Michael Roche

Background

About Michael Roche

A highly skilled technical manger with a unique skill set. Strong technical, interpersonal and communication skills and a proven track record managing high risk projects.Strong analytical and problem-solving skillsProven record working in a customer facing role to produce and deliver products and solutions that exceed the customers’ expectations. Managed fleet wide survey navigation and positioning as well as post acquisition data quality control. This management included managing software development and carrying out training courses for software use and data processing techniques.Key Competencies• Integrated logistics support for major programs• Planning and project management of large surveys • Geomatics supervision of large offshore surveys• Hydrodynamic modelling of in-water survey equipment• Linux/Unix System Administration and Networking• Database Management, PostgreSQL / Geo-spatial, data analysis, metadata consistency• Post Data Acquisition QC applications• Extensive experience in project estimates and scheduling as well as supply and contract management• Incident management, Request management, Project planning and execution• Leadership in QSHE both offshore and onshoreSkills ProfilePlanning and Management of large offshore surveys• Responsible for planning survey vessel utilization on several of the most technically challenging multi- vessel offshore surveys undertaken in the industry. These include surveys in extremely challenging environments as well as surveys with up to 5 acquisition vessels• Responsible for contract estimating, project schedules and sub contract management• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage several concurrent projects• Hydrodynamic and In-water Acoustic Modelling• Instigated and managed a project to develop a thermocline analysis processes to assist in the design of acoustic positioning networks, this technique was adopted as a standard survey start up procedure for the CGG survey fleet.• Project manager for internal project to overhaul and improve in-house hydrodynamic modelling of in-water survey equipment. This work included design and roll out of a new database structure design as well as developing real time feedback utilities on the survey equipment performance from across the survey fleet.