I currently lead a multidiscipline and culturally diverse team of engineers and designers that provide smarter technology for Subsea Systems. I shape and coordinate the portfolio of new technology and have overall responsibility for the schedule, scope and budget of the projects which feed into the business’s multi generation product and technology plans. I promote collaboration, transparency, and rapid learning, in the development of new products leading to the creation of highly valuable innovation and technology. My responsibilities include:- Hiring, developing, and maintaining a world class global engineering team.- Establishing a solid, unified plan to meet cost, quality and technology goals for our customers.- Leading cross-functional teams throughout the entire project life cycle.- Making critical and informed investment decisions on patents and technology strategy.- Leading structured product programmes and standardisation projects.- Applying existing technologies in new combinations to facilitate innovation of new products.

Dedicated role to support the commercialisation of the Aptara™ product offering, including supporting tender activity and development of the Aptara™ Subsea Systems by enabling greater engineering and delivery functionality through the offering of Structured Products. The objective of this role is to develop great products that customers are compelled to buy, translating customers’ needs into clear, consistent and prioritised requirements, intense use of new technology and embracing data mining and analytic techniques to provide quantifiable value.I coach & mentor operational teams using strategy deployment to translate the future state vision into specific goals and priorities, linking value adding initiatives to business Key Performance Indicators. Some of the international standards I use in my daily role: - API 17D, Specification for Subsea Wellhead and Tree Equipment - "Primary Design Code."- API 6A, as supporting standard referenced by API 17D.- IOGP S-561, Supplementary Specification to API 17D Subsea Trees. - API 17A, supporting standard as referenced by API 17D.- API 17H, as referenced by API 17D for ROV Interfaces.- API 17G, as referenced by API 6A for Advanced Calculations.- API 17N, Subsea Production System Reliability, Technical Risk, and Integrity Management- API 20E, Alloy and Carbon Steel Bolting for Use in the Petroleum and Natural Gas Industry.- API 20F, Corrosion Resistant Bolting for Use in the Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries- DNV-RP-B401, as supporting standard for the Cathodic Protection.- DNV-RP-0034, Steel forgings for Subsea Applications.- DNV-RP-F112, Duplex Stainless Steel - Design against Hydrogen Induced Stress Cracking- DNVGL-ST-0378, Standard for Offshore and Platform Lifting Appliances- DNV-ST-N001, Marine Operations Standard

Lead DfX Engineer for Subsea 2.0™ supporting Scotland, Brazil and Houston. Subsea 2.0™ is a new product platform made up of six core products designed by combining field-proven and new technologies. The core products include the compact tree, compact manifold, flexible jumpers, distribution, controls and horizontal connectors. The products achieve up to a 50% reduction in size, weight and part count, while maintaining the same or better functionality. Main focus areas were focused on a Lean Process Product Development framework:Defines Customer Value:- Translates customer needs into clear, consistent and prioritized requirements.- Defines the parts of the product that need to be enhanced and which stay fixed.- Officializes the project objectives: timing, cost targets, product re-use, etc. Guides the Development & Industrialization of the Product:- Represents the customer as the final referee in the choice of concepts- Make key system-level decisions – system integration- Ensures that Quality, Cost, Delivery and Product Features are achievedDrives Continuous Improvement: - Challenges the organization to innovate to meet customer needs whilst managing risks.- Integrates components to optimize the system, raises the bar on component-level objectives.- Ensures that learning from the project are captured and communicated to the organization.TechnipFMC invested heavily in the research and development of Subsea 2.0™ using Lean Product and Process Engineering. Further, the product platform has been standardized at the component level for configuration to client needs and optimized to improve performance over the life of the field. This new “configure to order” model means there is a 70% - 90% reduction in manual activities during the production process, reducing hardware delivery time for clients. With Subsea 2.0™, it is possible to achieve zero hours of product engineering after the contract has been formalized with a "Make to Order" solution.

My role involved developing conceptual and detailed designs. I have in-depth experience within the Subsea Xmas Trees, Tooling and Well Access Systems with a proven history of producing highly complex designs on time and within budget for an ever advancing market whilst challenging industry specifications. I worked within the governance of industry standards such as API 6A and API 17D as well other design codes such as those of DNVGL for lifting and handling equipment. I am an expert within CAD software packages such as NX, Autodesk Inventor and Creo, I am capable of rapid concept generation, producing detailed manufacturing drawings as well as multi component assemblies and arrangements. I created concept designs and wrote engineering documentation such as visual assembly procedures, test procedures and design specifications. I manged budgets and deadlines for all designs, which I produced. I would allocate work to CAD resource and manage allocated CAD and FEA tasks I produced tender quotations for new tooling designs and updates to legacy equipment. I assisted in the development of visual management with use of lean management principles.

Over this period I spent significant amount of time working in all business functions such as Manufacturing, Assembly & Test, Supply Chain, HSE, Projects, Quality and Engineering. This helped provide a cohesive understanding of the industry I was joining and how organizations operate between functions. As part of my apprenticeship I also viewed it as an opportunity to Fail. We have most likely all heard the term "fail-fast". This was a perfect opportunity to learn from experts in every function whilst applying practical aspects and learning from the mistakes I made. I believe an apprentice truly gives you the best of both. Practical hands on experience and theoretical learning in parallel.