Paul Lofthouse Email & Phone Number

Manchester, Gb

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Cohesive is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bentley Systems, operating independently and merges several companies, including SRO Solutions. Cohesive are a systems integrator of IBM Maximo Asset Management, working on projects across all seven continents for an extensive list of blue-chip owner-operators of assets on and off-shore.

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Oil & Gas Drilling Company (January 2019 to April 2020)Maximo Implementation - Oil & Gas - Transitioning a Drilling Company from a bespoke system to IBM Maximo Enterprise Asset Management.Scope - Assessed Budget, Project, and Time Parameters and Developed Workstreams accordingly.Management - Project Planning and Coordination using Agile Methodologies. Development and Infrastructure Team Leadership.Development - Complete responsibility for Procurement and Finance workstreams including Integration with existing external systems.Systems - Ensuring integrity of Development, Test, and Production systems through Migration and Release Deployment Control.

London, United Kingdom

Part of the Maximo Support and DevOps team with, among other things, responsibility for planning an upgrade over 13 Maximo instances, onboarding support and documenting Crossrail/RFLI Maximo and assisting the insourcing of JNP Maximo. • Responsible for Technical Knowledge Management, peer to peer training and knowledge handover to Application Engineers. • Accountable for assisting Projects and other technical teams to deliver new services/update existing services in their portfolio. • Responsible for developing and delivering recommendations to resolve critical defects and manage wider implications of system faults to ensure the restoration/improvement of the service. • Assisting in recommending service and process improvements to ensure effective handling and correction of defects in the TfL environments. • Responsible for executing support activities to enable fault resolution within the agreed SLAs to ensure the restoration of the services within the team’s portfolio. • Accountable for resolving incidents and fulfilling Service Requests within SLA targets, which are assigned to them, or ensuring they are moved to the correct resolver team. • Advancing service incidents to a higher severity when appropriate to ensure the on-going security and safety of TfL’s business operation and delivery of service within SLAs.

Manchester, United Kingdom

My top priority as a senior consultant is producing project deliverables to scope, budget and timeframe for a host of international clients. Simultaneously, I conduct feasibility studies, analyse business processes and evaluate technical documentation. Over the past five years, I have designed and implemented several Maximo systems, while performing updates and upgrades. I am known for facilitating productivity drives, most notably introducing new project management software.During my time as part of the SRO team, I was one of the first to pass my Maximo certification examinations (V7.5/V7.6) and earned the highest Agile PM Foundation/Practitioner scores. Based on my successes with the company and my reputation as a motivating team leader, I earned several promotions from service engineer (contractor) to consultant and then senior consultant.Recent Projects:Maximo Business Process/Implementation Project ▪ Solution Developer/SME ▪ Scientific Research Organisation▪ Conduct configurations, define technical specifications and report specifications for two work streams.▪ Deliver expert advice and guidance as subject matter expert (SME) on marine data and work management.▪ Lead workshops for two work streams centred on crew management and incidents. Co-lead workshops for inventory/work management. Maximo Implementation Project ▪ Major Oil Company ▪ Project Lead – Senior Consultant▪ Integrated marine department into existing Maximo v7.1 system; overseeing full project life cycle from initial workshops through to end-user training.▪ Documented workshop requirements and To Be Documents.▪ Led solution design, including optimal utilisation of industry solutions, configuring multiple applications and building complex workflows.▪ Conducted solution testing, whilst assisting with OAT/UAT and subsequent bug fixes.▪ Prepared and distributed system administration guidelines and procedure manual, while consulting on training documentation.

International

o IBM Certified Deployment Professionalo Full Life-Cycle Maximo Implementationso Senior Consultant support.o Liaising and assisting demonstration of and training in Maximo for Core Working Group.o Documentation and Analysis of Business Processes.o Development of Maximo Demonstration Environments and Solutions.o Maximo Environment Configuration.o Research and Development of Industry-Specific Solutions for Engineering Best Practice, Regulation and Compliance.o External Client Support.

Worldwide

Inventory Management Project (IMP) ▪ Major Oil Shipping Company ▪ Lead Offshore Service Engineer▪ Executed initial deployment and planning of a fleet-wide standardised storeroom naming convention.▪ Led physical examinations, updated and controlled vessel inventory.▪ Developed an on-board inventory management concept.▪ Built reportage and analysis tools for vessel management team and Chevron head office executives.▪ Administered Maximo inventory training for engineering officers.New Build Project ▪ Major Oil Shipping Company ▪ Lead Offshore Service Engineer▪ Designed and implemented an efficient and logical service system for asset spare parts.▪ Conducted experience-based forecasting for vessel’s future requirements, ensuring efficiency and operational ease over the 20 to 25 year life of a high-value asset.▪ Assured high standard of data and uniformity across the fleet, from end-of-life vessels to the most recent editions.

Worldwide - Alaska, Us West Coast, Carribbean, Mediterranean Sea, North Sea

Senior Engine Room Watch Keeper.Responsible for safe operation of technical department during a shift including propulsion and power generation systems.Responsibility for operation and maintenance of varied machinery and plant.

English Channel, Mediterranean Sea

Ministry of Defence Weapons and Radar Test Platform.Part of technical department responsible for operation of platform including propulsion and power generation.

Mphys, Physics With Astrophysics, 2.(I)

A-Levels, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, General Studies, A, B, A, B, A