This CV summarizes Graham McNicol's experience as a Senior Instrument Designer. It lists his personal details and qualifications, including over 30 years of experience in instrumentation design. His experience includes projects for companies like Diageo, GSK, Statoil, Total, BP, and Jacobs Engineering. He has extensive experience using software like AutoCAD, Microstation, and various instrumentation packages.

1. CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL DETAILS
NAME : GRAHAM McNICOL
POSITION : SENIOR INSTRUMENT DESIGNER
ADDRESS : 8 Barnweil Avenue
Prestwick
Ayrshire
KA9 2BY
YEAR OF BIRTH : 1969
TELEPHONE (Home) : 01292 738 481
E-MAIL ADDRESS : gramcnicol@yahoo.co.uk
MOBILE : 07769294301
COMPLETED COURSE QUALIFICATIONS
BOSIET, MIST, Medically Certified & Insured - available for Offshore work (UK Sector)
TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS
SCOTVEC Modules to ONC equivalence in Instrumentation and Control Engineering.
SOFTWARE SYSTEM EXPERIENCE
AutoCAD 2014
WiseImage (Raster Cad) Software Package
InTools 4.2 Instrumentation Software Package
Intergraph Microstation V8XM
Windows 95
Autoplant Instrumentation & Wiring User 2004
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Dec 14 – Present
Job Title : SENIOR INSTRUMENT DESIGNER
Client : BOOTH WELSH, IRVINE
Projects : Diageo Blythswood, Renfrew & GSK Stevenage
Responsible for design and draughting of all instrument drawing deliverables for two projects. Projects
included the change out of various control panels for Diageo in Renfrew and new replacement Siemens
S7-300 control panels for existing deactivation and fermenter tanks for GSK in Stevenage.
Feb 14 – Dec 14
Job Title : PRINCIPAL INSTRUMENT DESIGNER
Client : FOSTER WHEELER ENERGY LIMITED, GLASGOW
Project : Statoil, Karsto & Kollsnes, Norway
Enabled with task of using Statoil’s own software package (STID Loop) to create cable terminations and
loop diagrams for the design of new security systems including CCTV, turnstiles, barriers and ANPR
Camera’s at both gas plants.
Feb 11 – Feb 14
Job Title : PRINCIPAL INSTRUMENT DESIGNER
Client : WOODGROUP PSN ENGINEERING (NORTH SEA), GLASGOW
Project : Total – Gas Lift Project (North Alwyn ‘A’ Installation) & Islay Topsides Project (Dunbar)
Responsible for design and draughting of all instrument drawing deliverarables for various workpacks.
Projects included New Compressor package, Gas Lift Project & various Fire & Gas modifications which
surveys were carried out offshore to establish cable routings and junction box/marshalling panel spare
allocation.
Oct 10 – Feb 11
Job Title : SENIOR INSTRUMENT DESIGNER
Client : JACOBS ENGINEERING LIMITED, GLASGOW
Project : British Energy (EDF)
Responsible for the multicore cable tie-ins for 2 new Nitrogen Plants for both Hunterston B Power
Station and Hinkley B Power Station. Work included producing instrument drawing deliverables Cable
Routing Layouts, Cable Schedule and Cable Block Diagrams.
Site visits to both Stations was also carried out to determine cable routes and to interface with British
Energy personnel.
Feb 08 – Oct 10
Job Title : SENIOR INSTRUMENT DESIGNER
Client : FOSTER WHEELER ENERGY LIMITED, GLASGOW
Project : Greater Ekofisk Modifications (Norwegian Sector North Sea)
Responsible for the design and draughting of various workpacks for Ekofisk offshore instrumentation
upgrades including Fire & Gas, ESD and Telecom Systems.
Also involved in the use of SAP software for platform drawing search and the updating of existing
documents.

2. Jun 05 – Feb 08
Job Title : SENIOR INSTRUMENT DESIGNER
Client : JACOBS ENGINEERING LIMITED, GLASGOW
Project : Various Projects
Responsible for the design and draughting of upgrading various existing FPS Kinneil site projects. Work
includes construction and upgrade of a new electrified fence with multiple CCTV cameras being installed
using fibre-optic cabling.
Other FPS work include the upgrade of the existing Dalmeny Metering Project.
UPM Paper in Irvine : Involved with all aspects of Instrumention Workpacks for plant shutdown.
Aug 04 – Jun 05
Job Title : SENIOR INSTRUMENT DESIGNER
Client : MITSUI BABCOCK ENERGY LIMITED, RENFREW
Project : BNFL (Sellafield), Statoil (Norway), Sines (Portugal)
Responsible for the design and draughting of instrument work packages for various projects including
the refurbishment of an existing boiler for Statoil.
Also involved in proposal work for BNFL at Sellafield nuclear site.
Feb 03 – Aug 04
Job Title : SENIOR INSTRUMENT DESIGNER
Client : DSM NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS, DALRY
Project : Vitamin ‘C’ Modifications
Responsible for the design and draughting of instrument work packages for various debottlenecking
projects.
Also involved in site support including various plant shutdowns, job punching and loop testing.
Jun 02 – Feb 03
Job Title : SENIOR INSTRUMENT DESIGNER
Client : BP OIL, KINNEIL, GRANGEMOUTH
Project : Kinneil De-Bottlenecking & Ground Flare Mods
Responsible for the overall design work packages for various small instrument re-vamp projects. Work
includes existing ESD modifications, junction box and marshalling rack terminations, loop diagrams,
instrument layouts and process / pneumatic hook-ups
Oct 00 – Jun 02
Job Title : LEAD INSTRUMENT DESIGNER
Client : ROCHE VITAMINS, DALRY
Project : Sodium Ascorbate
Responsible for the overall instrument design team and to ensure project milestones were met.
Instrument design done with numerous Remote I/O Stations (MTL 8000) with Profibus networking. Also
responsible for the checking of ESD vendor terminations and loop diagrams.
Dec 98 – Oct 00
Job Title: INSTRUMENT DESIGNER
Client: ROCHE PRODUCTS, DALRY
Project: Vitamin ‘C’ Expansion & Hydrogen Plant
Dec 97 – Dec 98
Job Title: INSTRUMENT DESIGNER
Client: BP OIL GRANGEMOUTH REFINERY LTD
Project: Benzene Recovery Project
InTools instrumentation software package used to produce wiring terminations and automatic loop
diagram generation.
Aug 97 – Dec 97
Job Title: INSTRUMENT DESIGNER
Client STATOIL, MONGSTAD (NORWAY)
Project : Instrument Re-vamp
Project designed on assignment located in Norway.
Sept 96 – Aug 97
Job Title: INSTRUMENT DESIGNER
Client : BP OIL GRANGEMOUTH REFINERY
Project: Various Small Projects
Feb 96 – Sept 96
Job Title: INSTRUMENT DESIGNER
Client : BP OIL, KINNEIL
Project: Dalmeny Pipeline De-bottlenecking Project
Dec 93 – Feb 96
Job Title: INSTRUMENT DESIGNER
Client : ROCHE PRODUCTS, DALRY
Project: Calpan Step 34 & Production of Panthanol
Mar 93 – Dec 93
Job Title: INSTRUMENT DESIGNER
Client : SINOPEC – XINJIANG (CHINA)
Project: Urumqi PTA Plant
Mar 90 – Mar 93
Job Title: INSTRUMENT DESIGNER
Client : BP OIL GRANGEMOUTH REFINERY

3. Project: FCCU/PLPG/No.2 CDU & Sourwater Stripper
Oct 89 – Mar 90
Job Title INSTRUMENT DESIGNER
Client : BP EXPLORATION, GLASGOW
Project: Forties Pig Receiver, Cruden Bay
Aug 88 – Oct 89
Job Title: INSTRUMENT DRAUGHTSMAN
Client : BP CHEMICALS, GRANGEMOUTH
Project: Rigidex II & III
Aug 86 - Aug 88
Job Title: TRAINEE INSTRUMENT DRAUGHTSMAN
2 year Foster Wheeler training course