QUALIFICATIONS: Associate of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers

Chartered Engineer

Corporate membership of the institute of Marine Engineers

DTI First Class Certificate of Competency (Steam & Motor)

Marine Engineering Officer Apprenticeship with BP Tanker Co

Engineering and maintenance facilities engineer/manager with broad experience of oil and gas (offshore and onshore) facilities development, modifications and projects, maintenance and operations. With a background in marine engineering, discipline knowledge includes rotating machinery, pressure vessels, piping and mechanical systems. Key business skills extend to: -

· asset performance management within a benchmarked, low oil price environment

· generating concept facilities development proposals & economic evaluation

· project and modifications execution processes

· engineering & maintenance philosophy, reliability centred maintenance. Strategic development of resources, spares, incentivised contracts with cost reduction focus.

· people management - experience of leading performance motivated teams involving productivity concepts with integral safety leadership.

· plant integrity management programmes including EN45004, ISO14001 environmental accreditation, pressure systems fitness-for-service (API579) assessment services for on-offshore plant & equipment.

1974 CAREER HISTORY

AFE Ltd / Oceaneering (Inspection) Ltd - Aberdeen August 2003 - Present

Facilities Engineering (Consulting)

Project Operations Management for offshore major operator facilities. Client interface (Bp, Petrofac, Apache) for all aspects of operations Integrity & Inspection management for onshore and offshore assets including budget (£12M) / personnel accountability.

AFE Ltd / Oceaneering (Inspection) Ltd - Aberdeen Feb 2002 - July 2003

Facilities Engineering (Consulting)

Pressure Systems Integrity Management and technical authority for onshore and offshore facilities - BP, Talisman, Apache, Palladin, Amerada Hess, Conoco. Responsible for the provision of pressure system services ranging from technical integrity, design, fitness-for-purpose assessment and analysis of plant inspection results / anomalies, recommendation of remedial / replacement work programmes.

AFE Ltd / Bantry Terminals Limited - Bantry Bay, Ireland Mar 2001 Facilities Engineering (Consulting)

Consultancy for Crude & Product tankage refurbishment contractual strategy together with development of site maintenance philosophy.

AFE LTD / BP EXPLORATION - FEBRUARY 2001

SULLOMVOE TERMINAL, SHETLAND UK

Facilities Engineering Consultant

Team leading a Preparedness Audit for a major Gas Plant turn-around and other site project works, value £70M.

GENESIS OIL & GAS CONSULTANTS, ABERDEEN NOVEMBER 1999 -FEBUARY 2000

Facilities Engineering Consultant

Survey team leader of the Iranian Sirri & Salman terminal and offshore facilities in the Persian Gulf. Responsible for co-ordination of engineering & maintenance proposal to increase production output and justify investment circa £200 million.

BP EXPLORATION, SHETLAND UK 1996 - 1999

Engineering & Maintenance Manager

Sullom Voe Terminal (SVT) is configured to process 1.0 million b.p.d. of stabilised crude and 2000 tonnes/d of LPG. The E&M division comprised of engineering/projects, maintenance (plants/fabric), discipline and inspection engineers, costs, planning, contracts, drawing office, technical clerks, supervisors, technician workforce (110-off BP staff + contractors 100/300-off). Budget circa £30 m.

Key achievements within the job role which were fundamental to the Business Plan aspiration of a 50% sustainable improvement in cost performance (whilst maintaining agreed plant availability with high safety and environmental performance) were as follows:-

Maintenance Philosophy review - Reliability Centred Maintenance reviews of some 90% of terminal

plant were undertaken utilising some 20 work years of site resources. Maintenance strategies were

consequently 'condition/predictive based' rather than 'time based/planned' and geared to elimination

of unnecessary work.

Turn-key Contractor Maintenance - Niche contractor support was harnessed to provide cost effective

specialised maintenance services.

Planning and Cost systems - Systems and processes were introduced to rationalise and improve

efficiency. Site wide planning processes enabled efficient use of resources, cost structures reflected

partner reporting requirements and plant history/costs were effectively captured.

E&M Re-organisation - Together with centralising of maintenance, combining discipline engineering

resources & downsizing, costs were significantly reduced. Contractor strategy review recently resulted in the

appointment of a mainstream contractor to provide engineering and maintenance site wide integrate

services. An area based maintenance organisation integrated with operations will be implemented end 1999.

Plant re-configuration/decommissioning - CAPEX was managed. A project (£25M) to tranship oil from

Schiehallion Field ('West of Shetland') was completed end '98.

Business Planning - Focus on a view of the future (to 2015) in terms of new business, matching facilities to

throughout, performance benchmarking recognising that Sullom Voe is an 'ageing facility' provided

considerable challenge to map an economically viable way forward.

BPX, SVT, SHETLAND AUGUST 1993

Maintenance Superintendent

Management of a department (100-off BP / contractor support) dedicated to the maintenance of the Terminal's plant and systems. Routine, major turn-around, breakdown and fabric maintenance was managed for all process, off-site, utilities plant and power station. Plant modification improvements were also implemented. Budget circa £15m.

BPX, WYTCH FARM, OPERATIONS GROUP, DORSET JUNE 1992

Lead Shutdown Engineer

The project management of the preparation of oil, gas and LPG processing facilities (single train 80,000 bpd capacity) for inspection during the first planned shutdown in April 1993. The role encompassed the development of the workscope + project - contract - planning strategies, budgetary control, materials management, and main contractor supervision. Mechanical/technical support for vessels and machinery maintenance 'teardowns' was also provided. Budget £5m.

BPX, MILLER PROJECT, ABERDEEN JULY 1991

Lead Mechanical Engineer

Management of the mechanical engineering team (machinery, drilling, HVAC, piping engineers) supporting the hook-up/commissioning of the Miller Platform and Pipelines.

BPX, NORTHERN DISTRICT ENGINEERING, DECEMBER 1989

Field Engineering Superintendent, Magnus & Clyde

Management of a project group responsible for the development, budgetary control and project execution of the asset work programmes from conceptual studies through to construction. Budget circa £32m.

BPX, NORTHERN DISTRICT ENGINEERING, APRIL 1989

Head of Facilities Engineering - Buchan, Beatrice, Swops, Magnus, Thistle & Clyde

Management of a multi-discipline group (Process, Mechanical, Electrical, Control, Corrosion and Metallurgy, Structural - 28 off) of professional engineers with primary responsibilities of conceptual design for field development and provision of discipline expertise for projects and modification.

BPPD, ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT, ABERDEEN NOVEMBER 1987

Head of Mechanical Engineering, UK Operations

Management of a group of multi-specialist (piping, machinery, vessel, HVAC, pipeline) mechanical engineers providing a consultancy service to all UK Field Groups and Operating Centres. Development of conceptual design and discipline engineering support for projects, ops and maintenance groups involving both onshore and offshore technology.

BPPD, ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT, ABERDEEN MAY 1984

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Provision of conceptual design and machinery / pressure vessel engineering discipline consultancy service both onshore and offshore technology.

BPPD, MAGNUS PROJECT, PETERHEAD/OFFSHORE JULY 1983

Senior Commissioning Engineer, Magnus

Implementation of commissioning procedures to enable start-up of platform plant, troubleshooting and performance analysis of systems and equipment.

BPPD, MAGNUS OPS, ABERDEEN JULY 1982

Senior Mechanical Operations Engineer, Magnus

Field group onshore support responsible for offshore maintenance schedules, resources, spares, consumables and contractors. Budget £4m.

BP CHEMICALS, LONDON JANUARY 1980

Senior Pressure Vessel Engineer, Projects and Operations

Provision of design and operations consultancy service to BPCL site projects on all aspects of pressure vessel specification, procurement, operation and maintenance.

BP CHEMICALS, LONDON JULY 1978

Senior Machinery Engineer, Projects and Operations

Provision of design consultancy service to site projects on all aspects of rotating machinery specification, procurement, operation and maintenance.

BP CHEMICALS, CARSHALTON FACTORY, SURREY MAY 1975

Mechanical Services Engineer

Responsible for operation and maintenance of site utilities/site inspection services. Discipline support for development projects, modifications and production plants.

BP TANKER COMPANY SEAGOING 1966 - 1975

Marine Engineering Officer (> chief engineer)

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Sea-going Tanker Service. Duties consisted of operation and maintenance of ships utilities, prime movers and cargo handling facilities.