Paul Byrne's CV summarizes his education and extensive work experience in marine engineering roles. He holds a BEng in Marine Engineering and has worked in various technical and surveyor roles for over 20 years, including for classification societies and ship owners/operators. His experience covers areas like ship repair, marine consultancy, vessel surveying, and serving as a technical superintendent. He is fluent in English and Spanish.

1. CURRICULUM VITAE
NAME
ADDRESS
Paul Byrne
28 Knights Court
DATE OF BIRTH
NATIONALITY
16.02.73
British
Witham’s Road
Gibraltar
E-MAIL paulbyrne101@hotmail.com
TELEPHONE 00350 54015206 GENDER Male
EDUCATION
1998 - 2001 University of Newcastle
Upon Tyne
BEng (HONS) in
Marine Engineering
Grade (2:2)
1990 - 1992 Erith College of Technology
Erith, Kent
BTEC National Diploma in
Electronics /Telecommunications
1985 - 1989 Bay side Comprehensive School
Gibraltar
GCSE’s: Spanish (A),
Maths (C), English (C),
Physics (B), Biology (C)
Computer Studies (C)

2. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
January 2014 – Date Flag state surveyor / Independent
surveyor
November 2013 – January 2014
Marine Consultant SUNBORN Gibraltar
 Marine consultancy work for owners of SUNBORN for the classification and
registration of the floating hotel.
May 2012 – December 2012
Technical Superintendent Songa Shipmanagement Ltd (Glasgow)
 Overall responsible for the operation and technical support of 4 chemical tankers.
 ISM/ISPS audit preparation.
 Class and statutory survey preparation.
 Dry docking specification.
 Procurement of spare parts.
 Planned maintenance scheme manager.
Nov 2011 – May 2012 Prodomestics Ltd
 General Mechanical maintenance on a wide area of systems
 Mechanical doors
 Generators & winches
 Gas and Diesel Heating systems for Mod sites
November 2010 – January 2011 GIBDOCK LTD (Gibraltar)
Estimator
 Working as estimator for ship repair yard. Pricing up budget prices and estimation
on steel work, mechanical, painting, blastings, tank cleaning for all types of
vessels as per client’s technical dry dock specification.
April 2007 till May 2010 Lloyds RegisterEMEA
Marine Surveyor
 Employed as Marine Surveyor at various locations within Spain and UK.
Duties included survey of all ship types and yachts for compliance with International
Conventions ( Solas, Marpol etc.) and Class requirements. Also extensive work was
done on the survey of components for the Marine Industry and their compliance tothe
relevant International or European standards. Damage surveys also performed when
required including supervision of repairs.
360 Quality Audits.
New construction duties also included supervising the building of vessels to Class
standards.

3. November 2003 till March 2005 Wartsila Propulsion UK
Service Engineer
 Employed by the service department of Wartsila UK, formerly known as Deep
Sea Seals, and John Crane Lips.
During my employment I have been performing new installations and overhauls on
Sterntube Sealing systems, Face type seals and Lip Sealing systems.
My work required me to travel to any part of the world at short notice and use the
shipyards resources, along with tools carried by myself, to perform overhauls on the
companies products, this has taken me to almost every country in Europe wherever
there is a port.
Sept 2002 till November 2003 P & O Princess Cruises
Marine Engineer
 Employed by the Newbuilding section as part of the AMOS team (administration
Maintenance and Ordering of Spares)
AMOS is an interactive database linked to all ships in the fleet as well as in the two
offices at Los Angeles and Southampton.
My main role was contacting manufacturers in order for them to supply a spare parts
list for all equipment on board ships, Diamond Princess, Sapphire and Caribbean
being built by Mitsubishi in Japan, and Fincantieri Italy. on receipt of proposal it was
assessed with reference to manuals and previous experience and altered as necessary,
then input into the database for future purchasing, and stock taking.
Liasing with purchasing, compiling data and producing statistics in order to negotiate
prices on frequently used suppliers.
Jan 2002-June 2002 Cammell Laird Gibraltar
 Working as part of the Mechanical Engineering section for Gibraltar’s Shiprepair
yard
Duties included
 Working with representatives from Simplex, Rolls Royce, Ulstein etc in servicing
waterjets, seals, bow thrusters,CPP’s, main engines and shaft alignments.
July 2001-Aug 01 Norfran Aluminium Ltd, Newcastle
Mechanical fitter
 Maintenance and repair of injection pressure moulding machines in an aluminium
foundry
Mar 1997 - Jul 1998 O.E.S.C.O. (Gibraltar)
Diesel Engine Operator for Power Station
Duties included:
 Operating Diesel Engines
 Charge of the control room
 Performing routine maintenance on engines
 Taking regular reading

4. Dec 1994 - Mar 1997 Kvaerner Gibraltar Ltd
Mechanical Fitter in Shiprepair Yard
During my employment I had the chance of working on numerous vessels of different
types including LPG, LNG, Dredgers, Tankers and Icebreakers.
My duties were mainly: Performing Overhauls and repairs on Valves, Hydraulic
Winches, Propellers, SKF Couplings, Thrusters, Steering gear and Main Engines.
On of the major jobs I performed was on the vessel Nedrill Muravlenko, on which a
major conversion was being performed, This included the complete removal,
stripping, overhauling and reassembling of the two CPP’s and seven thrusters.
Other tasks performed:
 Welding
 Burning and Cutting
 Electrical supply services
Jun 1992 - Dec 1994 Gibraltar Joinery & Building services
Semi-Skilled worker in Construction
LANGUAGES
Fluent in English and Spanish, Written and Spoken ATTENDED
SHORT COURSES ATTENDED
 Mirlees Blackstone course for the KV Major Diesel Engine
 South Tyneside College. Computer Numerical Control Machining (CNC)
 LR Materials and NDE Course
 LR Existing Ships and Statutory Course
 LR Hull Damage and repair Course
 LR Stainless Steel Course
 LR Marine Technical Induction Course
 LR Elimination of Substandard Shipping
 LR Ism Code Internal Auditor
 Framo Cargo Pumping Systems
OTHER DETAILS
 Computer literate, and competent with Microsoft Office products
 Qualified NDE Level II Operator
 Driving Licencses A,B1,B,C1,D1
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
Associate Member of IMAREST