Was with Wood Group Engineering until Jan 2013) on a continuous 2on/3off shift system. Job scope involves the continuous operation and monitoring of wellheads (comprising of free flow, water injection and gas lift wells,) 3 phase separators (oil, water and gas), Sulzer gas compressors, Ruston Gas Turbines, Produced water hydrocyclone separators, gas and oil export metering and laboratory analysis, oil in overboard water analysis, various utilities (including air compressors, inert gas… Show more Was with Wood Group Engineering until Jan 2013) on a continuous 2on/3off shift system. Job scope involves the continuous operation and monitoring of wellheads (comprising of free flow, water injection and gas lift wells,) 3 phase separators (oil, water and gas), Sulzer gas compressors, Ruston Gas Turbines, Produced water hydrocyclone separators, gas and oil export metering and laboratory analysis, oil in overboard water analysis, various utilities (including air compressors, inert gas generation, potable water, diesel fuel supplies, cooling medium and chemical injection,) control room operations using Honeywell Plantscape DCS system and Ferranti Fire and Gas monitoring system, assisting in the training and development of apprentices and new starts, knowledge of integrated safe system of work and emergency response fire team member. Show less

working for DupontSA, a joint venture between DuPont and Sabanci. This involved the continuous operation of a continuous process for the production of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) polymer. The process involved the operation, monitoring and maintenance of a complex esterification process to form polymer chains in chemicals to achieve high grade plastics for use in the soft drinks industry. Job scope involved the operation of a state of the art Foxboro DCS system. I was also able to carry out… Show more working for DupontSA, a joint venture between DuPont and Sabanci. This involved the continuous operation of a continuous process for the production of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) polymer. The process involved the operation, monitoring and maintenance of a complex esterification process to form polymer chains in chemicals to achieve high grade plastics for use in the soft drinks industry. Job scope involved the operation of a state of the art Foxboro DCS system. I was also able to carry out electrical isolations and deisolations to enable maintenance crew to carry out tasks on plant equipment. Show less

Melinar 2/4 PET plant; later DuPont,) on their old assets PET plant, which was replaced by the Melinar 5 plant (see above). The process was very similar but on a much smaller scale, and the DCS system used was a touch screen Honeywell system

Billingham SiteTeesside4 year apprenticeship, covering all aspects of electrical work including installation, commissioning and fault finding on motor drives and cabling systems. The scheme also involved day release to college to study for ONC in electrical systems.