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Personal Details |
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Date of Birth: 7th June, 1944
Nationality: British
Academic Attainment: BSc Honours Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1967
Professional Associations:
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Chartered Engineer (CEng), 1974
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Fellow Institution of Mechanical Engineers,1974
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Member Institute of Acoustics
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Eur Ing, 1990
PC/CAD Capabilities
Microsoft Windows Office and XP suites
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Experience |
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GTL Barge Study Manager
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Project Engineering Manager Skene
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Study / FEED Manager Skene
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Business Manager Shell CNS feasibility studies
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Gas to Liquids floating solutions / technology
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Lead mechanical engineer Natuna concept optimisation
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FEED manager Spirit of Columbus 180,000 MMbopd and 255 MMscfd semi-submersible conversion
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Study manager Shell Shearwater ‘C’ FDP (400 MMscfd HP/HT development)
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Project and corporate multi-discipline engineering management and co-ordination – offshore and onshore projects
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Contributor industry initiatives / organisations eg. CRINE, PISTEP, EEMUA, EIC
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Chief Mechanical Engineer
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Specialist machinery engineer
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Noise evaluation
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Most mechanical equipment
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GOSP’s, oil refining, chemical plants, ASU’s
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Employment History |
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AMEC (1985 to date)
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Snamprogetti (1983 – 85)
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Procon (1975 – 83)
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H&G (1972 – 75)
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Cryoplants (1970 – 72)
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Plessey/University/ACI (1960 - 70)
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AMEC:
Syntroleum GTL Barge concept design/CAPEX (2002-2003)
ExxonMobil Skene Subsea gas reservoir tie-in to Beryl Alpha. Project Engineering Manager (2000-2001). Study / FEED Manager (1999).
Syntroleum Gas to Liquid reference plant (1998)
Shell CNS feasibility studies and cost estimates (1998)
Corporate Manager, Oil and Gas Technology, responsible for the Oil and Gas Technology group, field screening, concept refinement, and front-end engineering studies (1996-98)
Esso Lead mechanical engineer for Natuna (1997)
Maritima/Petrobras FEED Manager for Spirit of Columbus upgrading (1996 – 1997)
Shell Pre-conceptual study manager Shearwater (1996)
Corporate Management, all engineering disciplines collectively and most individually. Engineering development, oil and gas technology, industry contributions, technical solutions, technical and safety audits (1989 – 1996)
Chief Mechanical Engineer, Various offshore (inc SWOPS) and onshore projects (inc refineries) (1985 – 1989)
Pre-AMEC: Mechanical engineering management, oil and gas, fertilizer, refinery units, air separation. Industry contributions. Noise evaluation (1980 – 1985)
Mechanical engineer, specialized in rotating machinery but also handled most other mechanical equipment (1967 – 1980)
University (1963 – 1967)
Pre-university (1960 – 1963)
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Career Summary |
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A senior Engineering Manager with extensive managerial and technical experience in engineering contracting for the oil & gas and related industries. Has excellent general knowledge of all disciplines and specialist knowledge in fluid and thermodynamic machinery. Responsible for the execution of many projects from field screening through conceptual / front-end engineering studies to detail design.
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Energy Industries (particularly in Marine Renewable energy)
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Offshore Facilities (design and operations)
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Healthcare Provision (General Management)
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Contracting (Engineering and Construction)
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Consultancy (Renewable energy, oil & gas Concepts and techno-economic studies)
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Innovation and Project Start-up
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Recent Experience |
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Syntroleum: Study Manager 14,000 BPD Gas to Liquid Barge concept design
ExxonMobil: Project Engineering Manager, FEED Manager and Study Manager for Skene Gas Compression Module and Beryl Alpha Modifications. Included EPC project execution, FEED, and concept definition. AFE Cost estimate in FEED for overall project including subsea manifold, subsea pipeline, riser, Riser Tower compression module and Beryl Alpha brownfield modifications.
Shell: Study manager CNS feasibility studies and cost estimates.
Esso: Lead mechanical engineer for the Natuna Gas Project - Conceptual Review & Optimisation. – fixed and barge concepts.
Maritima/Petrobras: FEED Manager for the basic design of the Spirit of Columbus semi-submersible topsides upgrading to produce 180,000 BOPD and process 255 MMSCFD of gas.
Shell: Study Manager for the Shearwater ‘C’ FDP pre-conceptual study. An HP/HT 15000psi / 360F, 400 MMSCFD gas / condensate development in the Central Graben area of the UKCS. The project was converted to an EPIC Alliance contract upon completion of the bid competition following this study.