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Prior to 1988 John Newman worked as a freelance engineer, working for major companies in the construction industry, in the companies' offices as a project design engineer, or on site as a site engineer. The following is a brief summary of that experience. Major UK consultantsExtensive experience as a project engineer working on the design of major projects: universities, shopping malls, laboratories, steel plants and many standard smaller projects for the UK's leading consultants.
Major UK and American petrochemical design consultantsConsiderable experience in the design of major structures to support numerous items of petrochemical equipment comprising vessels, tanks heat exchangers, etc.. The experience comprises the design of steel and R.C structures and foundations.
Major UK and American offshore engineering design consultants Extensive experience in the design of top side modules to facilitate the various modes of operation, comprising transportation on land and sea, lift and the final operating conditions once installed upon the platform. The major structural packages were of multimillion-pound value. Experience of the design of jackets to support topside facilities, the jackets were located in the Arabian Gulf.
Overseas experienceTexas, USA - Worked as engineering manager for a landing drilling rig and offshore drilling derrick manufacturer, and had total responsibility for all aspects of design draughting and manufacturing of the above projects. Clients and sites were visited throughout the USA for engineering, sales and problem-solving purposes.Texas, USA - Worked as a resident site engineer on the construction of topside modules. Montreal, Canada - Worked as a design engineer for a Canadian steelwork company on the design of large single-storey retail buildings. Wiesbaden, Germany - Worked on the design of a large petrochemical plant. Rotterdam, Holland - Worked for local design consultant on the design of platforms in the Arabian Gulf.
Miscellaneous experienceWorked for other medium-sized design consultants and contractors in the UK and has gained extensive experience of site surveys of existing buildings and of preparing reports. Extensive experience was also gained in the design and detailing of structural steelwork and reinforced concrete structures for modifications and extensions. |