Structural Consultant (Topsides)
Posco International Corp.
Total years of experience :26 years, 10 Months
Department of Myanmar SHWE Phase 3 Field Development
Joined POSCO International Corporation as lead structural engineer (Topsides) for Myanmar SHWE Phase 3 FEED project (Client side), for which McDermott (KL) and HHI/Doris (Paris) were selected as competitive FEED engineering contractors.
· Responsible tasks are;
- Evaluation of outcomes from Pre-FEED
- Supervise FEED engineering for development of LP compressor topsides & jacket and bridge as greenfield development
- Supervise FEED engineering for development of Central Process Platform (CPP) as brownfield development
- Review and comment on in-service analysis deliverables; in-place, spectral fatigue, seismic
- Review and comment on pre-service analysis deliverables; loadout, sea-transportation, float-over, installation including stability calculation, motion analysis and float-over simulation
- Review and comment on accidental analysis; explosion, dropped object and ship impact to jacket
- Review and comment on equipment layout, equipment data, safety assessment in viewpoint of structural
- Managing deliverables, schedule, manpower, technical query and so on
- Evaluation of structural output from FEED development and technical clarification
Department of Myanmar SHWE Phase 3 Field Development
Joined POSCO International Corporation as lead structural engineer (Topsides) for Myanmar SHWE Phase 3 FEED project (Client side), for which McDermott (KL) and HHI/Doris (Paris) were selected as competitive FEED engineering contractors.
· Responsible tasks are;
- Evaluation of outcomes from Pre-FEED
- Supervise FEED engineering for development of LP compressor topsides & jacket and bridge as greenfield development
- Supervise FEED engineering for development of Central Process Platform (CPP) as brownfield development
- Review and comment on in-service analysis deliverables; in-place, spectral fatigue, seismic
- Review and comment on pre-service analysis deliverables; loadout, sea-transportation, float-over, installation including stability calculation, motion analysis and float-over simulation
- Review and comment on accidental analysis; explosion, dropped object and ship impact to jacket
- Review and comment on equipment layout, equipment data, safety assessment in viewpoint of structural
- Managing deliverables, schedule, manpower, technical query and so on
- Evaluation of structural output from FEED development and technical clarification
Department of Offshore Structural
Joined McDermott as senior principal structural engineer for Tyra Future Development Project (Client: Maersk Oil / Total)
· Responsible tasks are;
- Leading structural engineering for 17, 000 MTon CPP topsides' EPCI project, especially for fatigue, vibration, accidental and FEM
- In-service & transportation fatigue analysis of topsides using SACS
- Verification analysis for topsides, sea-fastenings, grillage & loadout support frame using fully integrated model by DNVGL SESAM
- Structural response analysis for accidental loads (fire, explosion, dropped / swing object) by USFOS and ABAQUS
- Wind buffeting fatigue analysis of flare tower
- Installation methodology for offshore installation of flare tower
- Vibration analysis of main equipment
- Consultancy on offshore structural issues
Department of Offshore Structural & Naval Architecture
TechnipFMC promoted to Principal Structural Engineer and nominated to Main Expert for offshore floating structures like FPSO, TLP, FPU and so on. Through the expert pool the expertise and the cutting-edge knowledges were presented and provided to get smart solution, especially for deep-water development in Malaysia waters. And, collaborating with UTP, a R&D institute of Petronas, the R&D for deep-water offshore development had been performed as TechnipFMC Professorial Chair.
· Main Expert in Offshore Floating Structures (nominated by TechnipFMC)
· Structural Lead in Offshore Engineering (proposal, brown field)
· Structural consultancy for deliverable quality assurance
· Coaching & leading in engineering activities
· Review & updating TechnipFMC’s structural design standards and procedures
Department of Offshore Structural
Joined Technip as senior structural engineer for Malikai TLP topsides and nominated as lead structural engineer up to the final delivery to Client (SHELL). Led every engineering activity up to HUC & As-built stage of Malikai TLP project, satisfying Client with all the deliverables.
· Responsible tasks for Malikai TLP are;
- Structural Lead of topsides structural up to as-built engineering (manhour, deliverables, schedule, quality assurance, etc.)
- Interface coordination with regard to hull & offshore interfaces (Top tensioned riser, Steel catenary riser, Tender assisted drilling, etc.)
- Coordination with warranty service & classification society for 3rd party activity
- Review & comments for every engineering report & drawing output in association with constructability in shipbuilding yard
- Provision of consultancy on structural failures during construction
- Topsides Detail engineering: In-place Analysis / Fatigue Analysis / Accidental Analysis (Explosion, Dropped Object, Fire) / Equipment Support Design / Superlift Method: Topside-Hull Integration’s Detail Engineering / Secondary & Tertiary Design / Offshore Installation Interface / Design Review / Special Pipe Support / Advanced FE Analysis
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) Co. Ltd., Okpo, South Korea
Principal Research Engineer, 2008 - May 2013
Structure R&D Group, Ship & Ocean Research Team, DSME R&D Institute
Led offshore projects for high-technical subjects for Hull & Topsides such as spectral fatigue analysis based on full-integrated approach, direct loading analysis, accidental load analysis, nonlinearity issues in structure and, preformed R&D for offshore O&G business development; e.g. conceptual-to-preFEED for FLNG, case studies for modulization, Semi-submersible FPU and so on. Provided engineering supports and solutions to detail design. Mainly participated in floaters like FPSO, FLNG, FPU, Semi-submersible Rig, Drillship.
Responsible tasks are;
· Structural Lead, Structural validation, R&D based engineering, Consultancy on constructability and root-cause & remedy of structural failure, Modularization, Coordination with Client and/or Class in technical issues. Review & comments on deliverables, schedule, manpower and so on.
Major projects participated in as key personnel are;
· Clov FPSO (Client: TOTAL)
- FEED verification, Detail Engineering
- Hull structure & Offshore Interface (SURF, Mooring, Offloading): Wave load analysis & Fatigue analysis
- Topsides: Fatigue & Accidental analysis (in KBR UK for consulting design team)
- Mooring fatigue analysis considering out-of-plane bending effect of chain links, using OrcaFlex and Ariane
· Pazflor FPSO (Client: TOTAL)
- FEED verification, Detail Engineering
- Hull structure & Offshore Interface (SURF, Mooring, Offloading): Wave load analysis & Fatigue analysis
- Topsides: Fatigue & Accidental analysis (Consulting work for design team)
· Drillships (Different Clients: TOI, Aker, etc.)
- Fatigue analysis for hull structures including topsides interface
· FLNG (210K Capacity)
- Pre-FEED engineering: Basis of Design, Module Layout, Material Handling, P&ID, HAZID/HAZOP, QRA, Structural Framing, In-place Analysis, Fire/Blast Analysis, Dropped Object, MTO, etc.
- Modularization of LNG facilities
- Optimization of topsides stools / locations combined with LNG cargo tanks
- MRI (Maintenance, Repair & Inspection) study of LNG cargo
- Constructability of FLNG
· PFLNG (Client: PetroNas) / FLNG (Client: Shell)
- FEED verification (bidding stage)
- Optimization of topsides stools / locations combined with LNG cargo tanks & hull structure
- Constructability Study of FLNG
· Songa Cat-D Semi-submersible Rig (Client: StatOil)
- FEED verification, Detail Engineering
- Global wave load analysis
· Wind Turbine Installation Vessel (Client: RWEI)
- Detail Engineering
- Global wave load analysis
· TLP BigFoot (Client: Chevron)
- Construction engineering to close structural issues on hull structure raised during fabrication
· FEED verification works in bidding stage of other offshore gas & oil projects (FLNG, FPSO, Semi-Rigs, Drillship, etc)
· FEED verification on mooring analysis of Jangkrik FPU using OrcaFlex
· Research & Development
- Joint Industry Project (FPSO hull fatigue with BV, topsides explosion & fire, Chain OPB, etc.)
- Case study of hull form & structure of semi-submersible rig
- Feasibility study on Modularization for Oil Sand plants located at Canada’s Inland
· Any other engineering works related to construction and detail design in shipyard
· Adjunct Professor of Department of Mechanical Engineering at Koje College which is subsidiary college of DSME and, nominated by DSME
Nominated by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Eng’g, 2011 - Feb 2013
Department of Mechanical Engineering
· Lecture for Mechanics of Materials and, Finite Element Method (FEM) & analysis and structural design
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) Co. Ltd., Okpo, South Korea
Senior Research Engineer, 2004 - 2008
Key personnel in Structural engineering in offshore projects, Structural validation, R&D based engineering, Consultancy on constructability and root-cause & remedy of structural failure, Coordination with Client and/or Class in technical issues. Provided engineering supports and solutions to detail design and, developed in-house program for performing spectral fatigue analysis, wave load generation & mapping, interface-engineering utilizing lots different software like SACS, SESAM, Patran/Nastran.
Major projects participated in as key personnel are;
· Agbami FPSO (Client : Chevron)
- FEED verification, Detail Engineering
- Hull structure & Offshore Interface: Dynamic Load Analysis (DLA) & Fatigue analysis
- Topsides: Fatigue & Accidental analysis (in KBR Houston for consulting design team)
· Large LNGC with 210K Capacity (Client: ExxonMobil)
- Detail Engineering for hull structure
- Fatigue assessment induced from wave & sloshing
- Development of LNG containment system & scaffolding for LNG cargo insulation
· Conventional LNGC (Client: Exmar, etc)
- Detail Engineering for hull structure
- Wave-induced fatigue assessment of hull structures
· Research & Development (R&D)
- In-house program development for spectral fatigue analysis of FPSO hull structure, interface & offshore appurtenances (from hydrodynamic analysis to fatigue life)
- In-house program development for interacting data from different software (e.g. SACS-SESAM or Patran/Nastran)
- Development on SPS (Sandwich Panel System) application to Ro-Ro ship or Offshore Floaters
- Joint Industry Project (low cycle fatigue) with DNV
· FEED verification works in bidding stage of other offshore gas & oil projects
· Any other engineering works related to construction and detail design in shipyard
Hyundai Heavy Industry (HHI) Co. Ltd, Ulsan, South Korea
Structural Engineer & Senior Structural Engineer, 1997- 2004
Offshore Basic Design, Offshore Division
Joined Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) as structural engineer in offshore division and promoted to senior structural engineer. Assigned to key personnel for many offshore projects such as fixed platform, jack-up rig and FPSO. Performed detail structural engineering, construction engineering, modularization, coordination with Client and/or Class in technical issues. Simultaneously carried out engineering activities for pre-service works like loadout, transportation, construction, installation, etc.
Major projects participated in as key personnel are;
· KIZOMBA A/B FPSOs (Client: ExxonMobil)
- Detail engineering for topsides structure
- In-place & Fatigue analysis for topsides/offshore interface
· Shah Deniz Jack-up Rig (Client: BP)
- FEED engineering for constructability (in Technip Paris)
- Feasibility study of rig & topsides modularization to be transportable through canal to Caspian Sea
· CJ70 Jack-up Rigs (Client: AP Moller Maersk Oil)
- FEED verification, Detail Engineering
- Construction engineering for erecting 102m jacking legs on ground
· RBF Semi-submersible Rig
- Construction design (i.e. loadout, lifting, superlifting, etc)
- Detail engineering for hull structure: Global wave load analysis
· BongKot Fixed Platform (Client: PTTEP)
- Detail Engineering for fixed platform
- In-place analysis for jacket
· Troll-C FPU (Client: StatOil)
- Detail engineering for hull structure
- Construction engineering for lifting, transportation, loadout
Korea Maritime and Ocean University, Busan, South Korea Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D) in Ocean Engineering, August 2012 Thesis: Fatigue Assessment for Mooring Chain Link of Spread-Moored FPSO in Deepwater Considering Bending Phenomenon (performed as R&D subject of DSME)
Korea Maritime and Ocean University, Busan, South Korea Master of Engineering in Ocean Engineering, February 1997 Thesis: A Study on Continuum Damage Modelling for the Estimation of Ice Load under Indentation - Participated in a research on Structural Design and Construction of Arctic Offshore
Korea Maritime and Ocean University, Busan, South Korea Bachelor of Engineering in Ocean Engineering, February 1995