Floating Solutions Consulting is an independent Consultancy serving the Energy, Commercial & Defence sectors. We focus on our passion for Naval Architecture, Structural Integrity & Marine Technology. Drawing on 25 years of experience and lessons learnt across all three of these industry sectors, we provide Clients with independent technical, strategic and commercial advice and support. Our particular focus and expertise is the optimisation of hull inspection, engineering and risk… Show more Floating Solutions Consulting is an independent Consultancy serving the Energy, Commercial & Defence sectors. We focus on our passion for Naval Architecture, Structural Integrity & Marine Technology. Drawing on 25 years of experience and lessons learnt across all three of these industry sectors, we provide Clients with independent technical, strategic and commercial advice and support. Our particular focus and expertise is the optimisation of hull inspection, engineering and risk mitigation. We help Clients to achieve significant reductions in the cost & risk of hull integrity management, improving the sustainability and increasing the operating life of floating structures. Show less

Founding Director of Lumina House Consulting.Lumina House provides independent consultancy services to the energy sector in concept development, project and engineering support for greenfield developments and brownfield modifications, operational readiness and operations support, M&A technical due diligence, market analysis and techno-commercial advice.

FPSO Hull / TMS / Structural / Marine Lead for gas FPSO concepts for Shell and Conco Phillips.- Responsible for design, evaluation, cost and schedule estimates for multiple turret moored FPSO concepts.- Carried out an extensive early market engagement to newbuild and conversion shipyards, FPSO lease Contractors and turret suppliers. This enabled accurate scoping, robust cost and schedule estimates, and understanding of the ingredients required for a balanced Supplier / Owner contracting… Show more FPSO Hull / TMS / Structural / Marine Lead for gas FPSO concepts for Shell and Conco Phillips.- Responsible for design, evaluation, cost and schedule estimates for multiple turret moored FPSO concepts.- Carried out an extensive early market engagement to newbuild and conversion shipyards, FPSO lease Contractors and turret suppliers. This enabled accurate scoping, robust cost and schedule estimates, and understanding of the ingredients required for a balanced Supplier / Owner contracting strategy.- On completion of study, the FPSO concept delivered was judged robust and economically competitive by a panel of Shell global experts. Show less

Engaged in commercial, strategic and technical work on a variety of FPSO and FLNG projects principally for Oil Company and banking clients.Jan 2013 - June 2014: Support to the Floating Structures Naval Architecture team at Woodside Energy:- TIC (Technical Integrity Custodian) Operations support for the Okha and Nganhurra FPSOs.- Lead Engineer for design, procurement, fabrication, acceptance, installation & trials of a new propeller for the Ngujima-Yin FPSO. Record 13 weeks from… Show more Engaged in commercial, strategic and technical work on a variety of FPSO and FLNG projects principally for Oil Company and banking clients.Jan 2013 - June 2014: Support to the Floating Structures Naval Architecture team at Woodside Energy:- TIC (Technical Integrity Custodian) Operations support for the Okha and Nganhurra FPSOs.- Lead Engineer for design, procurement, fabrication, acceptance, installation & trials of a new propeller for the Ngujima-Yin FPSO. Record 13 weeks from start of contract negotiations to delivery of new propeller to shipyard. - Lead engineer for the optimisation of heavy weather disconnection criteria and procedures.- Involved in varied projects across all Woodside floaters, including offloading limits, potential VIM (vortex induced motion) of disconnected turret, and structural integrity assessment of cargo tanks and RTM. Show less

Responsible for setup and management of structures wholeship integration design team of engineers and draftsmen for the Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers. Grew the team from 1 to 16, based across multiple engineering sites and build yards. Responsible for interface and change control, design intent reviews, support to project engineering and build teams, and construction surveys.

Seconded into the Aircraft Carrier Alliance Platform Structures Team for the QE Class Aircraft Carrier Project. Part time advisory role and bid work for varied marine consultancy tasks undertaken by FNC. Involved in business development and planning for the FNC Marine Technology group.

'Type 45' Unit Assembly - Design and verification of lifting and shoring structural and welding arrangements for blocks up to 300 tonne.Structural Feasibility Study - CVF construction unit breakdown; block lifts to 1000 tonne.

Varied vessel design projects ranging from 37m monohull coastal patrol boats to 56m unlimited navigation naval patrol boats, 55m luxury yachts, fast catamaran ferries from 56m to 105m and a 126m trimaran.All stages of design covered from marketing to contract stage, concept design to detailed structural design and naval architecture, drawing and inter-departmental resource coordination, production support and liaison and finally vessel commissioning and trials.

Design of aluminium components and small vessels. Responsible for motor and sailing yacht maintenance and repair co-ordination and planning.

Wind tunnel and towing tank model testing, self-propelled manoeuvring tests and drop tests. Data acquisition and analysis for full size ship motions and impact loads. Dynamometer and test equipment component design.

Work including creation of a bug testing specification for new versions of the ship manoeuvring simulator PC Rembrandt, modelling of ships for use in the program, and collision investigations.

Ship lengthening project and performance of computational seakeeping analysis. Safety system drawings on CAD and team member for an oil supply platform pre-incline survey.