Service Manager

• Apr 2021 - Present

Valve Division Manager

• Jun 2021 - Present

Valve Specialist, Client Coach/Advisor

• Jun 2017 - Jun 2021

Based within a Shell facility at Khor Al Zubair in southern Iraq my role is as follows.To ensure all customer workshop personnel are coached and guided to deliver valve repairs and certification to the relevant international standards and quality expectation.To train and monitor the local staff on the use of Valve Management software.To offer recommendations to customer Valve workshop manager on repairs and failure analysis and solutionsEnsure training needs analysis is carried out on but not limited to:Trade skills such as bench fitting.Basic understanding of valve types and associated instrumentation for control valves, MOVs etc.Valve testing and testing standards and procedures.Develop the training plans for local valve shop techniciansProvide on job coaching for local valve technicians.Create and provide regular monthly competency assessment reports for each individual valve technician.Ensures all valves coming through the workshop are logged and tagged for tracking and reporting purposes of the valve progress from arrival to being available and fit for service. Ensure local staff are meeting the needs and procedures for Document control.Produce and implement service procedures.Spares management and controlCreate and implement QA/QC program.Ensure the local staff carryout PM routines on all valve workshop equipment.1. Test Equipment, Calibration equipment, Lifting Equipment, including trucks and lifting gear2. Welding grinding and cutting equipment, Insitu and workshop lapping equipment,3. Flange management equipment inc, Torqueing and machining equipment4. Blasting and painting equipment, mobile and static compressors and ring mains5. All hand tools and storage systemsTo ensure that all workshop staff remain compliant with customer terms and conditions of contract.Ensure KPI’s are implemented and required information is record in the following but not limited to area’s Show less

Workshop Supervisor

• Apr 2014 - Jun 2017

Based in the Rumaila Oil Field just outside Basra Southern Iraq.Provide professional assistance and technical expertise to the local workforce and workshop technicians within the Severn Facility and on Client Sites.Carry out field maintenance works on all types of valves and associated instrumentation.Carry out insitu testing of Process Safety Valves.Supervising onsite flange management programsImplement and enforce safe working practices and procedures to international standards that were previously missing within the local culture.Provide theoretical and practical training courses at our onsite training school. Show less

Field Service Engineer

• 2012 - 2014

In this role, I travelled to many offshore facilities and overseas. In countries all around Europe, Middle East and Africa.I was responsible for servicing Pressure Safety Valves, Vacuum Breakers, Gauges, Control Valves and Various types of shut off valves.I mostly worked alone but would sometimes work with delegate companies as the OEM representative as Pentair are the Manufacturer of most Valves I would work on.The field service division of Pentair would mostly focus on Safety Valves but I was promoted from my previous position into this position for the team to branch out further in to other valve services due to my experience and level of knowledge of other valve types and associated instrumentation.I controlled all my own documentation as I was based from home.I would often deal directly with Clients to give a more efficient service. Show less

Workshop Supervisor

• 2008 - 2012

Valve technician

• Jun 2001 - 2008