PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS

CURRICULUM VITAE OF BOB CHEE

(Last Updated 17th September 2001.)

 PERSONAL INFORMATION

YEAR OF BIRTH : 1956

NATIONALITY : Malaysian

LANGUAGE & DEGREE OF PROFICIENCY :

EDUCATION :

1988 - 1989 : M.B.A. (Specialisation: Finance), Imperial College, London

1976 - 1980 : B.E.(Hon.), Mechanical Engineering, University of Malaya

1972 - 1975 : Anderson School, Ipoh

1969 - 1971 : Sekolah Menengah Rendah Jenis Kebangsaan Seri Kepayang, Ipoh

1963 - 1968 : Sekolah Rendah Jenis Kebangsaan Ashby Road, Ipoh

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION

First Class Steam Engineers Certificate of Competency, Malaysia

Chartered Engineer, U.K.

Professional Engineer, Board of Engineers, Malaysia

Certified Diploma in Accounting and Finance, Chartered Association of Certified Accountants, U.K.

Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Malaysia

Member, Institute of Energy, U.K.

Member, American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)

CAREER OBJECTIVE

To provide quality off-line services to power plant owners and operators.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

More than 21 years experience in power generation, transmission and distribution in energy planning & economics, electricity tariffs, feasibility studies, project finance, Independent Power Producer (IPP) development, consulting, tendering and contracting, engineering design, project management, power plant operation & maintenance (O&M) and audit, and technical due diligence of power plants.

Ten years in National Electricity Board (NEB), now re-structured as Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), in O&M of coal/gas/oil fired thermal plants, treasury management and financial planning. Consulting Engineer for 4 years in Tenaga Ewbank Preece, a power consulting practice. With a major Malaysian IPP and developer of energy projects for 4 years. Since May 1998, Director in JS Mahir Sdn. Bhd., a Malaysian power consulting firm.

Worked with all 5 existing IPPs in West Malaysia.(Click for map.) Project Manager for: (i) Relocation of diesel power plant in Sabah, as consulting engineer; (ii) Planting up old unit of aero-derivative gas turbine in Sabah, as consulting engineer; (iii) 1000 MW coal-fired thermal power plant, as consulting engineer; and (iv) 275kV GIS and outdoor substations and undersea cable project, for turnkey contractor. Was also responsible for advising on, initial development of, or bidding for a Pakistan IPP, coal-fired and hydroelectric power projects in Mindanao, Philippines, co-generation and district cooling project, energy-to-waste plant, diesel engine IPP, Bakun EPC tender, and conversion to combined cycle operation.. Reviewed investment opportunities in P.R. China, India, Cambodia, and Vietnam. International experience: Three months’ with Ewbank Preece Ltd in China supervising power plant relocation project.

Major achievements: (i) Securing and project management of Penang Undersea Cable Project (RM 380 million), the first TNB project to be completed in a fast-track completion time of 12 months; and (ii) Securing and development of Kuala Lumpur Sentral District Cooling and Electricity Distribution (RM 200 million), a pioneering project of this type in Malaysia.

Current consulting focus: Audits and technical due diligence for power generating assets, training, development of operation and maintenance systems in power plants, and advising power plant management on best practices.

In 1998-99, I was a lecturer in the graduate engineers training programme conducted by the Board of Engineers. I am a certified Institution of Engineers, Malaysia speaker to promote Engineering as a career, and serve as a Council Member. I mentor one graduate engineer working to obtain Professional Certification. Currently, head the IEM Energy Task Force.

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CONTACT INFORMATION

E-mail: hk970701@hotmail.com

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