Covey Consulting

Mr. Ross Patterson - Curriculum Vitae

QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical), University of Adelaide 1968
AREAS OF
EXPERTISE:
  • Pumping water and pulp, as well as most common fluids
  • Steam and gas flows
  • Fluid and heat systems
  • Thermodynamics
  • Drying processes
  • Steam systems in general
  • Trapping, venting, thermo compressors, steam accumulators etc
  • Mechanics and dynamics of machinery; in particular rotating equipment and high speed packaging machinery
  • Control systems from a mechanical point of view
  • Servos, pneumatics, system logic
  • Materials handling, package and bulk materials
  • PFD’s, PID’s, Hazops, Risk Assessments, Functional Specs
  • Industrial dust handling and extraction, ducted air systems, HVAC
  • Mechanical guarding
  • Application of the Australian Standard AS 4024
  • Chemical handling and storage systems

EMAIL:

rosspatterson@coveyconsulting.com.au

POSITIONS HELD:

Present Covey Consulting Consultant Mechanical Engineer
1979 - 2010

Kimberley Clark Australia

 1993-2010 : Senior Design Engineer
1989-1992 : Design Engineering Manager– Tantanoola Pulp Mill
1979-1989 : Design Engineer
1975 - 1979 APPM – Burnie Mill Project Engineer
1975 - 1977 APM Tumut Sawmill Project Engineer
1972 - 1974 Frigrite Adelaide Mechanical Design Engineer
1968 - 1972 Commonwealth Dept Works (Darwin) Mechanical Design Engineer

EXPERIENCE:

Kimberly Clark Australia

  • A wide range of small and large mechanical projects, many of which are restricted by confidentiality requirements. These range from packaging machine rebuilds to sewage treatment plants with many pulp and paper projects included.
  • In charge of all design aspects of the $200 million Greenfield pulp mill at Tantanoola, other than electrical and instrumentation. Apart from Visy at Tumut, this is the only new pulp mill built in Australia since the 1960’s. Responsibility included a new pulp dryer line using novel technology which was added to the project late in the piece.
  • Many projects ranging from minor jobs, to several million dollars. Typically in the pulp and paper areas. But also including a new multi million tissue converting line.

Associated Pulp and Paper Mills

  • Involved in the design and construction of a new very high-pressure Wet Air Oxidation chemical recovery plant at Burnie Mill.

Australian Paper Manufacturers

  • Various projects associated with a softwood sawmill at Tumut.

Frigrite Adelaide

  • Building services projects – HVAC.

Commonwealth Dept of Works (Darwin)

  • Mechanical design engineer on various building services projects.

AWARDS:

  • Johns Perry Prize – University of Adelaide 1968
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