John Staff Email & Phone Number

Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Senior Operations Manager NDT | Oceaneering | Asset Integrity | AberdeenApril 2019 – February 2020 • Responsible for Aberdeen NDT offshore operations and business development with a commercial performance of over £13 million turnover and profit in excess of 10%.• Experienced in the management of high-performance inspection and administration teams - Office Manager, 3+ Project Managers, 7 support staff (recruitment, training, competency, quality, time & labour, offshore support), 70+ NDT Rope Access and Specialist Inspection technicians.• Accountable for the operational service delivery of a full range of offshore Inspection & NDT services (including advanced techniques). Acting as client/contractor interface to clients such as BP, Repsol, Heerema, Ineos, Serica, Teekay, Total, Petrofac and Equinor, as well as the Oceaneering Asset Integrity Inspection Management team.• Working closely with all regional support services (Bids and Contracts team, BD, HR, QA/QC, SCM and Finance), being ultimately responsible for the quality, competence & effectiveness of personnel in line with UKAS standards, along with leading invitation to bid responses and the delivery of corporate led business initiatives.• Presenting new Oceaneering developed technologies such as ‘TAXI’ and ‘INFORM-INSPECT’ tablet reporting software to clients as well as at industry innovation conferences organised by OGV and BINDT.

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Senior Project Manager IIM | Oceaneering | Asset Integrity | AberdeenFebruary 2013 to March 2019 • Directly accountable for the delivery of Inspection and Integrity Management services for the Clair, Clair Ridge, Glen Lyon and Andrew North Sea production facilities, as part of Oceaneering’s contract with BP. • Responsible for a team of 40+ senior-level Inspection, Structural and Corrosion Engineers, both on and offshore, as well as an efficient planning and financial team. Key in providing both client and company with the following scope: -o Client/contractor interface o Invitation to bid responseso Accurate budget forecasting and cost accountingo Productivity reporting both on and offshore (wrench time)o Self-verification auditing and reportingo Business growth by offering value added services to the cliento Deviation management and realignment - Smartsolveo Leading business initiatives - Project Pearl & RBA process ‘Scrum’ reviews

South Wales And South West England

Senior Operations Manager NDT | Oceaneering | Asset Integrity | South West March 2011 to January 2013 • Overall responsibility for Oceaneering’s operations and business development in South Wales, Gloucester and Southampton, providing continued business growth and achieving commercial performance of over £7 million turnover in 2012.• Accountable for the performance of 3 Operations Managers and associated Branch Administration staff, 5 Supervisors and in excess of 60 NDT Rope Access and Advanced Inspection Systems Technicians.• Working closely with all regional support services (Bids and Contracts team, QA/QC, HR and Finance), while being ultimately responsible for the quality, competence & effectiveness of personnel contracted to Exxon Mobil, Murco, & Valero Refineries, RWE, Alstom Power, GE, TATA Steel and the major new build project on Pembroke Gas Power Station.

South Wales, United Kingdom

Operations Manager NDT | Oceaneering | Asset Integrity | South Wales May 2002 to February 2011• P&L responsibility for the management, and business development of the South Wales Inspection, NDT and Metallurgical Laboratory operations, generating £3.5 million revenue, while achieving over 23% profit. • Accountable for the performance of the Swansea office team, comprising of Branch Supervisor, 5 Site Supervisors, 4 Metallurgists, 3 Administration Support staff and 40+ NDT and Rope Access Technicians as well as local QA/HSE, recruitment, finance reporting.• Answerable for the quality, competence & effectiveness of personnel contracted to blue-chip clients such as TATA Steel, Murco Refinery, Alstom Power, Dooson Babcock, RWE while being directly responsible for the management of the South Hook LNG project with CBI (worth £6.5 million) and 80+ additional contract inspection staff.

England And Wales

Business Development & Sales Manager | Oceaneering | Asset Integrity | UKNovember 1998 to April 2002 • Providing all aspects of business development, sales and marketing externally and internally in England and Wales, including the planning and execution of Inspection and NDT technology exhibitions and presentations for new and existing high-profile clients throughout the region.• Managed prospects for new business and identified leads from systematic integration of relevant sources while managing lead and opportunity monitoring and reporting.• Also providing a direct customer support role as a member of the company’s Technical Steering Committee; Introduced new and innovative Inspection/NDT techniques to clients including ACET, SCAR radiography, Long Range UT, Automated UT Scanning.

Immingham

Asst. Operations Manager NDT | Oceaneering | Asset Integrity |ImminghamJanuary 1997 to November 1998 • Delivering operational and technical support to the Operational Manager and overall management of personnel on the Conoco and Lindsey Oil refineries. Including compiling operating procedures/techniques; interpretation/sentencing of radiographs; review/approval of reports and acting as client/contractor interface.• Appointed as NDT Project Manager on the Conoco No.3 Vac Unit new build for M W Kellogg and project managed a new site establishment at BP Chemicals, Saltend. This included, the implementation of an onsite inspection facility, reviewing inspection processes and procedures as well as providing a technical client/contractor interface.

North East England

NDT Site Manager/Supervisor | Oceaneering | Asset Integrity | N/E RegionNovember 1987 to January 1997 • Responsible for the site management of NDT teams, during Power Generation and Petrochemical plant outages/shutdowns at Drax, Cottam, Eggborough, Ferrybridge power stations as well as Conoco, Lindsey Oil Refineries and BP Chemicals, Saltend.

Burnaston Airport Derby

Gained experience in all aspects of NDT on coal fired boiler’s and turbines, for the CEGB Midlands Region and the Ajax, RSA and Plant Safety insurance companies.

Darlington, United Kingdom

NDT Technician - Highland Fabricators Ltd, Nigg Bay, ScotlandVendor Inspector - Marathon Oil Ltd, - Ardersier, Scotland.

Thornaby, Stockton On Tees

Experience gained in heavy engineering workshops & fabrication yards in the Teeside area for the Petro-chemical industry utilising all methods of Non-Destructive Testing.

Scunthorpe

Gaining a working knowledge of an integrated steelworks and received specialist training in the under mentioned fields:- Non-Destructive testing (NDT), visual inspection, Microscopic examination techniques, metallography and destructive testing.

Ultrasonic Inspection, Radiography, Mpi/Dpi, Pcn Level 2 Ut (3.1/3.2/3.8/3.9), Radiography, Mpi, Dpi

British Steel Sponsored 52 Week Intensive NDT Training Course

Metallurgical Engineering, Onc