Technical Superintendent

• Aug 2022 - Present

Commissioning, installing and troubleshooting motion compensated gangways across Asia/Pacific region along with providing remote support to the teams offshore

Operator

• Feb 2022 - Aug 2022

Operating and maintaining some of the world’s most innovative walk to work technology. Responsible for transferring persons to wind turbines, ensuring their safety, ensuring safety and availability of the machinery

Field Engineer

• Feb 2021 - Feb 2022

Working on HS2 project maintaining a fleet of cranes, cutters, grabs, pumps etc, particularly Leiberr and Bauer. Responsible for all maintenance activities of internal and external staff, spares management, breakdowns on site under lead engineer Working on HS2 project maintaining a fleet of cranes, cutters, grabs, pumps etc, particularly Leiberr and Bauer. Responsible for all maintenance activities of internal and external staff, spares management, breakdowns on site under lead engineer

Field Services Engineer

• Jan 2009 - Jan 2021

Collaborated with internal staff and contractors to build and deploy machinery to clients, completing job safety/ root-cause analysis and risk assessments. This role requires regular international travel, maintaining contact with clients to improve safety, service and communication.Achievements:• Worked on a planned machine, which was built into a ship in Norway. It was a revolutionary project – the world’s largest heave compensated gangway.• Lead of the team that successfully delivered a fast-tracked project (a second-generation machine weighing 60 tonnes) to Shell, who needed it with a six-week deadline as opposed to the original 12-month plan. My team and I beat the deadline by 30 minutes. The client was very happy and keeps in touch to this day. Show less

Senior Operator/ Maintenance Technician

• Feb 2009 - Nov 2020

Working internationally, I manage the safe operation and maintenance of hydraulic and rotating machinery, enabling safe transit of machinery from ship to platform. In addition, I:• Manage mechanical hydraulic and electrical machinery work for various Ampelmann bridge types• Oversee testing of built-in systems and procedures for mechanical/electrical health and safety• Produce health and safety reports, risk assessments, inductions and briefings• Train junior operators, providing guidance and expertise to project crews• Liaise directly with clients on project details, timelines and changes • Utilise CANBUS (Data Transfer System) to communicate with PLCs Achievements:• An established go-to expert for the machinery which has predated Ampelmann’s takeover of Offshore Solutions, I was assigned to a key project in Qatar due to my knowledge and experience of more complex hydraulic machinery and controls.• Over the years, I have been responsible for work encompassing circa 50,000 people; there have been no injuries, accidents, or lost time. Furthermore, downtime has been limited and reduced significantly. Show less

Maintenance Lead

• Jan 2009 - Nov 2020

Whilst setting up a maintenance facility for the Middle East region, from scratch, I oversaw the launching of new storage, workshop facilities and supply chains, applying infrastructure to ensure the business had access to the resources it needed. This included tailoring maintenance and working routines to local needs and challenging climate conditions. Achievements• Successfully overhauled maintenance routines to cater for safer and more productive shifts. This included investigations into the breakdown times of machine components to improve planning. My work established a more performance-driven maintenance infrastructure, increasing uptime from 80% to 97%.• Successfully introduced a two-step process, which enabled better checking of supplier quotes, achieving a 10% cost reduction. Show less

Deck Engineer

• Mar 2006 - Dec 2008

This role encompassed some 60 ships dotted across the world, including Australia and the Gulf of Mexico. I led the repair and maintenance of all desk machinery and domestic services, validating records via the CMMS Software and maintaining the needed quantity of spare parts. This role encompassed some 60 ships dotted across the world, including Australia and the Gulf of Mexico. I led the repair and maintenance of all desk machinery and domestic services, validating records via the CMMS Software and maintaining the needed quantity of spare parts.

Motorman Deck Engineer

• 2003 - 2006

Sales Manager

• 1997 - 2002

Marine Engineer

• 1980 - 1996