Alan Dawson
01330 824847 / 07939886949
Alan.dawson@hotmail.co.uk

Professional Profile
I am a proactive and conscientious ambitious individual with 20 years experience in the oil and gas industry, specialising in all aspects of ROV (Remote Operated Underwater vehicle) Intervention
Tooling Engineering, SPS Package Management and Project / Operations Engineering. I strive to achieve excellence in everything I do and enjoy working in a fast paced dynamic environment. I am
now seeking a fresh career challenge where my transferrable skill set can be fully utilised, having successfully completed 8 years contract work for Major Subsea Production System Supplier.
Key Skills
•In depth knowledge of ROV Intervention tooling equipment design, application, and deployment techniques
•8 years Package Management EPC experience, with major Oil and Gas clients as end user.
•14 years Project management Experience
•20 years experience and technically aware of rotating equipment, compressors, large diesel driven generators, diesel engines, transmissions etc.
•In depth understanding of API 17H, API 17D – EN ISO 13628-8, EN ISO 13628-9, API 6A.
•Excellent technical awareness of all types of ROV intervention equipment application and use
•Extensive experience of Subsea Production System Applications connection systems, module change out procedures
•Excellent communication skills (written, spoken and presentation).
•Ability to produce clear concise documentation to tight deadlines, establish priorities, delegate and co-ordinate the work of others, working to tight deadlines whilst handling multiple
concurrent activities.
•Client Focused – skilled in maintaining effective external customer relations.
•Highly effective interpersonal skills. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with people at all levels and in a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic environment.
•Skilled at managing small teams and creating an enabling an effective work environment, including ability to mentor, develop and evaluate groups of staff.
•Management – proven record of managing multi million budgets
•Fully conversant with SAP Plant Maintenance Module with budgetary approval authority within SAP
•Compilation & delivery of tailored in-depth training course specifically for ROV Tooling and intervention
•Fully conversant with high pressure hydraulic systems as used on ROV and Tooling underwater applications
•Fully Conversant with ROV Electrical systems as applied to ROV Intervention Equipment.
•Adaptable skill set easily transferable to alternative industries.
•Skilled in use of MS Office, Excel, Outlook, Project and PowerPoint
•Mobility to travel globally at short notice for short or extended periods Fully experienced in working from home and in an office environment, working to and setting tight deadlines relating to
provision of work packages, whilst complying with Company global project procedures & schedules

Employment History
Feb 2008 – June 30, 2016 OneSubsea (formerly Cameron Subsea Systems)
Subject Matter Expert (Lead Engineer – ROV Intervention & Tooling) – Contractor
Role and Responsibilities
Engineering
•Required to be fully conversant with all aspects of ROV Intervention Equipment, design, application and operations.
•Compilation of ROV Tooling package Functional Design Specifications
•Ability to participate in and Lead Engineering design reviews with client in attendance.
•Ability to investigate field performance defect issues, close out causal effects, determine and implement remedial action.
•Extensive Subsea Connection System installation experience, with regards to ALL ROV associated activities
•Ensure all FMECA assessments were carried out and any necessary additional qualification work was initiated and completed.
•Approval of all operational and FAT Procedures, General arrangement drawings, O&M Manuals FMECA Reports from Vendor.
•Final FAT attendance & sign off acceptance of equipment.
•Sole technical authority during setting up of Master Services Agreement for provision of ROV Intervention Equipment.
•Responsible for close out of SPS Qualification on project down man
•Manage (Technically and project) intensive Qualification testing on Meoh 2 /16” Poppet Valve at Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas – Document and present findings to Client for
successful close out.
Operations
•Working to tight deadlines delivering high quality work with an excellent work ethic
•Confident dealing with all levels, whether Senior Management or Offshore Technicians
•Ability to work in team environment whilst setting, maintaining tight deadlines.
•Work closely with Offshore teams providing technical support solutions, in timely manner
•Managing and documenting logistics processes in line with standard operating systems.
•Document compilation, upload and approval in Optimus System (SAP follow on system)
•Witness and Sign off all Factory Acceptance Testing on behalf of OneSubsea project
•Commuted Bi weekly working in London Project offices (Bracknell then Egham, Surrey) for three years.
•Self disciplined, ability to set priorities (home based for 4 years)
Tendering
•Provide technical input to tendering process, building work package scopes as per SPS technical requirement for supply to clients during field development.
•Assisting tendering Management with provision of technical input to all external tendering activities including technical write-ups.
•Participation in Peer review and gate review meetings as ROV intervention Technical Authority.
•Dealing with, compilation of and closing out Client clarifications, to extremely tight deadlines
Knowledge
•Fully conversant with all ROV intervention equipment, operations, techniques & activities
•Excellent Mechanical, Hydraulic, and Operational Engineering transferrable skill set.
•Significant Project & Package management skills and experience,
•FMECA specialist for ROV Tooling
•Excellent IT skills – including SAP & Optimus and all MS office applications.
•Excellent communicator at all levels
•Compilation and delivery of ROV awareness Training to OneSubsea Internal Engineering groups on a global basis.

March 2007 – Feb 2008
Technip, Aberdeen, UK
Lead ROV Intervention Tooling Engineer BP R&M Project Support Group
•Responsible for Reviewing Technical requirements of all upcoming projects to appraise suitability for ROV Intervention operations as opposed to using Divers, presenting findings to project
management and Client
•Responsible for design and built of several ROV Intervention tooling systems.
•Daily project management of ROV Intervention workscopes
•Technical approval of Equipment procurement and allocation
•Day to Day operations of ROV Tooling equipment on BP assigned vessels

March 2005 – Feb 2007
Subsea 7 Construction Group
Senior ROV Project Manager
•Responsible for Global ROV support to three Ultra High Spec Subsea Installation Vessels
•Full budgetary Responsibility for multiple ROV systems on-board allocated Vessels
•Technical approval of all ROV & Intervention Equipment requirements & allocation.
•Day to Day Operations Management of ROV and Tooling equipment at global vessel locations
•Responsibility for providing competent ROV and Intervention Crews for all systems in conjunction with HR
•Attending site / Vessel visits as Management Representative
•Responsible for all ROV Project Management activities relating to allocated vessels.

March 2000 – Feb 2005
Subsea 7 Global Asset Group
Global ROV Tooling Equipment Asset Manager
•Fully Responsible for Global ROV Tooling Equipment Asset Pool
•Full budgetary Responsibility
•Compilation of Capex Expenditure Requests annually
•Application of Budget relating to Capex approval
•Responsible for expenditure within Budget Limits
•Technical approval of Equipment procurement and allocation
•Approval & Release of SAP PM work orders.
•Day to Day oversight of operations relating to ROV Tooling equipment at global vessel locations
•Attending site visits as Management Representative
•Key user SAP PM Module, reporting and analysing equipment failure trends

Jan 1997 – Feb 2000
Subsea 7 Remote Technology Group
ROV Tooling Engineer/ Senior ROV Tooling Engineer (Global Operations)
•Responsible for ROV Tooling Equipment Offshore Operation on Global basis
•Carrying out System Integration Testing globally on SPS Systems – ensuring ROV operability and advising manufacturers on same, and providing comprehensive coherent close out reports
•Providing guidance / Mentoring for trainee and Junior Tooling Engineers.

Qualifications / Training

•ABERDEEN TECHNICAL COLLEGE 1976 – 1981
•City & Guild Full Technician Certificate in Light and Heavy Vehicle Mechanics
•ROV Tooling Technician (Offshore UKCS and Africa)– Formal Training as prescribed by Subsea Offshore (now Subsea 7)
•Senior Tooling Technician Certificate (Offshore UKCS and Africa) – Formal Training as prescribed by Subsea Offshore (Now Subsea 7)
•ROV Tooling Supervisor Certificate (Offshore UKCS, Africa and Asia) (SUBSEA OFFSHORE / SUBSERV LTD)
•Trained in SAP 3.1 Plant Maintenance (PM) Module
•20/20 Project Manager Training (Subsea 7)
•FMECA compilation and awareness Training (OneSubsea)
•Working knowledge of Autocad and Inventor
•Business Process Training (BPM) (OneSubsea)
•OneSubsea Connection Systems Awareness training
•SAP / Optimus Awareness Training (OneSubsea)
•Full Clean UK driving Licence (car and motorcycle) Member of British Motor Cycle Federation
•Full Clean UK Driving Licence HGV Class C+E
•Drivers HGV CPC Qualification.
•ADR (Movement of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations)

Fully Time served Motor Vehicle Technician working on all types of Vehicles up to and including 38 Te Heavy Goods vehicles, light and heavy plant including medium sized Marine diesel applications

Vast Mechanical Knowledge including Complex Vehicle mounted Hydraulic systems and Vehicle Mounted Electrical Systems

Worked at various locations in and around Aberdeen city
•VW Audi – Rosehill Garage – Apprentice Mechanic
•Royal Mail Vehicle Engineering – Ashgrove Road Vehicle Works – Vehicle Technician
•Richard Irvin Marine Services – Vehicle Repair Workshop Supervisor
•Balmoral Group Aberdeen – Fleet Workshop Supervisor

References

Referees Can be contacted directly by Telephone or by email, address detailed, please understand these people are Houston based – please respect time difference (GMT -6 Hrs)

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Reference Letter – Guy Mosscrop
Reference Letter – Roger Osborne