·       Offshore oil industry geotechnics since 1980

·       Investigations for umbilicals and pipelines

·       Onshore and nearshore petrochemical projects

·       Geophysical and ROV surveys

·       Worldwide experience

·       Pile installation and dynamic pile testing

·       Management and supervision of geotechnical investigations

·       Supervision of research projects

·       Data interpretation including geophysics

·       Consultancy for a warranty surveyor & Certifier

·       Foundation designs for piled and gravity based structures

·       Project engineering on an FPSO project

·       Foundation designs for subsea structures and pipelines

·       Project engineering for a gravity base structure

·       Foundation assessments for jack-up units

·       Foundation assessments for anchored systems

·       Specific BP training received in STOP and Advanced Safety auditing

·       Pipeline engineering including stability &  trenching

·       Grouting and swaged pile to sleeve connections

·       Continuous focus on HSE aspects since undergraduate studies in late 1970’s

·       Scour protection systems

·       Seismic design including soil liquefaction

·       Contract documents: Specifications, contractor selection, tendering and evaluation

·       Platform site geotechnical studies

·       Familiar with Turbocad and AutoCAD

·       Offshore client representative role – technical QC, engineering, commercial, HSE, basic positioning

·       User of MS applications including Outlook, Excel, Word, Project, Visio, PowerPoint, Front Page, Access.

·       Investigations for piled & gravity based structures

·       Investigations for jack-up & semi-sub units

·       Experienced in document creation using Adobe Acrobat

·       Deepwater investigations using PCPT & long piston cores

·       General understanding of offshore positioning and DP systems

Education & Professional Qualifications

1975-79

University of Surrey, BSc Civil Engineering, First Class Honours (four year sandwich course)

1979-80

Imperial College of Science and Technology, London,

MSc Engineering Rock Mechanics

1992-93

City University, London, MBA in Engineering Management

1991

Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers

Employment History

1999 - Date

Contract geotechnical engineering assignments with Operators for consultancy, project management and supervision of geotechnical investigations; and review work for London Offshore Consultants, Lloyds Register and MWaves.

1993 – 1998

Contract assignments with designers & installers: John Brown E&C, AMEC Engineering, Brown & Root and Kvaerner Oil & Gas, Rockwater; and review work for London Offshore Consultants. Short assignments for operators supervising geotechnical investigations.

1988 - 1992

BP Engineering, London, Contract Geotechnical Engineer

1984 - 1988

Shell UK Exploration and Production, London, Geotechnical Engineer

1980 – 1984

Shell Research B.V., The Netherlands, Research Engineer

1977 - 1978

Kent County Council, Kent, Industrial training year