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Nationality: British.
Date of Birth: 2nd November 1949.
Education: Inverness Technical College
City & Guilds 193.
Mech. Eng. Part 4/5
City & Guilds 168
Industrial Instrumentation.
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
Business Management & Administration
Work Experience: My career has spanned both the technical and managerial aspects of drilling and related engineering. During my involvement with drilling and completion operations, both land and offshore, I have gained experience in the various facets of these operations, including the drilling assemblies, casing and cementing, well testing, mud systems and the application of other well services.
Have gained in-depth knowledge relating to sub sea equipment including BOP's and control systems and all the related surface and sub sea equipment associated with offshore operations. Also worked on Jack-Up units, using mud-line suspension systems. Installation of trees and drilling spools on platforms and land rigs. Involvement with deep water construction projects.
Certification: Current FOSET, Huet and EBS
Current IADC WellCap, Supervisors Level.
Employment History
2004- Present Vetco Gray, Singapore
Contract Service Engineer
Installation of SG5 wellheads, maintenance of tooling, mud line suspension systems.
2002-2004 Cooper Cameron, Singapore
Contract Service Engineer
Drilling spools, x-trees, bushings, sub sea wellhead systems. Deep water construction project in Mediteranean running jumper spools, with associated hydraulic/mechanical tooling.
2000-2002 Frontier Drilling, Singapore.
Sub Sea Engineer, Frontier Discoverer, Singapore Sub Sea Engineer, Frontier Duchess, India.
1999-2000 Entech Industries, Vietnam.
Area Representative. Valve sales to various industries.
1996-1999 Cameron Iron Works, Abu Dhabi.
Service Engineer. Working on metal to metal & elastomeric seal Christmas trees, single & dual completions, valve repairs, sub sea installations & repairs in all areas of Middle East.
1990-1996 Checkbasic Engineering Ltd.
Managing Director.
Formed company to take advantage of contract with BP in Vietnam to act as Sub Sea Supervisor during drilling operations. Also contracted services to: Shell, IPL, Sedco. Retained by Japanese company to act as Industrial Services Representative.
1989-1990 Drill-Quip, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.
Service Engineer. Offshore work installing wellhead equipment on production platforms & drilling units.
1987-1989 Drummond McCall, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Technical Sales Representative. Plastics Division, sales of HDPE pipe & pre-insulated pipe, maritimes.
1985-1987 Sub Sea Technology Ltd., Truro, Nova Scotia
General Manager. Management of fabrication plant employing forty five professional & trades engineers.
1982-1985 Sedco, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Sub Sea Engineer. Assignments in Angola, Nigeria & Portugal. Floating & jack-up units.
1977-1982 Dome Petroleum, Calgary, Canada.
Sub Sea Engineer. Canmar division, Canadian Arctic.
Sub Sea duties aboard vessels in the Beaufort Sea. Development of planned maintenance programme for mechanical, electrical & sub sea equipment.
1975-1976 Atwood Oceanics, Orchard Tower, Singapore.
Sub Sea Engineer. Big John & Gettysburg. BOP's, control systems, riser tensioners, wellheads & all related equipment. South China Seas.
1972-1975 Drexel Equipment, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.
Service Tech., Service Manager, Sales Manager.
Martin Decker instrumentation, Aqua-Chem desalination & Koomey Controls. Offshore North Sea & Europe.
1966-1972 Scottish Pulp & Paper Mills, Ft. William, Scotland.
Indentured Instrument Technician Apprentice.
Instrument Technician. Completed full indentured apprenticeship, in conjunction with technical training & examinations to ONC/HNC standard.
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