maintenance management consulting, truck and bus distribution and servicing and managing director of a subsidiary of a German company in the business of lights for ships.

From 1991 to 2002, he was with BHP Biliton and Western Mining in various roles relating to maintenance and organisational development. This has been applied principally in the Petroleum, Steel, Iron Ore, Coal, Gold, Nickel and Copper businesses.

His particular skills are in achieving sustainable change and organisational development in assets through focussing on the development of the people in organisations through facilitation and mentoring. These people skills are complemented by his specific technical knowledge in maintenance management and the application of computer systems, particularly SAP, to the management of maintenance.

BOB PLATFOOT

Bob Platfoot is a Principal of Covaris Pty Ltd. Prior to this, Bob was a Senior Lecturer at the University of NSW where he extensively researched maintenance engineering methods and developed various processes applicable to the shop floor. He worked for the Electricity Commission of NSW, now known as Pacific Power, between 1979 and 1992, covering various aspects of coal fired boiler plant life assessment and maintenance.

He holds BE and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering. Bob is responsible for packaged systems in the establishment and implementation of planned maintenance in a variety of facilities and organisations.

Recent career highlights have included work in total asset management approaches to an alumina refinery and the Collins class submarine fleet, as well as maintenance systems implementations in a variety of industries.