1. PROFESSIONAL CV – Ian Ahrens Date: January 2016
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NAME: IAN AHRENS
CURRENT POSITION: OWNER
NATIONALITY: Dual - SOUTH AFRICAN / BRITISH
BIRTH DATE: 8th
February 1955 Age: 60
SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE
36 years primarily in Oil and Gas, Petrochem, Nuclear and Sugar By-Products industries, of which the
past 11 were Consulting Services in the field of Risk and Process Safety Engineering (primarily
Oil&Gas, Petrochem). The prior 18 years included roles in Project Engineering and Management,
Technical Management, Operations and Process Design primarily in the Oil and Gas Industry (GTL
and conventional) as well as the Sugar By-products industry.
HIGHER EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS:
 BSc. Eng. (Chemical), Dec 1978, University of Cape Town, Republic of South Africa
 Advanced Program in Risk Management 1999, Unisa (3 year part time diploma)
 Registered Professional Engineer (ECSA), Chartered Engineer (IChemE)
CORE SKILLS:
 Risk / Safety Engineering: Facilitation of Process Safety workshops: HAZID / HAZOP /
Safety Integrity Level (SIL) Assessment, SIMOPS / Constructability Review / Layout Safety
Review / Project HSE Review (PHSER) / Project Risk Assessment (PRA), Bow-Tie
 Procedure preparation: HAZOP, SIL (LOPA), HAZID, Conceptual Design Review
 Performance Standards production
 Risk Engineering: Passive Fire Protection evaluation, Explosion/ dispersion modelling using
PHAST, Explosion modelling for plant location decisions, EML calculations, Management of
Change (Plant Modifications)
 Risk Assessments: project due diligence (pre-sanction), enterprise wide risk assessments,
loss control systems and analysis
 Plant Integrity management / audit per OHSA PSM 1910.119 elements
 Insurance Engineering Surveys, Insurance Valuations, Major Insurance Claims, Enterprise
Wide Risk Assessments
 Root cause investigations
 Risk Management
 Project Management – major capital projects
 Construction Management
 Commissioning
 Technical Management – Process Design, Process Development, Projects, Laboratory
Product QC and Environmental Monitoring
 Process Design – Air Separation, LNG, low temperature fractionation, coal gasification
 Production – Refinery Units (Oligerimization, Reforming, Hydrotreating), Sugar By-Products

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SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Date: Current (2016)
Employer: Self – ILA Risk Engineering
Position: Owner
Summary of activities: Consulting in Process Safety / Risk Engineering: Workshop
Chairing / Facilitation, Root Cause Analysis, Engineering and
Process Safety Audit, Project Management, etc.
Date: 2014/2015
Employer: Arcadis Vectra Middle East Limited – Abu Dhabi
Position: Principal Consultant
Summary of activities: Facilitation of process safety workshops, including HAZID,
HAZOP, SIL Assessment, SIMOPS, Constructability, PHSER,
BowTie, Project Risk Assessment. (see comprehensive list
later in CV). Other related Process Safety deliverables, such as
Performance Standards, etc.
Date: 2011-2013
Employer: ILA Risk Engineering UK (own company)
Position: Owner
Summary of activities: Facilitation of various process safety workshops, including
HAZID, HAZOP, SIL Assessment, (see comprehensive list at
end of CV). Other related Process Safety activities such as
procedures for HAZID, HAZOP, Risk Review, SIL Assessment.
Process Safety Lead for Sadara Packaging Centre project.
Date: 2010
Employer: ILA Risk Engineering SA (own company)
Position: Owner
Summary of activities: Facilitation of various process safety workshops, including
HAZID, HAZOP, SIL Assessment, (see comprehensive list at
end of CV).
Date: 2004-2010
Employer: Ilitha Project services
Position: Risk Manager
Summary of activities: Facilitation of various process safety workshops, including
HAZID, HAZOP, SIL Assessment, (see comprehensive list at
end of CV).
Root Cause Investigations.

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Date: 1988-2004
Employer: PetroSA (GTL Plant)
Position: Risk Engineer and Principal Project Engineer
Summary of Activities: Risk Engineer (1997-2004)
 Implementation of integrity program per OHSA PSM
1910.119 for onshore and offshore plant.
 Continuous monitoring of operations for abnormalities /
incidents / potential insurance claims
 Technical interface with insurers – insurance surveys,
claims, valuations, etc.
Principal Project Engineer (1988-1997)
 Client representative at Linde Munich for Air Separation
and NGL Separation Plants
 Project Manager for GTL Refinery Start Up
Modifications projects
 Project Manager for LPG Storage and Loading Facilities
 Project Manager for Synthetic Lube Oil Project
Date: 1987-1988
Employer: NATREF Oil refinery
Position: Senior Process Engineer
Summary of activities: Production support with Process Optimization, minor project
input.
Date: 1981-1987
Employer: Smithchem Pty Ltd (Sugar Cane By-Products)
Position: Development Engineer (1981-1984) and then Technical
Manager (1984-1987)
Summary of activities: Project Management of several major plant expansion projects
(Furfural, Furfuryl Alchohol, Diacetyl)
Technical Management – Projects, Plant Optimisation,
Laboratory, Design.
Date: 1979-1980
Employer: SASOL (GTL Plant)
Position: Process Engineer
Summary of activities: Production support with Process Optimization, Process Design
Mark IV Gasifier project – process design input

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DETAILED LISTING OF EXPERIENCE
Below is given a more detailed listing of experience with facilitation of: HAZOP, HAZID,
SIL Assessment, SIMOPS, Constructability, Project Risk Assesssment, PHSER, BowTie
workshops. Also summarised, is experience in: Technical Management, Project
Management, Root Cause Investigations and Risk Engineering / Management.
Recent Workshops experience since joining Vectra in 2014:
HAZOP Workshops Experience
 Chairing of HAZOP for Robtstone - ADCO EPC for Batch II PMRFs at BU HASA
- P12415 (ADCO)
 Chairing of HAZOP for Energo - QP New Crude Storage Tanks at Khatiyah Main
and Jaleha Dukhan (QP)
 Chairing of HAZOP for Penspen - Yas Mina Design Adequacy Study of Existing
Facilites (GASCO)
 Chairing of HAZOP for Danagas – Zora Gas Field Development Project – Sales
Gas Interface HAZOP (Danagas)
 Chairing of HAZOP for Kentz – Utilities for Waste Water Reduction EPC Project
for QG2 and QG3/4 (Qatar Gas)
 Chairing of HAZOP for QCON – Sour GasCompressor at NGL-3 (QP)
 Chairing of HAZOP for FORTUNE – Detailed Engineering for Replacement of 5
Instrument Air Compressor Stations for ADCO (ADCO)
 Chairing of HAZOP for ALSA – EPC Reconnect and Upgrade of CRS for Al Mirfa
Power Company (Dolphin Energy)
 Chairing of HAZOP for Lootah Gas – NG Distribution Network in Abu Dhabi
Emirate (ADNOC Distribution)
 Chairing of HAZOP for Kentz – Waste Water Reduction EPC Project for QG2 and
QG3/4 (Qatar Gas)
 Chairing of HAZOP for Technip – Gas Compressor Utilities (KGOC)
 Chairing of HAZOP for Toledo – Third drinking water facilities for Ruwais Refinery
(TAKREER)
 Chairing of HAZOP for Sicon – Facilities EPC for Water Injection Plant Upgrade
Project (ZADCO)
 Chairing of HAZOP II - Technip – Gas Compressor Package (KGOC)
 Chairing of HAZOP for Dodsal - GR5 Gas Compresssion station at Hassi R’Mel,
Algeria (Sonatrach)
 Chairing of HAZOP for Chiyoda - KOD's at HPLP GDU Gas Outlets and RAG
Spillback Line (KO Drum HAZOP), (Qatar Petroleum)
 Chairing of HAZOP for CCEL – MEG injection 12 Wells (Al Hosn)
 Chairing of HAZOP for Worley Parsons / ALSA – CO2 Rumaitha Project (ADCO)
 Chairing of HAZOP for Worley Parsons / ALSA – CO2 BAB Project (ADCO)
 Chairing of HAZOP for Worley Parsons / ALSA – CO2 Rumaitha Optional Scope
(ADCO)

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HAZID Workshops Experience
 Chairing of HAZID for Penspen - Yas Mina Design Adequacy Study of Existing
Facilites (GASCO)
 Chairing of HAZID for Al Hosn – Al Hail Well Test (Al Hosn)
 Chairing of HAZID for Tecnicas Reunidas – IGD-E Project (Package 3) –
(GASCO)
 Chairing of HAZID for FORTUNE – Detailed Engineering for Replacement of 5
Instrument Air Compressor Stations for ADCO (ADCO)
 Chairing of HAZID for ALSA – EPC Reconnect and Upgrade of CRS for Al Mirfa
Power Company (Dolphin Energy)
 Chairing of HAZID for Kentz - Waste Water Reduction EPC Project for QG2 and
QG3/4 (Qatar Gas)
 Chairing of HAZID for ILF – HP Connections to NGV Filling Stations (GASCO)
 Chairing of HAZID for AL Hosn – Al Ghurab Exploration Oil Wells
 Chairing of HAZID for NRC (WP) – Oil Spill Response Hub for Das Island (ADMA
OPCO)
 Chairing of HAZID for ILF – PV Power Plant for QP
 Chairing of HAZID - AL HOSN Onshore Well Drilling Al Ghurab
 Chairing of HAZID -ZADCO Upper Zakum Facilities EPC for Water Injection Plant
Upgrade
 EPC for Water Injection Plant Upgrade
 Chairing of HAZID for Qatar Gas – Wastewater Recycle & Reduction EPC Project
for QG 2,3&4 at Ras Laffan
 Chairing of HAZID for Dodsal - GR5 Gas Compression station at Hassi R’Mel,
Algeria
SIL Assessment Workshops Experience
 Chairing of SIL Assessment for Energo - QP New Crude Storage Tanks at
Khatiyah Main and Jaleha Dukhan (QP)
 Chairing of SIL Assessment for Kentz - Waste Water Reduction EPC Project for
QG2 and QG3/4 (Qatar Gas)
 Chairing of SIL Assessment for Technip – Gas Compressor Utilities (KGOC)
 Chairing of SIL Assessment for Worley Parsons / ALSA – CO2 Rumaitha Project
(ADCO)
 Chairing of SIL Assessment for Dodsal - GR5 Gas Compresssion station at Hassi
R’Mel, Algeria
 Chairing of SIL Assessment for Chiyoda - KOD's at HPLP GDU Gas Outlets and
RAG Spillback Line (KO Drum HAZOP), Qatar (QP)
SIMOPS Workshops Experience
 Chairing of SIMOPS for ALSA - EPC Works for Reconnect & Upgrade CRS
(Dolphin Energy)

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 Chairing of SIMOPS for FORTUNE – Detailed Engineering for Replacement of 5
Instrument Air Compressor Stations for ADCO (ADCO)
 Chairing of SIMOPS workshops- GASCO Habshan Direct Depressurisation
(HDD1 project)
 Chairing of SIMOPS workshop for CCC – DAS CTU Upgrade for ADMA
 Chairing of SIMOPS for Descon – Habshan Depressurization Project
PHSER Workshop Experience
 Chairing of Sohar Refinery PHSER IV Workshop for Daelim / Petrofac (ORPC)
 Chairing of Sohar Refinery PHSER III Workshop for Daelim / Petrofac (ORPC)
 Chairing of PHSER IV Workshop for SICON - ZIRKU Facilities Water Injection
Plant (ZADCO)
 Chairing of PHSER III Workshop for SICON - ZIRKU Facilities Water Injection
Plant (ZADCO)
 Chairing of GASCO – New 24´´ Lean Gas Piipelliine from Bu- Husa to Bab & Bab
to Thammamma C Project.
 Chairing of Pre Start Up PHSER for AMEC – Umm Lulu / NASR Phase 1 for
ADMA-OPCO
 Chairing of Construction PHSER for GASCO– Repllacement of 16” Condensate
Pipeline Project
 Chairing of Construction PHSER for GASCO – Yas-Mina Zayed Gas Pipeline
Project
 Chairing of Commissioning PHSER for GASCO – Lean Gas Pipeline (Buhasa to
Bab)
Constructability Workshop Experience
 Chairing of Constructability Review for FORTUNE – Detailed Engineering for
Replacement of 5 Instrument Air Compressor Stations for ADCO (ADCO)
 Chairing of Constructability Workshop for SICON - ZIRKU Facilities Water
Injection Plant (ZADCO)
Project Risk Assessment Workshop Experience
 Chairing SICON Project Risk Assessment Workshop - Zirku Facilities Water
Injection Plant Project (ZADCO)
BowTie Workshop Experience
 Chairing of BowTie workshop for Tecnicas Reunidas – IGD-E Project (Package 3)
– (GASCO)
Prior to joining Vectra Middle East, HSE workshop facilitation experience can be
summarised as follows:
HAZOP Experience (Prior to April 2014 - UAE)
2014
 Chairing of 2 week HAZOP for Woodgroup Mustang (Woking, UK):- Tommeliten
Alpha Project. FEED HAZOP for Conoco Phillips off-shore platform, North Sea

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2013
 Chairing of 2 week HAZOP for Woodgroup Mustang (Woking, UK) - TOR
Redevelopment Project. FEED HAZOP for Conoco Phillips off-shore platform,
North Sea.
 Chairing of HAZOPs (over 4 weeks)for Jacobs (Reading) - Maaden Phosphate
Project (Saudi Arabia).
 Chairing of 3 week HAZOP for Jacobs (Reading) - Off-sites and Utilities and Tank
farms for Umm Wual and RAK sites.
 Chairing of 1 week HAZOP for Jacobs (Reading) - PPA (Purified Phosphoric Acid)
Plant.
 Chairing of 1 week HAZOP for Foster Wheeler (Reading, UK): Detailed HAZOP
for Reliance Industries Limited – ISBL Tank farm Project
2012
 Chairing of HAZOPs for Foster Wheeler (Reading, UK): BP Hull Reformer
modifications HAZOP – 1 day,
 Chairing of HAZOPs for Foster Wheeler (Reading, UK): Teeside Valley EFW
Project – 3 weeks HAZOPs on utilities
 Chairing of HAZOPs for Foster Wheeler (Reading, UK): West Qurna Project – oil
processing unit, conceptual HAZOP for 1 week
 Chairing of HAZOPs for Foster Wheeler (Reading, UK): ; ICOEEP Project – oil
processing and distribution, detailed HAZOP for 1 week
 Chairing of HAZOPs for Foster Wheeler (Reading, UK): Sadara Packaging Center
- product loading / unloading facilities, 2.5 weeks detailed HAZOP
2011
 Chairing of HAZOPs for Foster Wheeler (Reading, UK): New Nassiriya Refinery
Project – 6 weeks preliminary HAZOP on refinery units including: Unsat Gas
Treatment Unit, LPG Treatment Unit, Hydrogen Production Unit, CCS Naptha
Platformer Unit (CRU), Naptha Hydrotreater Unit, C4 and Light Naptha
Isomerization Units, Alkylation Unit (Sulphuric Acid), Sat Gas Treatment Unit,
Utilities.
 Chairing of HAZOPs for Foster Wheeler (Reading, UK): Ras Tanura Integrated
Project – 4 weeks HAZOPs on Utilities and Tank Farm / Harbour facilities.
 Chairing of various HAZOPs for Procyon (Guildford, UK): On / Offshore project
2010
 Kantey & Templar – HAZOP facilitation for Nampula storage depot
 Sasol / Linde- HAZOP facilitation of new design for C2+ Recovery from Natural
Gas at Sasol 2 and 3, Secunda. 3 day workshop, new design
 Kantey & Templer – Facilitation of new design of expanded diesel storage and
transfer facilities for the Sishen Iron Ore mine 3 day HAZOP for the new facilities
 Engineering & Projects Company (EPC) – HAZOP Facilitation of Sugar Beet
Utilities Design. New design preliminary HAZOP, 3 days
 PetroSA – HAZOP Facilitation on Importation, Storage and Transfer of Reformate
and Condensate to the Refinery (4 days) – new design HAZOP
 BHP Billiton – HAZOP of the Pitch Storage and Transfer facilities aboard the San
Lorenzo (Tenerife)
2009
 PetroSA – HAZOP Facilitation (preliminary HAZOP) on FO Subsea development
project (I day) – new design HAZOP

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 BP South Africa – HAZOP Facilitation for Aviation Fuel depots within SADEC
region – approximately 30 depots in RSA, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania (several
months) – existing facilities, compliance HAZOPs
 Chevron Caltex Refinery (Cape Town) – Compliance HAZOP Facilitation on
Vacuum Unit No 2 (2 weeks)
 PetroSA – HAZOP Facilitation on Mossel Bay Tank Farm Expansion (2 weeks) –
new design HAZOP
 BP Orapa Mine (Botswana) –HAZOP Facilitation on Diesel storage and transfer
facilities (2 days) – new design HAZOP
 Chevron Caltex Refinery (Cape Town) –HAZOP facilitation on Refinery Flare
Upgrade project (2 weeks) – new design HAZOP
 BP South Africa – HAZOP Facilitation on Cape Town Terminal fuel storage depot
(3 days) – compliance HAZOP on existing facility.
 BP South Africa – HAZOP Facilitation on East London Terminal fuel storage
depot (2 days) – compliance HAZOP on existing facility
2008
 PBMR (Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (Nuclear) Project – HAZOP Facilitation on
Fuel Production facilities, new design HAZOPs – approximately 1 month
 BP South Africa – HAZOP Facilitation for Aviation Fuel depots within SADEC
region – approximately 30 depots in RSA, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania (several
months) – existing facilities, compliance HAZOPs.
 Chevron Caltex Refinery (Cape Town) – Compliance HAZOP on Crude Unit No 1
(2.5 weeks)
 BP South Africa - HAZOP Facilitation on Walvis Bay (Namibia) Terminal fuel
storage depot (2 days) – design HAZOP on proposed modifications
 BP South Africa - HAZOP Facilitation on Waltloo (Pretoria, RSA) Terminal fuel
storage depot (2 days) – design HAZOP on proposed modifications
 Kantey & Templer – HAZOP Facilitation on Maputo Aviation Storage Facility
upgrade (2 days) – design HAZOP on proposed additions
 Ilitha Project Services (Angola) – HAZOP Facilitation on Power Station Fuel Gas
Booster Station (Soyo, Angola) – new design (2 days)
2007
 PBMR - Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (Nuclear) Project (Pretoria) – HAZOP
Facilitation on Fuel Production facilities, new design HAZOPs – approximately 6
weeks
 Natref Refinery (Sasolburg) – HAZOP Facilitation on HF Alkylation Plant Upgrade
project – new design (3 weeks)
 Chevron Caltex Refinery (Cape Town) – Compliance HAZOP on FCC Unit #2 –
operating unit. (2.5 weeks)
2006
 Olokola Gas Supply Project (NETCO: Lagos, Nigeria) – Facilitation of PHA and
SSFA (SIL) on new Wellhead Platforms (SONAM NWP-2) – new design (5 days)
 Chevron Caltex Refinery (Cape Town) – Compliance HAZOP & SIL Facilitation on
Visbreaker Unit – operating unit. (1.5 weeks)
 PBMR - Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (Nuclear) Project (Pretoria) – HAZOP
Facilitation on Fuel Production facilities, new design HAZOPs. ( approximately 8
weeks)
2005
 Chevron CABGOC Cabinda – Facilitation of compliance HAZOPs including
API14c compliance for 4 offshore platforms as well as onshore facilities. (7
weeks)

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 PBMR - Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (Nuclear) Project (Pretoria) – HAZOP
Facilitation on Fuel Production facilities, new design HAZOPs. ( approximately 5
weeks)
2004
 Chevron CABGOC Cabinda – Facilitation of compliance HAZOPs including
API14c compliance for 2 offshore platforms. (3 weeks)
 PBMR - Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (Nuclear) Project (Pretoria) – HAZOP
Facilitation on Fuel Production facilities, new design HAZOPs. ( approximately 3
weeks)
HAZID / PHA Experience
2012
 Chairing of HAZIDs for Foster Wheeler (Reading, UK): 3 day HAZID on Statoil
Gudrun project (FW-Glasgow).
2010
 Engen Walvis Bay terminal - facilitation of PHA on existing facilities, 5 days
 Engen Durban Chemicals PHA - facilitation of PHA on existing facilities, 4 days
 BP Zimbabwe – facilitation of PHA on 7 fuel storage depots
 Engen Montague Gardens PHA – facilitation of PHA on existing facilities, 4 days
2008
 Eskom (Koeberg Nuclear Power Station) Cape Town – Risk Assessment on
proposed new Back-Up power facilities – 2 days
2006
 Olokola Gas Supply Project (NETCO: Lagos, Nigeria) – Facilitation of PHA on
new Wellhead Platforms (SONAM NWP-2) – new design (5 days)
 CSIR / Coega LNG Power Station (Port Elizabeth) – Facilitation of Risk
Assessment on proposed LNG fueled Power Station – LNG supply and storage.
(3 days)
 Chevron CABGOC Cabinda –Facilitation of Malongo Power Station Risk
Assessment (1 week)
1989-2004
 Establishment of a Process Hazards Analysis (PHA) programme for PetroSA for
the regular assessment of risks on operating units at the Mossel Bay refinery,
Voorbaai Tank Farm and Saldanha Bay Tank Farm. Facilitated many of the above
risk reviews.
 Risk Engineering – Risk Assessments on new projects (conceptual designs),
operating plant, business activities, Enterprise Wide Risk Assessments.
SIL Assessment Experience
2013
 Chairing of SIL review for Jacobs (Reading) - SABIC project
 Chairing of SIL Review for Foster Wheeler (Reading, UK): Reliance Industries
Limited – ISBL Tank farm Project
2010
 Sasol / Linde - SIL facilitation of new design for C2+ Recovery from Natural Gas
at Sasol 2 and 3, Secunda. 3 day workshop, new design
2008
 Chevron Caltex Refinery (Cape Town) –SIL Facilitation on Crude Unit No 1 (2.5
weeks)
2007
 Chevron Caltex Refinery (Cape Town) – SIL Facilitation on FCC Unit #2 –
operating unit. (2.5 weeks)
2006

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 Olokola Gas Supply Project (NETCO: Lagos, Nigeria) – Facilitation of SSFA (SIL)
on new Wellhead Platforms (SONAM NWP-2) – new design (5 days)
Technical Management
 Technical Manager (1985-1987) for Smithchem Pty Ltd (Manufacturer of Sugar
Cane Byproducts). Responsible for Design, Project and Laboratory Divisions.
Development Engineer (1981-1984).
Risk Management and Engineering Experience (1997-current)
 Risk Engineer for PetroSA (SA GTL project, onshore / offshore). Responsible for
coordination of Insurance Engineering Surveys (Asset Integrity), technical input
into insurance placements. Responsible for owner technical input into 2 major
industrial accident claims involving international underwriters / loss adjustment.
Developed and implemented a PHA program for the Onshore Refinery, based on
OSHA 1910.119.
Project Management Experience (1981 – 1997)
 Principal Project Engineer for PetroSA (South Africa), responsible for the Project
Management of several capital projects at the GTL Refinery, including:
- Start-Up Modification Coordinator for the Mossgas Onshore Plant –
approximately 2000 minor projects totalling R200 million over 2 years (1991-
1992).
- Project Manager for the new LPG Storage / Dispatch Facilities at Mossgas –
project value R25million – in house Process Design, Detailed Design and
Procurement.(1993). Construction management of new facilities on brownfield
site.
- Project Manager for the Synthetic Lube Oil Pilot Plant - in house Process
Design, Detailed Design and Procurement and Construction. (R5 million,
1995/96). Construction management of new facilities on brownfield site.(1995)
- Coordinator for Offshore FA Platform modifications (1996).
- Coordinator for Onshore Plant modifications (1996/97).
- Project Manager for Secondary Reformer repair project (1995)
 Project Manager for Furfuryl Alchohol Plant Expansion Project at CG Smith,
Sezela – Engineering, Procurement, Construction on brownfield site. (1985)
 Project Manager for Furfural Plant Expansion Project (Utilities) at CG Smith,
Sezela – Engineering, Procurement, Construction on brownfield site. (1983)
 Project Manager for Diacetyl Plant Expansion Project (Utilities) at CG Smith,
Sezela – Engineering, Procurement, Construction on brownfield site. (1981)
Project Risk Assessment Experience
 Procyon (Guildford) UK- Chairing of Project Risk Review of Onshore / Offshore
O&G project for Ghana. (2011)
 PetroSA (South Africa): Risk Engineering – Risk Assessments on several new
capital projects (conceptual designs), operating plant, business activities, new
projects due diligence (pre-sanction), loss control systems and analysis.(1997-
2004)
 CSIR / Coega LNG Power Station (Port Elizabeth) – Facilitation of Project Risk
Assessment on proposed LNG fueled Power Station – LNG supply and storage.
(3 days)

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 Chevron CABGOC Cabinda – Facilitation of Malongo Power Station Project Risk
Assessment (1 week)
Operations (Production) Experience
 Sasol GTL Plant / Natref Refinery - Process / optimization Engineering (1979-
1980, 1987)
 CG Smith, Sezela – Commissioning of Diacetyl, Furfural and Furfuryl Alchohol
Plants (1981-1986)
 PetroSA GTL Refinery – Refinery Units (Oligerimization, Reforming and
Hydrotreating Units) – Process Engineering support.
Root Cause Analysis Experience
 Engen Refinery / Durban City Health – Independent Investigator into Root Cause
of Gasolene Storage Tank Fire – (2007)
 Island View Storage / Durban City Health – Independent Investigator into Root
Cause of multiple tank fire at IVS – (2007)
 PetroSA Waste Heat Boiler Damage incident (2001)
 PetroSA Reformer Explosion (1997)
 PetroSA Saldanha In-Ground Crude Storage Tank Fire – team member into root
cause analysis (2004)
Safety Engineering/ PHSER and Other Process Safety Experience
2013
 Jacobs (Reading) - Maaden project. Review and upgrade of key HSE reports prior
to issue.
2012
 Foster Wheeler (Reading, UK): Sadara Packaging Center – review of LMP for
detailed engineering phase (similar to PHSER)
 Foster Wheeler (Reading, UK): ZADCO project safety engineering input including
PHAST consequence modeling
 Foster Wheeler (Reading, UK): development of procedures for Foster Wheeler –
Design Safety Risk Assessment, HAZOP, HAZID, Conceptual Design HSE
Review and SIL (LOPA)
 Foster Wheeler (Reading, UK): Lead Safety Engineer for the Sadara Packaging
Center
2011
 Preparation of Project Safety Plan for Procyon (Guildford, UK) On / Offshore
project
2010
 Recommended Process Safety Information and Process Safety KPI’s for storage
terminals for Engen
 PetroSA – Risk Engineering consultation to PetroSA for 5 months
 PetroSA – Independent expert opinion on risk aspects associated with the
importation of LNG to the PetroSA refinery
1997 – 2004
 PetroSA: Insurance Engineering Surveys, Insurance Valuations, Insurance
Claims, Enterprise Wide Risk Assessments.