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Des Dalton

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Manager Asset Management at Gippsland Water
📍 Traralgon, Victoria, Australia

Des Dalton is an experienced engineering leader with over 20 years in Australias electricity industry, specializing in operational, maintenance, and asset management. His career includes managing major power stations like Yallourn and Loy Yang B. He holds a Bachelors degree from Monash University and is now the Manager of Asset Management at Gippsland Water.

Des is focused on continuous professional development, recently completing a course on leveraging AI for more effective management. He shows a keen interest in networking to share valuable learnings and follows developments at major utility companies like AGL and Sydney Water.

He once managed the successful sale of the Yallourn Power Station and also implemented outsourced maintenance services during a major waterfront industrial dispute.

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Experience
29 Years
Current Role
Manager Asset Management
Job Level
Middle
Location
Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
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Asset Management
Core expertise from a 20+ year career in the electricity and water industries, culminating in his current management role at Gippsland Water.
AI in Management
Recently completed a professional development course on using AI to be a more effective manager and shared this interest publicly.
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Career

Work history

5-2021
Manager Asset Management
Gippsland Water
3-1995 - 5-2021
Director and Engineering Consultant Dalton Consulting Services Pty Ltd
Dalton Consulting Services Pty Ltd
1-2017 - 6-2020
Operations and Maintenance Manager : Production Manager LoyyangB Power Station
Alinta Energy
9-2005 - 1-2017
Manager Engineering and Maintenance: Manager Operations and Maintenence: Manager Asset Performance
GDF Suez Australia Energy
3-1995 - 9-2005
Consulting Engineer
Dalton Consulting Services
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Education
2-1976 - 12-1979
Bachelor's degree
Monash University
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