Ryan Williamson Email & Phone Number

St. John's, NL, CA

Montreal, Canada Area

- Task Manager of the NDT test cell at NETE, planning and supervising pulsed eddy current and phased array UT surveys on multiple RCN surface class ships, coordinating platform and equipment availability, access restrictions, and safety requirements with ship staff and dockyard personnel providing ongoing support and planning to ensure surveys remained on.

Montreal, Canada Area

- Supervised a multidisciplinary team to conduct a comparative testing program for antifouling paints employing ASTM certified tests, building capability at NETE for future tests.- Pioneered a new application of Pulsed Eddy Current (PEC) NDT technology working with equipment manufacturers and platform managers, creating a statement of requirements.

Montreal, Canada Area

- Shock & vibration testing of shipboard equipment.- Design, prototyping, testing, and installation guidance packages for lifesaving equipment for the Royal Canadian Navy surface fleet.- Modeled chilled water and firemain systems on Simsmart, validating model with real world data.- Developed survey & data recording systems for HVAC & chilled water systems.

Montreal, Canada Area

- Assisted in variable weight survey and instrumented trim and inclining experiments of Victoria Class submarines.- Revised the reporting structure for the Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) seat recertification submission reports to NAVSEA.- Developed analysis/extraction algorithms using Matlab for Halifax Class Integrated Platform Management System.

Newfoundland And Labrador, Canada

• Completed calculations to assess de-icing system power requirements of company assets in arctic environments
• Creating an advanced pipe lay operation logistical planning model
• Generated inputs to the pipe lay model by reviewing past projects of similar nature

Alberta, Canada

• Completed a preliminary mooring system cost estimate for an ice strengthened drilling vessel by applying engineering principles and practices to specify system requirements, and seeking cost estimates from multiple.
• Reviewed operational reports of seismic acquisition programs in significant ice concentrations, formulating recommendations on suitable escort icebreaker parameters and operational procedures to minimize risk and.
• Developed a methodology to calculate the seismic acquisition window based on hourly ice observation data using qualitative parameters gathered from operational reports and quantitative parameters defined through.
• Attended the 2014 Arctic Technology Conference (ATC) in Houston on behalf of Chevron Canada gaining a broad perspective of the offshore oil and gas industry and the future opportunities and challenges faced by.
• Highlighted strong analytical skills by conducting a detailed analysis of ice chart, TerraSar, RadSat, and Star imagery and contributed to the economic calculations for the Amauligak tanker export operability study
• Independently created a search-able Beaufort Sea Drilling Database, involving research on the subject, discussions with those involved, acquisition, conversion and entry of data, and creation of supporting documentation

Newfoundland And Labrador, Canada

• Researched and documented existing ice models and scientific papers on analytical sea ice modelling and thermodynamic forcing to form a solid basis for a simplified ice prediction model
• Responsible for independent creation of an empirical sea ice model in Matlab, using topographical and select environmental data, generating a geographical position and thickness time history of ice floes predicted for.
• Validated simulation using historical ice chart data gathered by the Canadian Ice Service
• Utilized excellent computer skills to develop a Matlab program to extract oceanographic and environmental data from multiple sources and server locations increasing efficiency and simplifying the extraction process
• Demonstrated written communication skills creating a user manual for the data extraction program
• Member of a project team conducting operability and feasibility studies of a floating liquefied natural gas operation within the Barents Sea using analytical simulations, analysis of existing data, and applying.

• Aided in calibration and field testing of magnetic sensor-equipped hybrid glider Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV)
• Used creative thinking to produce five different under-hull fairing designs for a catamaran type Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) to maximize added buoyancy, internal volume, and reduce drag
• Comparatively tested all designs using Cosmos Computational Flow Dynamics (CFD) validated with existing drag test data
• Selected the design which achieved the design goal then obtained construction estimates with Tech Services
• Wrote a construction plan and associated materials list, obtained approval to build after review with lab manager
• Began construction of chosen design and was ahead of construction schedule at end of work term

Newfoundland And Labrador, Canada

• Became fluent in Matlab and Igor Pro 5 demonstrating ability to quickly learn new computer languages and software
• Completed Matlab simulations of the deployment and sail away of a 10m lifeboat for the Hebron GBS lifeboat stations with and without the Preferred Relative Orientation Device System (PRODS) for multiple wind and wave.
• Gathered and analysed data, and wrote code using Igor Pro 5 to generate multiple plots
• Communicated ideas and progress of the code with the marine safety team at bi-weekly meetings, sought knowledge and advice from team members and government documentation during development and data analysis