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Aberdeen

Provide a single point of contact for customers to engage with to progress contract / order fulfilmentDrive growth in the Subsea Services business, identifying additional opportunities and solutions for the customers.Deliver operations with an execution excellence philosophyOwner of monthly, quarterly and annual commercial targets including Revenue, Contribution Margin, Operating Margin & Past Dues.Drive resolution for any SIR-CaM, Customer Issue Resolution or NPT cases

RISE is a leadership development experience that aims to develop emerging leaders across GE Globally. It targets talents and focus on progressing leadership competencies.Embarking on a year of working via a virtual environment, developing my experiences and knowledge to becoming a better leader.Covered areas such as: -Curious For ContextHigh Performance TeamingBecoming Digital IndustrialLeading People WellSimplify The ComplexWe then embarked on a 3 month project, working on a non base company workscope.My scope was Digital Substations: Software Based Selling for GE Power: Grid Automation.Finally, we met together once more to present a project roll out and receive feedback on our recommendations

Provide in-country Operations Manager cover (Egypt).Provide global client support on Subsea Production Control Systems to ensure that contractual obligations are maintained.Prepare work scopes and operational procedures for control system mobilisationsEnsure equipment maintenance and preservation requirements are completed.Provide 24/7 on-call technical support for global control systems.Drive regional revenue growthm, maximise opportunity conversion and Contribution Margin achievement.Manage financial budgets and invoices Prepare monthly reports and action trackers for discussions with the client.Completed a New Manager Development Training Plan.

2006-2008Set up and monitoring of procedures and practices within a new manufacturing centre: -Recruit, establish and supervise a new Product Engineering Group in Malaysia Provide system training to Control's, Risers and Xmas tree personnel.Carry out vendor audits to verify and develop the progress of outsourced products being assembled and tested.Ensure Document control, Engineering Change Control and Non Conformance Reporting (Assessor Level) are carried out in Manufacturing.Creation of Operating System Procedures for the following business streams: -Subsea ControlsValve & CouplingsRisersMachine ShopXmas TreesDocumentation, material and BOM creation in SAP Ensure on-time delivery of manufacturing in new overseas facilityMaterial Traceability Sheet generationMRB review and analysisContinual training / guidance provided to QS staff for receiving equipmentResolve conflicting issues between Manufacturing, Engineering and Supply ChainArrange and guide QM management control in the new facilityWelder Qualification and (re-)certificationAssist on site personnel to complete extended FAT's and integration of control modules onto Xmas trees and manifolds.Liaise with clients onshore / offshore on manufacturing, service, maintenance quality and safety issues Define Site Receive Testing requirements in order to complete fault finding on returned components. Go-onsite when required to provide an expedited serviceTeam Leader / Manager coverSAP Trainer and Super User 2005 - 2008SAP trainer and super user in Document Management. Developing and implementing courses in Engineering Change Management and Material BOM creation providing training to the UK, US, Norway and Malaysian markets.Business analysis for implementation into SAP

Assist Senior Work Package Engineers resolving assembly issues and provide feedback on design improvements to assist product assemblyLiaise with the senior technicians on project requirements to ensure that material and test equipment is available when required. Provide technical support to the Manufacturing / Service department.Raise, assess and provide recovery actions for non conformance issues.Create Work Instruction Sheets to provide technical instructions on assembly, test, quality and inspection points.Provide quotes for manufacturing labour expectancy.Represent the manufacturing department at design review meetings.Raising of Engineering Change NotificationsUpdate drawings to reflect As-Built status.Control the initial qualification and re-qualification of workshop welders.

The day to day support of allocated customer equipment maintenance or project contracts of Subsea Control's Systems.Subsea Control System installation, commissioning or repair work in the onshore, overseas and offshore environment.

Manage the Gauge Rental DepartmentInspections of offshore run pipe for re-useMonitoring the manufacture of joints at VAM LicencesGauge Re-calibrationOn-site Monitoring of torque / turn graphs

First Year Off-The-Job Training at the Angus Training Group was to be trained in the following skills: -Turning, Milling, Fitting, Sheetmetal, Electrical, Welding and ComputingSecond - Fourth Year On-The-Job Training (A.B.B. Vetco Gray)Manufacturing Process: - Routing the work around the machine shop in the most economical and cost efficient way.Test and Assembly: - Assembling Components as per drawings and testing as per set ProceduresAftermarket Operations: - Trained in both Subsea and Surface equipment to independently strip, clean, re-work, assemble and test components to set standards and proceduresInspection: - Inspected stripped and cleaned components in order to write reports to highlight specific problemsOffice Procedures: - Trained in the office / paperwork side of the Aftermarket Operations Department

Certificate, Information Technology And Computing

Further; Studying various courses in order to attain degree status Completed courses:- MT262 Putting Computer Systems to Work (2006) M253.

H.N.C, Mechanical Engineering; Mechanical Engineering

Scotvec National Certificate Modules (Equivalent to; 33400020 Engineering Science Principles 8400050 Engineering Computing 1 7400029.

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