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Houston, Texas, United States

Houston, Texas Area

Member of the SURF team for the Trion project in deepwater Mexico, responsible for subsea controls and supporting multiple aspects and interfaces of a large complex development.The Shenzi Subsea Controls Upgrade (SSCU) was progressed from concept to field operation. The scope included design of a new MCS & EPU integrated into the topsides systems for control of new SCMs retrofitted to existing subsea infrastructure. The MCS duplicates the existing interlock and shutdown logic to ensure safe operation. The HMI was developed to match the legacy system allowing a technology upgrade while simplifying operability. The signal-on-power technology required Open Communication Hubs (OCH) as repeaters on the subsea umbilicals deployed as redundant pairs at existing SUTAs. Delivered multiple assemblies from Norway, UK and USA with onshore hardware and software integration in Houston. Pre-commissioning was achieved without disruption to production and final tie-in and commissioning was scheduled during an annual shutdown.Member of the Ruby project FEED as Phase 4 of Angostura asset in Trinidad & Tobago. This developed into a normally-unmanned Wellhead Protection Platform (WPP) controlled and monitored from the Central Processing Facility (CPP). Responsible for delivery of detailed spec for the subsea power umbilical and evaluating the resultant bids. Responsible for reviewing specs for the platform topsides including WHCP, MPFM, communications shelter, DHPT panel, TUTA, Nav Aids, chemical injection skid, integrated control and safety system, transformer, switchgear and MCC. In execute stage, following contract awards, delivered the power umbilical from Oceaneering followed by a seven week offshore campaign on McDermott’s DB50 to install the WPP jacket & topsides and the 6-mile umbilical. The testing, load-out and installation was conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic with associated quarantines and restrictions to meet the HSE requirements of all parties.

Houston, Texas Area

Delivered & commissioned the direct hydraulic subsea control system for Angostura Phase 3 development in Trinidad & Tobago. This included 3 umbilicals and SUTAs (Oceaneering), a Wellhead Control Panel (Proserv), PLCs, software logic (UPI) and a DHPT assembly, chemical distribution and managed all interfaces with the existing platforms and subsea instruments on the Dril-Quip trees. The extended installation campaign on the normally-unmanned Aripo platform and MIC vessels (EMAS) was conducted over nine months including training of the operators and support for start-up.Provide support for Macedon, Angostura and Shenzi subsea assets and project teams as required.Plan, coordinate and execute specific subsea equipment packages as directed. Execution includes all aspects from FEED engineering through installation & commissioning. Responsible for producing all package related technical deliverables and also for procurement and contracting support. Assist in the evaluation of package design, fabrication, testing and installation contracts. Promote a risk based approach to project design & execution, including participation in hazard assessments, audits and project HSE Cases.

Houston, Texas Area

Lead for subsea controls & umbilical team. Supporting business development & bid-work for various proposals including generating CTRs. Resourcing and recruitment to match anticipated workloads. Conducting appraisals and competency assessments of team members to meet SEMS requirements. Supporting document reviews and providing background technical guidance where possible. Part-time support for FEEDs and field development concept studies as a Subject Matter Expert.

Houston, Texas Area

While still Principal Subsea Controls Engineer at J P Kenny Inc, also a direct member of BHP’s Macedon offshore team as package engineer responsible for delivery of the subsea control system (Cameron in Germany). Reporting to BHP Perth, this role also included support for the umbilical package engineer managing OIE (Rosyth & Houston) and the delivery of the wet gas flowmeters from Solartron, UK. When in Houston, the work included early and late calls due to the global supply chain. It also had a heavy travel requirement primarily to Germany for build & test, UK for umbilicals and meters, Perth for onshore (topsides) liaison, Indonesia for SRTs and vessel load-out to McDermott and finally NW Australia for installation & commissioning through 2013.

Houston, Texas Area

Subsea Lead (JPK) for FEED Stage of BHP Macedon development = 100km subsea tie-back to new Onshore Gas Plant, NW Australia. Revised BoD and tech requirements & costs for subsea production system for handover for execute stage. Responsible for delivery of detailed specs for subsea controls, umbilicals (onshore trenched & subsea), subsea pig launcher, WGFM, corrosion monitor system and interfacing with trees. Supported field layout (alignment dwgs), jumper design, IM, FA and chem requirements, and the ship/install/comm strategies. Resp for technical evaluation of subsea controls and umbilicals.Part-time on Exxon Scarborough concept phase (subsea controls & umbilicals). Deliverables = specs, schematics and a report.Study of subsea pumps for confidential client. Reviewed pump technology, elec connections & switchgear, system architectures and operability. Generated structural designs including selection of valves, FA, umbilical cable sizing, dwgs, storyboards, fab and procurement plans, test procedures and cost estimates. Supported a brief study for gas production/off-loading for a confidential client.Modified field layout concepts for Chevron Gendalo-Gehem-Ranggas off Indonesia with a cost estimate. Passed to the team prior to the start of FEED work in-country.Conducted a study for Husky Energy (via IMVPA) for White Rose asset off Newfoundland. This included six weeks in St John’s during winter 2008/2009 leading up to final presentation. The study reviewed field architecture and production options for North Amethyst production center and made clear recommendations for future expansion and developments.Responsible for spec, tender and delivery of subsea umbilicals (OIE) and subsea controls (FMC) for the Callon Entrada 4-well oil and gas tie-back to Conoco Magnolia TLP including the installation contract (Subsea 7). Worked with ODL Inc. to generate O&M manuals with associated procedures and to train the Conoco operators prior to start-up.

Spent three years (including two in BP Westlake Offices) on BP GoM subsea projects including Mad Dog, Holstein and Horn Mountain.Authored a BP GoM Site Technical Practice on Subsea HIPPS.Member of two Deepstar committees (Project 8302) to generate reports on “Placement and Integration of Deepwater Meters” and “Strategies for Subsea Meter Verification”.Project Engineer on Noble Lorien tied back to Shell Bullwinkle. Delivered subsea controls (Aker) and subsea umbilical (Aker).Project Engineer on Vaalco Etame II off Gabon. Delivered 2 t'plastic ISU umbilicals (Duco, UK) and SUTAs (OIE) and upgraded HPU for additional wells (direct hydraulics).FEED Engineer (part-time) on NZOP Tui off New Zealand leading to award of subsea controls (Cameron).FEED Engineer on Murphy Kikeh (Malaysia) in Houston leading to bid evaluation for 6 weeks in KL and handover to project execute.FEED Engineer on BG Dolphin which is first subsea production control system in the Caribbean. Additional work on BG Hibiscus.

Member of the FEED team for the BP Rhum (MNS-1) project with subsea HIPPS functionality. Responsible for procurement of two sets of controls equipment for spool tree tie-backs to BP ETAP Machar field. This included BP’s first intelligent completion comprising four downhole chokes. Also engineered a set of controls for BP Cyrus tied back to BP Andrew.Member of the FEED team and project team for the Machar Gas Lift Project.Responsible for specification and design of subsea controls for single well tie-back of East Telford to Amerada Hess Scott Platform and Angus tie-back to Uisge Gorm FPSO including offshore commissioning.Technical evaluation of vendor responses to BP frame agreement for UKCS subsea control systems. Specification of a Corrocean FSM corrosion monitoring system for the BP ETAP Satellites Project and witnessed the FAT tests at Trondheim and onshore SIT.Assisted with ITB of a platform-platform 3-phase power and FO umbilical for NAM in the Dutch sector.

Responsible for successful installation and commissioning of the Bruce WAD subsea production control system. As a focal point, responsible for generating procedures, organizing (and personally conducting) site work.Provided a 24 hour on-call service on a regular basis. This involved carrying a pager with a mobile phone for seven day periods and responding to requests from various Operators’ installations. Meeting these requests required a good understanding of systems, hydraulics, power distribution, communications, computers and safe working practices. This also included project and site work interfacing with Xmas Trees manufactured by Camerons, ABB and Kvaerner.

One year was spent in a bid team. This involved preparing and contributing to tenders and FEED stages. Project plans, fixed price quotations, functional design specifications and design basis documents were developed and submitted prior to handling over to project teams.Specified and procured a Rig Radio Shutdown System subcontracted to Data Marine Systems Limited.Worked on multiple projects delivering Master Control Stations for several Operators including BP, Shell and Amoco.Designed a modular modem assembly for subsea communications including printed circuit boards to reliably replace wiring effort, provide testability and meet EMC specifications.

Responsible for design of the power supply for the European Fighter Aircraft “black box” flight recorder (CSMU). Also generated the qualification test plan for rigorously testing the complete unit at the National Engineering Laboratory. Responsible for design of a floppy disk drive controller to interface with a Map Rectification Machine (MRM) used to generate data for cockpit moving map displays.Development of a Ring Laser Gyro Inertial Navigation System involving:• Experimental evaluation of an accelerometer and interface with high accuracy requirements;• Development of an EHT power supply;• Development of data-logger software for HP 9000 support equipment;• Noise suppression of a signal acquisition unit;• Systems analysis and calibration prior to flight trial qualifications.Development of an Air Pressure Indicator Module.Design, construction and operation of test equipment used for the urgent qualification of a Weapons Delivery Navigation System.

B.Sc.(Hons), Electrical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Aberdeen University Engineering Association.

Diploma, Digital Techniques (Part-Time)

Thesis: Fiber-Optic Airborne Local Area Networks: An Introduction