Biography
A Chartered Process Engineer with over 25 years’ experience
in the field of environmental and process engineering. Wide range of
experience, both technically and practically, primarily in the oil & gas
industry but also in the provision of project management support to
large scale civil engineering projects and the marine renewable energy
sector.
During his career, Steven has focused his experience on three main areas:
offshore oil & gas production optimization, environmental engineering
support and operations. Much of his background has therefore been
concerned with optimization, whether it be through optimizing offshore
separation processes or improving operational practices. The main
driver for these activities has been to improve efficiency. This has
allowed Steven to develop a good understanding of client requirements
so that solutions can be identified and implemented to improve their
bottom line.
Career Highlights
- Engineering Director for a large scale onshore R&D test facility
established to evaluate offshore separation & water treatment
technologies.
- Subject Matter Expert for produced water treatment.
- Process consultant with several established process consultancies.
- Multiple secondments including Nexen (Process support for offshore
commissioning activities), Kvaerner (Produced Water Advisor),
Reinersten (Produced Water Advisor) and Maersk (Process Engineer
support).
- Has presented numerous papers at technical oil & gas conferences.
- Overseas experience working for clients in the USA, Newfoundland,
Azerbaijan, Kenya, Norway, Netherlands, France and Denmark.
- Detailed knowledge of Technology Option Assessment studies for
separation, power generation, gas treatment and flaring/venting
technologies.
- In depth working knowledge of environmental permitting, environmental
data reporting, regulatory frameworks, emissions and discharge
monitoring, environmental monitoring & analysis techniques.
Key Skills