Ross Carruthers Email & Phone Number

Perth, Uk

Pioneer of the revolutionary Inflow System to harness most of the energy in a river, without diverting the water, so having no adverse effect on fish migration.

Lectured HND and HNC classes in civil engineering subjects.

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

I negotiated changes to existing installations where this was necessary for safety; managed safety case reviews, including the economic evaluation of changes; managed three research projects for the improvement of offshore safety; investigated offshore accidents to tight deadlines. Seconded National Expert, March 2000 to Sept.2003 to the European Commission, Directorate General (DG) Employment and Social Affairs. I was responsible for the ATEX directive including preparing, negotiating, and managing the contract for its “Guidelines on Implementation”; reviewed the transposition of directives on workers health and safety in offshore construction and mining, including liaison with the European Parliament; presented papers (not all in English) on the directives at 14 conferences; sat on the International Labour Organisation committee that produced their “Guidelines on Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems”.Seconded National Expert, Jul. 1996 - Jan. 1997, to Ministère de l’Industrie, de la Poste et des Télécommunications (Paris), where I wrote a policy paper, in French, on decommissioning North Sea installations; compiled a briefing paper on French and UK practice in abandoning oil wells; translated ministerial speeches into English.

Aberdeen And Glasgow

Managed a specialist sub-sea design contract from bid to completion;Recruited approximately 200 engineers and draughters

London, United Kingdom

Led the teams of engineers and draughtsmen responsible for the conceptual and detailed designs, from bid preparation to completion, of the £2 billion Morecambe gasfield development including the development of slant-rig drilling, 22” diameter two-phase flow pipelines, and innovative corrosion protection.Managed a team of 70 Chinese engineers in the economic & technical studies for three oil/gasfields in the South China Sea, and Bohai.assisted marketing teams in China, Canada, the US and the UK.Managed feasibility studies to determine the best economic development of several offshore oil and gas fields.Managed the R & D of a low cost, low motion, mono-hull, production unit.Authored and presented several papers to professional seminars.

Master Of Engineering - Meng, Civil Engineering

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Mastere En Études Juridique Européennes, European Law

Bachelor Of Laws - Llb, English Law, Hons 2

Bachelor 0F Science (Civil Engineering), Civil Engineering