Gerard Connolly

I am an experienced Vibration Engineer with 20yrs+ offshore/onshore project engineering experience. Educated to MSc level with API and ASME certification

Ø  Single Point of Accountability for the prevention and management of VIFF anomalies for BP’s AGT midstream assets. Specialist in VIFF and Acoustic Induced VIFF.

Ø  Configuration and installation of condition monitoring systems

Ø  Mentoring and developing engineers

Ø  Writing proposals, budgeting, planning, co-coordinating engineers/contractors and allocating works

Ø  Creation and development of department so as to provide all VIFF management services and condition monitoring services in-house removing the need for the use of 3rd party vendors

Ø  Management of a team of engineers to ensure all VIFF anomalies over the AGT region are managed as per client protocols. Training of local engineers under nationalization protocols of the country

Ø  SIE (Contractor) for the integrity assessment and inspection of offshore and onshore process structures.

Ø  Consultant Integrity Engineer (Contractor) for the detailed integrity screening, inspection, testwork and assessment of in-service process pipework and vessels.

Ø  Experienced in generating anomaly-based workpacks, configuration and installation of condition monitoring systems, performing testwork and generating high quality final technical reports.

Ø  Experienced in the prioritization and management of client plant integrity issues.

Ø  Onshore and offshore liaising with integrity management and inspection companies. Experience using ACET and Maximo Asset Management Software.

Ø  Experienced in the development of analysis software (Languages used, VBA and MATLAB).

Ø  Principle engineer for departmental development projects including but not limited to PVM (Piping Vibration Meter), Smart Insulation (RFID Technology for CUI detection) and Hazardous Area Logger (intrinsically safe data logger for Hazardous Areas).

Ø  Generating high quality technical reports

Ø  Meeting deadlines and Target Completion Dates

Ø  Experience of ROAV (Remotely Operated Ariel Vehicles) inspections of multiple structures (Flares, Tanks, Stacks etc.)

BSc Physics Strathclyde University 1997

Pg.D Instrumentation (Physics), Caledonian University 1999

MSc Instrumentation (Physics), Caledonian University 2000

Integrity/Inspection

ASME Plant Inspection Certification

API (CoA covering 570, 571, 574)

API 510 Pressure Vessel Inspection Code Certificated

Offshore/Industry Related

CITB Safety Passport

CITB Confined Space Training ISSOW and various PTWs Petrofac H2S Awareness

RGIT Offshore Survival Training (UK sector) Control of Work Certification

Maximo Asset Management Software ACET Asset Management Software

NDE (Knowledge)

ASME V Article II – Radiographic Examination

ASME V Article VI – Liquid Penetrant Examination

ASME V Article VII – Magnetic Particle Examination

ASME V Article XXIII – UT Examination

NDE (Practical)

UT-(Thickness Measurements as part of ASME Plant Inspection Course) Thermography- (Use and interpretation of Tau thermal camera) Vibration-FFT measurement equipment

Dynamic Stress - measurement equipment

Multichannel Monitoring Systems (Pressure, Temperature, Vibration, Stress, Acoustics etc.)