Objective
Any work associated with offshore - AHTS, drill ships, etc.
Experience
Tidewater Marine International Oct. 2007 – present
Chief Engineer on AHTS vessels - diesel electric, 18000 kW, DP2.
Seacor Jun. 2007 – Sept. 2007
Chief Engineer on ‘M.V. Heimdal’, DP1, operating as flotel (150 pax) for ‘Al Shaheen field’ in Arabian Gulf.
Tidewater Marine International Aug. 2006 – May 2007
Chief Engineer on AHTS vessels - diesel electric, 18000 kW, DP2.
Tidewater Marine International Mar. 2006 – July 2006
Technical Manager in Baku, Azerbaijan (Caspian Sea operations). Responsible for 5 vessels.
Tidewater Marine International Nov. 2002 – Feb. 2006
Chief Engineer on AHTS vessels working off West Africa. Experience on diesel electric, DP2.
Great White Fleet Oct. 2002 – Nov. 2002
Acting Superintendent with 'Great White Fleet' in Company offices at Antwerp. Responsible for 4 vessels.
Great White Fleet Jun. 1997 – Sept. 2002
Chief Engineer with 'Great White Fleet' on reefer ships.
P&O Apr. 1996 – Jun. 1997
Chief Engineer with 'P & O' on the fast ferry 'Jetliner'.
OIL/OSA Jan. 1992 – Mar. 1996
Chief Engineer with 'OIL/OSA' on Anchor Handling Tug Supply vessels in the North Sea and Vietnam.
BP Tankers Feb. 1991 – Dec. 1991
Engineer with BP on both motor and steam vessels.
Fisher Body Ltd. Oct. 1988 – Feb. 1991
Employed with 'Fisher Body Ltd.' in Belfast (a mass production company for Vauxhall and Opel car parts) as
Plant Engineer. Responsible for maintenance of production line machinery, and for design, installation, and
commissioning of production line and special purpose testing machinery.
Short Brothers PLC Apr. 1984 – Sept. 1988
Employed with 'Short Brothers PLC' in Belfast (aircraft and missile Company), as Senior Project Mechanical
Design Engineer in Building services. Responsible for design, installation, and commissioning of services for
new factories. My last project was design of services (heating, air conditioning, fire detection and protection,
boiler house design) for 2 new 'Starstreak' missile production factories.
Ocean Fleets PLC Sept. 1972 – Feb. 1984
Engineering cadetship served with ‘Ocean Fleets PLC’. Employed on 'Blue Funnel Line' & ‘OCL’ vessels.
Sailed on various ship types, including bulk carriers, supertankers, general cargo, and container ships. My final
promotion was as Second Engineer on the steam supertanker 'S.S. Tantalus'.
Education
OND in Engineering.
Engineering Council Part 2 examination passes in ‘The Engineer in Society’, ‘Mechanics of Solids’,
‘Applied Thermodynamics’, & ‘Heat & Mass Transfer’
Certification
British Combined Class One Certificate of Competency in Steam & Motor (unlimited)
Skils
Engineering management & associated skills