Shane Willcox Email & Phone Number

Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Smart Energy Engineer at British Gas, responsible for installation and commissioning of Smart Gas Meters to MOCOPA, SMICoP and GSIUR following British Gas Technical Operation Procedures, industry guidelines and codes of practice to help British Gas meet its net zero carbon ambitions through the “People and Planet Plan”.

Cheltenham

Team Lead for all Gas/Oil activities at Kiwa Ltd, responsible for:- daily management of a small team of test engineers working in an EN 17025 accredited test laboratory- scheduling of projects to ensure delivery on time and budget.- preparation of quotations for testing projects.- the development, training and mentoring of trainee test engineers to ensure that they are equipped with the necessary skills to competently perform testing on gas, oil and electrical products.I also supported the Business Development activity, dealing with enquiries from prospective /existing customers and Commercial Team. This enabled all enquiries relating to gas, oil or other non-standard testing to be handled in an effective way, so that the client requirements were understood and information and/or quotation was supplied to the client in a timely manner.Experience in the gas and oil industry I provided input and consulted on a diverse range of testing and consultancy projects and also contributed to the development of test standards, as shown in the examples below:- Key contributor in SGN/Cadent ODS project which examined the effect of gas quality on Atmospheric Sensing Device (ASD)/Oxygen Depletion Sensor (ODS) performance. I was a primary contributing author of the final report.- BEIS Hy4Heat project technical assessor. Performed milestone audit visits and review of milestone submission documents for domestic and commercial hydrogen appliances. - Member of the steering committee which developed PAS 4444:2020 Hydrogen-fired gas appliances – Guide.- Contributor in the development of draft OFTEC Bio-Liquid Product Standard for HVO (Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil).Extensive knowledge of the UKCA marking regulation and have recently supported Kiwa's certification activity to transfer certificates from CE to UKCA for products falling under the scope of the GAR.

Cheltenham

Technical Manager with responsibilities for technical performance in the Testing Services Division of Kiwa Ltd. Project Manager and technical expert for various projects, including but not limited to:- SGN - Opening up the Gas Market (OGM) project to demonstrate that a wider range of gas qualities from different worldwide sources can be used in gas networks operated by SGN with an aim to reduce cost of gas and increase security of future supply for customers.- SGN - Enduring Solution Project - a continuation of the SGN OGM project to demonstrate that gas qualities from different worldwide sources can be used in gas networks operated by SGN and eventually in the wider UK gas network.- NGN/HSL - Hydeploy project to examine the feasibility of introducing increasing amounts of hydrogen into the gas network and the effect on the safety of gas appliances. Co-author of final report: Operation of UK Gas Appliances with Hydrogen Blended Natural Gas - Approval and testing of various energy using appliances to demonstrate compliance with the safety and rational use of energy requirements of applicable standards and European directives.Knowledge of the UK GS(M)R and gas quality standards BS EN ISO 6976 and EN 16726.

Cheltenham

Approval and testing of various energy using appliances to demonstrate compliance with the safety and rational use of energy requirements of the applicable standards and relevant regulations/directives such as Gas Appliance Regulation (GAR), Boiler Efficiency Directive (BED) and Eco-design Directive.Experience testing, but not limited to:- domestic local space heaters (gas and electric)- domestic gas and oil boilers- micro combined heat and power units (Stirling, ICE, ORC and fuel cell)- outdoor leisure products (parasol heaters, barbecues and table top heaters)- domestic gas cookers (gas and electric)

Cheltenham

Approval and testing of various energy using appliances to demonstrate compliance with the safety and rational use of energy requirements of the applicable standards and European directives.Key contributor in the development of PAS 67 standard for domestic micro combined heat and power (mCHP) appliances.

Cheltenham

13 years experience in the coal industry and non-coal associated activities, with specific expertise in the briquetting and agglomeration of coals, minerals (ferrous and non-ferrous) and bio-mass wastes.Provided support to evaluate various agglomeration techniques with a range of coals and binders to identify the most cost-effective process for specific applications in many overseas projects in countries such as Australia, China, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Ireland, Russia, South Africa and Ukraine.Provided expertise to many UK based solid fuel manufacturers, giving technical support to commercial operations to aid in the development of novel processes, improve the quality of existing products and improve process efficiencies.Worked exclusively in the successful development of a low-temperature briquetting process for Coal Products Limited, which has now been exploited commercially since 1990.

Cheltenham

Cheltenham

Hnc - Chemistry

Ond - Science