Profile: Over 35 years experience in Occupational Health, Safety & Environment, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Certification and Inspection in the oil & gas industry, relevant to FPU, FPSO, FPF, Integrated Deck, Jacket, Process & Utility Topside Modules, Pipeline Spool base, Petrochemical and Power Station Construction.

Excellent practical knowledge and understanding of shop floor work activities, enabling change and problems to be quickly understood and resolved.

A fit and active team player with common sense, practicality and can be trusted in all situations.

Willing to accept responsibility, good communication, management and PC skills.

Experienced in dealing with senior management, projects include:-

Phillips Petroleum 7 years, Judy Joanne, Ekofisk II & Jade projects Workforce 1600

Esso Norge 2 years, Esso Balder, Refurbishment project Workforce 1100

Sovereign Oil & Gas 4 years, Emerald project Workforce 800

Amerada Hess 2 years, Ivanhoe Rob Roy project Workforce 1800

Maersk Oil 2 years, Tyra East project Workforce 1000

QUALIFICATIONS & COURSES ATTENDED:

Chartered Member of IOSH (CMIOSH).

DIPLOMA in Occupational Safety & Health, 2 year course, University of Paisley, Scotland.

NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety.

Technip UK Ltd ORCA II Behavioural Safety Auditor Course.

Subsea7 Safety Management & Leadership courses.

Phillips Petroleum HSE Courses.

First Aid at Work Course British Red Cross (expired).

Safety Awareness Permit to Work Courses.

Offshore Fire Fighters 4 Day Course Montrose Scotland

Defensive Driving Course.

British Welding Institute - Advanced Welding Engineering Course

City & Guilds Advanced & Ordinary Certificates in Welding

C.S.W.I.P. Welding Inspection (expired)

Scottish School of NDT, 10-Week Course in Ultrasonic Testing

Advanced Course in T.I.G, E/Arc & Oxy/Acetylene Welding at British Oxygen Co Ltd London

Five year welding apprenticeship with Babcock & Wilcox Renfrew Scotland

EMPLOYMENT RECORD

Feb 2006 -June 2007 HSE Advisor, Technip UK Ltd, Evanton Spoolbase, Inverness, Scotland.

6 Month Contract Pipeline Spoolbase Construction & Reel Lay Configurations. Projects included:-

(extended). Shell Penguin, Merganser & Teal, Chevron Captain, Toner Norsk Hydro, Marathon Alvheim, Talisman WaGE, Newfield Grove, BG Maria, CoP Mimas.

Promote and elevate Health and Safety to the same level as other disciplines. Install & improve a more positive health and safety culture within the company site team. Audit contractors HSE management systems. Instigate the requirement for risk assessments & procedures to be carried out for all significant workplace tasks. Advise on legislation. Carry out site safety Inductions & inspections. Attend project, HSE and safety representatives meetings. Investigate incidents /accidents & record in company database.

Liaise with client representatives as applicable.

Jan 2005-Aug 2005 Senior HSE Advisor, Petrology Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland.

6 Month contract. Subsea 7, Pipeline Spoolbase, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Projects included: BP Tweedsmuir & West Claw, Total L4G. Parson, Fluor & Daniel, Kazakhstan. Pressure vessel construction.

Edinburgh: - Carry out site safety inductions & workplace inspections. Advise on risk, COSHH & fire assessments, accident investigation, & legislation compliance. Audit subcontractor's management system.

Kazakhstan: - Set up, monitor & audit Permit to Work/Confined Space activities to ensure a safe system of work was in place for the construction of large diameter pressure vessels (150 mm thick).

Sep 2004-Oct 2004. Safety Advisor, Premise Management Services, Eastbourne, England.

3 Short Term Contracts. Scottish Exhibition Conference Centre, Glasgow, Scotland.

Responsible for the Health and Safety of onsite construction activities e.g. relating to exhibition stands & structure erection, FLT operations, working at height, electrical safety & site clean up activities. Review risk assessment and method statements. Ensure controls were in place relative to public safety.

Jun 2004-Jul 2004. Safety Advisor, Mitsui Babcock.

Short Term Contract. Longannet Power Station, Fife, Scotland.

Refurbishment of Longannet Power Generation Station

Duties included: - Site induction of new employees, workplace surveillance & inspection. Audit sub contractors' health and safety management systems. Ensure method statements, risk, COSHH, fire assessments, confined space/permit to work activities were addressed & in place. Investigation of accident and incidents. Advise on legislation e.g. HSW Act, PUWER, LOLER CDM regulations etc.

Aug 2003-Oct 2003 Quality Engineer, Petrology Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland.

Short Term Contract Subsea 7, BP Talisman Ross pipeline fabrication project.

Write and develop Quality and HSE Procedures e.g. Audit, Document Control, Health and Safety Plan, Method Statements, Work Instructions & Inspection Test Plans etc for submission/approval to Subsea 7 and BP. Liaise with client on a daily basis and attend meetings as required.

Fast track fabrication of 12.5 kilometres of duplex & LX65 pipeline stalks for reeling to lay vessel.

Standards: ISO 9001, BP Specifications & HSE Golden Rules.

May 2003-Aug 2003 HSE Manager, Saipem, St Quentin Yvelines Cedex, France.

Short Term Contract 12000 Tonnes Jacket Construction.

BP/AIOC Baku Azerbaijan.

Manage, audit, develop and upgrade Safety Management Systems in line with BS 8800, HSG65, ISO 4001 & BP Golden Rules. Promote a pro active safety awareness culture throughout the organisation. Advise management of HSE requirements and responsibilities. Write & compile work procedures. Upgrade Permit to Work & Confined Spaces procedures. Address environmental issues. Introduce and set up arrangements for emergency response team & procurement of equipment (1200 workforce).

Attend daily/weekly/monthly HSE meetings with sub contractors, site team & BP (as applicable).

May 2002-Nov 2002 QA Engineer, Single Buoy Mooring Systems, Monaco.

Short term contract FPSO Conversion, Exxon Atlantic Xikomba Project.

Dubai Dry Dockyard, Dubai.

Audit and surveillance of main contractor & sub contractor's quality systems. Issue & close out of Non Conformance. Help and advise contractor on make up of required quality procedures & work instructions necessary to control the work. Review and approval of sub contractor's quality procedures.

Monitor compilation of certification. Audit & approve sub contractors prior to placing of sub contracts.

Introduce & maintain weekly QA/QC meetings. Liaise with main contractors, client and certifying authorities Standards included: ISO 9001, ABS, BS, ASME and ABS Rules.

Aug 2001-Sep 2001 Quality Engineer, Petrology Ltd Glasgow Scotland

Short term contract Location: - DSND Subsea, Grimstad & Sogndal, Norway.

Maersk Tyra, Halfdan & Kraka Pipeline and Riser Installation Project.

Norway.

Troubleshooting of Contractors mechanised automatic pipeline weld procedure qualification programme, (LX 65/60/52 materials). Advising the best way forward for re-qualification and re-testing of weld procedures in order that approval/validation was attained from both Maersk and DNV.

Attend meetings; liaise with Maersk, DNV & Bureau Veritas. Manage and resolve day to day problems. Arrange mechanical testing and witness of such with client & third parties.

Standards: ASME 5 & 1X, NPD, DNV, Maersk and Bureau Veritas.

Jan 2000-Jun 2001 HSE & Quality Engineer, Phillips Petroleum London.

2600 Tons Offshore Topsides Process/Living Quarters Module.

Jade Project, Hartlepool, England.

Health & Safety Responsibilities: Surveillance & audit of Main and Sub Contractors safety systems. Review contractor's policies, procedures, work instructions & risk/COSHH assessments & management strategies. Carry out daily and weekly inspection tours of the workplace. Monitor contractors waste management system and activities. Monitor contractors confined space & permit to work system. Manage Phillips safety incentive and awareness schemes. Ensure accidents and incidents are reported & investigated.

Attend and help promote main contractor HSE Monthly Committee Meetings and Forums.

Carry out safety inductions & HSE presentations to Phillips site team.

Quality Assurance Responsibilities: Audit & Surveillance of Main Contractor and Sub Contractors Quality Systems in line with ISO 9001. Review and approval of Contractors Audit Schedule, NDE, Weld Procedures, Inspection Test Plans, Work Instructions, Mechanical Completion etc.

Monitor Contractors ability to manage change. Issue and close out of Non Compliance Reports.

Sep 1999-Oct 1999 Welding Engineer - Amec Process & Energy Ltd.

Short term contract: Chirag 1 Water Injection Project, Baku, Azerbaijan.

Trouble shooting, training and upgrading Contractors welding procedures and welder operator qualifications in relation to Gas Shielded Flux Cored Arc (GFCAW) & Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) welding processes. BS, ASME, ASTM, AWS Codes and Standards etc.

Oct 1997-Jun 1999 QA/QC/Engineering Consultant - Esso Norge A.S. Balder Project

Floating Production Unit (FPU) - Greenock, Scotland

Team member of ESSO Special Projects Group during refurbishment of their Floating Production Unit Duties included: Advising ESSO Litigation Team Lawyers on specification/technical requirements of workmanship and build outwith that specified by Contract/Code requirements.

Jan 1993-Oct 1997 HSE & Quality Representative, Phillips Petroleum.

Judy Joanne & Ekofisk II Projects.

10,000 Tons Integrated Deck, Judy Joanne Project

6500 &3500 Tons MSF & Process Module, Ekofisk II Project,

Amec Facility, Newcastle, England.

Initially based in Phillips Petroleum head office London. Member of Phillips Bid Evaluation Team auditing main contractor's suitability to meet company requirements on Health, Safety, Environment & Quality in the UK and Europe.

Located to site and responsible for all Health, Safety, Environmental & Quality issues.

Health, Safety & Environmental duties: - Surveillance & audit of main contractor and sub contractors SHE management systems in line with BS 8800, HSG65 & ISO 14001. Monitor Contractors Risk Management strategies. Review and approve contractors SHE policies, emergency procedures, work instructions and method statements. Implement as far as possible an awareness and safety culture. Carry out safety inductions of Phillips site team. Monitor contractor's ability to handle Change.

Monitor applicable environmental issues e.g. segregation of waste materials & avoidance of pollution.

Carry out daily and weekly inspection tours of the workplaces. Monitor contractor's confined space & permit to work system. Manage Company Safety Incentive and Awareness Schemes.

Ensure accidents and incidents are investigated and reported.

Attend main contractors SHE Weekly, Monthly, Construction, and Committee Meetings & Forums.

QA/QC duties: - Monitoring & Audit of Main Contractors and Sub Contractors Quality Systems in line with ISO 9001. Write and control Company Site Specific Quality Procedures and Work Instructions. Issue and close out Non Conformance Reports. Approval of Contractors Quality Procedures, e.g. ITP Plans, Certification, Weld Procedures, Welder Qualifications, Coating, Document Control, Material Control etc. Monitor Contractors Mechanical Completion Systems.

Materials used e.g. Structural: - 450/420 EMZ. Piping: - Titanium, Super Duplex, Duplex, 6 Mo, Glass Reinforced Epoxy (GRE, AMERON SYSTEM) & Type 6082 T6 for Aluminium Helideck.

Codes /Standards: ASME, BS, NORSOK, NPD Regulations, DNV Rules. Staff of 7.

Feb 1989 - Oct 1992 QA/QC Engineer - Sovereign Oil & Gas, Emerald Project.

Semi Sub FPF/FSU Conversion & Single Point mooring System.

Scotland & Holland.

Aug 1987 - Feb 1989 QA/QC Engineer - Amerada Hess Ltd, Ivanhoe/Rob Roy Project.

Semi Sub/FPF/Living Quarters Conversion,

Newcastle, England.

Both FPF conversions were of similar nature.

Approval/audit of: - Contractors Quality System, Quality Procedures, Inspection Test Plans and Weld Procedures. Materials used e.g. Zeron 100, Duplex, Cupro Nickel, Stainless Steel etc. Surveillance/monitoring of Contractor's Construction activities.

Staff of 32 multi discipline inspectors for Amerada project.

Jan 1985 - Jul 1987 QA/QC Manager, U.I.E. Scotland Ltd, Conoco S.B.G.D. & Total N.A.B. Projects, Offshore Module Construction, Clydebank, Scotland.

Responsible to Project Manager for all QA/QC on and offsite activities for U.I.E. on Conoco SBGD Wellheads Modules (inclusive of living Quarters) and Total N.A.B. Gas Separation Modules. Duties on both projects were similar, i.e. day to day running of Project QC Dept. Audit of system (BS 5750).

Staff of 14 multi discipline QC personnel.

Aug 1984 - Jan 1985 Certification Engineer, B.P. Semi Submersible Construction, Scotland.

Troubleshooting of final certification packages. Liaison with B.P. & Lloyds on behalf of Scott Lithgow with a view to obtaining a Certificate of Fitness from L.R.S. Duties included: - Upgrading, Compiling, Troubleshooting, Progressing and Presenting Scott Lithgow's Structural Certification Systems to B.P. and Certifying Authority for Acceptance. Staff of 8 Inspectors.

Jan 1984 - Aug 1984 QA/QC Engineer - Britoil Clyde Project. M.S.F. Module & Flare Boom Construction, Newcastle, England.

Duties included audit & assessing Contractors Quality Systems (BS5750) at Bid Evaluation Stage (in both the UK & Europe).

Apr 1983 - Jan 1984 QA/QC Engineer - BP Magnus Project, Scotland.

Monitoring/inspection/refurbishment of Carbon and Stainless Steel Dry Gas Heat Exchangers entailing: Progress, Certification, Fabrication, Weld Procedure & Welder approval, N.D.T. Documentation, Hydro Testing etc.

Jul 1981 - Feb 1983 Chief Inspector - Dansk Boreselskab a/s,

Tyra East, Offshore Module Construction, Odense, Denmark.

Responsible for all QA/QC on site activities for Dansk Boreselskab A/S's 4 Process and 4 Utility Duties included: Monitoring of Contractor's Quality System e.g. Certification, Document Control, Fabrication, Weld Procedures, Welder Approval and Mechanical Completion Acceptance. Standards used A.S.M.E., A.N.S.I., B.S., A.W.S., N.A.C.E., D.N.V. Rules. Staff of five Inspectors

Mar 1981 - May 1981 QA/QC Engineer - Belmar Eng. Services Ltd Aberdeen Scotland Installation of Quality System

Dec 1980 - Mar 1981 QA/QC Engineer - Shell Expro Aberdeen Scotland Witness/Monitoring of Sub sea mock up tests.

May 1980 - Oct 1980 Inspection/Welding Engineer - Valhalla Project, Orkanger, Norway. Offshore Accommodation Module Construction

Oct 1979 - Apr 1980 Senior Weld Inspector - Texaco/Snamproghetti Refinery Wales

Petro Chemical Construction

Jan 1979 - Oct 1979 Senior Weld Inspector - Shell Expro Cormorant Alpha

Offshore Hook-Up

Jul 1977 - Dec 1978 Senior Welding Inspector - Chevron, Ninian Field

Offshore Platform Construction Kishorn Scotland

Jan 1977 - May 1977 Welding Supervisor - J. Fay & Co. Ltd Algeria

Petro Chemical Construction

Jan 1976 - Aug 1976 Welding Supervisor - Allied Steel Co. Ltd, Zimbabwe.

Pressure Vessel Fabrication

Nov 1974 - Dec 1975 Welding Inspector/Supervisor - J.D Sousa Ltd Zimbabwe Overland Pipeline

Apr 1973 - Sep 1974 Welding Supervisor - R Cochran Ltd Zimbabwe

Pressure Vessel Fabrication

Mar 1972 - Mar1973 Welding Supervisor - Rio Tinto Industries Zimbabwe

Petro Chemical Construction

Sep 1971 - Feb 1972 Welding Instructor - Vecor, Vereeniging South Africa Engineering Construction

Jan 1970 - Jun 1971 Charge hand Welder - G Wimpey/Flour Grangemouth Scotland

Petro Chemical Construction

Feb 1969 - Dec 1969 Coded Welder - Installations Ltd Grangemouth Scotland

Petro Chemical Construction

Oct 1968 - Feb 1969 Welding Demonstrator - English Electric Co Glasgow Scotland

Manufacture of Welding Equipment

Sep 1960 - Oct 1968 Babcock & Wilcox Renfrew Scotland

Five year apprenticeship in Welding & Boilermaking

Journeyman Welder

Welding Instructor

Represented Britain in the International Apprentices Competition Portugal 1964