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Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Responsible for managing and delivering technical studies to timescale, cost and quality. Example projects as follows:- Technical audit of > 50 projects covering onshore / offshore pipeline system (including reception terminals and subsea pipelines), including engineering design and safety standards, construction practices and final documentation- Due diligence studies- Acted as Competent Design Authority - Technical auditing of emergency response and operating & maintenance procedures for pipeline operators- Independent pipeline expert at pipeline planning oral hearings- Author of Certificate of Fitness for new pipelines- Development of Transmission Safety Framework - Management System and Operation / Maintenance Audit on liquids and gas pipelines in Malaysia- Risk assessment of various product pipelines- Development and application of competency frameworks- Strategic and technical support to uprating high pressure pipelines and associated installations- Technical training courses covering the complete pipeline life cycle- Competent Person under UK Legislation for pipeline networks in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Isle of Man- Regulatory compliance / best practice audit of gasoline pipeline network- Development of damage assessment manual for onshore pipelines- Expert witnessSecretary to United Kingdom Onshore Pipeline Operators' Association (UKOPA) - http://www.ukopa.co.uk

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Lead Engineer for the 19,000km UK onshore gas transmission system, including:- Technical management of a multi-disciplinary engineering team, who collectively provided specialist engineering support to Transco in several areas of pipeline engineering, such as defect assessment, stress analysis, geotechnics, risk assessment, mechanical engineering, materials, welding, corrosion, inspection, policy / procedure development and compliance with Statutory requirements.- Technical support for uprating of high pressure, large diameter pipelines. - Technical support to major pipeline construction projects.- Strategic and technical support to the development of company engineering requirements.- Member of transmission incident investigation team.- Chairman IGEM Panel TD/12 – Pipework Stress Analysis - Member IGEM Panel TD/1 – Transmission Pipelines

British Gas Engineering Research Station, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Project management and technical delivery responsibility of several transmission projects. Key responsibilities and actions during this period as follows:- Project management, design and performance of 45 full scale burst tests as part of a group sponsored project to investigate the failure pressure of corroded pipelines- Development of repair system for defective girth welds- Technical presenter on transmission update course- Development of repair system for leaking defects- Performance of valve and actuator functional tests- Test rig design for large scale, multi-loading, pipeline experiments

British Gas Engineering Research Station, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Design and operation of various test rigs to investigate fatigue cracking of tubular joints, evaluation of large diameter pipeline connection systems, and evaluation of subsea repair techniques.

British Gas Engineering Research Station, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Responsible for the assembly and performance of high pressure hydraulic and pneumatic pressure tests, and full scales test rigs. Test rigs used to simulate loading conditions for onshore and offshore systems, e.g. pipelines, ball valves, actuators, expansion joints, ESD’s and offshore tubular structures.

Gateshead, Tyne And Wear

Four-year engineering apprenticeship, covering pipe fitting, welding, fabrication, machining and drawing office experience. Completed one year as experimental fitter, involved in developing new hydraulic systems for earth-moving plant.

Msc, Offshore Engineering

Beng, Engineering Technology

Hnd, Mechanical And Production Engineering, Distinction

Hnc, Engineering Design, Merit

Onc, Mechanical And Production Engineering