Experience

MetSolv Metering Systems & Solutions

• Australia
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager

  • Dec 2012 - Present

  MetSolv provides expertise and dedicated Metering Validation Services independent of metering system providers and vendors. Operation and Maintenance of Metering systems Witness FAT and conduct SAT, with associated reports Supply competent Engineers and Technicians Technical liaison with 3rd parties Creation and definition of Maintenance routines and schedules Supply of documentation and procedures Commissioning Services and Metering Validation Upgrade and improvement of systems



QGC

• Australia
• Oil and Gas
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Metering Engineer

  • Apr 2010 - Dec 2012

  Metering Engineer for QGC (Queensland Gas Company) on the Coal Seam Gas extraction and distribution project. • Ensure company measurement scheme is adhered to and complies with the Queensland Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004. • Produce Annual Measurement Report in compliance with the above Qld Act. • Maintaining metering log books and associated traceable documentation to comply with QGC and external auditable verification processes. • Oversee 3rd party measurement audits and ensure closeout of action items. • Establish and maintain procedures for measurement systems and confirm compliance. • Evaluate, prepare & implement instrument metering engineering modifications and equipment specifications as per company MOC policy. Liaising with vendors and ensuring sufficient site support. • Complete verification testing of measurement systems and ancillary devices including Coriolis meters, Ultrasonic meters, flow computers, pressure & temperature transmitters, Gas chromatographs & Moisture analysers. • Perform routine maintenance and breakdown maintenance on all aspects of instrument metering equipment as stated above.



Monadelphous

• Australia
• Construction
• 700 & Above Employee

• Metering / Analyser Specialist

  • Nov 2009 - Apr 2010

  Metering & Analyser Technician on the ConocoPhillips LNG facility in Darwin, Australia. • Onshore analyser/metering technician at ConocoPhillips LNG Terminal, Darwin. • Perform field calibrations and maintenance on various liquid and gas online analysers. • Updating of maintenance procedures and creating new procedures. • Update spare parts and stock holdings. • Manage all test sheets and log books associated with equipment. • Perform accuracy verification tests on inlet metering station.



Kelton

• United Kingdom
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Measurment Engineer

  • Jan 2009 - Oct 2009

  Jan 09 – October 09. Measurement Engineer – Ukraine • Onshore metering engineer at Poltava Petroleum Company Terminal, Ukraine. 3 x continuous flowing oil stations and 1 x railcar batch loading station. • Pre-commissioning, final commissioning and maintenance of newly installed oil metering and sampling stations, working alongside the metering station supply vendor and site commissioning teams on completing all start up work and introducing live hydrocarbons to metering station. • Wrote and produced operating and maintenance procedures for oil metering systems. • Produced calibration test sheets using Excel to cover flowrate, totalisation, density computation and also meter factor control charts. • Perform field calibrations and maintenance on all flow, pressure and temperature instrumentation in accordance to standards. Manage all test sheets and log books associated with equipment. • Executed and planned all maintenance activities and equipment failure repairs. • Worked alongside and coached national technicians to complete all daily routines and also completing planned maintenance



Emerson

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Metering Specialist

  • Jul 2005 - Oct 2008

  July 05 – Oct 2008. Instrumentation Technician / Metering Specialist - Azerbaijan • Onshore metering specialist at the Sangachal Terminal, Azerbaijan. 3 x Gas stations including SCP pipeline metering station to Turkey, 1 x Condensate station and 4 x Oil station including BTC pipeline metering station to Turkey. • Pre-commissioning, final commissioning and maintenance of newly installed oil and gas metering stations, introducing live hydrocarbons to metering station. • Daily verification of both liquid and gas metering stations. • Field calibrations and maintenance on all flow & associated instrumentation. • Planning and execution of maintenance activities. Manage system punch lists. • Red lining of maintenance procedures for review. • Maintenance of analytical instrumentation such as chromats, sampling skids, oil in water analysers, hydrocarbon and water dewpoint analysers. • Coaching and training national technicians.



SGS

• Switzerland
• Professional Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Metering Technician

  • Nov 2001 - Jun 2005

  Nov 2001 – June 05. Instrumentation Technician / Senior Metering Technician – BP Lomond Platform North Sea, UK• Maintenance and Management of Fiscal export metering systems. • Completed planned and breakdown maintenance to flow& associated instrumentation. • Communicate with the pipeline operators to ensure contract obligations were adhered.• Managed Fiscal Metering Audits.• Supervision & site commissioning of newly installed fiscal metering up grade. • Update calibration procedures.• Completion of routine plant instrument maintenance, including shutdowns.

• Metering Technician

  • Feb 2000 - Nov 2001

  Feb 2000 – Nov 2001. Metering Technician• Campaign maintenance on oil and gas Fiscal Metering and Allocation Metering systems. • Calibration and maintenance of mechanical displacement meter provers, at onshore and offshore locations in the UK and overseas using Compact Provers.



SGS

• Switzerland
• Professional Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Calibration Technician

  • Jul 1999 - Dec 1999

  July 1999 – Dec 1999. Calibration Technician• Storage tank calibration services to light and heavy industries throughout the U.K. Using theodolite technology to plot and graphically construct storage tanks to give a volumetric calibration chart.

• Instrumentation Technician

  • Feb 1998 - Jul 1999

  Feb 1998 – July 1999. Instrumentation Technician• Provided instrument services for industrial chemical plants. Calibration, maintenance and repair of all instrument measurement equipment



Teesside Training Enterprise

• Apprentice

  • Aug 1995 - Jul 1999

  Teesside Training Enterprise.(TTE/ICI) UK Aug 1995 – July 1999 • Completed 4 year apprenticeship in instrumentation at TTE in Teesside. The apprenticeship also included day release to college and university where various qualifications were achieved Teesside Training Enterprise.(TTE/ICI) UK Aug 1995 – July 1999 • Completed 4 year apprenticeship in instrumentation at TTE in Teesside. The apprenticeship also included day release to college and university where various qualifications were achieved