Expert Details
Natural Gas Distribution in the UK; Gas in Flats and other Multi-Occupancy Buildings; Gas Safety
ID: 729888
United Kingdom
Expert is experienced in considering design issues and has significant operational experience. He understands gas safety legislation and national standards and their relevance to gas networks.
Expert has particular experience in the supply of gas to and within buildings, including timber-framed buildings, and sits on the national IGEM G/5 panel for gas in flats and other multi-occupancy buildings.
Expert also has some practical gas meter, installation pipework and utilisation experience, and has current basic Gas Safe registration via another company in these areas.
Expert is a member of the British Standards panel on domestic gas meter installations, BS 6400. He was previously also a member of the IGEM panels on pressure regulating installations and timber-framed buildings.
In the past, Expert worked with a number of manufacturers as they developed innovative equipment for use in gas distribution.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1981 | Degree: BSc | Subject: Mechanical Engineering | Institution: University of Newcastle upon Tyne |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2006 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Consultant Engineer | Department: |
Responsibilities:Natural gas distribution engineering |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1997 to 2006 | Employer: Inexus Group | Title: Senior Engineer (Gas) | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1990 to 1997 | Employer: Self-employed | Title: Various, including building project coordination | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1981 to 1990 | Employer: British Gas | Title: Standards / Development Engineer | Department: Gas Distribution |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Expert has been involved in several cases involving gas distribution incidents and litigation and was a member of one court-appointed panel of expert witnesses. He attended a one week Forensic Engineering course at the University of Glasgow in 1995. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| IGEM (Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers); IMechE (Institution of Mechanical Engineers) |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| CEng - Chartered Engineer |
Fields of Expertise
gas distribution, gas pipeline, natural gas pipeline, natural gas facility, natural gas industry structure, natural gas industry, natural gas storage, polyethylene pipe, liquefied gas safety, gas conditioning, liquefied gas transportation, methodology, liquefied petroleum gas, pipeline, natural gas, liquefied gas storage