CAREER SUMMARY

Instrument Engineer

Nationality: British

Education: University of Teesside (Polytechnic)

Qualifications: HND Engineering

ONC Electrical/Electronic

Certificates: Offshore Survival Certificate

Project Management Durham University

Data communications Durham University

Visual Basic Durham University

Professional Summary:

Kevin has worked in instrumentation and project management for over 35 years, overseas and the UK, having held senior lead engineer positions for the last 18 years of which 10 years were with FWEL. He has gained experience in lead roles in specification/selection of field instruments, engineering design Data comms, Construction, commissioning and pre-commissioning ESD and DCS systems, using international/national standards. He has been involved in Hazard reviews and IPS classifications (SIL). Sizing calculations for flowmeters and control valves. Development of P&IDs, philosophy diagrams, specification data sheets and requisitions using SAP

He has experience in chemical, petrochemical, oil and gas industries both onshore and offshore with experience of selection of equipment in hazardous areas.

As lead engineer Kevin has responsibility for:

Management of vendors, vendor and inter-discipline interfaces Construction and commissioning .

Engineering and management of detail design implementing Prince management & CDM processes on multi-discipline FEED projects covering brown and green field sites.

He has controlled change and variation request

Kevin has managed vendor design interfaces and on site Construction commissioning/installation of vendors.

He has produced cost estimates for man-hour and capital cost budgets and Carried out conceptual design studies.

Positions Period Company

Team Leader 2003- present ABB

Lead Instrument Engineer 2001- 2003 Huntsman Tioxide

Senior Instrument Engineer 1997-2001 ABB

Senior/Lead Instrument Engineer 1989-1997 Foster Wheeler Energy

Senior Instrument Engineer 1988-1989 Cussons

Senior/Lead Systems Engineer 1980-1988 (ABB) Taylor Instruments

PERIOD

2003/present ABB

Lead project Engineer

BP Caspian Sea Project Azerbaijan (Baku)

Mcdermotts Platform Module Yard (Platforms CA,WA & EA)

Installation, Engineering and pre-commissioning of ICSS and PCS system for offshore platforms for sail away.

Provide technical support for the ABB commissioning team interfacing with client and Vendors

Plan, programme and implement the installation/commissioning of the ICSS and PCS system interface to vendor skids/modules. Produce and Manage change control procedures

Responsible for the production of manpower and progress reporting

Reporting to ABB and the client with manpower and progress

2001/3 Huntsman Tioxide

LEAD Project engineer for Huntsman (Software package used Primavera)

Electrical Restructure

Replace existing site drives with motor managers and serial links between MOD300 DCS and CMAC (S&I) PLC and motor managers

Configure Mod 300 DCS for application and produce database for S&I for

Configuration of CMAC system

Management of construction Installation and commissioning of Power management units to monitor site power usage

Serial links to DCS through (CMAC) PLCs

Neutralization Project required for plant licensing and auditable from the environmental Agency

Working for the client and Leading an instrument team on a Multi discipline brown field site project providing full estimate, engineering solution, Hazops meetings and development of control strategy for a liquid and gas neutralization project using Fisher Delta V system and field bus. Complete SAT and CAT(FAT) testing of the system.

Purchase and selection of all field instruments MCERTS and EA approval

Site Based

Interface and management of Vendors packages and construction contractor

Pre-commissioning, commissioning and validation of the plant.

2001(10 wks) QSI GROUP

Atmel North Tyneside (Micro-chip manufacturer)

Design of the Tool gas detection System to ESD and DCS. Production of installation packages. Provide the interface and management between commissioning contractors, client and the design team

1997-2000 ABB AUTOMATION (3.5 years 1997 to 2000)

2000-14wks Glanford Brigg Combined Power Station

Replacement of existing Vega control system, on a Combined power station plant, with an ABB DCS System.

Develop Operational Sequences to enable DCS configuration on the Boilier Auxiliary Systems using existing documentation and site survey.

1998-2000 (18mths) HRL CSR Project (Offshore /onshore gas platforms)

Client engineer on an INFI 90 DCS replacement of existing single loop controllers and Ferranti monitoring computers

Gather data from client documents and site surveys both onshore/offshore locations to develop a concise Access Database for system build and replacement.

Serial links between ESD and DCS

Manage the Construction and Commissioning of the installation and functionality of the DCS system in replacing the existing legacy systems.

Plan and manage the windows and activities of work to coincide with the client platform shutdowns

Interface with other construction vendors attend planning and progress meetings

Site design and Construction management both onshore and offshore during installation and commissioning.

1997-1998 Siemens North Tyneside :Microelectonics Plant Upgrade ( 1 year)

Site Construction Engineer/Manager

Total Project Management control of installation of Bailey DCS (system 6) system, fibre optic network field instrumentation and electrical drives.

Management of client field request Design changes including specification and selection of field instrumentation. The Production of I/O schedules and the installation programme. Management of the software subcontractor and.

Control and management of the construction, pre-commissioning and commissioning phases of the project.

Attend site meetings between main contractor and client.

Preparation of mechanical completion certificate stage payments and final account.

1989 to 1997Foster Wheeler (9 years 1987 to 1997)

1997 6mths Shell Stanlow Kerosene Rationalisation Phase II :

Senior Instrument Engineer

The project was to install a new Batch monitored Kerosene fuel line between Stanlow and Manchester Airport. The project involved installing a new Rotork Pakscan system c/w motorised valves Pressure Transmitters etc...

The Pakscan system (Bi-directional) utilised a single pair cable, each valve and transmitter had an individual address.

Only if there was a change of instrument or cable status was the information recorded on the DCS

1997 Pakistan

Field Engineer Inspection of E & I installation 2 mths

Site based assist inspection of E & I installation site

1996-9mths Union Camp Chemicals

Lead Instrument Engineer (Site Based )

Batch plant ISA S88 Batch Control

Assigned to a fast track multidiscipline project on a fire destroyed plant Heading up the design, commissioning team and construction support.

Engineering specification and management of DCS control system and FAT.

Sizing calculations for flowmeters and control valves. Production of P&Ids, philosophy diagrams, specification data sheets and requisitions.

Production of algorithms and flow diagrams for software coding.

Validation, commissioning and Construction documentation for the plant.

1993-1996 Foster Wheeler

ICI Merseyside : Environmental Project

Lead Instrument Engineer (FEED brown field site)

Management and planning of the instrument and control on a multidiscipline

project on a new waste gas incinerator steam generator and engineer tie-ins to existing plants gas collection system.

Engineering and specification of the DCS system, single loop controllers,

ESD system and field instrumentation. FAT and SAT of the DCS Production of design and installation documentation loop drawings termination etc;

Sizing calculations for flowmeters and control valves. Production of P&Ids, philosophy diagrams, specification data sheets and requisitions

Site based Construction Commissioning Engineer

The development and production of the Construction scope of work and

Pre-commissioning procedures, management of the pre-commissioning

Team. Manage the interface between the design office and Construction team. E & I Completion of mechanical certification

Aberdeen: Foster Wheeler Wood Group

Engineer new I/O to existing DCS system to client process change requests. Up dating existing design and installation documentation, loop drawings, I/O schedule, termination drawings and installation packages

Foster Wheeler

TA7 ICI Wilton : Front End Feasibility Study and Estimate

Development of feasibility document and estimate. Developed from site visits and existing client documentation, for the instrument and control requirements of the TA7 Upgrade. Highlighting concerns and possible problem areas.

Foster Wheeler

Quorn 2 Finishing Plant Zenica

Lead Instrument Engineer (Green Field Site) FDA standards

Management of instrument and control design team on a new food plant multidiscipline project.

Hazop development meetings with the client, specification and engineering of the DCS for data acquisition control and sequential shutdown. Development of User Requirement flow Charts and configuration sheets.

Sizing calculations for flowmeters and control valves and provision, requisition and engineering of field instruments. Production of P&Ids, philosophy diagrams, specification data sheets and requisitions

Interfacing requirements and engineering design between vendor packages and DCS. Writing and development of Construction, pre-commissioning test procedures.

Foster Wheeler

ICI Wilton : CP3

Senior Instrument Engineer

Engineer and specify trip panel using clients standards

1991-1992 Foster Wheeler

ICI Wilton : Catalyst Recovery/Methyl Acetate TA7 TA8

Senior Instrument Engineer

Control and management of instrument design of an existing plant

Production of formatting/configuration sheets for an existing Taylor

Control system and MOD30 controllers. Development of instrument flow sheets. Management of manhour planning and control expenditure.

Foster Wheeler

ICI Catalyst Recovery Plant (High Pressure Hydrocarbon Plant)

Lead Instrument Engineer

Organise and control the activities relating to the provision of

project engineering , coordination and administration.

Sizing calculations for flowmeters and control valves. Production of P&Ids, philosophy diagrams, specification data sheets and field instrumentation requisitions

Progress and liaison meetings with client project engineers. Production of control logic diagrams and algorithms for software development of Siemens PLC. Undertake and develop control philosophy for plant optimisation

1988-1989 Paterson Zochonis( 1 years service Cussons Soap)

Senior Instrument Engineer

Responsible for the organisation and control of activities relating to the provision of project engineering services covering coordination, administration, feasibility studies, design and technical support of soap manufacturing plants in the UK and Nigeria

1985-1988 (ABB) Combustion Engineering( 4 years service)

Lead System Engineer (Philips Ekofisk) 1 yr

Bravo Platform commissioning and applications of Star Network 3106 computer MOD 30 Scada system and single loop controllerson water injection project

Gamma Platform Commissioning application and graphic build of Scada system Engineer RS232-485 network cabling.

Food (FDA)

Nestle Hayes Commissioning and application engineering of coffee Spray driers production plant. Control configuration and Graphics build of SCADA system

BOC In House Stevenage Customer acceptance tests and

application engineering for Cryogenic plant MOD 300 system

1980-1984TaylorInstruments (4 years service)

Commissioning Engineer

Eire Aughinish Aluminium Plant

Taylor Mod 3 system acceptance installation pre-commissioning,

commissioning and Supervision of instrument technicians loop checks

Updating system database for plant changes and commissioning.

Bangladesh- Urea fertilizer plant (Green Field Site) 18mths

Senior Instrument Construction & Commissioning Engineer

Engineer and generate field change requests

Construction E&I checks engineering support and plant commissioning

Planning and development of pre-commissioning commissioning procedures and supervision of instrument technicians in pre-commissioning activities.

Yugoslavia Zagreb - Ethylene Plant

Customer Support Engineer

Assigned to the client: responsible for loop acceptance and commissioning acceptance

1977-1980ClevelandAutomation (3 years service)

Instrument Design Engineer

Shell Moerdyke Holland- Field engineering responsible for field design and support of installation of field modified requests. Later supervision of German, Dutch and British technicians during commissioning.

Singapore - Offshore Storage Tanker (ESSO) South China Sea

Supervision of Expatriate and local labour on conversation of oil to gas fired boiler. Co-ordination between Siemens and Esso engineering to produce correct control application and installation.

1975-1977 Libya - Mobil Oil (2 years service)

Instrument Supervisor Desert location

Supervision of Expatriates and local employees.

Maintenance planning of turbines compressors and separators on refinery and production well heads.

1965-1974 Technician

Instrument apprenticeship and petro-chemical projects on/offshore Dordrecht yard Shell project and Beryl A mobil oil.

UK and overseas (Canada, Ireland, Belgium) Progressing to instrument supervisor.