CURRICULUM VITAE
 
 

 

Place of Birth                  UK, British Nationality
 
Marital Status                  married
 
Passport                           No  - valid till 11-06-2015
 
Languages                       Conversational knowledge of French, German, Arabic, and Nigerian
                                        Tribal dialects
 
Industries                         Oil and Gas, Rubber, Water Supply and Waste, Power Generation, Marine
 
Disciplines                       Management, Mechanical Engineering, Instrumentation and Control,
                                         Technician, Utilities, Operations and Maintenance.
 
Qualifications
 
1961 - 1965                    City and Guilds diploma in Mechanical Engineering
1982 - 1983                    Studied for Institute of Industrial Managers Certificate Course - passes in
                                        theory and production.
1980 - 1982                    Attended National Water Council courses in management and Health and
                                        Safety at work
1984 - 1986                    Formal National Qualification in Modern Control Technology
                                        [Instrumentation]
2002                                City and Guilds in computer studies and E.C.D.L  (computer literacy). 

Professional Bodies
 
ACIWEM                        Associate of the Chartered Institute of Water and Environmental
                                         Management. 

 

Career Details.

 

April 2001 to date       As my own company, completed generator maintenance contract         
                                          For B.O.C. Nigeria.
                                          Employed as plant maintenance engineer for a mobile crane hire
                                          company.
 
January to April 2001       Plant Manager for Jagal Nigeria Ltd. (Contract Civil Engineers)           
                                            Responsible for company estates management plus workshop and
                                            all mobile plant and equipment.
 
From 1995 to 2000        Tyre Manufacturing Engineering Co - ordinator for
                                          Dunlop Nigeria Plc
                                          Responsible for services to the factory, power, steam, compressed air.
                                          “Ruston” Generators were of medium size, medium speed [750 rpm]
                                          Outputs ranged from 750kw to 2.01mw. Smaller sets on site were of
                                          “Perkins, Rolls Royce” or “Caterpillar” origin. Boilers were of the         “ 
                                          medium volume @ 225 p.s.i. Maxicon type.
                                          Compressors by “Bellis and Morcom”, reciprocating type, medium
                                          Volume, 125 p.s.i. Multi stage turbine compressor of “Centac”
                                          Origin 8 - 8.5 bar.
 
From 1990 to 1995         Service engineer for GEC Ruston Diesels, resident in Nigeria.
                                          Completing service work for Nigerian National Petroleum Company at
                                          Mosimi, Jos, plus turnkey power station project work at Enugu,
                                          also for NNPC. Worked also for Pipelines Products Marketing Company
                                          at Suleija on diesel engines driving the multi stage pipeline pumps.
                                          Also carried out training programs for senior NNPC staff.

 

From 1986 - 1990            Worked for various companies including ARAMCO in Saudi Arabia
                                           and the Royal Medical Services in Jordan on water supply and water treatment projects.
 
I have completed a full engineering craft apprenticeship [1961 - 1966] with the English Electric Co Ltd, covering engine assembly plus test and development work, also required was full competent
 use of all machine tools.
 I also completed four years as a marine engineer with the British Merchant Navy [1966 - 1970].
 Experience
 I have a lot of experience centered on diesel engines of the following manufacture Ruston, Allen, Crossley, Paxman, Lister, Petter, M.A.N., Rolls Royce, Caterpillar, English Electric, Doxford, medium and large, traction  industrial and marine,plus dual fuelled engines for power stations. I am also very conversant with turbo chargers, Brown Boveri and Napier in particular. Also included are pumps, boilers, compressors, and rotating equipment.

 

I have also gained, from my years in the water industry, in UK and the Middle East, much knowledge of the specialist type equipment required for the supply, treatment, and distribution systems for water ; such as UK and American chlorination equipment, pure oxygen injection systems, package plant, heat treatment projects, digestion systems supplying gas for dual fuelled power stations.