Dave F.

Background

About Dave F.

Technical Superintendent & Chief Engineer with over 35 yrs in the Shipping and Offshore industry starting as Engineer cadet with Chevron Shipping company – ‘more than just a job it’s a passion & way of life’.Experience on deep sea ULCC & VLCC steam & motorships /products/chemical tankers, DSV’s & Offshore as maintenance superintendent on FSO/FPSO in the UKCS & worldwide.Experience re-activating de-mobilised FSU steamship from laid up condition offshore West Africa, for successful sail away to Singapore for FPSO conversion.Shore side experience as vessel technical superintendent looking after four assigned chemical tankers on busy European schedules. Supervision of dry dockings from compilation of docking scope and budget to yard selection & yard work and guarantee claims follow up issues.Vessel manager for DSV-construction vessel managed from the UK.Maintenance Superintendent offshore on both FSU & FPSO – West Africa & Gulf of Thailand.FPSO/FSO conversion & new build experience, in Dubai & Vietnam as engineering lead.Offshore services Project manager for repairs on FSU located in the UKCS.Technical Superintendent & Project Manager providing technical support services for UK sector FSU with strong emphasis on safety case & regulatory requirements.Offshore project management experience: Involving flexibility working offshore, the office, at home & abroad as necessary to complete assignments. Strong ability to work as required both as part of a team & alone to achieve objectives on time and within budget constraints.Strong problem-solving skills & able to work with minimum supervision or none at all if required, to achieve results with focus on safety, commercial awareness and the environment.Experience as owner’s representative on board oil tanker, compiling reports necessary for vessel conversion to FPSO.Experience compiling engineering operations procedures & maintenance procedures with AMOS M&P for new build FSU, developed the above procedures and associated AMOS CMMS package for FSU Bach HO in Vietnam approved by nominated classification society.Working experience with AMOS M&P, SAP, and TM Master CMMS packages as well as the main Microsoft software suite for Project planning.Extensive experience with Guarantee claims resolution with shipyard and associated vendor mobilisations and repair scope compilation and execution.Interests include travel, driving, technology, computers, Virtual reality for fitness and its future applications in Engineering.