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Houston, Texas, United States

In March 2022, I relocated to the US on secondment to 3D Marine, a company acquired by Brookes Bell. While in the US, I have conducted surveys and investigations of ship structural damage due to collisions and allisions and forensic investigation of accidents and claims involving cranes, pleasure craft and cruise ships. I have represented clients in court and depositions as an expert witness.

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Shared responsibility for the overall direction and profitability of the group. Responsible for business and product development as well as delivery of technical services. Leading a team of individuals with diverse backgrounds (software engineers, mechanical engineers, mathematicians, naval architects) charged with developing innovative consultancy and software solutions for application in ship design and operation. Extensive involvement in the implementation of Safe Return to Port requirements and advanced decision support systems for cruise ships on behalf of cruise liners owners/operators.

Glasgow

Lead consultant and author of over a hundred technical reports on a variety of topics related to risk and safety management in design and operation of innovative and safety-critical vessels, marine equipment, offshore installations and port facilities.Significant involvement in design iterations and safety validation of large offshore construction vessels, including pipelay ship and a large heavy lift crane vessel, as well as two offshore substation platforms for a large wind farm. Assisted industry associations and ship owners/operators to assess the impact of new safety legislation, including contribution to the developments of the Polar Code (on behalf of IAATO/CLIA) and assessment of measures to control SOx emissions (on behalf of the Hellenic Chamber of Shipping), among others. Extensive participation in the assessment of alternative design arrangements for passenger ships including large lifeboats, large main vertical fire zones, structural fire protection and innovative life-saving appliances. Involved in the safety assessment of the first OASIS class vessel on behalf of Royal Caribbean International.Involved in the Formal Safety Assessments on bulk carriers that led to the development of SOLAS Ch. XII and IACS Unified Requirements and contributed to a U-turn by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) on the issue of mandatory double hulls for bulk carriers. Had overseeing and project management responsibilities for internal and collaborative R&D activities.Overseeing R&D projects on capability building in fire engineering analysis (Knowledge Transfer Partnership program with University of Strathclyde).

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Research Fellow at the Ship Stability Research Centre. Worked extensively on the development and implementation of risk assessment techniques in the evaluation of ship safety, mainly in concept ship design (SAFEDOR project). Specific areas included fire safety and ship evacuation. Earlier research also involved aspects of bulk carrier safety, including extensive physical model testing of green water loads on deck and structural integrity of double vs single side shell on bulk carriers.

Phd, Naval Architecture

Research on seakeeping and seaworthiness of bulk carriers in extreme weather conditions.

Meng (Mgr Inz), Naval Architecture

Structural design of bulk carriers