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Over the last 20 years I have worked on the development of unique and innovative offshore equipment and its operation for scientific research surveys. These are complex remote electro-hydraulic geological sampling systems that operate in the harsh underwater environments up to 5500 metres below the surface. I love solving technical challenges and I am apt at visualizing problems and solutions and guiding “think outside the box ideas” into real world solutions that are within the box! Leading the design team and operating equipment gives a unique perspective on the effectiveness of the design I created or managed, and this assisted me in directing the next phase of development. I love working with other engineers and with diverse groups of people, taking designs from concept to reality and refining them.I led a multiphase research and development project to build a subsea robotics geotechnical sampler (Remote drill 2 -RD2) that could operate at up to 4000 metres water depth and take up to 50 metres of sample. This has involved 5 phases of development over the last 12 years with a project cost of >£7m. Like the equipment I develop, I am accustomed to working in challenging high-pressure environments! Offshore, I held the position of Team Lead and Equipment Superintendent.Due to the complexity of a remotely operated system such as RD2, I have gained knowledge in several engineering disciplines and the manufacture of simple to complex multipart components.As my engineering skills have developed from Electrical to System engineering, I have focused on the design, integration and management of the coring systems over through their life cycle.

Listed skills include Engineering, Offshore Drilling, and Electrical Engineering.