KAGES Team
Irish National
Overview
Paul’s background spans mechanical construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up and operations in oil and gas and heavy industry. His experience includes installation and alignment of rotating equipment, static equipment, piping, packaged skids and modules.
His work includes inspection and repair of reciprocating compressors and gas-reinjection equipment, functional testing, fault diagnosis and mechanical completion. He also brings contractor coordination, work planning, progress monitoring and preservation oversight experience.
Areas of Expertise
- Reciprocating compressors and gas-reinjection equipment
- Rotating-equipment installation and alignment
- Inspection, repair and fault diagnosis
- Mechanical completion and commissioning
- Equipment FAT/SAT and functional testing
- Preservation and construction-quality oversight
- Permit to work, isolation and SIMOPS
Selected Professional Experience
- Lead mechanical-specialist work on a Basra Oil Company power-plant project in Iraq, including gas-turbine generators and associated rotating equipment.
- Mechanical construction oversight on a two-train sour-gas central processing facility.
- Construction-document review, field quality assurance, progress monitoring and equipment-preservation oversight.
Qualifications
- Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
- National Trade Certificate
- Confined-space entry, lockout/tagout and work-at-height training
Previous Clients & Career Associations
- Basra Oil Company
- BP
- ExxonMobil
- Chevron
- Shell
- Maersk Oil