1. L3 Rope Access Supervisor / NDT Technician / Opito Stage 3 Rigger
Owen Tomkins BA (Hon),
Aire Valley Access Ltd, 7 Alma Terrace, East Morton, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD20 5UN
Email; o_tomkins@yahoo.co.uk : Skype; owen.tomkins : mobile (UK) +44 7976328103
Personal strengths:
• 10 years experience across a broad
range of industries
• Client liaison skills and the ability to
communicate effectively at all levels
• Determining the scope from concept
and delivering through to completion
• Leadership skills – managing rope
access teams in physically and
mentally demanding environments
• Ability to work within a team and
equally effective as an individual.
• Extensive knowledge of rope access
techniques and associated standards
and procedures.
• Computer literate with knowledge of the
Microsoft suite and various reporting
formats.
• Experience in writing and reviewing
both detailed method statements and
risk assessments.
Qualifications / Memberships
• BA (Hon) Outdoor Leadership
• MLTB SPA Award
• IRATA L3
• FOET
• CA-EBS trained
• Norwegian Escape Shoot trained
• Offshore Medical
• OPITO Stage 3 Rigger
• UT Level 1 PCN
• MPI Level 2 PCN/ASNT
Hobbies / Activities / Other Information
• BASE Jumping
• Climbing/mountaineering
• Skiing
• Travelling
• Full UK Driving Licence
References: upon request
Projects
High Q – Bacton Gas Terminal
Role – L3 Supervisor
Communications Tower Inspection and remedial works
Working as part of a 5 man team with another L3 and a team of competent L1s and
2s we undertook a detailed visual and NDT inspection of the 400’ communications
tower. The workscope also included some rigging and lowering works and some
cable removal and installation. Following detailed RAMS, the extensive workscope
was completed safely, on time and with a minimum of disruption to on going
operations on the plant.
Tratec Offshore Solutions
Role – L3 Rope Access Supervisor
Derrick Overhaul Work
Working as part of a team of up to 8 people, alongside another L3 rigger, removal
and reinstatement of major derrick equipment was carried out during a three month
yard stay. Ensuring the safety of a team of rope access riggers during several
complex lifts of up to 20 tonnes.
Oceaneering Asset Integrity – BP Bruce
Role – L3 Rope Access Supervisor
Riser Tool Inspection
Working in a team of four with another L3 to install the riser tool and carry out a
detailed inspection of the 32” and 28” risers. Utilising the riser tool, we are able to
scrub and then film the splash zone and subsea areas of the riser.
High Q – BP Trinidad
Role – L3 Supervisor
Working on various satellite offshore installations and an onshore Gas Terminal,
supervising the safe execution of different inspection programmes. The role involved
coordinating rope access jobs taking into account of the implications associated with
the excessive heat encountered onshore at the terminal. In addition, working with
and co-ordinating other contractors working in the same areas.
Oceaneering Asset Integrity – Various client assets
Role – L3 Rope Access Supervisor
I have worked on two Conoco Phillips refineries in the UK and Various BP, Perenco
and Statoil offshore installations in North Sea. The role typically involved planning
and executing the safe access and egress to the workface of NDT inspection and
insulation personnel. My duties were set out to achieve specific inspection goals
whilst maintaining a high safety record in a demanding environment. I conducted
level one refresher training for low experienced technicians on a Murco Refinery.
Lyndsey Oil Refinery – HDS-3 Project
Role – L3 Rope Access Supervisor
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2. Overview
My further education and career thus far have given me the opportunity to both learn and put into practice various aspects of teamwork
and people management/leadership skills.
Successfully achieving an Honours Degree in Outdoor Leadership allowed me the opportunity to both study and become more involved
in my passion of outdoor recreational activities. This enhanced my learning of both soft skills in the classroom along with the hard skills
necessary to be safe in a demanding outdoor environment.
As my personal skills developed so did my instructional and teaching abilities. Upon achieving the MLTB SPA (Single Pitch Award) I was
able to teach and demonstrate skills, on single pitch crags and at indoor climbing walls, to individuals and groups ranging from complete
novice to minimal experience. I have consolidated these skills working with school groups and scout groups helping to make climbing an
enjoyable and safe learning experience for all involved.
Coupled with the learning process of a rope access technician working in a variety of challenging roles through various industry sectors,
I now have a broad range of skills including surveying a project and assessing its requirements, writing detailed method statements and
rescue plans through to the successful implementation of those plans. I have been involved in both working to the method statements I
have prepared and also handing them over to another team for them to successfully carry the job through to completion. I am equally at
ease dealing with clients and helping to assess their needs as I am to working with my team and contractors undertaking the task in
hand.
I have PCN qualifications in two disciplines; this has allowed me to become a useful addition to teams in terms of inspection. I am
competent at carrying out both MPI and UT (thickness checking) inspections and am well versed in both the reading of and preparation
of isometric drawings.
Due to the nature of offshore work I am also very adept at managing a workload to make the best use of weather conditions and limit
down time.
General
I am a meticulous and ambitious Level 3 rope access technician with over seven years of experience in a supervisory role. I am
technically adept, with a detailed knowledge/understanding of rope access techniques and procedures with an enthusiastic and
hardworking outlook.