People and Associates
Phill Jones: Principal Consulting Engineer
Qualifications:
B.Sc. (First Class Hons.) Gas Transmission Engineering
Professional Memberships:
Chartered Engineer Member, Institution of Gas Engineers
Professional Involvement:
Professional Secretary to UKOPA (United Kingdom Onshore Pipeline
Involvement: Operators Association)
Skills and Experience:
Forty years experience in Transmission Engineering, initially as an articled pupil of Wales Gas Board, subsequently appointed as Project Engineer. Responsibilities included planning, construction and commissioning of pipelines and associated installations.
As Pipelines Operations Engineer in British Gas responsible for approval of all operational procedures, modifications to the system, preparation of budgets and control of revenue expenditure. Later appointed Pipelines Operations Manager, with responsibilities to the Director of Operations for the fitness for purpose and maintenance of 6000 Kms of high-pressure National Transmission System (NTS) pipelines and associated installations, including management of engineering, IT and administrative staff and acceptance of new assets.
Established Pipeline Integrity Engineers Ltd (PIE) in
1998 which provides consultancy and fitness for purpose services relating
to the whole life cycle of pipelines, including pipeline design, construction,
testing and operation and maintenance.
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Jane Haswell: Principal Consulting Engineer
Qualifications:
BSc (First Class Hons.) Mechanical Engineering
MSc Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation
PhD Fracture Mechanics of Tubular Joints
Professional Memberships:
Chartered Engineer Member, Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Member, Institution of Gas Engineers
Professional Involvement:
Professional Chairman of the IGE TD/1 Panel
Involvement: Member, PD8010 committee
Chairman UKOPA Emergency Planning Working Group
Chairman UKOPA Competency and Training Working Group
Member UKOPA Risk Assessment Working Group
Secretary of the UKOPA/HSE Working Group on Pipelines
External lecturer to the Pipeline Engineering MSc course, Newcastle
University
Skills and Experience:
Twenty six years experience in Transmission Engineering:
Thirteen years employed at the British Gas Engineering Research Station, initially involved in pipework / pipeline stress analysis and 3D FEA. Later responsible for managing a team of specialist engineers, covering defect assessment, stress analysis and technical input into developing codes such as TD/1, TD/12 and BSI PD 6493. Subsequently, Divisional Manager for Engineering Sciences Group, with management responsibility for 55 specialist engineers.
Five years experience as Network Maintenance Manager in Transco, responsible for the provision of a comprehensive technical and engineering support to Transco North Area Districts, covering Network Integrity and Operational Support, with lead national responsibility for the steel pipelines and pressure systems.
Two years experience as Engineering Manager, responsible for technical direction of specialist Transmission and E&I staff.
Six years experience as Principal Consultant (current position), responsible for quality and delivery of technical work for clients related to pipeline i) integrity, fitness for purpose, tolerability of risk, ii) emergency plans , procedures and requirements, iii) actions for legislative compliance iv) regulation.
Joined PIE in August 2001.
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Gary Senior: Principal Consulting Engineer
Qualifications:
MSc Offshore Engineering
BEng Engineering Technology
HND Mechanical and Production Engineering
HNC Engineering Design
ONC Mechanical and Production Engineering
Professional Memberships:
Chartered Engineer Member, Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Member, Institution of Gas Engineers
Professional Involvement:
Professional Chairman IGE TD/12 Panel – Pipework Stress Analysis
Involvement: Member IGE TD/1 Panel – Transmission Pipelines
Skills and Experience:
Twenty two years experience in Transmission Engineering.
Ten years experience in full-scale experimental testing, pipeline fitness for purpose assessments and development of pipeline repair techniques at British Gas’s Engineering Research Station.
Six years experience with Transco’s Gas Transportation Division, starting from 1995, responsible for developing > 7 bar Policies and Procedures, including provision of integrity support to the business. Subsequently appointed as Lead Engineer of the Pipelines and Pressure Systems group, providing technical support to Transco for the transmission network.
Joined PIE in October 2001.
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Professional Associates
Professor Rod McConnell – Risk Assessments, Environmental Assessments
Harry Hopkins – Risk Assessment
Geoff Leach – Civil and Geotechnical Engineering
Mike Brown – Specialist Integrity Assessments, Audits, Legislation
and Regulations
Allan Marsden – Specialist Integrity Assessments, Audits, Integrity
Software Development
Mike Stevenson – Pipeline and Installation Design
Bob Greenwood – Corrosion, Cathodic Protection, CIPS, Databases
Sydney Wilkins – Environmental Issues, Pipeline Feasibility, Land
Restoration
Atmos International – Software Services
CAPE Engineering – Stress Analysis and Finite Element Analysis
Wilcock Consultants Ltd – Specialist Pipeline Construction and Operational
support