Experience

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  Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG

  • Austria
  • Manufacturing
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Member of Executive Board & COO

    • Jan 2024 - Present

  • Executive Vice President

    • Nov 2016 - Jan 2024

    Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG (SBO) is the global market leader in high-precision components and a leading supplier of oilfield equipment for the oilfield service industry. The business focus is on non-magnetic drillstring components and high-tech downhole tools for drilling and completing directional and horizontal wells.My role is to head up the Advanced Manufacturing & Services (AMS) Division of SBO which accounts for 50% of group sales and 9 (previously 11) operating subsidiaries spread globally.

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  Premier Hytemp

  • Edinburgh, United Kingdom

  • CEO

    • Apr 2014 - Oct 2016
    • Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    Premier Hytemp is a global market leader in the manufacture and supply of engineered metal solutions to the oil and gas industry.We offer a complete end-to-end service tailored to your specific requirements. Whatever your needs, from specialist materials to finished components, we deliver exceptional supply chain management and customer service as standard.We draw on decades of industry knowledge and our extensive engineering capabilities to forge long term partnerships with our customers, providing you with solutions to your materials requirements from our state-of-the-art facilities in the UK and Singapore.

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  Schoeller Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment Vietnam Ltd

  • Vietnam

  • General Director

    • Apr 2009 - Mar 2014
    • Vietnam

    I set up a new "greenfield" high precision manufacturing facility outside Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam to supply the global directional drilling market. Grew the facility to over 100,000 sq. ft to satisfy growing customer demand and brought it to profitability within 3 years.Our Group* produces specialised non magnetic material and high precision components for the oilfield services industry, particularly directional drilling.*Schoeller Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment Group, based in Ternitz, Austria.

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  Schoeller-Bleckmann Darron

  • Aberdeen, United Kingdom

  • Managing Director

    • Jun 2005 - Mar 2009
    • Aberdeen, United Kingdom

    Managed a precision Manufacturing and Service facilty in Aberdeen which serviced the Directional Drilling Industry along with establishing a subsidiary facility in Noyabrsk, West Siberia. Both business seen combined revenue growth of 350% during this period with an even higher uplift in profitability.*Part of the Schoeller Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment Group.

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  Havelock Europa PLC

  • Director

    • 2004 - 2005

    Start up of the Healthcare Manufacturing and Outfitting division, ESA Healthcare. Specialising in FFE within hospitals, health centres and laboratories.

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  Forth Tool & Valve Ltd

  • Engineering, General Manager, Managing Director

    • 1999 - 2004

    As Division of BI Group I was seconded to Forth Tool & Valve. I started working on engineering projects related to inconel clad pipe and fittings. Later worked as General Manager of the ITS Tooling Division manufacturing controlled boring equipment for the machine tool industry and machine tool users in oil & gas and aerospace. Finally took over as MD looking after all the divisions which included sub contract machine shop, ITS precision tooling products & reciprocating pump manufacturer Dawson Downie Lamont after leading an MBO out from the BI Group.*Now part of FTV Proclad Group

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  BI Group

  • Projects Engineer

    • 1997 - 1999

    BI Group owns several specialist engineering companies within oil and gas, aerospace and medical sectors. I spent time working with some of the precision engineering companies on installation of capital equipment, CAD/CAM systems and production engineering processes.

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  Schlumberger

  • Rig Engineer

    • 1996 - 1997

    Worked with Sedco Forex as Rig Engineer when part of Schlumberger. Spent time working land rigs in France and Offshore Rigs in North Sea, particularly Sedco 711.