Structural Engineer

CURRICULUM VITAE

Name: PAUL HERRING

Profession: Structural Engineer

Address: * ****** ******

South Shields

Tyne & Wear

United Kingdom

NE33 3BL

Tel. No. 019*-*******

Mobile No. 078********

E-Mail Address ****.***********@*****.***

D.o.B. 21st June 1958

Education: Sunderland University

Qualifications: B. Eng Civil/Structural (Hons)

Summary of Experience: Working on Topsides and F.P.S.O. projects in the UK and abroad. I have gained a lot of experience in this field as a structural engineer. Duties include, liaising with the Design Office, Material Control, Planning, Contractors and Supervision, to give technical back up on the project. Drawing up Work Instructions, Job Cards, Site Instructions, Site Queries & Field Change Notices. Designing walkways, pipe supports, access platforms, etc. Also punching out pipe lines & all structural work.

I am computer literate and like a “hands on” approach to my work.

I have worked all over the UK, U.S.A, Norway, Azerbaijan, Tunisia, South Korea, Sakhalin Island (Russia), Indonesia, Kazakhstan & the Netherlands.

References: Will provide references on request

Work Experience:

April 2010 – July 2011 Working for the client during the Hook-Up

AGIP KCO phase of the Kashagan project on “D” island

Kazakhstan Monitoring and verifying contractors fabrication and installation of steelwork and signing off Work Pack’s when completed to the project specifications.

Solving Site Queries & raising Site Instructions.

Checking design and fabrication drawings. Interfacing with the design office.

Working independently and making “on the spot decisions” to progress the work.

Senior HUC Structural Engineer Project: Kashagan Oil & Gas Field-Caspian Sea

Oct 2008 – March 2010 Working for the client during pre-shutdown &

KPO shutdown on the Karachaganak Sour Gas Plant.

Kazakhstan Checking contractors drawings, material certificates, Work Packs & solving Site Queries. Overseeing all fabrication & installation work is completed to the project specifications.

Senior Structural Engineer Project: U2 Material Replacement Project

April 2007 – Sept 2008 Developing growth job cards for offshore

AMEC platforms, Lunskoye “A” and Piltun “B”

Jakarta Inputting operational sequences, materials, drawings, disciplines involved, manhours

and safety restraints. Liaising with offshore to solve problems & ensure efficient progress

is being achieved. Taking trips offshore for survey work & converting information

into job cards.

Senior Structural Work Pack Eng. Project: Sakhalin II

Nov 2006 – April 2007 Working for the client as onshore support by

SEIC way of formulating offshore growth job cards by

Jakarta inputting operational sequences, drawings, materials, disciplines involved, manhours

& safety restraints.

Liaising with the offshore team to ensure efficient progress is achieved

& queries resolved.

Senior Structural Work Pack Eng. Project: Sakhalin II

Oct 2005 – Oct 2006 Samsung Heavy Industries Shipyard

SEIC Working for the client, formulating job cards

South Korea & Sakhalin Island from information gathered from Work Packs,

for the Hook-up stage offshore.

Ensuring all materials, drawings, SMS’s,

job codes & operations are included.

Issuing Site Instructions & solving Site Queries & verifying work carried out by the sub-contractor at the fabrication yard has been completed to the project specifications

Offshore Sakhalin Island

Formulating offshore growth job cards, solving Site Queries, problem solving & verifying work carried out by structural disciplines. Completing MCR’s

Senior HUC Structural Engineer Project: Sakhalin II – Lunskoye “A” platform

Jan 2005 - Sept 2005 Writing up Work Instructions & Job Cards,

Bechtel Designing walkways, pipe supports

Tunisia handrails & modifications

Drawing As-Builts & overseeing fabrication work done by sub-contractors.

Liaising with Design, Drawing Office & Material Control.

Taking trips offshore to survey work &

check completion of work has been done to QA/QC standards.

Writing up Design Partial Mechanical Completion Workpacks (DPMCW’s) offshore,

in compliance with BG operations

Senior HUC Structural Engineer Project: BG Miskar gas platform (Tunisia)

May 2004 - Nov 2004 Modifying pipe supports & other structural

McNulty Offshore queries by drawing up Work Instructions

Commercial Road Working as part of an engineering team

South Shields including piping, electrical, supervision,

materials, drawing office & the client

Structural Engineer Project: Haewene Brim (FPSO)

Nov 2003 – April 2004 Creating Job Cards, solving Site Queries &

AMEC Upstream Oil & Gas Fabrication Change Notices. Liaising

Baku with the Client, Design, Drawing Offices

Azerbaijan in Baku and Wallsend, Materials & Supervision.

Structural Production Engineer Project: C & WP Topsides (Baku)

Jan 2003 – Nov 2003 Covering all structural, pipe supports &

AMEC Process & Energy architectural work to QA/QC standards.

Hadrian Road Providing technical back up to supervision.

Wallsend Creating Workpacks & problem solving.

Liaising with the Client, Design

& Drawing Office,

Materials and Sub-contractors.

Structural Production Engineer Project: BONGA (F.P.S.O.)

Nov 2001 – Dec 2002 Overseeing all structural work from

Tesmonard engineering drawing revisions to the

South Shields completion of the project, ensuring everything

complied with QA/QC standards

& specifications

Structural Engineer Project: “J” Lay Tower (Netherlands)

Jan 2001 – Oct 2001 In charge of all aspects of structural

MEM steelwork involved in the erection

Jarrow of an HVAC system. Supports,

penetrations, frames, etc.

Structural Engineer Project: Balder pipe laying barge (Netherlands)

Feb 2000 – Dec 2000 Covering all structural steelwork involved

EPS in the conversion of a ship into an F.P.S.O.

Bishop Stortford Workpacks prepared and re-solving Site Queries and Fabrication Change Notices

Completing all work, structural, piping and architectural to QA/QC standards.

Structural Engineer Project: F.P.S.O. conversion

Oct 1998 – Dec 1999 Working with the Drawing Office, Design,

OIM Material Control and Supervision to provide

Norway technical back up in the field

and oversee all structural steelwork to ensure the work is carried out to a high standard, within the time constraints laid out.

Structural Production Engineer Project: West Navion (Norway)

July 1998 – Oct 1998 Producing Job Cards and dealing with

Amec Process & Energy Site Queries & Fabrication Change Notices.

Wallsend Working in conjunction with the Drawing Office, Design, Material Control,

Sub-contractors & Supervision.

Ensuring all steelwork (structural, piping & architectural) is up to QA/QC requirements

Structural Engineer Project: ETAPS

1994 to 1998 Sunderland University

Studying Civil/Structural Engineering Degree

1974 to 1994 Time served plater working in shipyards,

oil fabrication yards & offshore around the

UK & Europe

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