Qualifications: BA Degree Technology, Open University, 1986.

Business Studies NEP, Durham University, 1985.

Full Marine Technological Certification (FTC) Shields, 1982.

T3, T4, T5. Marine Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Merchant Marine College, South Shields. 1977-81.

MNTB. Advanced Marine Electronics.1977.

MNTB. Marine Electronics, Special Technique, 1977.

Merchant Marine College, Southampton.

EITB General Engineering Apprenticeship. 1970-73

London City & Guilds Elect Installation Certification, 1973,

Scarborough College, York.

UKOA, Medical certificate 2004

RGIT, Offshore survival certificate , 2003

ISO 9002 QA Auditor 1994.

MS Office, Project, Excel, Word, Primavera 3.

Languages: English.

Professional Body: Member: Institute Incorporated Engineers

Designated Title. I.Eng. MIIE T Eng (CEI)

Positions Held: Managing Director, Business Development, Eng Manager,

Client Representative Marine Consultant, Project Manager,

Chief Electrical Officer MN, Subsea Marine Specialist.

Specialised Experience.

DSV topside design and three term control systems for deck and ancillary equipment, ship operations, cable and pipe lay. Deepwater and shallow water subsea planing and installation. work over control systems routine maintenance and inspection programs. Subsea completions tie-in knowledge and experience in wellhead, X'trees, subsea manifold, subsea control module, flow line, production control umbilical equipment installations. ROV engineering design and build, incorporated with Electro hydraulic control tooling and work packages for subsea facility installation and maintenance. Marine route engineering, survey, pipe lay, cable lay, plough operations, post lay inspection. ROV burial and rock dump operations, annual cable/pipeline surveys and remedial works. QA/QC working practices ISO 9002. DTI, research grants for innovation, product development and management. Full start up business plan initiative, responsible monthly P&L and cash flow forecast schedules. Proprietary engineering, project management, consultancy, general engineering liaison functions and client/customer marine subsea engineering representation services.

Brief:

To provide focused engineering management to multi-discipline project teams responsible for the implementation of international subsea plant infrastructure (Oil and Gas,Telecoms) through out all stages of the project life cycle. The primary function, to provide technical, commercial and project management skills in support of project teams tasked with the design, build, and maintenance of submarine systems and structures. Procure, manage equipment and field-based personnel responsible for supervising marine and terrestrial construction activities. A detailed knowledge of the technical requirements and commercial issues combined with a broad understanding of the philosophies associated with the following project packages and systems.

· Project planing, feasibility studies, Industry wide maintenance agreements.

· Permit regulative procedures, marine auditing management requirements.

· Terrestrial and Hydrographical survey techniques and standards

· Cable and Pipe lay consulting, route selection and crossings.

· Subsea cable repairs, jointing, and testing.

· Shallow and deep-water sub sea plant installation and maintenance.

· Post installation remedial works, maintenance, and inspection engineering.

· Jacket, wellhead, riser, template and umbilical control systems,

· Ssubsea completions, work over, X'tree and well tie-in,

· Remote subsea plant intervention tasking, ROV tooling intervention

· ROV systems design, applications and auditing fit for purpose.

· Testing, commissioning of sub sea plant and control systems

· Engineering expertise with plough, backhoe and diving systems.

· Swathe Bathymetric multi beam, sounder system, Navigational sensors.

· High-resolution side scan and sub bottom profilers.

· Sub bottom and ROV tooling, umbilical winches and reels.

· Cable and Pipe tracker systems active and intelligent pigging.

· HPU Hydraulic Power units and prime mover motor systems.

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Attend and review sub-contractors meetings, identify and assess quality risk associated with project activities. Review and approve all project documentation associated with marine and terrestrial based construction and surveys.

EXPERIENCE:

August:-Sep: 04 Dolphin Energy, Dubai

Client Representative

ROV Marine Construction and survey services.

July 04: Centrica Aberdeen.

Technical Audit on Marine susbsea system, fit for purpose

technical assessment for the Project Centrica - Rose

Shallow water drill rig support services.

June 04: Project Technical Consultant.

Underwater Construction Ltd Aberdeen

Marine Audit fit for purpose operations and inspection,

March 04: KDD-SCS

Project Technical Consultant.

Marine Audit fit for purpose operations and inspection,

Engineering Management of flexible cable interconnection

Oct-November 03: NSW/Corning, Nordenham, Germany.

Marine Consultant and Project Manager

Project planning for a submarine installation.

June- Aug 03: CXO, LLC. Austin, Texas. USA, for PCL

Marine Customer Rep and Project Manager, CA, USA.

Environmental Resource Management (ERM) CA USA

Survey and inspection .Tasked with the vessel project management, GIS survey, reporting, technical consultant, and assistance to ERM with final report to the California State Lands Commission

April-May 2003: Global Crossing Ltd, London, UK.

Marine Project Manager for GX. CA USA.

Survey and inspection Pan American Crossing Tasked with the vessel project management, GIS survey reporting, technical consultancy and assistance to ERM for the California State Lands Commission.

Dec-Feb 2002-03: CXO, LLC Austin Texas. USA

Environmental Resource Management (ERM) CA USA

Marine Customer Rep and Project Manager CA, USA.

Survey and inspection Tasked with the vessel project management, GIS survey reporting, technical consultancy, and assistance to ERM for the California State Lands Commission.

Sep-Oct 2002:BSP Brunei.

Project Manager

Annual ROV Pipeline inspection and survey services.

July -Aug: 2002: Alcatel Submarine Networks, London.

Consultative report on the Plib operations for the Flag North Asia Loop subsea fibre optic cable system

March-June - 2002: Alcatel Submarine Networks, London.

Ship Project Manager (SPM)

FLAG North Asia Loop, PLIB. Cable/Pipeline crossings and burial operations. Taiwan - Hong Kong - Japan. Vessel Ocean Commander, Remotely Operated Vehicle CTC2.

Nov- 2001 Jan 2002: Pacific Crossing Ltd USA

Customer Representation.

PC-1 South Pacific subsea cable plant upgrades and construction works. Vessel, GMS Bold Endeavour, offshore. Taiwan and Japan.

Oct 2001: Global Crossing Ltd, Bermuda and USA

Customer Representation.

AC-1 Segment A4 North Atlantic repair and cable burial operations. Vessel CS Sovereign, ROV Scarab 3.

June-Sep 2001: Pacific Crossing Ltd USA

Customer Representation

Pacific Crossing and East Asia cable re route survey and lay operations. Tasked with the contractual and technical negotiations. Make detailed technical recommendations for the Marine and ROV combined air diving construction engineering. Installation and post lay remedial works offshore Ajigaura, Japan. Vessel GMS Wave Mercury, ROV Triton.

May-June 2001: Global Crossing Ltd, Bermuda and USA

Customer Representation.

AC-1 Atlantic repair segment C and cable burial operations

Vessel GMS CS Sovereign, ROV Scarab 3

Sep 2000 -April 2001: Pacific Crossing Ltd, USA

Tasked with, General Engineering Management

and Technical Consultancy.

Cable Installation survey/remedial works programme for

UK-Ire Segment A and B, Pan European Crossing.

Pacific Crossing 1 Segment N Ajigaura, Japan

East Asia Crossing Segment N Ajigaura, Japan

Vessels CS Wave Sentinel, CS Wave Mercury, ROV Triton

July-Aug 2000: Pangea Ltd, UK.

Customer Representation.

UK - Holland Fibre optic network installation construction.

Alcatel/CTC Marine vessel CS Nordica Plough RP1

May-July 2000: Global Crossing Ltd, Bermuda and USA.

Marine Consultancy Customer Representation.

UK - Ireland Fibre Optic network construction on Seg B

Global Marine vessel CS Wave Sentinel plough standard

May 2000: Alcatel Submarine Networks, London.

Ship Project Manager (SPM).

Tangerine cable system repair Plib ops for Level 3 with Travocean Med 1 from Alcatel Cable Ship, CS Heimdal.

March 2000: Alcatel Submarine Networks, London.

Ship Project Manager (SPM).

Operations and Installation reports on Level 3 & Pan European Crossing, Fibre Optic Networks.

Jan-Feb 2000: Alcatel Submarine Networks, London

ShipProject Manager. (SPM)

Shore ends repairs and post laid inspection and cable burial operations on the Pan European Crossing. In addition Level 3 Fibre optic networks. Vessel, DSV Aquamarine Travocean ROV, Med 1

Nov-Dec 1999: Alcatel Submarine Networks, London.

Ship Project Manager (SPM).

Shore ends repairs PLIB operations on the GCL Pan European, and Level 3, Tangerine fibre optic networks. Vessels Goosander, Air Diving operations, Polar Prince ROV Sonsub Flexjet 2 Technical operational report for Alcatel.

Sep-1999: Rovtech Ltd.

Technical Consultant for cable trenching system, Olympian.

Feb - Sep 1999: Tyco Submarine Systems Ltd, New York.

Client Representative/Project Manager.

Repairs and PLIB cable and pipeline crossing operations, Atlantic Crossing (AC1) segments A4, B2, and B1.Farlands and Rembrandt Fibre Optic Cable Systems, in addition AC1 final status reports.

Oct 98-Feb 1999: Tyco Submarine Systems Ltd, New York.

Client Representative/Project Manager

Repairs and PLIB cable and pipeline crossing operations on the Atlantic crossing (AC1) fibre optic cable network. Vessels, Pacific Blade, Lowland Cavalier, Highland Fortress. ROV Flexjet, Magnum, Spartan.

Sep-1998: Alcatel, London.

Consultant/Representative

Cable Route Survey and Installation.

Aug-Sep 1998: Talisman Energy, Aberdeen

Consultant/Client Representative.

Subsea pipe line construction for Talisman Energy and pipeline remedial works and rock dumping operations.

May 1998-Aug1998:Marathon Oil UK plc, Aberdeen

Project Technical Consultant.

Carry out commercial and technical review of deep-water ROV tenders for consortium of six Oil companies led by Marathon Oil. Make detailed recommendation to the consortium for the appropriate ROV system tooling and work over packages required .for the deep water-semi sub drilling programme from the Sovereign Explorer.

April-1998: Philips Petroleum, Aberdeen.

Consultant/Client Representation.

Marine and ROV auditing fit for purpose applications

Annual pipeline ROV survey/inspection. ROV Inspector

March 1998: Amoco, Great Yarmouth.

Consultant/Client Representative.

Marine and ROV Auditing fit for purpose applications

Pipeline inspection and platform subsea production system work over, ROV Super Scorpio.

1997: Shell UK, Aberdeen.

Consultant/Client Representative.

Marine and ROV Auditing fit for purpose applications

Client Rep Deep water pipe line installation and survey.

Full ROV work tooling package for subsea repairs.

1997: ASC0 Marine & Underwater Services, Aberdeen.

Consultant/Client Representation.

Unocal annual ROV pipeline inspections.

1997-present: Trading as an independent Marine consultant and contractor to the Oil/Gas and Subsea Telecomm Industries. ROV and Marine Subsea services, project management, technical consultancy client representation, commercial and technical evaluations. ROV and diving applications specialist, Vessel Project Management.

1986-1997: Horne Subsea Ltd, Regent Quay Aberdeen, Scotland.

MD and founder of, (HSL). High Technology Company specialising in subsea operations and NDT services. Development of Data Acquisition Software. ROV project management services to the subsea telecomm and Oil/Gas industries. Operations and manpower services, Technical consultancy, Vessel and ROV Audits. Customer/client representation and project management services. Contract ownership, P&L accounts cash flow forecasting and business plan initiatives, tender and bid process responsibilities. Design development and build of ROV for the MOD. DTI and major Oil Company research and development grants awarded for technical innovation and commercial development of monitoring and computer enhanced mapping. Quality Assurance and technical management services included Marine and ROV auditing. Registered ISO 9002 by DNV for all services. Experience in ROV design development, remote sub sea intervention tasking and tooling. ROV and Plough design, applications and operations.

1981-1986: Subsea Offshore Ltd, Aberdeen Scotland.

Senior Submersible Engineer, latterly Operations Controller. Experienced ROV engineer, design build and piloting. Operations from Dive support vessels, offshore structures internationally Oil and Gas industries. Experience with air & saturation diving support services, in the North sea and International. ROV inspection and survey on production platforms rig, FPSO, Pipe lay Barges, subsea facilities, mooring and pipeline facilities maintenance inspection and surveys.

1981: Maersk Company Ltd, London.

Rank: Chief Electrical Officer, North Sea Supply vessels

Responsible for the vessel electrical power plant and ancillary equipment. Maintenance schedule planning and refits and repairs.

1974-1981: Blue Star Ship Management, Liverpool.

Rank: Chief Electrical Engineering Officer

Serving worldwide onboard fully automated deep sea going general cargo, container and reefer vessels. Responsible for the electrical power plant marine maintenance, deck, bridge and the engine room. Preventative maintenance, schedule planning and refits and repairs.

1971-1974: Dale Electric of Great Britain, Ltd, Scarborough, Filey, North Yorkshire. Engineering Apprentice.

Engineering Apprenticeship served in power generation and control equipment. Trained in control panel wiring, generator plant fitting, commissioning, test and project engineering.