Christopher Koay Email & Phone Number

Christopher bid farewell to the railway sector and is getting ready for an exciting journey as he makes the leap into the energy sector, eager to explore new opportunities and contribute to a sustainable future.Christopher is a Chartered engineer with 22 years of experience in the railway control, command and signalling (CCS) domain inclusive of electrical experience. His experience encompasses a wide array of design activities, spanning from production and verification to the review of safety critical technical documentation and risk assessments.Throughout his professional journey, Christopher has consistently demonstrated outstanding problem-solving and critical thinking abilities, proficient in diagnosing issues and implementing effective corrective measures within the design process. He adopts a comprehensive approach in formulating innovative solutions and collaborates closely with project teams to account for constraints and interface with other engineers in the projects.Christopher possesses extensive knowledge of railway legislation and standards pertaining to design policies, processes and requirements, including electrical requirements for signalling systems. Christopher has a comprehensive understanding of the European Technical Specification for Interoperability for the European Train Control System. He fully comprehends the significance of adhering to standards in order to ensure that designs meet reliability, availability, maintainability and safety objectives.He is sharing his ETCS experiences via online videos [Link - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsWpkQieER17Cr5MnWs79-pG2goGAnKnH&feature=shared].In addition to overseeing the implementation of rail infrastructure projects, he had taken steps to develop design calculation tools aimed at enhancing design efficiencies through his adept grasp of signalling principles. These innovative tools had significantly enhanced design uniformity and precision. Additionally, he collaborated with software engineers to devise cutting-edge software capable of automatically assigning trackside signalling arrangement.Christopher has experience in the independent safety assurance sector with a good understanding of safety-related British Euronorm standards and the EU Common Safety Method regulation requirements. In his capacity as an Assessment Body and Independent Safety Assessor, he adeptly evaluated the safety cases for rail projects and products.

Listed skills include Signalling, Rail, Feasibility Studies, Transportation, and 2 others.