ORLANDO JR GRACIA

Commonly called as "Don" among friends and colleagues, an enthusiastic Mechanical Engineer and a Project Manager, who enjoys being part of a successful and productive team. Quick to grasp new ideas and concepts, and to develop innovative and creative solutions to problems. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Actively seeking and maintain a full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

• NZS 3910 Engineer's Representative and Contractor's Representative Workshop (IPWEA, Mar
• 2015)
• Confined Space and Gas Detection (Safety N'Action, April 2013 and June 2015)
• Asset Management 101 (NAMS, Feb 2013)
• Optimised Decision Making (NAMS, May 2013)
• Presentation Skills
• Quality Management Course – SIT
• Risk Management Course - SIT

• Member, Project Management Institute
• Member, Water NZ

WW Riccarton Interceptor (Upper Riccarton)

• $12M project to lay a DN600 WW interceptor along Maidstone, Creyke and Clyde Rd to increase capacity in the Riccarton Interceptor catchment to reduce overflows to the environment and provide for growth in the upper catchment (airport, Dakota Park, Memorial Avenue Investments Ltd and Hawthornden Road greenfield residential area).

 WS Grampian Street Suction Tank Renewal 

• $5M project to build a new suction tank for Grampian Water Supply pump station over at the North-West of Christchurch that meet current asset and drinking water quality standards.

 WW Banks Peninsula Pumping & Storage Equipment Renewals

• $0.7M project to upgrade Mechanical, Electrical & Electronic, Instrumentation, Control & Automation Reactive renewal and replacement to proactively replace critical assets that are the end of their useful life and those that are not meeting current CCC standards of three Banks Peninsula WW stations.

 WS Banks Peninsula Pumping & Storage Equipment Renewals 

• $0.25M project to upgrade Mechanical, Electrical & Electronic, Instrumentation, Control & Automation Reactive renewal and replacement to proactively replace critical assets that are the end of their useful life and those that are not meeting current CCC standards of two Banks Peninsula WS stations.

Pressure Main 11 Repair

• A reactive renewal project to quickly repair a live pressure main leading to the city's treatment plant at Bromley when this was accidentally punctured by a contractor.

WS Mains Silvester, et. al. Renewal

• $4.75M project to renew the water supply mains and sub-mains on various streets around Woolston as identified as pipes to be renewed that has generally scored poorly in Asset Assessment Intervention Framework (AAIF) Repairs, Maintenance and Operations (RMO) schema.

WS Mains Halswell, et. al. Renewal

• $2.1M project to renew the water supply mains and sub-mains on various streets around Halswell as identified as pipes to be renewed that has generally scored poorly in Asset Assessment Intervention Framework (AAIF) Repairs, Maintenance and Operations (RMO) schema. This project involves laying pipes along NZTA Waka Kotahi roads.

 WS Redwood Pump Station Well 1 & Well 2 Renewal 

• Design lead for the renewal of the replacement of two wells at Redwood pump station with deep wells and secure above ground well heads

WS Spreydon Well Head Conversion 

• Design lead for the renewal of the replacement of three wells at Spreydon pump station with deep wells and secure above ground well heads

 WS Above Ground Well Head Conversions 

• Design reviewer to implement above ground well heads at Aston, Woolston and Parklands. Above-ground wellheads are required to demonstrate well head security which will ultimately aid the goal to re-establish the 'secure bore' status for Christchurch.