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CAREER SUMMARY:
21 years experience (16 years international) in corrosion engineering, inspection and monitoring with strong technical background and good practical experience in applying corrosion mitigation strategies to oil/gas/petrochemical industry. Detailed knowledge and expertise in corrosion monitoring, chemical inhibitor treatment and injection, protective coatings, pipeline integrity, corrosion/mechanical damage assessment and cathodic protection (CP) system design, construction, commissioning and trouble-shooting. Advanced skills in technical report writing, work planning and personnel management. Certified NACE CP Specialist and registered (chartered) professional engineer in Canada.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
May 2006 to Present
SENIOR ENGINEERING SPECIALIST - CORROSION
Sirte Oil Company, Marsa El Brega, Libya
Responsible for external and internal corrosion control activities relating to CP system design, construction and monitoring; chemical inhibitors and injection; and inspection of plant and field operating equipment with working knowledge of industry codes and standards including ANSI, API, ASTM, ASME, BS, DIN and NACE.
October 1991 to April 2006
ENGINEERING SPECIALIST - CORROSION
Sirte Oil Company, Marsa El Brega, Libya
Responsible for CP system design, installation, commissioning and monitoring for company facilities including gas plant, refinery, desalination plant, marine loading jetties, meter battery, oil storage tank farm (3.2 MMBBL capacity), more than 350 wells and associated gas/oil separator plants and over 2,000 kilometres of 6' to 48' dia. oil/gas/liquids lines including offshore pipe lines, berths, submerged buoy moorings (SBM's) and pipe line end manifolds (PLEM's).
June 1987 to September 1991
CORROSION ENGINEER
NOVA Corporation of Alberta, Calgary, AB, Canada
Responsible for monitoring and reporting on internal/external corrosion control programmes for 16,000 kilometre network of 2' to 42' dia. gas transmission and condensate pipe lines, 41 compressor stations and 890 sales and gas metering stations.
May 1984 to December 1985; April to August 1986
SENIOR CORROSION TECHNICIAN
United Corrosion Consultants Ltd., Edmonton, AB, Canada
Responsible for performing CP system design surveys, installations, commissioning and maintenance for well casings, storage tanks, oil/gas pipe lines and refinery/plant piping.
1979 - 1983 (Summer Months)
CORROSION TECHNICIAN
Caproco Corrosion Prevention Ltd., Edmonton, AB, Canada
Responsible for installing, commissioning and field-testing more than 250 CP systems (impressed current and galvanic anodes) for oil/gas pipe lines, well casings, treaters, storage tanks, chemical plant piping and municipal water lines and storage towers.
EDUCATION:
Master of Science Degree (with distinction), Corrosion of Engineering Materials, August 2000.
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, England, UK.
Three-year part-time modular programme with research dissertation on CP current densities for well-coated (FBE) buried pipe lines in desert soil environments.
Bachelor of Science Degree, Metallurgical Engineering (Materials Option), May 1987.
Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology, Butte, MT, USA.
Final year project on welding of austenitic stainless steel (AISI type 316) and its sensitisation behaviour.
Bachelor of Science Degree, General (Physics Major), May 1983.
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
CERTIFICATIONS & AFFILIATIONS:
Certified NACE Cathodic Protection Specialist, 1997 to present.
Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta (APEGGA), Registered Professional Engineer, 1989-1991 and 1996 to present.
American Gas Association (AGA) Pipe Line Research Committee (PRC), Corrosion Supervisory Committee Member, 1991.
ASM International, Calgary Chapter Chairman, 1989-1991.
NACE International, Calgary Section Executive Committee Member, 1988-1991.
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honour Society, Life Member.
Libyan Driver's License, valid until 2012.
SKILLS:
Personal
Formal education and training in metallurgy and corrosion of engineering materials.
Familiar with risk based inspection (RBI) methodology and welding processes and procedures.
Excellent skills in planning, coordinating, technical report writing and personnel management.
Computer Proficiency
Autosketch, Freehand 5.0, Harvard Graphics, Lotus 123, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Word, MS Outlook, MS Project 2.0 and Word Perfect.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Publications
"The Importance of Quality Control and Project Management in the Construction of a Large-Scale Impressed Current Cathodic Protection System," Tripoli, Libya, November 2007.
"Failure of Down Hole Tubing Pipe in Water Source Well," Tripoli, Libya, November 2007.
Courses & Seminars Attended
Risk Based Inspection (RBI) Software Presentation and Seminar, Marsa El Brega, Libya, 2006.
Oil & Gas Production Operations: Procedures and Equipment and the Relationship to Corrosion, Corrosion Monitoring and Chemical Injection Course, Marsa El Brega, Libya, 2003.
New Technology & Equipment for Cathodic Corrosion Protection Seminar, Marsa El Brega, Libya, 2000.
CP Design Course, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA, 1991.
NACE Laboratory Corrosion Testing Short Course, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA, 1990.
Magnetic Particle and Liquid Penetrant Inspection Level 2 Certification Courses, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Calgary, AB, Canada, 1990.
Nickel Development Institute (NiDI) Corrosion Material Seminar, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 1989.
NACE Course #2, Corrosion Prevention by CP, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 1985.
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