Experience (Alan Cruickshank –  CEng MIMechE,  ISO VA-III):

Freelance Consultant Engineer (Montek Ltd, since 2015)

• Rotating equipment condition monitoring, vibration analysis & troubleshooting.
• Rotating equipment field balancing & Shaft Alignment.
• Maintenance Engineering projects.
• Safety Critical Maintenance – analysis and improvements for offshore installations.
• Performance Standard and Verification Scheme – improvement project.
• Maintenance Backlog – analysis and management.
• SAP coaching.

 

Reliability Engineer (Shell & BP)

• Maintenance optimisation (SAP & MAXIMO).
• Reliability improvement projects – offshore topside equipment.
• Implementation of System Ownership and First Line Maintenance improvements
• Assessment and management of production risks for all topside equipment.
• Failure investigation, root cause analysis (Apollo, 5 Whys).
• RAM Modelling.

(6 Years offshore with Shell UK)
(3 Years onshore with BP UK)

 

Project Engineer – Process Package Build and Commissioning

• Offshore topsides process equipment projects.

(2 Years – UK North Sea)

 

Condition Monitoring & Vibration Analysis Consultant.

• Rotating equipment condition monitoring & vibration analysis.
• Troubleshooting of offshore rotating equipment, including: – Gas Turbines, Gas Compressors, Centrifugal Pumps, Diesel Engines, HVAC & Utilities Equipment.
• Balancing & Shaft Alignment.
• Installation & commissioning of online vibration protection systems.

(8 Years – UK North Sea & Norway)

 

Project Engineer.
Design, Build & Installation of instrumentation and software.

• Rotating equipment condition monitoring & vibration analysis.
• Performance assessment of pumps and gas compressors.

(4 Years UK)