Curriculum Vitae

Qualifications

City & Guilds Full Technological Certificate.

City & Guilds Computer Aided Engineering Certificate.

City & Guilds Certificates in AutoCAD (2D & 3D) Solid Modeling & Release 2000 3D design Level 2.

Experience

Senior Piping Designer with 35 years experience in Engineering, including Computer Aided Design, 25 years of which have been associated with major projects in the Petro-Chemical and Allied Industries, both onshore and offshore Oil and Gas. Several years were spent in Chemical,Building services,Textile, Pharmaceutical , & Water Industries. Initially some 7 years, inclusive of my apprenticeship were involved in Heavy Engineering. Computer systems used include Pdms,Autocad,Medusa,Microstations & cadds5x

Details of Employment

26/09/05 to Present Project Management International,Rugby.

Design of piping systems associated with the Pharmaceutical Industry ( using Autocad 2006). Engaged on a project for Colgate-Palmolive Co. in Wroclow,Poland.

5/06/05 to 23/09/05 Petreco International Ltd.,Rugby.

Piping design & layouts of Skid mounted process units for Offshore projects, including use of Autocad 3d Cadworx 2006 for Modelling piping systems.

20/10/04 to 2/06/05 Masterfoods Ltd.,Melton Mowbray.

Piping design & layouts for Pig Launching & Receiving Stations and associated pipework.

Surveying & liasing with site team to assist them in the Commissioning of the Plant Extension.

4/08/03 to 15/10/04 OTVB,Birmingham

Piping design layouts for Mill End Water treatment Works, Proposal Process P&Id's and arrangement drawings for Iver w.t.w..

30/9/02to 30/7/03 V.ATech Wabag Ltd.,Adderbury,Oxfordshire.

Water Treatment system design & tendering for Ballynacor,Larne & Tilbury projccts in the U.K.

P&I d.'s,Arrangement drawings,& detail drawings for Civils,Electrical & Process requirements.

18/2/02to 27/9/02 Foster Wheeler Energy Ltd. Texaco Ltd, Pembroke Plant.

Senior Specialist Piping Designer using AutoCAD 2000. Involved with the upgrade of existing plant systems including site surveys. Producing G.A's & isometrics.

29/8/00to 15/2/02 Axsia Serck Baker Ltd., Gloucester,Gloucestershire.

Piping design and layout for skid mounted Hydro cyclones and Gas Floatation Vessels, including isometrics, P &ID's, Steelwork and vessel drawings using AutoCAD release 14

27/3/00to 24/8/00 V.A.Tech Wabag Ltd., Adderbury, Oxfordshire.

Producing plant layout and piping drawings, for Greater Glasgow Water Authority.Building services including sprinkler & Hvac systems Using AutoCAD release 14.

10/1/00to 24/3/00 Shaw Group U.K International Ltd., Derby.

Design and detail of High Pressure pipework systems, for Combined Cycle Power Station projects for China. Checking of pipe support design and producing piping spool drawings using AutoCAD release 14.

29/7/99to 23/12/99 V.A.Tech Wabag Ltd., Adderbury, Oxfordshire.

Piping design of waste water treatment plant for the East of Scotland Water Authority, Glasgow (using

AutoCAD release 14)Building services. Site surveying existing plant & creating plot plans of new areas available for pumps

& Equipment, to facilitate the upgrading of the site to new environmental standards.

1/3/98to 23/7/99 Berwelco Ltd., Birmingham.

Plant Layout and piping design (using AutoCAD) of a crude oil cracking furnace for Exxon Ethylene

Project for Singapore. Engaged on fuel gas, steam, feedwater, cooling water and utility piping layouts.

10/11/97to 27/2/98 Kvaerner, Paladon Ltd., Crick, Northamptonshire.

Design and layout of a CO2 pilot membrane, skid mounted unit. Piping layout, isometrics, structural

Steel work drawings, nozzle orientation of pressure vessels and tanks. Ladder and platform layout.

Piping design for pumps, heat exchangers, vertical and horizontal vessels and tanks, using AutoCAD.

20/5/97to 8/11/97 Krebs Petroleum Technologies Ltd., Bracknell

Piping design and layout of De-sanding equipment modules for offshore oil rigs using AutoCAD

Release 13. Involving operating pressures from 5000 P.S.I to 15000 P.S.I

19/3/97to 16/5/97 Baker Hughes Process Systems, Rugby, Warwickshire.

Preparation of P&I diagrams for oil and water separation project for Komineft, Russia. Piping G.A's,

St/wk., ladders & platforms and isometric drawings produced using AutoCAD Release 13.

2/1/97 to 14/3/97 Raytheon Engineers and Constructors, (formerly Badger Catalytic), London.

Design of dowtherm piping system for Pfizer pharmaceutical project, Sandwich, Kent on V5 Microstation

20/5/96 to 23/12/96 G.E.C. Alsthom Ltd., Newbold Rd., Rugby, Warwickshire.

Checking of high pressure Gas turbine diaphragm blade computer drawings (Stages 1-16) via model

Interrogation using Cads 5X Computer system.

(Previously 4/8/92 to 27/7/94)

Layout and Piping design of Gland Steam, Aux. Cooling Water and Bearing Cooling Water systems

For Large Steam Turbine Generator Power Stations in the U.K., Philippines and South Africa.

29/1/96to 15/5/96 Courtaulds Engineering Ltd., Coventry.

Piping layout and Site surveying tie-ins to existing plant for increased acetate production at Little

Heath (Courtaulds) Site.

( Previously 1/8/94 to 16/2/95)

Senior Piping Designer using Medusa C.A.D.System to produce Plant Layout and Piping Design

Drawings for Pharmaceutical, Chemical and Textile Plants in the U.K. Site surveys undertaken at

Boots Pharmaceuticals Beeston Plant- Nottingham, and Courtaulds Chemicals-Spondon.

(Previously 28/7/86 to 19/2/88))

Senior Piping Designer - Multi-purpose Batch Production Sulphur Chemical Plant.

( Previously 1/10/73 to 11/10/74)

Intermediate Design Draughtsman- Engaged on plant layout and piping design drawings for Chemical

and Textile plant.

3/7/95to 26/1/96 John Brown Engineering Ltd., Woking.

AutoCAD / Pdms Piping isometric checking for a Total Parental Nutrition Plant for Pharmacia-

Sweden.

8/5/95to 30/6/95 Riess Engineering Co.Ltd., Coventry.

Cad Designer using AutoCAD for Special Purpose Machine Tool assemblies for the Motor Industry.

20/2/95to 5/5/95 Amec Design & Management, Stratford-on Avon.

Cad Designer using AutoCAD for Process Design & Piping drawings for SmithKline Beecham

Pharmaceutical manufacturing technology- Belgium.

10/2/92to 4/8/92 Davy McKee Ltd., Hammersmith Rd., London.

Piping and Layout Design of Fabricated Equipment for Power Stations and Waste Heat Boilers and

Ancillary systems of Heat Transfer.

14/10/91to 7/2/92 John Brown Engineering Ltd., Buckingham Street, Portsmouth.

Computer Aided Design (Pdms) of an extension to process and service pipework, Site Survey &

Studies to produce computer drawings for Beechams Chemical Plant-Irvine, Scotland.

24/6/91to 11/10/91 Foster Wheeler Petroleum Development Ltd., London.

Senior Piping Designer /Checker - responsible for the Main Deck Deluge Systems and Hook-up areas of

The Scott Field Development Project for Amerada Hess Ltd.

3/2/91to 21/6/91 Stone & Webster Engineering Ltd., Milton Keynes.

Senior Piping Designer / Checker -Front End Piping Design Studies and Layouts of Heat exchangers,

Horizontal & Vertical Vessels. Storage Tanks & Pipe rack for the Butane area of a Polyethylene Project

For Kobe Steel of Japan.

(Previously 5/3/90 to 5/6/90) Design of Methane & Butene Storage Facilities for B.P.Ethylene Project.

(Previously 22/2/88 to 29/9/89 Layout and General Arrangement drawings of Utility Piping for Steam

Turbine & Ancilliary Plant for Yue Yang Power Plant- China.

30/9/90to 1/2/91 John Brown Engineering Ltd.,20 Eastbourne Terrace,London.

Conceptual Piping Design for Main,Mezzanine & Cellar Decks of Shell Sole Pitt offshore gas

Compression platform. Piping & pipe support design for Conoco Pickerill Gas Plant at Mablethorpe.

18/6/90 to 31/8/90 Brown & Root Engineering Ltd., Wimbledon,London.

Pdms Computer Input for Chevron Alba Platform in the North Sea.

1/10/89to 2/3/90 Humphries and Glasgow Ltd.,Portland House,Victoria,London.

Senior piping designer/checker on Cad section.Pdms input of isometrics,G.A.Annotation using

Schema and Drawcon. Running Clash checks,Isopro/isogen for Cellar Deck Moduel of B.P.Miller

Project- North Sea.

11/11//85 to 25/7/86 Lummus Crest Ltd.,Greyfriars House,Northampton.

Senior Piping Designer on the CAD section using Pdms ( Piping Design Management System), Responsible for piping design and input of data for Offshore and Process areas of a Liquified Alchohol Benzine project for India.

15/2/82to 8/11/85 Foster Wheeler Power Products Ltd.,Hampstead Rd.,London.

Member of a design team preparing proposal drawings,process flow charts,piping and instrumentation

diagrams. Shipping schedules & calculations of weights & Cof G`s. Site surveys.

(Previously 29/3/80 to 3/7/81)

Senior Design Draughtsman - Design and layout of a Coal Fired Power Station boiler for Rashtrya,

India.

(Previously 14/10/74 to 7/4/77)

Design Draughtsman - Responsible for layout and design of Marine & Package Steam boilers.

Preparing Input data for computer coded tube bending.

5/7/81to 12/2/80 Worley Engineering Ltd.,Wood Green, London.

Draughtsman preparing Jack-up feasibility studies for B.N.O.C Beatrice Oil Field in the North Sea.

Producing isometric drawings for the British Gas Rough project.

(Previously 9/7/79 to26/3/80)

Designer- Offshore and Onshore piping design for production platforms and Oil and Water

Separation plant.Site surveying the Beryl`A`Platform in the North Sea in preparation for the

Installation of a new Fire Fighting system.

29/1/79to 6/7/79 Carrier Engineering Ltd.,Victoria Street, London.

Draughtsman responsible for producing piping and mechanical drawings for a Hydraulic Paint Spraying system for the Ford Motor Co.Ltd.,Dagenham.

29/8/78to 26/1/79 Pullman Kellogg Ltd.,Warren Street, London.

Piping draughtsman preparing General Arrangement and isometric drawings for Mobil Oil Co.Ltd.,Coryton refinery residual upgrading project.

25/5/77 to 22/8/78 Davy Powergas Ltd.,Baker Street, London.

Pressure Vessel Draughtsman producing drawings and data sheets for Fractionating Towers ,

Vertical and Horizontal Pressure Vessels for the Petro-Chemical Industry.

18/4/77 to 20/5/77 Badgers Ltd.,Great West Road, London.

Draughtsman preparing layouts and detail drawings of Pressel Vessels to the A.S.ME VIII Div 2

Pressure Vessel Code.

12/3/73to 28/9/73 Wiseal Valves Ltd., Paynes Lane, Coventry.

Junior Draughtsman producing detail and layout drawings of Special Mechanical Actuators for butterfly

Valves.

10/9/65 to 9/3/73 A.E.I./G.E.C.Machines Ltd., Mill Road, Rugby.

5 year Apprenticeship,becoming a Junior Draughtsman involved in producing detailed drawings and

layouts of Large and Medium sized Generators,D.C.Motors & A.C.Alternators.