The document outlines several projects the author worked on between 1997-2009: 1) Between 2009-2008, the author managed decommissioning of oil platforms and fiber optic cable laying projects. 2) In 2006, the author managed projects involving life of field seismic installation for BP, including gravity base design. 3) Between 1997-2002, the author managed various subsea installation projects for umbilicals, drilling templates, and wet buckle repair systems. 4) The author has experience managing trenching systems and working on numerous construction and pipe-lay vessels.

3. March 09 – August 2009
Saipem UK
Lead Engineer: -
Frigg 2009 Decommissioning
Campaign
Removal of the Quarters Platform (QP)
- Pre and post transit survey of the route
into the Aker stored facility. Dredging of
the pile locations, diamond wire cutting of
the piles and one piece removal of the
jacket by the S7000 .
Removal of the Drilling Platform 1
(DP1)
Use of subsea remote intervention
technology. Pre-dredging at level one,
“piece small” subsea preparation,
dismantling, lifting and transfer of jacket
sections to subsea storage containers.
General seabed debris removal.
11 weeks offshore operations

4. May 08 -
CTC Marine Projects Limited
Senior Project Manager: -
BP Shefa II Project
120km lay & burial of Fibre Optic product
running from the BP Clair Platform
through to the BP Schiehallion FPSO in
the north east Atlantic, approximately
140km NNE of Cape Wrath, west of
Shetland Islands. Workscope included,
Subsea Clamp installation, dynamic riser
pull-in and hang off assembly. Product
tensioning at the Clair Platform. FOTA
deployment at Schiehallion FPSO.
Eleven crossings to bridge. Recovery and
splicing of BU tails at the FT FO cable
intersection. Trenching of the product
utilises the CTC T1 Wheel Cutting
Tractor & ISU 150te Plough. Construction
vessel Maersk Advancer. Project Value
£6.5million.

5. Nov 06 – April 08
CTC Marine Projects Ltd
Senior Project Manager: -
Vessel Build. 106m “OCV Volantis”
Management of specification and build of
the vessel. Designed for
Construction/Trenching roles.
Development and implementation of
many innovative systems enabling the
vessel to be configured to meet the
various project demands efficiently.
Features included “Plug and play” system
philosophy, modular container garage and
handling system, unique seafastening
system and control room. Specialist team
consisted of eight persons. Reporting to
upper management. Project Value £70m.
Delivered April 2008.

6. Nov 06 – April 08
CTC Marine Projects Ltd
Senior Project Manager: -
2000Te Carousel Lay System
Specification and management of lay
system including 17m Carousel, Fleeting
tower, Accumulator and Tensioner. A
modular designed system capable of
operation on multiple construction
vessels in various configurations.
Included vessel hull analysis, grillage
design, analysis and build. Incorporated a
unique sea fastening system allowing
efficient mob/demob. Lay control
integrated into the vessel DP system.
“Plug and play” philosophy adopted for
the vessel integration.. Project Value
£5m. Completion April 2008

7. Nov 06 – April 08
CTC Marine Projects Ltd
Senior Project Manager/Designer: -
Seafastening System
Primarily designed for the integration of a
2500Te Carousel lay system on to the
OCV Volantis, this unique seafastening
system allows for efficient mob/demob of
equipment on to vessels with no
requirement for welding or burning on
deck. Mob/Demob times cut from 4 -5
days to approx. 6hrs.

8. Jan – Sept 06
CTC Marine Projects Limited
Project Manager: -
BP Clair Platform West of Shetland
LoFS (Life of Field Seismic) installation
including field layout and installation
planning. Project included route and
boulder clearance, J Tube Gravity Base
design/engineering, Pipeline Bridge
installation & system testing. The LoFS
system included some 50km of product
simultaneously laid and trenched in
difficult seabed conditions utilising the
CTC T3 wheel cutter trenching system.
Project Value £11.5m.

9. Jan - Sept 06
CTC Marine Projects Ltd.
Project Manager: -
Gravity J Tube Base
As part of the overall BP Clair LoFS (Life
of Field Seismic) installation project,
design, manufacture and installation of a
Gravity J Tube Base for dynamic riser
installation.
Technical: -
Design work included: -
● Riser 100 year storm loading analysis
● On bottom stability analysis
● Design finite element analysis
● Launch and recovery analysis
In air weight 65Te

10. Nov – June 04
Sonsub / Saipem
Lead Project Engineer & Assistant
Project Manager : -
Statoil - Installation of an 18.5km
umbilical for the Sleipner Vest Alfa Nord
Extension Project.
• Umbilical comprised 75mm x 5.5mm
super duplex core with associated
electrical and hydraulic lines
• Product loaded out of Kaverner at
Moss Norway after completing vessel &
equipment trials of the Normand Cutter
• Managing Project Engineering &
Client interface
• Preparation / submission of project
documentation
• Offshore installation activities
Project Pre requisites
Conversion of the Solstad MV Normand
Cutter cable lay vessel into a construction
vessel. Both vessel conversion and
project were completed on time.
This work included: -
• Clearing of deck and associated cable
lay equipment
• Fitting of 300Te heave comp crane.
• Underdeck strengthening for Carousel
lay system.
• Fitting of the Saipem 25m, 3000Te
product lay system

11. May – July 02
Sonsub/Saipem
Project Engineering Manager: -
Installation of two “four-slot” drilling
templates inc. protection structures for
Norsk Hydro on the ‘Fram Vest’ Field
Development.
Responsibility for:
● Preparation / submission of project
documentation & Engineering
● Project scheduling
● Vessel mobilisation of activities at
ERS Base, Rotterdam
● Vessel loading Langesund, Norway
● Offshore support.

12. April - Aug 01
Sonsub/Saipem.
Lead Engineer: -
ITUR Cable Crossings.
Work included Jig design &
manufacture, Crossing manufacture
& in dock testing.
Controlled and reported budgets /
schedules to upper management and
liaised daily with Sub-Contractor.
Technical: -
Quantity 2 off
30m in length
Weighing 30Te in air.
On bottom weight 800Kg.
Manufactured from HDPE
“The fabrications were initially six
weeks behind schedule on hand
over. Delivery of the equipment
was made one day ahead of
original target schedule.”

13. Sept – March 02
Sonsub/Saipem.
Lead Engineer: -
WBRS
Transferred within the Bluestream Project
to technically assess and manage the
Bluestream “Wet Buckle Repair System”
(WBRS) redesign programme.
Carried out technical assessment of the
existing WBRS system and initiated
redesign of key elements.
Involved in preparation of the schedule,
procurement, logistics and cost estimates
of the work.
Mobilised the build site in Samsun,
Turkey and finalised documentation to
‘As Built’ status.
Co-ordinated / managed the 8-week
rebuild phase of the equipment and FAT.
Technical: -
2300m depth rated
ROV intervention system

14. 2000 – 2001
Stolt Offshore Ltd
Project Manager: -
Deep Matis Launch System
Established design / deployment data
/ criteria and all commercial
requirements of the system. Directed
the design scope and controlled /
reported budgets and schedules to
upper management. Commissioned
specialist finite element analysis,
feasibility study and advanced ‘real
time’ modelling.
Managed procurement / supply of
materials & services, as well as
manufacture / assembly of
equipment. Executed commissioning
and handover of project equipment to
site in Norway and ‘closed out’
contracts.
Technical: -
2300m depth rated
Operation West Africa. Designed to
land on 0.4 kpa soils.
ROV intervention system.
Project Value: - £1.25million
■ Arrived at good “solution
engineering” to resolve unique
technical problems.

15. 1997 – 2000
Stolt Offshore Ltd
Project Manager : -
Radial Friction Welding ‘J’ Lay
Pipe System
Set up manufacturing site. Established
management systems. Controlled /
reported manufacturing budgets to
senior management. Directed the
conceptual designs, manufacturing
solutions and procedures.
Manufactured and built key machines
Wrote and Co-ordinated the assembly
plans, devised commissioning tests/
procedures. Implemented design /
manufacture of test equipment,
reviewed test data and set remedial
actions. (value £10 million).
Technical: -
2Mw system designed to friction weld a
variety of metals up to 12 ¾” API pipe.
Played a key role in turning-around a
particularly difficult and technically
challenging project.

16. Trenching Systems Vessels
 Bar Protector DSV
 Beluga  Cygnus
 CMR3 Jetting ROV  Edda Freya
 Flexjet  Far Samson
 ISU Product Plough
 Far Sovereign
 Maersk Advancer
 T1 & T3 Rock Cutter  Maersk Recorder
 UT1 Jet Trencher  Maersk Responder
 Maxita
 Normand Cutter
 Ocean Challenger
 Polar Prince
 Seaway Falcon
 Volantis