Walter Bonnier

Rotating Equipment Engineer

Professional Experience
Oct. 2009 - Present - Schaaf en Boorwerk Rotterdam B.V. / GBS Gearbox Services international
H. Boerhaavestraat 2, Oud Beijerland, The Netherlands
Company Description: A private company specialized in work pieces of large dimensions. Turning and milling are the most important machining operations. From September 2009 onwards the company started to develop itself into servicing of gearboxes.
PositionPrincipal Diagnostic Engineer
ResponsibilitiesTechnology, quality and safety of all gearbox service jobs
Supervision of critical jobs Worldwide
Troubleshooting of vibration, alignment and design related problems on many types of rotating machinery

Feb 2006 - Sept. 2009 - Stork Optimization Services (Member of Stork Gears & Services B.V.)
Pannerdenstraat 21, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Business Unit DescriptionA company specialized in diagnostics and optimization of rotating machinery.
PositionBusiness Unit Manager
ResponsibilitiesTechnology, quality, safety, budget and education within the Optimization Services Business Unit of Stork Gears & Services.
Supervision of critical jobs Worldwide
Successfully finalize vibration, alignment and design related problems on many types of rotating machinery

Feb. 2001 - Jan. 2006 - Bently Nevada B.V. (Member of GE Energy Services)
Rietbaan 4, 2908 LP Capelle aan de IJssel, The Netherlands
Company DescriptionSupplier of machinery asset management equipment and services
Position: Senior Machinery Diagnostics Engineer
Responsibilitie's: Working in a quality, time efficient, safe and cost efficient manner
Major Accomplishments: Successfully finalize vibration, alignment and design related problems on many types of rotating machinery
Effectively initiated the implementation of a Condition Monitoring platform for one of largest oil and gas sites in the world, situated in Azerbaijan.
Coaching of newly started Machinery Diagnostic Engineers Worldwide

Sept. 1999 - Jan. 2001 - Stork Gears & Services Asia Pte Ltd
22 Jalan Terusan, Singapore
Company DescriptionA company specializing in repair and services of gearboxes and steam turbines.
Position(s): Workshop service manager / service engineer
Responsibilities: Quality, cost control and managing projects
Major Accomplishments: Successfully set up an office in Singapore that was cost efficient within the first year. While based in Singapore I also assisted a team of 3 diagnostic engineers who were responsible for the Netherlands based gearbox test facilities as well as field problem diagnosis and commissioning.

March 1996 - Aug. 1999 - Stork Gears & Services B.V.
Pannerdenstraat 5, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Company Description: A company specializing in custom new built gearboxes as well as repair and services of gearboxes and steam turbines.
Position: Diagnostic engineer
Responsibilities: Worldwide technical on-site support by customers as well as support for Stork engineer, Acceptance testing of all high-speed gearboxes at our test-site as well as on-site, Purchase of all on-line and off-line monitor systems for gearbox applications, Train and assist 2 additional diagnostic engineers
Major Accomplishments: Successfully set-up a diagnostic department within the company, Achieved an additional yearly turnover of 2 million Dutch guilders for repair activities that followed out on-site inspections and recommendations

Sept. 1991 - Feb. 1996 - Schelde Rademakers B.V.
Schaardijk 2, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Company Description: A company specialized in custom new build high-speed gearboxes (This company was later taken over by Stork Gears & Services B.V.)
Position(s): Quality control engineer, Quality assurance engineer
Responsibilities: Set-up of a ISO 9001 quality assurance systems from scratch, API acceptance testing of all high-speed gearboxes on our test site, On-site problem diagnostics of gearboxes
Major Accomplishments: DNV approval of ISO 9001 in 1993

July 1990 - Sept. 1991 - Royal Dutch Marine Corps (Compulsory Military Service)

Educational Background

Bachelor of Metallurgy (Night Study, finalized in 2002)
Inspection and testing level III (Night Study, finalized in 1998)
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Night Study, finalized in 1996)
Additional Courses 2009 Refresher Tower climbing for wind turbines
2009 Safety Certificate VCA-Vol
2007 Refresher Offshore Safety Induction & Emergency Training
2005 Fol (Foundation of Leadership) Training in Brussels, Belgium
2005 Gas Turbine Performance Training, on the job in Baku, Azerbaijan
2005 Decision Support Training, Minden, United States
2004 System 1 version 5.0. Training, Minden, United States
2003 Industrial Gas Turbine Maintenance Course, Atlanta & Greenville, United States
2003 Six Sigma Green belt Training including certificate
2003 Refresher Offshore Safety Induction & Emergency Training
2002 Safety Certificate VCA-2
2001 Oil Analysis Training, Minden, United States
2001 Intermediate Diagnostics Training, Minden, United States
2001 Basic Product Training Bently Nevada
1999 Advanced Machinery Dynamics Course from Bently Nevada, Minden, United States
1998 Applied Diagnostics from Bently Nevada, Minden, United States
1998 Genius 14, AutoCAD based machinery design software
1998 Offshore Safety Induction & Emergency Training
1997 Machinery Diagnostics Training from Bently Nevada, Pijnacker, The Netherlands
1996 CSI Advanced Diagnostics Training
1996 Certificate Safety 1
1994 NDT inspection techniques
1993 Initiate Quality Assurance Systems Training
Computer Skills Proficient in: Microsoft Office programs

Dutch: Mother tongue
English: Fluently spoken and written

References All available upon request