PUA - Consultant Profile FY15

Pierre-U. Achour – Profile Page 1 of 4 March 2015

Consultant Profile

Pierre-Ulric Achour “Integrated HSEQ, land access and operational solutions for the energy & resources sectors”

ABN - 79 488 062 267

Date of Birth: 9th July, 1978 Cit izenships: Australian, Canadian, French E-mai l : [email protected] Ph.: +61(0) 438 928 533

Education

2008-2009 Eni Corporate University Milan, Italy

Master in Management and Economics of Energy and Environment - Scuola Enrico Mattei, Eni S.p.A. Managing Technical Assets Stream (1 year)

2000-2003 Curtin University of Technology Perth, Australia

Bachelor of Science Degree – Environmental Biology (3 years) First Class Honours – Environmental Biology (1 year)

1995–1997 CEGEP de Saint-Foy Québec, Canada

College degree (D.E.C) in enriched ‘Science, Arts and Letters’ program

Professional experiences

Jan 2015 – Mar 2015 HSE and Land Access Advisor (Consultant) Perth, Australia

Consultancy advisory services.

Empire Oil an Gas NL – Approvals and stakeholder engagement coordination for Black Swan Airborne Geophysical Survey

Jan 2012 – Jan 2015 HSEQ Manager, New Standard Energy Perth, Australia

Responsible for the development and implementation of HSEQ management processes for an onshore petroleum exploration company (seismic and drilling campaigns).

Part of Executive Leadership Team.

Management of HSE culture, compliance, system implementation and monitoring.

Coordination of land access, stakeholder management and regulatory approvals.

Implementing quality management processes for the company.

Support for operational planning, contractor management and project management.

Nov 2010 – Jan 2012 Senior Environmental Advisor, BHP Billiton NLN Leinster, Australia

Fly-in-fly out senior environment advisor role at Nickel West Leinster’s (NLN) operations.

Legal and corporate environmental compliance, training, monitoring and reporting responsibilities.

Coordinating risk assessments, hazard and incident prevention and controls.

Operational & corporate auditing and asset level involvement.

Environmental management system implementation, review & continual improvement.

Contractor management, project facilitation, coordination and approvals.

Member of asset rehabilitation planning & execution committee.


April – June 2009 CO2 Management - Project Candela, ENI S.p.A Milan, Italy

Collaborative project work with Eni S.p.A. Determining the effects of CO2 emission costs on the returns of a gas field alimenting a thermoelectric power plant in the south of Italy.

2007 – Aug 2009 Senior Environmental Assessor, DoIR Perth, Australia

2003 – 2006 Environmental Assessor, DoIR Perth, Australia

Environmental regulation of upstream petroleum industry at the West Australian Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP, ex DoIR).

Preparing Ministerial Notices, Briefing Notes, answering Parliamentary Questions, policy and guideline development.

Engaging in stakeholder consultation processes on regional, national and international platforms.

Assessment of environmental plans, oil spill contingency plans, waste/emissions management plans, environmental impact statements, risk and various technical HSE and engineering reports. Over 150 reports reviewed and assessed in total.

Preparing and conducting environmental compliance audits and field inspections of petroleum operations. Over 40 environmental compliance audits conducted in total.

Active member of the West Australian Oil Spill State Response Team (SRT).

KPI monitoring, quality management process development and internal auditing of branch.

2005 – 2009 Special Projects, DoIR Perth, Australia

Representing Western Australia on the national Environmental Assessor’s Forum (EAF), to develop national policies and guidelines for petroleum operations. Issues addressed have included:

o Decommissioning of Petroleum Facilities o Gas Flaring monitoring o Management of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) waste o Management of Produced formation Water (PFW)

Participation in a federal ministerial working group developing national regulatory principles for CO2 geo-sequestration technology (MCMPR CCS Guidelines).

Technical Panel Member for the Golden Gecko Awards 2004, the West Australia’s industry environmental excellence awards.

Active role in developing the DoIR’s latest environmental approvals database. Project management and software development and testing.

Mar – Oct 2003 Monitoring gas flaring, DoIR Perth, Australia

Work experience at DoIR. Creation of an electronic database compiling flaring emission data from Western Australian petroleum operators (onshore and offshore).

Abilities and knowledge

General

Leadership and strategic skills, team player, strong social interaction and communication skills, dynamic public speaker, proactive and innovative worker;

Project management, legislative reviews, scientific literature reviews, report writing, data collection and interpretation, policy, procedure and guideline development;

Conducting audits & inspections.

Industry and Resource Sectors


Sound knowledge of legal, regulatory and approvals processes associated with the resource and energy sectors;

Conversant with engineering and operational aspects associated with upstream, midstream and downstream petroleum industry and the mining sector;

Understanding of project management, economic modelling and financial processes and practices;

HSEQ, Land Access & Native Title

Experienced in risk assessment theory and applications (e.g. AS/NZS 31000-2009), risk registers and hazard identification workshops;

Experienced in Quality Management Systems (e.g. ISO 9001:2000), their structure, implementation, monitoring and maintenance;

Sound knowledge of industrial Occupational Health and Safety requirements and standards;

Sounds knowledge of the principles and practices of environmental impact assessments (EIA), environmental modelling and monitoring, ecotoxicology, quarantine, land rehabilitation, waste management, water management and energy consumption for mining and petroleum operations;

Knowledge in Australian Native Title and Heritage protection legislation and requirements;

Experienced in oil spill prevention and response. Strategic planning and on-site response equipment deployment and environmental remediation.

Research and Laboratory

MSDS and chemical storage, writing and following laboratory procedures, laboratory record systems, generalized equipment maintenance skills;

Botanical surveys, invertebrate surveys, behavioral trials, benchmark bioassays, ecological statistics, allozyme analysis, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, optical microscopy, electronic microscopy (SEM, TEM, VPSEM with accredited courses), biological sample preparation and scientific photography.

Computer skills

Text processing, PowerPoint, Excel spreadsheets and functions, MS Project (project management), databases, digital graphics (Photoshop and Illustrator), GIS (MAP-Info and ArcGIS), statistical analysis programs (Minitab, SPSS, Syn-Tax).

Languages

Fluent in English and French, advanced in Italian, intermediate communication skills in Spanish and Indonesian.

Achievements and awards

• 2008 Eni S.p.A Master MEDEA Scholarship (Recipient for Australia) • 2004 Royal Society of Western Australia Medal (Undergraduate excellence recognition) • 2003 TMA Corporation Prize (best Honours Research Project) • 2003 Vice-Chancellor’s List (top 1% of students) • 2002 CSIRO Summer Scholar at the Australian National Herbarium, in Canberra • 2001 Worsley Alumina Prize (top 2nd year undergraduate student) • 2001 Vice-Chancellor’s List (top 1% of students)

Additional training and certifications

o Diploma in Project Management (underway); o Certification IV Occupational Health and Safety – 2012;


o TapRoot® root cause analysis investigator License – 2005; o Design and Operation of FPSO’s and sub-sea systems – ESD Simulation Training

Engineering and design course – 2005, 2007; o Certified Environmental Management System (ISO 14001:2004) Lead Auditor course –

2004; o Certified Internal Quality Management System (ISO 9001:2000) Auditor course – 2005; o Tropical Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training (OPITO TBOSIET),

including Helicopter Underwater Evacuation Training (HUET) – 2004, 2007, 2008; o Introduction to Marine Oil Spill Response course – 2004 o Aboriginal Cultural Awareness course – 2006 and 2011 o Introduction to ArcGIS - 2010 o Basic Wildlife Rehabilitator’s Course - 2011, Snake handling course - 2010, Firearm

handling and safety course – 2010; o First Aid training, Bronze Medallion and Surf Life Saver training; o Defensive 4WD and recovery techniques – 2004, 2007, 2009; and 2012; o PADI Open Water Diver certificate.

Publications and Contributions

Industry

Contributor to: Australian Government – Department of Resources Energy and Tourism (2008), Guidelines for the preparation and submission of an Environment Plan. [Online]: http://www.dmp.wa.gov.au/documents/081755_EP_Outlines.pdf

Contributor to: Australian Government – Ministerial Council for Mineral and Petroleum Resources (2006), Regulatory Guiding Principles for Carbon Dioxide Capture and Geological Storage [Online]: http://www.ret.gov.au/resources/Documents/ccs/CCS_Aust_Regulatory_Guiding_Principles.pdf

Achour P.-U. (2006) Decommissioning offshore petroleum facilities in WA – A situation overview and legislative summary. Petroleum in Western Australia Digest, Department of Industry and Resources. April 2006 Issue (pp.49-52). [Online]: http://www.dmp.wa.gov.au/documents/PWA_April_2006(2).pdf

Biological

Achour P.-U. (2004) No Bull about Myrmecia Ants. Western Wildlife. Vol.8, No.3 (pp.1-3).

Achour P.-U. (2003) Phylogeny in the Red Ironbarks (Eucalyptus series Siderophloiae). Electronic report for the Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research webpage. [Online]: http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/summer-scholarship/2003-projects/achour-ironbark.html

Achour P.-U. (2003) Ants as bio-indicators of disturbance in urban bush – Summary of a case study. Western Wildlife. Vol.7, No.3 (pp.10-11).

References

Kim Anderson Phil Thick General Manager Managing Director Petroleum Branch - Environment Division New Standard Energy WA Department of Minerals and Petroleum [email protected] [email protected] (08) 9481 7477 (08) 9222 3142

NB: Records and copies of any certification or publication mentioned in this CV can be readily provided upon demand.