Degree qualified electrical engineer with 40 years experience in instrumentation and control.Over 23 years have been in the heavy petro-chemical industry and over 17 years have been in Oil & Gas.Project work undertaken has included the costing, design, specification, installation, testing, commissioning and operation of:Programmable logic control systems DCS and SCADA systemsMotor control centres and switchboards (low voltage <750V)Field instrumentation, analysers and cabling/wiring/marshalling systemsSafety Instrumented SystemsHazardous area installations particularly intrinsic safety techniquesMaterials Handling Equipment (conveying and packaging equipment in the plastics and chemical industry Responsibilities have included:Development of technical training modules for instrumentation, control and safety systemsDevelopment of systems and tools for scheduling and engineering estimatingAudit of project execution for the controls discipline (planning, scheduling, scope of works, interfacing, etc)Development of office and global practices, work instructions & guidelinesDevelopment and review of project specifications.In August 2009 had been appointed the Fluor Fellow in Safety Systems Design (global technical functional expert for Fluor).A significant area of experience is in the application of the Hazop and Chazop methodology to Control and SIS implementation. Training has included completing the Orica/ICI Hazop Leaders and Chazop Leaders Courses. Qualification in SIS includes Certified Functional Safety Expert (2009) from the CFSE Board.Chazop/Hazop/SIS leadership experience has included:Leading several reviews for plant control and instrumentation upgrades and modifications Experience gained has also included nine years in the management of and the technical backup to an electrical/instrument group that provided maintenance onthe above systems on petro-chemical plants that operated around the clock.Specialties: CHAZOP & HAZOP facilitationField instrumentationSISProject ExecutionTraining & Development