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                            Edward John Reynolds
                         also known as Ted Reynolds
                                       Electrical Engineer

Education
     Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) University of Newcastle, NSW


Professional Affiliations
     Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Australia

     Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.


Summary of Experience
     Wide experience in supervising electrical aspects of complex industrial plants including power
     distribution systems, electric drives, control systems. Experience encompasses all stages of projects
     including pre-feasibility studies, conceptual designs, detailed design, equipment specifications,
     construction and commissioning.

     Experience in conducting investigations into a range of high voltage electrical equipment failures.


Relevant Experience
     E J Reynolds Consulting Pty Ltd. Managing Director and Principal Engineer of consulting business
     which specialises in the area of electrical power distribution for industrial sites. Recent assignments
     have included:

             Feasibility study for the upgrade of 3.3 kV power distribution in the Hot Flat Products area of
              BlueScope Steel's Port Kembla works;

             Feasibility study of the upgrade of the 33 kV distribution system at OneSteel's Whyalla
              steelworks;

             Review of loading, fault levels, protection and harmonic voltage distortion at the Yennora
              works of ALCOA;

             Investigation of power factor correction and harmonic filtering requirements for the
              replacement of synchronous motor MG sets at BlueScope Steel's Springhill works;

             Due diligence inspection of the Flanders Electric factory and design facilities Evansville
              Indiana USA for BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance Coal (BMA) as part of the award of a
              contract to Flanders to remanufacture rotating electrical machinery for a secondhand dragline
              purchased by BMA;

             Investigation of fire in a 6.6 kV to 415 V substation at BlueScope Steel Western Port works in
              Victoria;

             Investigation of coupling of 22 kV earth fault current into low voltage circuits at 110/22 kV
              substation at the Bell Bay, Tasmania, works of TEMCO;

             Investigation of failure of 3.3 kV fused vacuum contactor motor starter for New Zealand Steel
              Glenbrook Hot Strip Mill;

             Fault and load flow studies for co-generation plant for BlueScope Steel Port Kembla
              Steelworks;



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       Investigation of 6.6 kV bulk oil circuit breaker failure at BlueScope Steel Springhill works.

       Fault studies and overcurrent protection coordination for industrial site 22 kV /415 V
        substation Burnie Tasmania;

       Investigation of overcurrent tripping of electric arc ladle furnace for OneSteel Whyalla South
        Australia

Hatch Associates, Australia, Automation and Power Systems Product Group. Principal Electrical
Engineer. Team Leader for Automation and Power Systems Product Group Sydney and Newcastle
team. Responsible for the development of Power Systems and Electro-technology capability into a
stand alone business in Australia. Responsible for supervising a team of specialist engineer working in
the areas of high voltage and low voltage power distribution systems. Undertake specialist assignments
on an as required basis. Specialist assignments during this period included:

   Investigation of the effects on the 66 kV power distribution system resulting from the energisation
    of a 25 MVA, 66/22 kV transportable substation at BHP Coal’s Peak Downs Coal Mine, Qld;
   Investigation of tripping of variable speed drives resulting from power system transients at Port
    Kembla Copper, NSW;
   Review and risk assessment of 11 kV main distribution switchboard for CSR Sugar Victoria Mill
    Ingham, Qld;
   Screening study of high voltage power distribution system for a copper mine and processing plant
    operated by BHP Tintaya SA Peru;
   Site visit to BHP Tintaya SA Peru to assist with investigation of operational problems with the
    plant high voltage distribution system.

BHP Engineering, Australia, Electrical Power Systems Product Group. Principal Electrical Engineer.
Team Leader for Electrical Power Systems Product Group Sydney team. Reporting to Electrical Power
Systems Product Group Manager. Responsible for supervising a group of specialist engineers working
in the area of both high voltage and low voltage power distribution systems. Specialist assignments
during this period have included:

   Review of high voltage power distribution system reliability following closure of steel making at
    BHP Newcastle works in 1999;
   Review of high voltage cable terminations and over current protection system at BHP Port Kembla
    works;
   Review of 600 V DC traction system power supply and distribution for automatic rail haulage
    system for WMC at Olympic Dam.

BHP Engineering, Australia, Sydney Operations Electrical Department. Senior Supervising
Electrical Engineer. Responsible for managing Sydney Operations Electrical Department and
undertaking specialist assignments. Specialist assignment included:

   Participate in the formation of BHP Steel Electrical Safety Committee including contributions to
    electrical safety workshops;
   Participate in the team assembled to investigate the plant wide blackout at BHP Integrated Steel
    Port Kembla works on 24 November 1997. Principal task was to establish the root causes of the
    failure of the high voltage equipment which caused the blackout;
   Investigation of harmonic filter equipment failure and harmonic interference on 13.8 kV
    distribution system at BHP’s Pacific North West Plant, Kalama River, Washington USA;
   Review of electrical systems design for copper oxide ore leaching, solvent extraction and electro-
    winning plant Escondida Chile;
   Strategic review of the development of the 33 kV distribution system for BHP Whyalla steelworks;
   Investigation of 350 kVA, 6.6kV dry type transformer failures at BHP Spring Hill works;




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   A visit to Mexico to witness factory testing of 140 MVA, 345kV/34.5kV transformers which had
    previously failed under test.

BHP Engineering, Australia, Sydney Operations Electrical Department. Senior Supervising
Electrical Engineer. Responsible for supervision of specialist power systems group at North Sydney
office. Projects included:

   The design, procurement, installation and commissioning of 33 kV, 6.6 kV and 415 V power
    distribution systems for a steel technology development plant. Systems included extensive
    modification to an existing 45 MVAr, 33 kV harmonic filter to accommodate an increase in
    harmonic current generation from an electric arc furnace and new variable speed rolling mill main
    drive;
   Investigation into the failure of a 22 kV to 900 V, 60 / 72 MVA electric arc furnace transformer;
   Investigation into the failure of 11 kV to 415 V compact substation in Malaysia.

BHP Engineering, Australia. Sydney Steel Mill Project Stage 2 Development. Senior Supervising
Electrical Engineer. Responsible for supervision of electrical design for Stage 2 development of the
Sydney Steel Mill project which added a bar rolling mill to the melt shop and billet caster from the
Stage 1 Development.

BHP Engineering, Australia. Sydney Steel Mill Project Stage 1 Development. Senior Supervising
Electrical Engineer. Responsible for supervision of a team of electrical engineers and technical officers
carrying out electrical design and commissioning of Stage 1 of the Sydney Steel Mill. This stage of the
project comprised an electric arc furnace melt shop and continuous billet caster.

BHP Engineering, Australia. Senior Supervising Electrical Engineer. Responsible for supervision of
specialist power system group. Projects undertaken during this period include:-

   Tasmanian Electro Metallurgical Co (TEMCO) - No 5 Ferro Alloy Electric Arc Furnace
    Transformer failure. Investigation of failure and witnessing of repairs.
   Power and Services Risks and Operability Study for BHP Whyalla Steelworks.
   UPS and Standby generator system for Bankers Trust Australia data centre.

BHP Engineering, Australia. Supervising Electrical Engineer. Overall supervision of electrical design,
procurement, installation and commissioning of major and minor projects. Projects and areas of
responsibility included:

   Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide (EMD) Project at Newcastle;
   Manganese Metal plant feasibility study;
   Dust suppression spray system for BHP's Port Kembla Steelworks, design, procurement
    installation and commissioning of electrical equipment and controls.

BHP Engineering, Australia Comsteel Meltshop Redevelopment Project. Design Co-Ordinator.
Overall design co-ordination for the Comsteel Electric Arc Furnace Meltshop redevelopment Project
(capacity upgrade to 160,000 tpa).

Responsible for this project from feasibility study and conceptual design to final commissioning. A
study tour of electric arc steelmaking and ladle metallurgy facilities in UK and Germany was
undertaken as part of the project.

BHP Engineering, Australia. Brisbane Steel Market Mill Project. Senior Electrical Engineer.
Responsible for overseeing the electrical design for 130,000 tpa Brisbane Steel Market Mill project.
Tasks for this project included feasibility study and preparation of capital cost estimates for mill
electrical equipment and supervision of the conceptual design and specification of mill electrical
equipment.

Also responsible for overseeing electrical design for upgrade of main drive system for Hot Strip Mill
project at BHP Steelworks, Port Kembla.




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     BHP Engineering, Australia. Kooragang Island Coal Loader Project. Senior Electrical Engineer.
     Responsible for design, installation and commissioning of electrical equipment forming part of a 15
     mtpa coal loader facility, including 33 kV switchgear, 33kV/6.6kV transformers, 6.6 kV distribution
     and motor control centres, 6.6 kV conveyor drives up to 800 kW, PLC and computer control systems
     and stacking, reclaiming and shiploading machine electrical equipment.

     A study tour of coal loading, unloading and coal handling facilities in Japan, Netherlands, Italy and
     South Africa was undertaken during 1981 as part of this project.

     BHP Newcastle Steelworks, Australia. Electrical Engineer. Eleven years experience in design and
     commissioning of electrical equipment for major and minor capital projects at BHP’s Newcastle
     Steelworks. Experience was gained in the following areas:

        Hot rolling mill main and auxiliary drives;

        Ore unloading cranes;

        Sinter plants and blast furnaces.

     BHP Newcastle Steelworks, Australia. Student Cadet - Electrical. Two years part time and three years
     full time study at the University of Newcastle, NSW. Practical experience was gained in electrical
     maintenance in various departments at BHP’s Newcastle Steelworks.


Career History
     7/2001 - present E J Reynolds Consulting Pty Ltd Managing Director and Principal Engineer

     1999 - 7/2001     Hatch, Australia, Automation and Power Systems Product Group.
                       Principal Electrical Engineer.

     1998 - 1999       BHP Engineering, Australia, Electrical Power Systems Product Group. Principal
                       Electrical Engineer.

     1995 - 1998       BHP Engineering, Australia, Sydney Operations Electrical Department. Senior
                       Supervising Electrical Engineer.

     1993 - 1995       BHP Engineering, Australia, Sydney Operations Electrical Department. Senior
                       Supervising Electrical Engineer.

     1992 - 1993       BHP Engineering, Australia. Sydney Steel Mill Project Stage 2 Development,
                       Australia. Senior Supervising Electrical Engineer.

     1991 - 1992       BHP Engineering, Australia Sydney Steel Mill Project Stage 1 Development,
                       Australia. Senior Supervising Electrical Engineer.

     1987 - 1991       BHP Engineering, Australia. Supervising Electrical Engineer.

     1985 - 1987       BHP Engineering, Australia. Comsteel Meltshop Project. Design Co-ordinator.

     1984 - 1985       BHP Engineering, Australia. Brisbane Steel Market Mill Project. Senior Electrical
                       Engineer.

     1981 - 1984       BHP Engineering, Australia. Kooragang Island Coal Loader Project.
                       Senior Electrical Engineer.

     1969 - 1981       BHP Newcastle Steelworks, Australia. Electrical Engineer.

     1965 - 1969       BHP Newcastle Steelworks, Australia. Student Cadet - Electrical.




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Technical Papers
    Co-author of paper titled "Control of Flicker Caused by an Electric Arc Steelmaking Furnace", Journal
    of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Australia, Volume II, No 2 June 1991, IREE of Australia, IE
    Australia College of Electrical Engineers.


Professional Development
    ESAA 1991 Short Course on Quality of Electrical Supply November 1991;

    ESAA 1995 Residential School in Electric Power Engineering;

    ESAA 1996 Large Rotating Electrical Machines International Seminar September 1996;

    ESAA 2001 Short Course on Insulation Condition Monitoring and Partial Discharge Techniques.


Languages
    English




    Updated: 7/04 Other Information




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