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Take Journey To jungle

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Animal Conservation Educational Presentation and Seal Show

HKS Designer and Consultancy International Co.Ltd consortium of wildlife presentation professionals have worked on projects at 12 facilities in 5 countries offering...
 
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AquariCulture

Business Details
Business Name - AquariCulture
Established - February 2003
Location - Australian Business, currently based from Bangkok, Thailand
Web Address - www.aquariculture.com.au
Email - kieran@aquariculture.com.au / info@aquaricultue.com.au

Qualifications
Bachelor Applied Science – 1993-1994
Major - Biology, Ecology and Aquaculture (Queensland University of Technology,
Australia)
Associate Diploma Applied science – 1991-1992
Major - Biology (Queensland University of Technology, Australia)

Diversity

Dual Australia / English citizenships (Dual passport)
Spoken Languages – English
Conversational Chinese (Mandarin)
Basic Thai

Strengths & Expertise

AquariCulture can provide a wide range of services relating to Aquarium design and
construction. We specialise in Aquarium and Aquaculture design, supply and
Project management and Specialist Supervision.
We have had 11+ years of experience in the aquarium and aquaculture design and
construction field.
Whilst we are specialists in Life Support Systems, we also have an excellent
knowledge of the coordination and integration required in building a large aquarium
and as a result are also able to provide specialist aquarium management services.
We are equally knowledgeable of both new design concepts and also renovation and
upgrade works to existing facilities, and have been involved in both types of work.
Additionally we have good relationships and contacts with many suppliers of
specialist equipment and often can get the best deals and fast and reliable service.
We can provide Designs, drawings and equipment for boutique and also large scale
aquarium projects, which include, P&ID’s, BOQ’s, Performance Specifications,
detailed installation drawings, Shipping and also perform coordinate services during
construction.
Professional Skills & Experience

  • Project Management of large project encompassing all facets for Aquarium
    design, construction and install.
  • Experience and knowledge in Design office management and associated
    skills.
  • Design and technical sizing of specialist equipment, for water treatment
    facilities.
  • Preparation of tender documentation for international tender.
  • Full documentation of plants/facilities, including the drawing and
    preparation of schematics, Process and Information Diagrams (p&id’s),
    specifications, bill of material’s and associated works.
  • Ability to manage large groups of professionals.
  • Supervision and management of staff - Experience in France, Belgium,
    England Thailand, China, Spain and Australia.
  • Knowledge of and experience in Fish handling, Transport and Acclamation
    for use in Large Aquaculture and Oceanarium facilities.
  • Skills in building, plan reading and service co-ordination.
  • Knowledge and experience of international shipping and their procedures.
  • Testing and commissioning of large and small scale water treatment plants,
    for use in Oceanariums, Aquariums and Aquaculture facilities.
  • Installation of large aquariums and associated filtration equipment.
  • Supervising installation of filtration equipment and services in Oceanariums
    and Aquaculture facilities.
  • Testing and quality control of various construction materials and
    equipment.
  • Experience and knowledge in concrete and material testing and
    construction.
  • Testing and collating of scientific field data.
  • Project Programming, Invoicing, document control and preparation.
  • Design and Drafting skills, including Graphics and 3D design
  • Excellent knowledge in computer design and office packages, including,
    Microstation, Auto Cad, Microsoft Project, Word, Excel, Access, Corel Draw,
    Photoshop, 3d Studio Max etc.
  • Experience in Aquaculture hatchery and grow out systems, in their usage
    and design.
  • Experience and knowledge of Aquaculture breeding techniques, of various
    species.

Projects
(This is a list of experience and projects I have worked on as a consultant or with
other companies)

 

2003-Current Aquarium du Trocadero (Paris, France)
Full Design, Documentation, Procurement, BOQ, ongoing co-ordination,
development meetings, construction and installation from underground pipe
works to System install.
Aquatopia (Antwerp, Belgium)
Review, maintenance and modification of systems where required.
Sharjah Aquarium (Sharjah, UAE)
Full Design, Documentation, Procurement, BOQ, and Ongoing co-ordination.
Killer Whale Pool - Loro Parque (Tenerife island, Spain)
Full Design, Documentation, Procurement, BOQ, and Ongoing co-ordination.
Chessington world of adventures (England)
Sealion pool upgrade – design, costing and installation.
2002-2003 Philips Sea foods Prawn Hatchery (Bali & Philippines)
Design, drawing and documentation of a commercial blue crab hatchery and grow out farm. Onsite supervision of local workers in the installation of
specialist filtration equipment. Onsite pond construction, supervision and
management.
Aus Asia Aquaculture (Melbourne Australia)
Design, undertake feasibilities studies, draw system schematics for a
commercial prawn hatchery and prawn grow-out facility.
2002 Loro Parque (Tenerife island, Spain)
Design Engineer and specialist life support technician for the Large Tourist
park.
1998-2002 Puerto Rico Aquarium (Puerto Rico)
Responsible for the full design, drawing and tender documentation of the Life Support Systems, Waterproofing and rockwork.
Shanghai Ocean Aquarium (China)
Design and Full Documentation of Life Support Systems, Preparation of the Life Support Specification, Equipment sizing, sourcing, & purchasing, Supervision of installation of Life Support Equipment supervising manufacture of specialist filtration equipment, On and Offsite Co-ordination of building and specialist services, Onsite Testing and Commissioning of Systems, Onsite System Troubleshooting. Supervision of Chinese workers.
Hualien Ocean Park (Taiwan)
Involved the Design, Drawing, Specification and full preparation of the Life
Support System Tender Package.
1998 – 2000 Dalian Sun-Asia Ocean World (China)
Produced CAD Drawing and documentation for installation of Life Support
Systems.
Le Grand Chene, Kuendu Beach Resort (New Caledonia)
Was involved in the production of CAD drawings for installation of LSS systems.

 

   
 
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