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London Area, United Kingdom

Stoke-On-Trent, England, United Kingdom

Working on several projects including an upgrade project for UK refinery, packages for FPSO vessels and fixed offshore platforms. Structural design of multiple process equipment skids and access structures for vessels and pumps. In place, transport, seismic and lift analysis for skid structures, liaison with client engineers to mitigate site and manufacturing restrictions. Design and detailing of bolted and welded connections for access structures. Checking of fabrication drawings and… Show more Working on several projects including an upgrade project for UK refinery, packages for FPSO vessels and fixed offshore platforms. Structural design of multiple process equipment skids and access structures for vessels and pumps. In place, transport, seismic and lift analysis for skid structures, liaison with client engineers to mitigate site and manufacturing restrictions. Design and detailing of bolted and welded connections for access structures. Checking of fabrication drawings and liaising with fabricators to resolve construction issues. Show less

London Area, United Kingdom

Azeri Central East Drilling Modules for BPAs piping and service support coordinator, responsible for the coordination and delivery of 9000 supports for Piping, Electrical and HVAC (approx. 200te) on both DES and MDSM modules. Initially liaising between high value centres in India, China and the piping team in London, later bringing the support design to London. Responsible for liaising with site engineers to maintain construction schedules and answer fabrication queries Review of larger… Show more Azeri Central East Drilling Modules for BPAs piping and service support coordinator, responsible for the coordination and delivery of 9000 supports for Piping, Electrical and HVAC (approx. 200te) on both DES and MDSM modules. Initially liaising between high value centres in India, China and the piping team in London, later bringing the support design to London. Responsible for liaising with site engineers to maintain construction schedules and answer fabrication queries Review of larger support structures to ensure structural integrity with deck interfaces. Reporting to RDS and client management. Produced progress reports and information to support construction scheduling.As principal structural engineer, responsible for the initial modelling and design of secondary steelwork on the Drilling Equipment Set (DES) Module. Completed the initial design and analysis of 400te of secondary deck structures over seven levels of the DES module (2200te) Decks comprised of plated and open grated construction with numerous smaller tertiary structures for drilling equipment. Liaised with primary steel engineers and other disciplines. Show less

Farnborough, England, United Kingdom

Future Generation / Wellhead Pressure Management Project For TCOSupervising the design and analysis of 7 process modules, consisting of 16 individual PAUs and 4 PARs (Totalling ~22000t) on 3GI project. Responsible for the review of calculations produced by an engineering team in New Delhi, covering in-place, transport and lifting operations. Offering technical input when required. Liaised with the client engineers in UK and USA to maintain schedule and issue project deliverables… Show more Future Generation / Wellhead Pressure Management Project For TCOSupervising the design and analysis of 7 process modules, consisting of 16 individual PAUs and 4 PARs (Totalling ~22000t) on 3GI project. Responsible for the review of calculations produced by an engineering team in New Delhi, covering in-place, transport and lifting operations. Offering technical input when required. Liaised with the client engineers in UK and USA to maintain schedule and issue project deliverables. Coordinated with fabrications yards in South Korea and Kazakhstan to align engineering and fabrication schedules and manage changes. Coordinate with client logistics operators to provide technical assistance in mitigating vessel capacity overloads and ensure that information was provided on schedule. Show less

London Area, United Kingdom

Balikpapan Refinery Project for Pertamina.Development of new Pre-Flash facility and revamp of existing Crude Distillation Unit. Responsible for the concept design and structural development of 800t of primary and secondary pipe racks and equipment support structures on a brownfield site. Supervised a small team of engineers and designers including liaison with client and overseas offices. Coordinated the delivery of FEED drawings, design calculations and MTO for 30% model review on an… Show more Balikpapan Refinery Project for Pertamina.Development of new Pre-Flash facility and revamp of existing Crude Distillation Unit. Responsible for the concept design and structural development of 800t of primary and secondary pipe racks and equipment support structures on a brownfield site. Supervised a small team of engineers and designers including liaison with client and overseas offices. Coordinated the delivery of FEED drawings, design calculations and MTO for 30% model review on an accelerated schedule. Show less

London Area, United Kingdom

Johan Sverdrup RP Topside for StatOilWorking on the Riser Platform as a member of the secondary design team. Completed the design and analysis of 790te of secondary deck structures over two levels of the RC001 module (8000te). Decks comprised of a combination of stiffened panel, open grated and suspended mezzanine deck arrangements. Liaised with engineers from high value centres and other disciplines to ensure schedule was maintained. Produced calculations for all design work for inclusion… Show more Johan Sverdrup RP Topside for StatOilWorking on the Riser Platform as a member of the secondary design team. Completed the design and analysis of 790te of secondary deck structures over two levels of the RC001 module (8000te). Decks comprised of a combination of stiffened panel, open grated and suspended mezzanine deck arrangements. Liaised with engineers from high value centres and other disciplines to ensure schedule was maintained. Produced calculations for all design work for inclusion in secondary design reports. Show less

London Area, United Kingdom

Mariner Topside for StatOil.Initially worked as part of the structural checking team. Reviewed peer calculations and reports prior to issue. Responsible for ensuring integrity of structural calculations. Also completed design of secondary and tertiary steelwork structures using Staad.Pro and Toolkit. Used Stipla for the design of plate stiffened elements in secondary deck structures. Checked existing deck areas for blast and dropped object protection.

London Area, United Kingdom

Cygnus Field for GDF SuezResponsible for the detail engineering and design of secondary and tertiary structures for greenfield platform. Work included design of secondary deck steelwork, equipment supports and access platforms. Used Toolkit, AMEC spreadsheets and Staad.Pro. Checked deck beams and major secondary structure calculations including blast analysis. Produced calculations for inclusion in design reports.

London Area, United Kingdom

Clair Ridge for BP.Responsible for the detail engineering and design of secondary and tertiary structures for Greenfield offshore platform. Work included design of hook up and offshore installed platforms, multi-discipline support structures, equipment supports and access platforms. Using Toolkit, AMEC spreadsheets and Staad.Pro. Checked deck beams and major secondary structure calculations including blast analysis. Produced calculations for inclusion in design reports.

London, United Kingdom

Jasmine Topside for ConocoPhilips.Worked on design of various secondary steelwork structures such as access platforms and deck layouts. Ensured existing design was suitable for updated pipe support loads and modifying where necessary. Part of follow on engineering team responsible for checking primary nodes for final design loads and compiling calcs for secondary steel reports. Used Staad.Pro and Toolkit to produce calculations for inclusion in design reports. Responded to site queries from… Show more Jasmine Topside for ConocoPhilips.Worked on design of various secondary steelwork structures such as access platforms and deck layouts. Ensured existing design was suitable for updated pipe support loads and modifying where necessary. Part of follow on engineering team responsible for checking primary nodes for final design loads and compiling calcs for secondary steel reports. Used Staad.Pro and Toolkit to produce calculations for inclusion in design reports. Responded to site queries from fabricator and provided solutions and mark ups where required. Show less

London, United Kingdom

Gorgon LNG Project for Chevron.Worked as part of a team to design heavy modular pipe rack structures (6000t) for LNG processing plant on Barrow Island. Responsible for the design of large scale secondary steel for access decks and air cooler support structures. Work included connection design of secondary steel joints. Also responsible for design of tertiary steel structures including major pipe supports and access platforms. Produced detailed calculations for inclusion in design reports.

Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

Hassi Messaoud Project for Sonotrach / Saipem.Responsible for structural design and analysis of large scale equipment support structures for new LPG process train. Worked to French Code CM66 using Staad.Pro to design new site assembled structures for process equipment such as exchangers and vessels. Worked closely with client engineers to produce detailed calculation reports for submission to overall client and certifying authority. Answered fabricator and site queries. Managed design and… Show more Hassi Messaoud Project for Sonotrach / Saipem.Responsible for structural design and analysis of large scale equipment support structures for new LPG process train. Worked to French Code CM66 using Staad.Pro to design new site assembled structures for process equipment such as exchangers and vessels. Worked closely with client engineers to produce detailed calculation reports for submission to overall client and certifying authority. Answered fabricator and site queries. Managed design and analysis of several smaller structures including access platforms and pipe support structures. Show less

London

Singapore Parallel Train Expansion for ExxonMobil. Brownfield expansion project. Responsible for the design and structural analysis of new and existing rack modules for refinery upgrade. Using Staad.Pro to design new stick built structures for site assembly and also pre-assembled rack modules. Responsible also for analysis of existing structures to determine suitability for additional loadings, where necessary specifying reinforcement and new additional support structures. Produced detailed… Show more Singapore Parallel Train Expansion for ExxonMobil. Brownfield expansion project. Responsible for the design and structural analysis of new and existing rack modules for refinery upgrade. Using Staad.Pro to design new stick built structures for site assembly and also pre-assembled rack modules. Responsible also for analysis of existing structures to determine suitability for additional loadings, where necessary specifying reinforcement and new additional support structures. Produced detailed calculations and compiled design reports. Show less

Graduate through to Senior Structural EngineerProgressed through graduate training program covering structural analysis and draughting. Later working on the structural design of process modules for offshore and onshore facilities. FE analysis of topside de-mating operation for Russian clients. Appraisal of existing structures and site engineer during project execution.