Ivan Horan Electrical Supervisor CV

1. Curriculum Vitae
Name: Ivan Horan
Address: Akanthous 9 5Hunters Ride
Empa Stafford
Paphos Staffordshire
Cyprus England
8221 ST17 9HU
Telephone: 00 44 (0)1785 211081
Mobile: 00 44 (0)7809154269
Email: ivan.horan@gmail.com
Birth Date: Nov 20, 1968
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Language: English
Education Level: HNC Electrical/Electronic Engineering
Introduction
I am a time served apprentice with Thorn EMI Naval Systems Division, holding an HNC in
Electrical/Electronic Engineering.
I was a service engineer for 10 years with Thorn, BSL and Advanced Technical Services Limited,
repairing, servicing and commissioning all types of industrial controls, fault finding down to
component level.
Time spent as a Service Engineer was mostly motor control, both DC (SCR) and AC (VFD) and Soft
Starts plus all associated controls including PLCs.
During my time at Thorn EMI, I was also the customer training officer for 2 years, responsible for
training maintenance crews of owners of Thorn's equipment which included DC drives and Naval Data
Distribution systems.
From September 2001, I worked for Transocean. One year in the North Sea as an Electronic
Technician on the Sedco 704, an anchored semi, responsible for installation, maintenance and repair of
all electronic controls and instrumentation on board.
In September 2002, I moved to a DP drill ship, Discoverer 534, and promoted to Chief Electronic
Technician, responsible for the Electronics Technicians and the care of all electronic equipment on
board.
I was later promoted to Electrical/Electronic Supervisor on board the same drill ship, responsible for
Chief Electricians, Electricians, Chief Electronic Technicians and Electronics Technicians.
After becoming Electrical/Electronic Supervisor, my team and I took the Discoverer 534 from a
difficult 12 month shipyard, through sea trials and back to drilling in Pakistan and India with very low
down time.
I later moved to the Sedco 702, a DP Semi-submersible MODU, for 3 years as Electrical/Electronic

2. Curriculum Vitae
Supervisor in Ghana and Nigeria, where my team and I had a successful record of low down time, and
safe operations. I also spent time working within Technical Support.
More recently I have bee working for Lloyd's Register Energy – Drilling as a freelance Electrical
Surveyor. LRED incorporated MODUSpec and West, continuing to carry out Condition Surveys for
clients on every type of rig, from land rigs to high specification drillships.
During projects involving surveyor teams, my main focus is on Power Plant, Electrical Equipment,
Safety, Maintenance Systems and Spares.
Work Experience
December 2013—present Lloyd's Register Energy – Drilling
Freelance Electrical Surveyor
Carried out a number of condition surveys on various rig types including land rigs, jack-ups,
anchored semi-subs, DP Semi-subs and DP drillships.
Carried out surveys as part of a team, solo and also as lead surveyor.
2012—2013 Transocean
Electrical/Electronic Supervisor (Technical Support Nigeria)
Worked on various rigs including high specification jack ups and Cyber based DP semi-subs
giving Electrical and Electronic support to rig based crew.
Major project included recovery project for Sedco Express (5th
generation cyber rig)
2007—2012 Transocean
Electrical/Electronic Supervisor
Worked on the Discoverer 534 DP2 Drill Ship.
Working on the SEDCO 702 DP2 Semi-submersible.
Worked in India, Singapore, Pakistan, Dubai, Ghana and Nigeria.
Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor.
Responsible for repair, installation and maintenance of all electrical and electronic equipment
on board.
Responsible for Chief Electronic Technicians, Electronic Technicians, Chief Electricians,
Electricians, Trainee Electricians and ET ARTs
Shipyard project experience.
2002—2007 Transocean
Chief Electronics Technician
Worked on the Discoverer 534 DP2 Drill Ship
Worked in India, Labuan, and Singapore
Reporting to the Electrical Supervisor
Responsible for repair, installation and maintenance of all electronic equipment on board
Responsible for Electronic Technicians and ET ARTs
2001—2002 Transocean
Electronics Technician

3. Curriculum Vitae
Worked on the SEDCO 704 anchored Semi-submersible
Worked in North Sea
Reporting to the Chief Electrician
Responsible for repair, installation and maintenance of all electronic equipment on board
l995—2001 Advanced Technical Services Ltd Birmingham
Field Service Engineer & Workshop Supervisor
Responsible for the day to day running of a busy repair workshop.
Responsible for a team of Electronics Repair Engineers.
Responsible for the team carrying out work in accordance with ISO9000. 0 Responsible for
ordering parts for the repair of electronic equipment.
Fully conversant with PC based stock control system.
Fully conversant with PC based job tracking and control system.
Repair & test of industrial controls down to component level.
On site repair of wide range of industrial controls.
Specialist knowledge in CNC/NC machine tools.
Specialist knowledge in ac, dc and servo motor control gear.
Experience with Siemens S5 PLC programming language.
Ability to repair analogue and digital circuits without circuit diagrams.
1992-1995 BSL Engineering Ltd Wolverhampton
Field Service Engineer
On site repair, servicing & installation of various ac/dc drives and soft starts.
Repair down to component level.
Specialist knowledge of Siemens, Fuji, Coersive, Refu, Accomel, Sprint and Fairford drives and
motor controls.
Work with PC based stock control. 0 Assisted with the gaining of ISO9000.
Gained counter balance forklift license (now lapsed)
1990—1992 Thorn EMI Electronics Ltd Rugeley
Assistant Customer Training Officer
Responsible for running maintenance and repair courses on Thorn dc drives and Naval systems
product ranges.
Responsible for producing all training documentation for courses.
Documentation produced using PC base DTP software.
1989—1990 Thorn EMI Electronics Ltd Rugeley
Field Service Engineer
Repair, service and commissioning of do drive systems and Naval systems.
Wide experience in plant automation from simple stand-alone motor controls to fully automated
PLC controlled Steel Rolling Mills.
Examples of equipment that I have specific maintenance knowledge of includes:
Offshore Equipment:

4. Curriculum Vitae
Power Generation & Distribution:
CAT 11KV Generators
KATO 460V Emergency Generator
Baylor 4160V Generators
AKA's AGP (Advanced Generator Protection)
Ship's services transformers
Lighting Transformers
High voltage breakers
MCCs
Navigation:
Furuno RADAR (S & X bands)
Doprad Doppler Weather RADAR
Jotron AIS
Kongsberg SDP
Fugro DGPS
Sonardyne SBL/USBL
Sonardyne Compatts
Winfrog
Gyro Compass (Analog and Digital)
Propulsion:
IDS SipLink (water cooled VFD)
Tunnel Thrusters
Azimuth Thrusters
Aquamaster Azimuth controller
Siemens Simovert VFD
Instrumentation:
PLCs (Siemens, ABB, Allen Bradley, etc)
Profibus
SCADA
Kongsberg SVC
Wind sensors (Ultrasonic & conventional)
Level sensors (Ultrasonic, Resistive and Pressure)
Communications:
Sat-B phone system
ViaSat data/phone communications
TVRO
Southern Avionics SA100 NDB
Sailor GMDSS
HF/VHF/UHF radios
Safety:
Autronic fire detection
Gas detection (Drager, Detcon, MSC)
MIPEG & Matrox load monitors
VODEC PA/GA
Oceanor crane cameras

5. Curriculum Vitae
DSAS
NOVEC
Water mist fire suppression
Drilling:
Cyber based drilling equipment
Electrowave driller's display system and associated sensors
NOV Topdrives
CanRig Topdrives
Driller's Talkback systems
Racking Systems
Siemens Simoreg SCR
GE SCR
Stuart & Stevenson SCR
Elmagco Brakes
IV&C and PELCO CCTV
Shakers (Control Techniques VFD driven)
Top Drives
Mud Pumps (SCR and VFD driven)
Traction Motors (752's and D79's)
Cyber Chair
Link tilt
Subsea:
GE/Hydril MUX
Shaffer MUX
Compensators
Anti-recoil systems
Other:
Cathodic Protection
PCs
LAN
WiFi
HVAC (Carrier)
Sewage Treatment Plant
Soft-Starts
Onshore systems/equipment:
Electro-chlorination Plant
Third Rail (Guildford rail electrification project)
Battery Chargers for Mining equipment
Naval Data distribution systems
Inverters
High Speed Spindle drives
Magnet power supplies for particle accelerator
Parker Stepper motors and drivers
Dynomometers

6. Curriculum Vitae
Steel & Paper Mills
Fairground Rides
CNC control
Education
1996-2000 Advanced Technical Services Birmingham
Basic Food Hygiene Certificate gained at Cadbury’s in 1999.
Siemens S5 PLC Programming Course.
1994 BSL Engineering Ltd. Wolverhampton
Counterbalance Forklift license gained.
1990 Thorn EMI Electronics Ltd Rugeley
Training for Trainers course attended at Guardian Business services London.
1985-1989 Thorn EMI Electronics Ltd Rugeley
Four Year Apprenticeship in Electronic and Electrical Engineering.
EITB Certificate of Basic Engineering gained in 1986
BTEC ONC in Engineering gained in 1987
BTEC HNC in Engineering (Electrical/Electronic) gained in 1989
1985 Aelfgar Adult Education Center.
C&G Radio Amateurs‘ Examination Certificate.
1980-1985 Hagley Park Comprehensive School Rugeley
‘'0'’ level grade A in Physics
‘'0'’ level grade B in Technical Drawing, Chemistry, Commerce, Geography, Mathematics and
Computer Studies.
"0" level grade C in English Language. 0 CSE grade 3 in English Literature.
Certifications & Achievements:
Offshore Related:
HNC in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
COMPEX (EX01, EX02, EX03 and EX04)
BOSIET (OPITO approved) valid till 21st
Feb 2019
VARCO TDS electrical operation, maintenance and troubleshooting
Kongsberg SVC400 operator course
Kongsberg SVC400 technical course
IADC Well Control certificate (now Expired)
Hydril Advanced ET MUX course
Hydril MUX Fault Finding course
Objective Based Scheduling course
High Voltage course

7. Curriculum Vitae
Siemens S5 PLC Programming Course
Lloyd's Register Confined Space Entry
Lloyd's Register Rig Inspection Workshop
Other:
City and Guilds Radio Amateur's Examination
Success in Self-Employment
Instructional Techniques for Training Officers
SAA Regional Diving Instructor
IANTD Trimix Diver
Non-work related Qualifications
Sub-Aqua Association (SAA) Regional Instructor SAA Diver Rescue Instructor
SAA Dive Supervisor
SAA Oxygen Administrator
SAA Chart—work and Navigation
RYA Powerboat Level 2
IANTD Gas Blender
IANTD Trimix Diver
Radio Amateur’s Examination (Call signs G1LPW and 5B8BI)
Interests
I enjoy SCUBA diving, which I have done since 1993. I am a Qualified
Regional Diving Instructor with the SAA and an IANTD Trimix Diver.
I have been a Radio Amateur since 1986
I have interest in Physical Computing using the Raspberry PI (an ARM based processor) and
LINUX with external sensors and I/O programmed with PYTHON.
Digital Photography and Astrophotography
Active member of RAYNET, the volunteer radio amateur emergency network.
Summary
Educated to HNC Standard in Electrical/Electronic Engineering.
Experienced in repair down to component level of a very wide range of electronic controls.
Experienced at dealing with customers and other engineers.
Computer Literate. Can use Microsoft Windows and UNIX based systems.
Used to working to, implementing and maintaining ISO9000 standards.
Over 10 years Supervisory Experience.
Can work unsupervised on my own initiative.
Experienced in part ordering and sourcing of electronic components.
Full Driving License.
2 Full 10 year British Passports to enable easier visa applications.
I am a flexible worker and team player.

8. Curriculum Vitae
Trained in basic first aid and life support techniques.
B.O.S.I.E.T/F.O.E.T (OPITO Approved) valid till 21st
Feb 2019
Good interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively
Good man management skills
Effective communication and team working skills
Excellent conflict resolution skills and able to diplomatically handle confrontation
Committed to a high standard of safety.
Competent with Computer based Maintenance Systems.
Extensive experience with installation and repair of industrial control systems.
Conventional and Cyber experience.
Instructor/Trainer experience in industrial environment and potentially hazardous sports.
Conversant with API, NORSOK, CAP437, ATEX and other standards relevant to the offshore industry.