Chris Owens - OMIEAust.

Professional Qualifications

Certificate (Associate Diploma) in Electrical Engineering
  (Power Specialisation) Graduated 1991 - Hobart College of TAFE

Officer Member of Engineers Australia

Qualifications

  • A-Grade Electrical Mechanics licence - 1983
  • Industrial Electronics Post Trade Certificate – Hobart Technical College 1984
  • Electronic Servicing Post Trade Certificate – Hobart Technical College    1985
  • Electrical Engineering Certificate – Hobart Technical College  1991
  • Statements of Attainment – Management (front line)- Management (base skills)  1996
  • (Updated Engineering Certificate to Associate Diploma in 1998)
  • Road lighting workshop 2001
  • Electrical Earthing for Distribution and customer installations course 2005
  • Aurora Frontline leadership program – 2005

Certifications

  • David Forman Customer Service Training – multiple courses
  • Powerco Level 2 safety induction (Gas pipelines)
  • Aurora Energy – Recipient training
  • Aurora Energy CPR

Experience

30 Years working in the Power supply industry including:

                    • 3 Years – Director , Design for Power – Undertaking design and project management for private high voltage substation and power line  projects
                    • 3 Years as Technical Leader , Aurora Energy Design – Training of design staff and undertaking design work as below
                    • 7 years as Senior Designer undertaking underground and overhead power line design, substation design and training of design staff.
                    • 2 Years as Account Manager providing technical and account advice for a dedicated group of larger electricity usage customers.
                    • 3 Years as Business Sales consultant providing technical advice to business customers on electricity usage and utilisation.
                    • 9 Years in Metering mostly as a Technical officer providing Auditing, testing and technical evaluation of metering equipment, substation metering etc.
                    • 5 years as apprentice / electrical mechanic.
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