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Mike Botham Mobile No. 07815 627262
Email: mtbotham@gmail.com
Professional Profile
I am Enthusiastic, Hardworking, Self-Motivated and able to work efficiently under pressure in either a team or
solo situation.
Currently travelling worldwide working on a self-employed basis on offshore/onshore projects for clients
requiring on site mechanical / hydraulic experience to Provided breakdown cover, Repair & Maintenance of
Tensioners, Pipe Clamps, A&R Winches, Cranes, pumps, motors, gearbox drives, hydraulic rams, General
Pipe Lay Systems.
Vessels Worked Aboard,
 Apache Technip Ridged Spooling S-Lay
 Deep Blue Technip Ridged Spooling J-Lay
 Castoro Sei Saipem Production Pipe lay Barges ( S-Lay)
 Castoro 7 Saipem Production Pipe lay Barges ( S-Lay)
 Seven Navica Subsea 7 Ridged Spooling S-Lay
 Seven Oceans Subsea 7 Ridged Spooling S-Lay
 CSO Wellservicer Technip DSV, Flexible J-Lay, Heavy Lift
 CSO Seawell Technip DSV, Subsea Installation, Heavy Lift
 CSO Venture Technip DSV, Flexible J-lay
 Seven Borealis Subsea7 Ridged Production Vessel J-Lay / S-Lay, Heavy Lift
Skills and Work Experiences
o Diving Bells, Heave Compensation systems, Derricks, Gantry Cranes , Winches / Tuggers
o Equipment associated with Rigid Pipe-laying & umbilical lay systems
o Maintenance of vessel's reels, lay tower, and crane's mechanical
 Diesel Engines
 Both Marine and Land-based (Perkins, Cat, Volvo, Cummings ).
 Diesel driven Electrical Generators.
 Gearbox / Fluid transmission systems.
 Pneumatic powered systems.
 Diesel Driven Air Compressors
 Welding, Fabrication & Repair, Cutting: - MIG, Arc, Oxy/Acetylene, Oxy/Propane.
 Fabrication / Construction and repair of hydraulic hoses
 Valves and control pipe work.
Employment History
2011 – Present Position: - Self Employed Hydraulics and Mechanical Maintenance Engineer
Currently working on Projects for –
Subsea7 (Vessel Seven Borealis)
Main duties of this position are:
 Securing & placing orders
 Knowledge and ability to work Lockout-Tagout system
 Operate and conduct mechanical, electrical and hydraulic repairs, preventive and corrective
maintenance to pipe lay components, tensioners, lay tower, and cranes on board.
 Maintenance, Refurbishment and repair of pipe coating equipment
 Maintenance and Repairs on Hydraulic / Pneumatic powered systems (making up hydraulic hoses)
 Carrying out Service and repairs of generators / Compressors
 Travelled to Offshore locations to mobilise and commission ready for start date
 HSE Culture Working Offshore
 Using swaging machine to make up new hydraulic hoses on work site / Pressure testing.

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2006 - 2011 Offshore Plant Services
Position: - Mechanical Maintenance Technician
Main duties of this position were: -
The role was my first venture into overlooking projects from start to finish, with this meant allot more
involvement than in previous roles, Had to work my way round numerous obstacles/ problems on
offshore/site regarding equipment and project speciation.
Role duties consisted of the following:
• Develop orders with customers either by personal contact or on site visits to customer premises.
• Sourcing equipment, suppliers and stock control
• Maintenance, refurbishment and repair of compressors, generators, mobile hydraulic power
units used for temporary tensioners used for flexible pipe lay for offshore projects, cranes, tuggers &
general deck equipment
• Ability to demonstrate an appropriate level of technical understanding of the design & function of
various equipment groups and carry out all repairs to the highest quality, ensuring that rework is not
due to negligence or lack of technical ability
• Ability to demonstrate competencies of machine diagnostics, repairs, testing and adjusting of
machine operating and monitoring systems utilising relevant literature and testing equipment.
• Source and requisition parts through the appropriate parts manuals and ordering procedures
and all unused parts are returned for credit in a prompt timely manner.
• Ensure all parts removed from machines under warranty are tagged and secured in the
designated area.
• Coordinate major site based equipment maintenance projects.
• Coordination of job packets.
• Creation of service reports and relevant documentation are completed accurately and in a timely
manner for the customer
• Comply with clients policies and ensure all on site plant is maintained and in a clean, safe
condition at all times.
Table: Knowledge Obtained during the role
Skill Knowledge
Site Supervisor Operations experiences, business control, etc.
Technical Projects Customer relationship building
Light Industrial RepairOrganising all aspect of the repair process
1998 – 2006 Technip Offshore, Aberdeen.
Position: - Hydraulic and Mechanical Maintenance Technician
Main duties of this position were: -
 Operation of Planned Maintenance systems
 Worked on Equipment associated with Rigid Pipe-laying & umbilical lay systems
 Repair and maintenance of Stationary and Static machinery and equipment on offshore vessels ,
o Diving Support Vessels (DSVs),
 Stores and logistics control for spares and replacement parts.
 Operation and implementation of the following systems: -
o Permit to Work
o Task Risk Assessment
o Isolation and preparation philosophy
o HS&E culture
 Maintenance of constant tension systems.
 Site installation of temporary offshore equipment on vessels.
1993 – 1998 Seward Machinery
Main duties of this position were: -
 Apprenticeship in service engineering for 3 years

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Technical and engineering qualifications
National Vocational Qualification – NVQ Level 3 Mechanical Engineering
National Vocational Qualification – NVQ Level 2 Mechanical Engineering
National Vocational Qualification – NVQ Level 1 Mechanical Engineering
In Plant Training Certificate Advanced Hydraulic Analysis & Controls
City & Guilds No. M7738 Marine & Engineering Maintenance
Abrasive Wheels Regulations Certificate Engineering Workshop
Offshore Survival & Emergency Training Certificate Expiry Date 10/08/2017
Full Offshore Medical Expiry Date 10/08/2015
Full Vaccinations for Africa / Angola
Gulf Safe Certificate
Working at heights Certificate
Seaman’s Discharge Book
Forklift Certificate
Full American L1 Visa
Summary
I possess several areas of experience that when combined would, I feel help in a technical maintenance and
engineering role. I have theoretical and practical experience with all aspects of Mechanical / hydraulic systems.
Can travel to any work location to suit job requirements.
Most importantly for the roles of maintenance engineer, Lay Tech / Operator. I am time served with offshore
vessel experience in several fields of maintenance engineering. I also understand all the different coating
applications, IMPP, PU, 3 LPP, 5 LPP, Shrink Sleeves, FBE and Blasting