2. Offshore Industry Experience: -
Design, Manufacture & FAT of Specialist Systems: -
Carousel & Basket Lay Systems
Subsea Equipment Launch Systems
HDPE Crossings and J Tubes systems
J Tube Gravity Base
Radial Friction Welding
Sea-fastening Systems
Vessel Conversion & Construction
Solution Engineering
Project Disciplines: -
Wind Farm Installations
Jacket “Piece Small” Decommissioning
Flexibles, Umbilical's, Risers, Power Cables & LoFS Installations
J Tube Installation
Pipeline Pre Commissioning
Product Trenching; Jet Trenching, Ploughing, Rock Cutting
Remote Intervention
Riser Pull-ins & Shore Landings
Pipeline Reel Lay
Spool Piece; Fabrication, Metrology, Installation
SSIV / Manifold & Over Protection Structure Installation
Wet Buckle Repair System

3. February 2011 – October 2012
Saipem UK - Katy Project Engineering
Manager
ConocoPhillips - Katy Field Development,
Southern North Sea: - Reel lay installation
and jet trenching of 14.2km 10”x22.2mm
pipeline c/w 2” Coil tubing piggyback line.
Design, manufacture and installation of 2
off Subsea manifolds & 4 off Tie in spools.
System Pre Commissioning.
• Management of all project engineering
• Establishment of project team
• Overseeing procurement scope of work
documents for all project supply
activities including procurement of
project line pipe, coil tubing, subsea
valves & structures.
• Coordination of project analysis
• Layout of the Hartlepool spool base
• Design, manufacture and testing of
Reel lay vessel SWWD / systems.
• Client interface and engineering
reporting
• Offshore Installation and Pre
Commissioning phases

4. October 2009 – February 2011
VSMC - Engineering Manager (UK)
• Set up a new Energy Engineering Department in
Darlington, UK
• Implemented all project systems/documentation
along Oil & Gas lines and standardised
installation procedures
• Recruited and managed a dedicated multi-skilled
project engineering team
• Undertook outline / detailed planning of
installation workscope
• Managed the analysis, design, build & FAT/SIT of
specialist project equipment on behalf of Statoil
• Vessel analysis and selection
• Shore End approach engineering inc. Pull in
analysis, Landfall Works, Vessel Positioning &
Float in and lay of product
• Export Cable Lay & Second End Pull in at
Substation
• Inter Array Cable Installation
• Trenching Analysis & Equipment selection
► Statoil - Sherringham Shoals Windfarm - 88
Turbine & 2 Sub Station installation
► BritNed – British/Dutch interconnector project

5. March 2009 – August 2009
Saipem UK - Lead Engineer
Frigg 2009 Decommissioning
Removal of the Quarters Platform
(QP) - Pre and post transit survey of
the route into the Aker stored facility.
Dredging of the pile locations,
diamond wire cutting of the piles and
one piece removal of the jacket by
the S7000 .
Removal of the Drilling Platform 1
(DP1)
Use of subsea remote intervention
technology. Pre-dredging at level
one, “piece small” subsea
preparation, dismantling, lifting and
transfer of jacket sections to subsea
storage containers. General seabed
debris removal.
11 weeks offshore operations

6. April 2008 - May 2008
CTC Marine Projects Limited
Senior Project Manager - BP Shefa II
Project
120km lay & burial of Fibre Optic product
running from the BP Clair Platform
through to the BP Schiehallion FPSO in
the north east Atlantic, approximately
140km NNE of Cape Wrath, west of
Shetland Islands. Workscope included,
Subsea Clamp installation, dynamic riser
pull-in and hang off assembly. Product
tensioning at the Clair Platform. FOTA
deployment at Schiehallion FPSO. Eleven
crossings to bridge. Recovery and
splicing of BU tails at the FT FO cable
intersection. Trenching of the product
utilises the T1 Wheel Cutting Tractor &
ISU 150te Plough. Construction vessel
Maersk Advancer. Project Value
£6.5million.

7. November 2006 – April 2008
CTC Marine Projects Ltd
Senior Project Manager - Vessel Build. 106m
“OCV Volantis”
Management of specification and build of the
vessel. Designed for Construction / Trenching
roles. Development and implementation of many
innovative systems enabling the vessel to be
configured to meet the various project demands
efficiently. Features included “Plug and play”
system philosophy, modular container garage
and handling system, unique sea-fastening
system and control room. Specialist team
consisted of eight persons. Reporting to upper
management. Project Value £70m.

8. November 2006 – April 2008
CTC Marine Projects Ltd
Senior Project Manager - 2000Te
Carousel Lay System
Specification and management of lay
system including 17m Carousel, Fleeting
tower, Accumulator and Tensioner. A
modular designed system capable of
operation on multiple construction
vessels in various configurations.
Included vessel hull analysis, grillage
design, analysis and build. Incorporated a
unique sea fastening system allowing
efficient mob/demob. Lay control
integrated into the vessel DP system.
“Plug and play” philosophy adopted for
the vessel integration.. Project Value
£5m.

9. November 2006 – April 2008
CTC Marine Projects Ltd
Senior Project Manager/Designer - Seafastening
System
Primarily designed for the integration of a 2500Te
Carousel lay system on to the OCV Volantis, this
unique seafastening system allows for efficient
mob/demob of equipment on to vessels with no
requirement for welding or burning on deck.
Mob/Demob times cut from 4 - 5 days to approx.
6hrs.

10. January 2006 – September 2006
CTC Marine Projects Limited
Project Manager - BP Clair Platform West
of Shetland
LoFS (Life of Field Seismic) installation
including field layout and installation
planning, route and boulder clearance, J
Tube Gravity Base design/engineering,
Pipeline Bridge installation & system
testing. The LoFS system included some
50km of product simultaneously laid and
trenched in difficult seabed conditions
utilising the CTC T3 wheel cutter
trenching system. Project Value £11.5m.

11. January 2006 - September 2006
CTC Marine Projects Ltd.
Project Manager - Gravity J Tube
Base
As part of the overall BP Clair LoFS
project, design, manufacture and
installation of a Gravity J Tube Base
for dynamic riser installation. Design
work included: -
100 year storm loading analysis
On bottom stability analysis
Design finite element analysis
Launch and recovery analysis
In air weight 65Te

12. November 2003 – June 2004
Saipem - Lead Project Engineer & Assistant
Project Manager.
Statoil - Sleipner Vest Alfa Nord Extension
Project.
Project Pre requisites
Conversion of the Solstad MV Normand
Cutter cable lay vessel into a construction
vessel. Both vessel conversion and project
were completed on time.
This work included: -
• Clearing / cutting of deck and
associated cable lay equipment
• Fitting of 300Te heave comp crane.
• Under deck strengthening for Carousel
lay system.
• Fitting of the 25m, 3000Te product lay Project
system • Installation of an 18.5km umbilical comprised 75mm x
5.5mm super duplex core with associated electrical and
• SIT prior to transit to field
hydraulic lines
• Product loaded out of Kaverner at Moss Norway after
completing vessel & equipment trials of the Normand
Cutter
• Managing Project Engineering & Client interface
• Preparation / submission of project documentation
• Offshore installation activities

13. May 2002 – July 2002
Saipem - Project Engineering
Manager: -
Installation of two “four-slot”
drilling templates inc. protection
structures for Norsk Hydro on the
‘Fram Vest’ Field Development.
Responsibility for:
• Preparation / submission of
project documentation &
Engineering
• Project scheduling
• Vessel mobilisation of activities
at ERS Base, Rotterdam
• Vessel loading Langesund,
Norway
• Offshore support.

14. April 2001 - Aug 2001
Saipem - Lead Engineer –
Bluestream ITUR Cable Crossings
Work included Jig design &
manufacture, Crossing
manufacture & in dock testing.
Controlled and reported budgets
/ schedules to upper
management and liaised daily
with Sub-Contractor.
Technical: -
Quantity 2 off
30m in length
Weighing 30Te in air.
On bottom weight 800Kg.
Manufactured from HDPE
“The fabrications were initially six
weeks behind schedule on hand
over. Delivery of the equipment
was made one day ahead of
original target schedule.”

15. September 2002 - March 2002
Saipem - Lead Engineer: - WBRS
Transferred within the Bluestream
Project to technically assess and
manage the “Wet Buckle Repair
System” (WBRS) redesign
programme.
Initiated redesign of key elements.
Involved in preparation of the
schedule, procurement, logistics and
cost estimates of the work.
Mobilised the build site in Samsun,
Turkey and finalised documentation
to ‘As Built’ status.
Co-ordinated / managed the 8-week
rebuild phase of the equipment and
FAT.
Technical: -
2300m depth rated
ROV intervention system

16. 2000 – 2001
Stolt Offshore Ltd
Project Manager: -
Deep Matis Launch System
Established design / deployment
data / criteria and all commercial
requirements of the system.
Directed the design scope and
controlled / reported budgets and
schedules to upper management.
Commissioned specialist finite
element analysis, feasibility study
and advanced ‘real time’
modelling.
Managed procurement / supply of
materials & services, as well as
manufacture / assembly of
equipment. Executed
commissioning and handover of
project equipment to site in
Norway and ‘closed out’
contracts.
Technical: -
2300m depth rated
Operation West Africa. Designed
to land on 0.4 kpa soils.
ROV intervention system.
Project Value: - £1.25million

17. 1997 – 2000
Stolt Offshore Ltd
Project Manager - Radial Friction
Welding ‘J’ Lay Pipe System
Set up manufacturing site.
Established management systems.
Controlled / reported manufacturing
budgets to senior management.
Directed the conceptual designs,
manufacturing solutions and
procedures. Manufactured and built
key machines
Wrote and Co-ordinated the
assembly plans, devised
commissioning tests/ procedures.
Implemented design / manufacture
of test equipment, reviewed test
data and set remedial actions.
(value £10 million).
Technical: -
2Mw system designed to friction
weld a variety of metals up to 12 ¾”
API pipe.

18. Trenching Systems Vessels
 Beluga  Bar Protector DSV
 CMR3 Jetting ROV  Cygnus
 Flexjet  Edda Freya
 ISU Product Plough  Far Samson
 T1 & T3 Rock Cutter  Far Sovereign
 UT1 Jet Trencher  Helix Express
 Maersk Advancer
 Maersk Recorder
 Maersk Responder
 Maxita
 Normand Cutter
 Ocean Challenger
 Polar Prince
 Seaway Falcon
 Team Oman
Contact details: -
 Volantis
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