Freelance Instrument Control Engineer Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, UK
Electrical and Instrumentation design engineering
| Rating: | Unrated (New) |
| Hourly Rate: | £66.67 |
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CV
Over forty years experience of Electrical and Instrumentation Engineering and Project Management in both the power generation and petro-chemical industries, using analogue and digital techniques for process control, monitoring, data logging and progress planning. Involved in conceptual and detailed design, construction, installation, commissioning and maintenance of distributed control systems, offshore analysers, metering, ESD, fire and gas, and hydraulic wellhead controls
Performed control and shutdown system audits and reliability analysis of new and existing ESD systems
Involved in the IEE Pilot Mentoring programme in the North of Scotland and mentored several young engineers.
Employment History
(1998 & ongoing)
Senior Consultant
ACE Alliance Responsible for the Electrical and Instrumentation engineering of a Water Injection FEED for the Azerbiajan International Operating Company Chirag 1 platform
(1997 & ongoing)
Senior Instrument Engineer
Shell Northern Integrated Services Contract. Responsible to the Lead Instrument Engineer for general work on Dunlin and Cormorant Production Platforms
(2008 to 2007)
Electrical Engineer
Schiehallion Operations Support
Responsible for the Electrical engineering support of the Schiehallion FPSO, reporting to the Schiehallion Production Manager.
Control and Instrument Engineer
Magnus Operations Support
Responsible for the Control and Instrument engineering support of the Magnus Production Platform, reporting to the Electrical and Instrument Technical Authority.
(2000 to 2005)
Lead E & I Engineer
Wood Group EngineeringHess Project
Responsible for technical integrity, resource allocation and budget adherence of the electrical and instrumentation content for all upgrades and modifications to the Scott Platform and the Triton FPSO
Upgrade of Fire & Gas detection system, Pict satellite field tie back and OSPAR upgrade, on the Triton FPSO.
Technically responsible for the refurbishment of the Telford separator oil allocation metering system on the Scott Platform.
Wrote the OMV metering philosophies for Lloyds Register.
Produced the corporate instrument content for a number of major project quotations in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.
Principal Instrument Engineer
Total Project
Responsible for the North Alwyn compressor control upgrade project, and the instrumentation for the Dunbar pipeline de-scaling project.
Seconded to Frontier Engineering
Study Manager for the Upgrade of Sales Gas Metering Online Analysers at the St. Fergus Gas Terminal for Total E & P.
Electrical and Instrument Engineer for a Due Diligence Inspection of an offshore platform and an onshore gas terminal in Egypt
Principal Instrument Engineer
BP Forties Unity Refurbishment Project Study and conceptual design of instrumentation upgrade to minimise maintenance visits over the next ten years.
Conceptual design study for the addition of 32 man temporary living quarters to the BP Lomond Platform
NAM Compression Project and Integrated Services Contract Responsible for the specification and acceptance of all field mounted instruments, control valves, safety relief valves, shutdown and blow down valves, for gas compression modules on 5 platforms and integrated services contract platform modifications. Provided installation and commissioning support.
Senior Instrument Engineer
NAM Integrated Services Contract. Responsible to the Lead Instrument Engineer for the FEED for Process and environmental improvements to a production platform and the integration of a satellite platform within the main control system reporting back to the onshore terminal in Holland
Mobil SAGE Project Responsible to the Lead E & I Engineer for the conceptual design of additional High Integrity Protection systems and modifications to the existing Fire & Gas system
(2000 to 2000)
Senior Instrument Engineer
AMEC Process and EnergyMarathon Oil UK Solstice Project Responsible to the Project Manager for my part in the study and definition phases of the Solstice Project to extend the economic viability of the Brae Field Complex in the North Sea
(1999 to 2000)
Senior Instrument Engineer
Wood Group EngineeringTexaco Engineering Services Contract Responsible to the Engineering Co-ordinator for general work on the Captain WPP and FPSO
(1998 to 1999)
Lead Instrument Engineer, Central Support Group
Brown & RootBP Forties Alliance
Focal point for modifications and control system upgrades on the Forties Platforms.
AIOC
Focal point for all Sangachal Terminal and Chirag 1 production platform upgrade projects
HRL
Focal point for modifications and control system upgrades on Morcambe Bay Platforms and both Gas Terminals.
(1997 to 1998)
Senior Instrument Engineer
Wood Group EngineeringTexaco Engineering Services Contract Responsible to the Lead Systems Engineer for general work on the Captain FPSO and Tartan Production Platform
(1996 to 1997)
Senior Instrument Engineer
AMEC Process and EnergyBrae Projects Alliance, Kingfisher Project. Responsible to the Lead Instrument Engineer for the allocation metering, DCS and fire and gas system modifications for the tie in of the Shell Kingfisher sub-sea development onto the Brae Bravo production platform.
(1995 to 1996)
Global Marine International Services CorporationElectronics Maintenance Engineer on the Glomar Arctic III.
Responsible for the maintenance of all electronic equipment, including drilling, marine, communication, safety and entertainment systems on a semi-submersible drilling rig.
Professional Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS
M.Sc. Computer Systems and Applications,
Sunderland Polytechnic - 1979
B.Sc. Electrical and Electronic Engineering
University College of South Wales and
Monmouthshire, University of Wales - 1966
N.V.Q. D32: Assess Candidate Performance - 1995.
N.V.Q. D33: Assess Candidate Using Differing
Sources of Evidence-1995
OPITO Offshore Survival September 2009
ICB Manual Book-keeping 2003
IAM Passed Advanced Driving Test 2003
SAGE Instant Accounts 2004
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP Chartered Engineer (C. Eng.)- 1974
Member Institution of Electrical Engineers- 1974
Member Institute of Measurement and Control- 1977
Associate Member of Institute of Certified Book-keepers- 2003
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