This document provides a summary of the qualifications and experience of Gary Stephen Keay, including: 1) Over 25 years of experience in offshore oil and gas projects as a deputy construction manager, responsible for managing multi-national workforces and technical aspects of projects. 2) Extensive experience in subsea construction operations such as pipe laying, umbilical operations, and manifold deployments. 3) Detailed listing of safety and technical training certificates obtained over his career. 4) Employment history describing his roles and responsibilities in offshore construction and project management positions over the past 10 years.

1. Deputy Construction Department Manager
Gary Stephen Keay
Chapelle Lodge
Les Pieces De Temps
87440
La Chapelle Montbrandeix
Limousin
France
Mobile: +33 762593741 (France)
+44 7702123102 (UK)
E-mail: gary.keay@gmail.com
Date of birth: 24-09-66
Passport No:099178695 Expires 19-01-21
Marital status: Single
NUTEC BOSIET: Expiry Date 23-6-12
Medical: British Offshore Medical Expires 18-6-12
PROFILE
Experienced Deputy Construction Department Manager in charge of the daily management of the onshore
construction department and the offshore technical aspects of all projects. Managing a multi-national work
force including construction technical engineering, welding and coating engineering, operations and survey.
Tasks include procedure development, equipment selections and ordering via the procurement department.
Generation of budgetary proposals, project scopes of work, provision of technical documentation for
tendering purposes, project crewing calculations and selection. Provision of technical knowledge to all
departments for project procedure generation. Representing the company during client meetings, risk
assessments, weekly project meetings and progress report meetings.
Visiting the onshore and offshore work sites and showing managerial presence to maintain crew moral and
ensure all safety and working practices are adhered to.
An offshore subsea construction and installation specialist with extensive experience in subsea operations.
Well versed in pipe and umbilical lay operations. Fibre Optic Cable operations, manifold deployments and
general field development.
Over 25 years experience in offshore oil & gas and heavy engineering and construction projects both
nationally and internationally operating from DP vessels and anchor barges.
Also experienced with onshore site inspection operations, onshore trans-reeling and carousel loading of
flexibles. Preparation of subsea equipment prior to mobilisation and heavy lift trials onshore. Many years
experience of leading and working with multi-national teams worldwide. Computer literate in the use of
Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
COURSES, TRAINING CERTS
25-08-98 Enhanced safety awareness training course.
05-10-98 Certificate of competence to operate lifting plant.
17-10-99 3-day Rigging and lifting training course.
15-12-99 1-day Incident investigation course.
01-03-00 1-day Assessor training programme.
02-03-00 2-day Risk assessment training course.
11-12-00 3-day OPITO Safety leadership training.
19-03-01 3-day Offshore slinging and lifting operations course.
22-03-02 Rigging appreciation.
19-03-02 3-day Wire rope examiners course.
26-03-02 2-day Lifting gear examiners course.
06-03-04 1-day Forklift operator training.
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2. 12-07-06 1-day LOLER Awareness & Lift Planning.
12-07-06 1-day Appointed Person Lifting Operations.
23-06-08 1-day NUTEC BOSIET refresher training
SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE
16-6-10 – Present : Employed by West African Ventures as Deputy Construction Department Manager in
Nigeria, and managing all onshore and offshore construction technical staff during multimillion dollar
projects. Providing technical support and assistance to various onshore departments and offshore crews.
Providing technical input into the development of project methodology statements for tender submissions
and during the development of project procedures. General management of the construction department.
Projects include rigid pipelay, heavy lifts to FPSO’S and platforms, subsea piling operations, PLEM and CALM
Buoy installations.
04-02-09 - 14-01-10 : Self Employed : Hired by SWG Australia as Offshore Construction Superintendant /
Shift Supervisor during all aspects of a subsea field construction programme offshore Australia.
21-6-08 - 22-10-08 : Self Employed : Hired by SWG Australia as Bridge Supervisor during a subsea riser
installation project offshore New Zealand.
03-08 – 06-08 : Self Employed : Hired by Rubicon Offshore as Consultant during planning and hook-up of two
FPSO’s with moorings, risers and umbilical’s.
17-07-07 – 15-09-07 : Hired by Port Services Invergordon & working as Rigging Supervisor during major
modifications to two semi submersible drilling rigs. Also involved with anchor chain removal & DSV
mobilisation & de-mobilisations.
14-04-07 – 23-5-07: Hired by SWG Australia & working as Client Rep / Advisor for Nautilus Minerals during
an offshore survey campaign in Papua New Guinea.
06-02-07 – 02-04-07: Hired by SWG Australia & working as Client Rep for Carigali / Newfield during the
anchor hook-up, MWA & Riser installation on the FSO Abu project in Malaysia.
21-12-06 – 27-12-06: Hired by Atlantic Resources Ltd, & working as Rigging Supervisor for Subsea 7 during
Sub Sea well workovers.
06-11-06 – 08-12-06: Hired by UKPS & working as Rigging Supervisor for Sonsub during mobilisation of a new
umbilical lay system & spooling of umbilical.
12-09-06 – 26-09-06: Hired by SWG Australia & working as Client Rep/Rigging Advisor to AMC during an
FPSO anchor hook-up in the Oudna Field off Tunisia.
17-07-06 – 07-09-06: Hired by Global Resources as Rigging Supervisor & LOLER Lift Planner on various
projects.
17-05-06 – 06-07-06: Hired by Technip Offshore UK as Rigging Supervisor during subsea manifold
installations & subsea anchor piling & mooring cable installations.
04-05-06 – 11-05-06: Hired by Genesis Personnel as Rigging Advisor to the British Submarine Rescue Team &
the Royal Navy during offshore rescue exercises.
21-05-92 – 07-07-06: Employed by Technip Offshore UK on various projects worldwide as Rigging Supervisor.
Rigging Advisor, Shift Supervisor and Marine Base Co-Ordinator. Projects included, subsea piling, manifold
installation, umbilical lay, flowline lay, fibre optic lay & riser installation. FPSO anchor chain & cable
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3. installation, MWA installation, Marine Base Supervisor, suction anchor installation, riser pull-in’s & subsea
field abandonment. Also some experience writing & developing project procedures with project engineers.
28-08-86 – 07-03-92: Employed by Atlantic Power & Gas as Rigger, and later as Rigging Chargehand on
various construction & maintenance projects within the Ninian Field Platforms.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
16-6-10 - Present
West African Ventures Ltd :
Employed as Deputy Construction Department Manager based in Lagos, Nigeria.
Responsible for all technical aspects of onshore and offshore site construction projects, including crewing
selections, technical input during procedural developments and method statements, provision of support
and technical advice throughout projects.
Managing all subdivisions associated within the construction department during all WAV/STG daily
activities.
04-02-09 - 14-01-10
Self Employed :
Hired by SWG Australia as Offshore Construction Superintendant / Shift Supervisor during the development
of the Pyrenees Field offshore North West Australia. Involved with manifold SIT’s and lifting trials in
Malaysia and SIT’s, pre-load and load-out programmes of mid water arches, gravity bases and riser
restraints in Indonesia. My role required co-ordinating six different departments during mooring operations
of a DTM Buoy offshore, installation of subsea riser restraint bases, subsea manifolds, laying of subsea
umbilicals, flexible flowlines, risers and “hot stab” flying leads. Updating shift logs daily throughout all
activities and having regular interactions with client reps, the offshore manager and the vessel DPO’s
amongst others.
21-6-08 - 22-10-08
Self Employed :
Hired by SWG Australia as Bridge Supervisor on the Maari Project, New Zealand. Involved with overseeing
all equipment prepared and containers loaded onshore prior to mobilisation to the construction vessel. Also
controlling all subsea construction works during the riser installation operations with co-ordination between
all departments onboard the vessel as well as directing the platform winching teams from the vessel.
03-08 – 06-08 :
Self Employed :
Hired by Rubicon Offshore as Consultant during planning and hook-up of two FPSO’s with moorings, risers
and umbilical’s. Involved with method planning, JSA’s, HIRA’s, preparation works on the vessels and
installation of components during the offshore mooring and riser / umbilical installation phases.
17-07-07 – 15-09-07
Port Services Invergordon
Working as Rigging Supervisor during major cement package modifications to two semi submersible drilling
rigs. Also involved with the rig anchor chain removal & DSV mobilisation & de-mobilisations. Assisting with
the rigging and de-rigging of the 300te SWL shore crane for lifting operations to the rig upper decks.
27-12-06 - 23 -05-07
SWG Australia
Perth
Australia.
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4. Position: Client Rep.
Duties: (PNG) :-Monitor all working activities during the offshore campaign & try to provide improvement
suggestions such as safer and more productive working practices during daily operations. Report daily to
Nautilus management in Brisbane. Set up and encourage use of a procedural culture. Assisted with the
logistical aspects, such as personnel and freight arrangements.
Duties: (Malaysia):- Working as Client Representative to Petronas and Newfield during all aspects of
preparation and installation of a new FSO prior to tow-out to location offshore Malaysia. Overseeing Riser
re-spooling operations on site in Malaysia and providing technical advice. Overseeing preparation and
installation of a Mid Water Arch, 8” and 6” Risers, and laying of the riser over the arch to deployment at sub-
sea PLEM. Liaising with various departments within the contracted construction company, and sending daily
reports to both clients. Ensuring all aspects of the operations were conducted in a safe and efficient manner,
and as per procedure.
06-11-06 – 08-12-06.
UKPS Ltd.
Lowestoft
England
Position: Rigging Supervisor / Advisor.
Mobilising vessel with a new umbilical lay system, and spooling on umbilical to horizontal drum. Assisting
to provide operational difficulty solutions as required.
12-09-06 – 26-09-06.
SWG Australia
Perth
Australia.
Position: Client Rep, Rigging Advisor
Duties: Working as Client Representative/ Advisor to Petrofac during all preparation aspects on a new FSO
prior to tow-out to location offshore Tunisia from Malta. Providing general rigging and lifting advice as
required during pull-in and connection operations of the FSO mooring chain. Ensuring all aspects of the
operations were conducted in a safe and efficient manner, and as per procedure. Providing daily progress
reports.
17-07-06 – 07-09-06
Global Resources
Wellheads Drive
Dyce
Aberdeen.
Position: Rigger, Rigging Supervisor & LOLER Lift Planner.
Duties: Working on construction operations during a platform shutdown. Working as Supervisor in
Invergordon Port during vessel mobilisation & de-mobilisation activities. Working as LOLER Lift Planner on a
shuttle tanker & writing a procedure to change out the valve from the main oil transfer hose while it was
onboard the tanker.
21-05-92 – 07-07-06
Technip Offshore UK Ltd.
Enterprise Drive
Westhill
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5. Aberdeen.
Position: Rigging Supervisor. Rigging Advisor, Shift Supervisor, Marine Base Co-Ordinator.
Duties: Shift Supervisor during a field development in West Africa. Tasks included controlling operations
during deployment & positioning of transponders for field array. Controlling all operations during
deployment of sea bed structures and suction anchors.
Onshore Marine Base Supervisor. Responsible for preparing all equipment prior to vessel load out and for
carrying out all trials on equipment as required. Also responsible for ensuring that all personnel are working
in a safe and efficient manner, and all rigging practices are carried out safely and correctly.
Offshore platform and FPSO site visits to assess forthcoming operations. Prepare operational procedures.
Identify equipment required, co-ordinate purchasing and check equipment, and providing trials in yard.
Supervising safe and efficient lifting and rigging practices are carried out at all times. Responsible for
ensuring a safe and healthy environment on the vessels working deck during all aspects of operational
procedures. Working on development and abandonment of oil and gas fields, both in the North Sea and
abroad.
28-08-86 – 07-06-92
Atlantic Power & Gas
Salvesen Tower
Blaikies Quay
Aberdeen
Position: Rigging Charge Hand.
Duties: Working on construction and general maintenance operations within the Ninian field platforms.
Sound experience gained in lifting, moving and fitting light and heavy objects within the confines of
modules, such as gas compression, wellheads and water injection areas. Confident working with all
equipment such as chain blocks, pull-lifts, tirfors, winches and banking cranes. In charge of a rigging team of
12 during hook-up activities, shut-downs and general maintenance.
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