Barry Wordsworth

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Executive Summary

A versatile, highly skilled Mechanical / Rotating Engineer and Superintendent, with extensive experience within the Oil, Gas and Petrochemical industries. Skilled in the delivery of strategic solutions enhancing key project objectives to the highest international standards for Quality, Health, Safety, Security, and the Environment. Possesses excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources culminating in the successful completion of strategic corporate objectives, combining business and transformation leadership abilities alongside significant technical competence in Scheduling, Cost Management, Compliance and Risk Management.

Key Skills & Achievements

Achieved complete Mechanical, Rotating and Static Equipment Construction and Commissioning activities ahead of schedule on the vast majority of projects undertaken before handover to clients.

Developed procedures to promote safety awareness and best practices on various work sites in line with statutory requirements and accepted international practices resulting in over 35 years of safe operations.

Expert trainer for personnel and provided mentoring and supported skills development initiatives around the globe for personnel for over 35 years, training personnel across a variety of continents.

Successfully supervised personnel by determining workloads and schedules; developed interpreted and implemented policies and procedures; evaluated staff and ensured that staff were trained in complex construction and commissioning activities and followed standard operating procedures.

Supported the development of technical work packages to include detailed engineering blueprints, parts required, and estimated total man-hours for commissioning activities which increased onsite efficiency on strategic projects.

Successfully provided day to day support for Projects by addressing complex interfaces between key internal/external stakeholders through weekly/monthly/quarterly progress reporting project efficiency. Particularly skilled in the recovery of projects not performing to schedule with significant recoveries made to schedules throughout my career.

Key technical liaison between suppliers and business units to ensure the scope of work, specifications of materials/products, pricing, terms and conditions, and delivery schedules are outlined and confirmed with no adverse delays to strategic projects.

Alerted Project Managers and Project Directors to actual and perceived planning and scheduling conflicts/issues on projects, suggested mitigation actions, provided data for project assessments, compiled and tracked data to monitor project progress.

Generated detailed communications to project teams throughout all mechanical and construction phases to gather team input and feedback for work plan development, to coordinate timely kick-off of team member tasks, and to document project progress enhancing team cohesiveness and efficiency of team efforts.

Integrated the constraints of the client, scheduled and coordinated all the drawing and construction packages while establishing the interfaces with internal and external stakeholders.

Career History

Shell Gas, Iraq Feb 2013 to Present

Construction/Maintenance Superintendent

A key member of the project team responsible for overseeing the recovery of flared gas in the Zubair gas fields in Basra Iraq. Responsible for monitoring subcontractor carrying out the installation of six reciprocating compressors driven by six-cylinder gas engines to enable the low-pressure gas to be compressed to 40 bar so it can be processed by the gas plants to return facility to full operational capability.

Successfully supervised the construction of a new booster compression plant in South Rumelia comprising of 3 GE frame5 gas turbines driving Novo Pignone BCL 606/BCL 456 tandem compressors plus all the auxiliary equipment overseeing pre-commissioning and commissioning activities.

Main plant consisted of GE frame 5’s plus NP Tandem Barrel compressors, Ariel Gas Reciprocating Compressors, mainly Ansaldo 5 – 8 MW / 11KVand some Mitsubishi, Turbines: GE) Fr 5 / Fr 3 / Fr 1 / LM2500, G/Bs: Hitachi HCS Voith, Air Comps – Comp Air / Broom Wade Atlas and Wausheka Gas Engines.

Analyzed and maintained all reported project activities emphasizing items such as scope variations, the value of work done, slipped tasks, upcoming tasks, and actual hours vs. planned hours.

Monitoring progress, recording all test results, witnessing final testing and acceptance of equipment in line with project requirements ensuring the safe testing and commissioning of all equipment.

Satorp, Jubail Export Refinery, Jubail, KSA Aug 2010 to Feb 2013

Rotating Equipment Construction Superintendent

Ultimately responsible for the installation of all the rotating equipment and auxiliary associated equipment associated with key utilities package 5B for the refinery. Also responsible for refinery construction covering lube oil consoles, fin fan units, and pipework boilers and steam turbines. Attended SATs and FATs.

Conducted the initial site readiness inspections to ensure that facilities were properly constructed to comply with regulations before commissioning activities.

Established a reputation for the ability to develop strong relationships and work well with contractors from diverse cultural backgrounds on various aspects of the commissioning project.

Coordinating testing and commissioning activities and providing advice on testing and commissioning procedures and documentation.

During the project, I was reassigned to the pre-commissioning team to ensure all rotating equipment was commissioned in line with facility requirements. Oversaw pre-commissioning for lube oil flushing of compressors, steam turbine boiler air blowers boiler feedwater pumps. Final alignments of pumps, gearboxes, turbines, generators. Using the reverse alignment method.

CNR International, Dubai, UAE Oct 2007 to Jul 2010

Topside Construction Engineer

Responsible as the company representative for the conversion of a 100,000 barrel storage tanker to a 30/35,000 BPD FPSO, procured to operate off Gabon, West Africa. Supported the establishment of the vessel maintenance department in addition to the creation of an AMOS CMMS system.

Planned, scheduled, and estimated project activity times, sequencing activities from concept to completion.

Ensured all systems were designed, installed, tested, operated, and maintained according to the operational requirements.

Monitored and participated in operations in assigned sections including inspecting projects, developing and implementing modifications and improvements, recommending specifications and scheduling for contracts, negotiating prices, and inspecting contractor's work to ensure that safe work practices were followed.

Qatargas, Dubai, UAE Oct 2006 to Sep 2007

Mechanical Package Engineer (Non-Hydrocarbon Packages)

Worked on Qatargas 3 and Qatargas 4 combined Projects with a focus on the generation of approximately 2.8 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas, with a substantial amount scheduled for export to the USA. Managed EPC contractor to ensure design, fabrication, and installation for the 3 platforms were delivered on schedule.

Topside Construction Engineer, Rotating/Static Equipment, Total, Angola/Korea May 2005 to Oct 2006

Construction Engineer, Rotating/Static Equipment, Parsons Engineering, Kuwait Mar 2004 to Feb 2005

Rotating Equipment Construction Supervisor, Chiyoda, Qatar Aug 2003 to Jan 2004

Details of Earlier Career History Available on Request 1982 to 2003

Qualifications, Training & Courses

Qualifications

O.N.C. in Mechanical Engineering Fully Indentured Mechanical Apprenticeship

Training

Fire Fighting, First Aid Training, Breathing Apparatus, Defensive Driving, H2S, Gas Testing, Safety Harness,

Reverse & Optical Alignment, John Crane Dry Gas Mechanical Seals, Offshore Survival/HUET, Electrical Training C18-510, Vessel Entry, P.T.W.

Computing Skills: Microsoft Office Suite; High-Level User of Microsoft Excel & Cistrain software program

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