Telecom Engineer

To continue working on large scale turnkey oil and gas construction projects worldwide.

08/08- Present- Sakhalin Energy Investment Company (SEIC) Sakhalin Island, Russian Federation
Telecoms Interface Engineer/Network Engineer
· Overseeing 3rd party commissioning of 800Km oil and gas pipeline telecommunications DWDM fiber optic network, associated SCADA/RTU controlling the pipeline Operation and Maintenance System (POMS) and the Leak Detection system (LDS) and turnkey telecom interface systems from various on and offshore production facilities which are integrated to the high speed fiber optic network.
08/06- 08/08- CapRock Communications UK Ltd, Denmore Road, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen
Telecommunications Implementation and Commissioning Engineer (Contractor- Based in Thailand)
· Commissioning of Chevron Takula platform telecoms systems offshore Angola.
· Systems design and bid proposal for FPSO turnkey project, Jakarta, Indonesia.
· Project Engineering and Commissioning of BP Greater Plutonio FPSO in Ulsan Korea and during the vessels tow from Singapore to Luanda, Angola.
· Project Engineering and design of 4.8M Earth station in Angola Luanda · Chevron LNG Satellite Network including 2 x 4.8M Earth Stations, Fibre Optic and Microwave Radio LOS connectivity
10/01-May 06 Invsat Limited, Discovery Drive, Westhill, Aberdeen.
Lead Field Support Engineer
FPSO’s, drill ships, oil and gas platforms, gas treatment plants (GTP), pipelines and remote locations.
09/03-03/04 Total Fina Elf (Total South Pars) Assaluyeh, Iran (Gas Production facility Phases 2 & 3, SPD3 and SPD4 Wellhead platforms)
Operations Engineer (Telecommunications)/Telecoms Adviser

· Responsibility for overseeing Total telecom interests.
· Providing telecom support and advice to client South Pars Gas Company (SPGC)
· · Responsible for management of the telecom operations team.
· Developing site operational procedures and specifications without supervision
· Leading operations telecom team or suppliers of contracts as appropriate
03/02-03/03 Total Fina Elf (Total South Pars) Assaluyeh, Iran
Commissioning Engineer (Telecommunications)
· Responsible for the overseeing and acceptance of all communications systems commissioning by third party vendors.
· Responsible for pre-commissioning and commissioning of all telecommunications subsystems.

11-06 – Nera Training Centre Bergen, Norway. 3 Day Nera Wi-Link Wi-Max point to multipoint broadband radio configuration and maintenance course.
09-96 – 05-99 The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen. BSc Electronic and Electrical Engineering

08/94 – 05/96 Aberdeen College of Further Education City & Guilds 236 “C” Electrical Technicians course
06/92 – 08/94 Aberdeen College of Further Education Scotvec Electrical Apprentice course
The Gordon Schools, Huntly, Aberdeenshire – 1986 to 1992,Scottish Standard Grades: English, Maths, Biology, Modern Studies, Craft & Design

· Incorporated Engineer (IEng). Associate Member of the Institution of Electronics and Technology (IET).
· Currently studying for Cisco Certified Network Analyst (CCNA) accreditation.

08/05 RGIT, Aberdeen Offshore Safety Induction & Emergency Training Course valid until 08/2009.
European Module, including Norwegian Induction valid until 8/2009.