Graeme Leitch provides a CV summarizing his work experience and qualifications. He has over 30 years of experience in subsea oilfield services, including roles as a senior field service specialist and offshore service technician. His experience includes maintenance, testing, and repair of subsea equipment. He also has qualifications in iron and steel making, safety training, and first aid.
1. CV
Name: - Graeme Leitch
Address: - 11 Springbank
Peterhead
AB42 2FD
DOB: - 04/11/1959
Passport No: - 037956636
Tel: -
Home :- 01779560065
Mobile :- 07709120860
Email: - mrbagpipes@hotmail.com
Driving Licences Held: - Full Car, Motorcycle
School Attended: - Kingswood Comprehensive
Tower Hill Road
Corby
Northants
England
Exams Taken to CSE Grade: - English, Maths, Art, Physics, Biology
Territorial Army (Lcpl): - Recovery Mechanic for 6 Years, Duties involved, the
recovery of all types of Heavy military vehicles and returning to workshop for repair,
servicing and maintenance .
Courses Attended: - City & Guilds in Iron & Steel Making & Tube making (British
Steel)
: - Safety Training
: - Emergency Response Training
: - British Red Cross Society
: - RGIT offshore Survival, Basic First Aid, Basic Fire Fighting
2. 14th
june 2011 to present
OneSubSea ( A Schlumberger company)
Queens Street
Leeds
LS10 1SB
Position Held – Senior Field Service Specialist / workshop Fitter
Currently working on rotation in Nigeria,
working in a busy SRT /FAT area ,.function, testing and repair of subsea xmas trees
,and 5 yearly re certification of EDP’s / LRP s which includes the stripping down of
the pipe rams and shear rams, re dressing. Also stripping down the connector and
refurbishing. We also carrying out SRT’s of SCM;s ( electronic sub sea control
modules) and this will also include fault finding and repair where possible.we also
function test,hydro test ,and high pressure gas test various subsea equipment.
repairing and maintaining various HPU’s flushing and test skids. Testing of
Umbilicals .and jumpers all work carried out adhearing strictly to procedures .
Standing in for workshop supervisor while he is on his time off
All this work is carried out while training the locals
1st
August 2005 to 7th
May 2011
Hydrafit Subsea LTD
Birchmoss Depot Westhill
Echt
Position Held: - offshore Service Technician
Job Entails: -
Onshore Work:
Carry out routine maintenance and repairs to Hydraulic Sub sea controls equipment
i.e. (IWOCS) intervention work over controls systems, Reelers Umbilical’s.
Stripping down and redressing of pneumatic/Hydraulic pumps, Regulators, control
Valves ,pilot valves accumulators etc. as well as carry out any modifications required
to equipment for additional sub sea functions as per customer requirements.
In addition High pressure testing of all Hydraulic controls equipment i.e.: - iwocs /
jumpers/umbilical’s and subsea tree’s, also sampling and flushing sub sea equipment
and Controls fluid to industry standard NAS/SAE
Assembly and testing of sub sea tree’s prior to them being shipped offshore, assist
with customer site integration testing of sub sea equipment
3. Offshore Work: Operate and maintain Hydraulic work over control systems to
customer requirements offshore. Maintain quality of equipment, test and flush work
over control systems. Running of multicore umbilicals and reels Assisting client with
the preparation of offshore equipment.Running xmas trees subsea then Supplying
hydraulic power during completions, walkovers ,interventions on Smart Multi zone
wells.
Keeping up to date service reports for customer, making sure relevant JSA’s and work
permits are in place.
Travel to Various locations both offshore and overseas to carry out
maintainance/installation of customers subsea and surface wellhead equipment
Working for various Clients in the North Sea and Nigeria i.e.: - Nexen, Venture,
Maersk, Total, Exxon, Addax, TS Marine, Conoco Phillips, Vetco, Perenco
December 1998 – August 2005
Bryant Personnel svs
Exxon Mobil
Grampian House
Union Row
Aberdeen
Position Held: - Communications room Operator
Job Entailed: - Daily Running of Busy Communications Room, which involved
keeping up to date emergency POB for all installations and vessels, working for
Exxon Mobil. The running and monitoring of all Exxon Mobil emergency response
pagers carry out weekly pager tests mobilising emergency response teams and co-
ordinating of emergency response situation until team is onsite and emergency
response room’s are set up.
Receiving and forwarding of electronic faxes and emails. Constantly training for
emergency responses the communication room was the first point of contact in cases
of emergency in Europe Africa and Middle East.
November 1995 – December 1998
Centuryan Security
Auchmill Road
Bucksburn
Aberdeen
Position Held: - security Officer (Exxon Mobil)
Viking Lifesaving Equipment
Unit 19
Ocean Trade Centre
Minto Avenue
Altens
Aberdeen
Position Held: - Offshore / On Shore Service Technician
4. Job Entailed: - Onshore – the stripping repair and rebuilding of offshore lifeboats
Offshore – Inspecting / Stripping and refurbishing of Davits and Winches / changing
out of fall wires on said davits / checking and resetting lifeboat release mechanism /
safety checks on lifeboat engines and air supply. Checking all safety equipment
onboard lifeboats is in place and serviceable. Keeping up to date field service reports.
JSA’s and permits to work.
September 1993 – January 1995
Centuryan Security
Auchmill Road
Bucksburn
Aberdeen
Position Held: - Security Officer (Amerada Hess)
October 1992 - September 1993
Kennerty Farm Dairies
Craigshaw Drive
West Tullos
Aberdeen
Position Held: - Machine Operator
June 1992 – October 1992
MB Boats
120 John Street
Aberdeen
Position Held: - Boat Builder
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October 1991 – June 1992
Watercraft North Sea
Unit 2 Crombie Road
Torry
Aberdeen
Position Held: - Fitter
Job Entailed The Total Stripping, refurbishing and Rebuilding of Offshore lifeboats
and fast rescue craft and often carrying out some major GRP repairs on lifeboats.
Once Life boats are rebuilt, Carry out sea trials in accordance with D,O,T regulations
to make sure all systems on life boats are functional
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March 1991 – October 1991
MB Boats
5. 120 John st
Aberdeen
Position Held: - Boat Builder
Job Entailed the production of Small pleasure boats from Glassfibre
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April 1990 – March 1991
Northeast Glass fibre
Mains of Auchedly
Tarves Aberdeenshire
Position Held: - Foreman Laminator
Job Entailed The running of Small GRP Workshop Producing Glass fibre products for
offshore oil industry and one of items for individual customers.
Dec 1989 – March 1990
Fairline Boats
Princewood Raod
Corby Northants
Position Held: - GRP Laminator
Job Entailed Production of glass fibre Hull’s ‘deck’s and various Grp Parts For the
building of Luxury Motor Cruisers.
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Oct 1988 – Nov 1989
Cruisers international
10 Princewood Road
Corby Northants
Position Held: - Chargehand (GRP Laminator, Fitter, Trimmer)
Job Entailed the Organising and running of trimming and fitting lines in the Building
of Luxury Motor Cruisers From Glass Fibre. Making sure all parts were available
when required keeping the line moving.
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1985 – 1988
Northern Construction LTD
Silverburn Crescent
Bridge of Don
Aberdeen
Position Held: - Gangerman Pipe layer / Building Labourer
Job Entailed The running of a pipe laying squad on building sites, setting up profiles
and laying out new sewerage pipes ranging from 30’’ concrete pipe down to 6’’ fire
clay and the use of lasers to get the correct levels and pipe run. Shuttering and
6. Building of Man holes out of poured concrete, lying of new or repairing existing gas
and water mains and services.
Building of extensions and repair and restoration of old or exciting buildings, from the
laying of foundations, block laying, concrete flooring, scratch coating, roofing,
slating, dry walling, and installation of bathrooms, toilets .etc
Temporary work as HGV II Driver for 2 months
1983 – 1985
Mitchelin Tyre Company
Wellington Road
Aberdeen
Position Held: - Machine Operator
Operating of machines that made the steel braided wire that goes into lorry tyres.
Left School 1976
British steel Corporation
Weldon Road Corby
Positions Held: - Warehouse Packer, Pipe Slinger , overhead Crane driver
Started at British steel as a warehouse packer, sorting and packing tubes into bundles
of up to 4tnns and despatching for loading,
Slinging, working with crane driver collecting bundles of tubes from various areas
and transporting to packing areas at all times making sure that all lifts were secure and
transported in a safe manor.
Crane Driver Transporting of bundles of tubes of various sizes and weights safely
transporting to packing area. Once tubes were packed ready for despatch, loading onto
lorries or into railway wagons, always checking for people working or walking
underneath loads.
Made Redundant 1983.
7. Building of Man holes out of poured concrete, lying of new or repairing existing gas
and water mains and services.
Building of extensions and repair and restoration of old or exciting buildings, from the
laying of foundations, block laying, concrete flooring, scratch coating, roofing,
slating, dry walling, and installation of bathrooms, toilets .etc
Temporary work as HGV II Driver for 2 months
1983 – 1985
Mitchelin Tyre Company
Wellington Road
Aberdeen
Position Held: - Machine Operator
Operating of machines that made the steel braided wire that goes into lorry tyres.
Left School 1976
British steel Corporation
Weldon Road Corby
Positions Held: - Warehouse Packer, Pipe Slinger , overhead Crane driver
Started at British steel as a warehouse packer, sorting and packing tubes into bundles
of up to 4tnns and despatching for loading,
Slinging, working with crane driver collecting bundles of tubes from various areas
and transporting to packing areas at all times making sure that all lifts were secure and
transported in a safe manor.
Crane Driver Transporting of bundles of tubes of various sizes and weights safely
transporting to packing area. Once tubes were packed ready for despatch, loading onto
lorries or into railway wagons, always checking for people working or walking
underneath loads.
Made Redundant 1983.