Technical Author

Produce Commissioning, Operating and Maintenance Documentation

I have worked in over 20 countries, mostly in the Oil and Gas Industry,

Work Locations
North Sea Platforms Cormorant, Dunlin, Tartan, Fulmer, Thistle, Ninian South, Brent Delta, Gannet, Lomond & Scott Platforms.
Overseas South Africa x 2, Zambia, Libya, Angola, Bahrain, Algeria, Australia, Ivory Coast, Portugal, Egypt, Spain, Thailand x 2, Malaysia x 3, Borneo, Italy, Oman, Qatar x 2, Japan, South Korea and Dubai
Overseas Platforms Dan Duke (Ivory Coast), Bongkot (Thialand), Dulang (Malaysia), Duyong (Malaysia) & FA Platforms (South Africa)

My experience has enabled me to work on projects for British Petroleum, Marathon Oil, Sun Oil, Qatargas and PetroSA as Senior Technical Author as well as Petronas Caragali, Total, Shell, Snamprogetti/Bechtel and McDermott as Technical Author. My duties have involved producing Blackstart, Start-Up, Shutdown, Operating, Maintenance, Training, Safety, Inspection, Testing, Commissioning, Concurrent Operations, Statutory and Company Management Manuals for the oil and gas industry, including design reviews, modifications and assisting in commissioning.

Diploma Industrial Instrumentation, City & Guilds Technical and General Certificate in Engineering

Offshore Survival Qatar & South Africa, R.G.I.T. Offshore Survival Aberdeen, OPRIS, MAPS for Shell Oil. Offshore Survival for Total Oil, Thailand. Permit to Work for British Petroleum, Amoco Oil & PetroSA, Permit to Work and Workforce Leader for Amerada Hess. Permit to Work Signatory and Gas Test Course for PDO. H2S/BA Training for Qatargas. Permit to Work for PetroSA and Offshore Survival

I am comfortable producing Operations, Utilities, Instrument, Electrical and Training Manuals, as well as Hands on Commissioning, FAT's and Vendor Inspections.
References available upon request.