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William Ford, Project Engineer, NORM Management

William Ford

Project Engineer, NORM Management

Augean North Sea Services

Location
United Kingdom - Aberdeen
Education
High school or equivalent, GCSE
Experience
18 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :18 years, 4 Months

Project Engineer, NORM Management at Augean North Sea Services
  • United Kingdom - Aberdeen
  • My current job since September 2016

• Complete NORM surveys and produce reports
• Senior RPS / Radiation Focal Point for the company
• Oversee operations at NORM decontamination facility
• Implement sampling regime for radiochemical analysis
• Coordinate movement of radioactive material from facility to disposal site
• NORM waste management, environmental control, and waste minimisation
• Manage the control and maintenance of radiation protection instrumentation
• Manage health surveillance for Classified Workers in accordance with IRR2017
• Develop procedures and QA/QC documents for regulatory and procedural compliance
• Play key role in the design, commission, and continual improvement of NORM decontamination facility
• Liaise with Clients, Regulators, RPA/RWA, perform audits, site inspections and ensure regulatory and procedural compliance is maintained

Radiation Protection Supervisor at Bilfinger Salamis
  • United Kingdom - Aberdeen
  • June 2016 to September 2016

• Worked on a variety of offshore and onshore installations
• NORM waste management and waste minimization
• Collected NORM samples, completed radiological surveys, and produced reports
• Supervised teams of Specialist Cleaners carrying out tasks including HP/UHP water jetting and intrusive vessel cleaning and NORM removal

Radiation Protection Supervisor / MSO at Augean North Sea Services
  • United Kingdom - Aberdeen
  • November 2014 to May 2016

• Conduct NORM surveys
• Collect NORM samples for analysis
• NORM waste management and waste minimization
• Run and maintain solids control and filtration equipment
• Support management in design of NORM decontamination unit
• Develop and complete QA/QC documents for regulatory compliance
• Supervise HP/UHP water jetting and other specialized cleaning work scopes
• Develop and implement a training and competency program for classified workers

Radiation Protection Supervisor at NORM Solutions Ltd
  • United Kingdom - Aberdeen
  • August 2012 to April 2014

• Conducted NORM surveys
• Collected NORM samples for analysis
• Supervised UHP water jetting operations
• Supervised equipment strip-down operations
• NORM waste management and waste minimization
• Advised management on facility design improvements
• Ran and maintained UHP pumps and filtration equipment
• Supported management in preparation of tenders for contracts
• Developed and completed QA/QC documents for regulatory compliance
• Presented site safety induction and liaised with contractors / visitors to facility

Operations Supervisor at Nuvia SITA NORM Ltd
  • United Kingdom - Aberdeen
  • August 2011 to August 2012

• Conducted NORM surveys
• Performed facility inspections
• Collected NORM samples for analysis
• Supervised UHP water jetting operations
• Supervised equipment strip-down operations
• NORM waste management and waste minimization
• Advised management on facility design improvements
• Supported management in preparation of tenders for contracts
• Developed and completed QA/QC documents for regulatory compliance
• Presented site safety induction and liaised with contractors / visitors to facility

Radiation Protection Supervisor at BIS Salamis (M&I) Ltd
  • United Kingdom - Aberdeen
  • July 2007 to August 2011

• Conducted NORM surveys
• Collected NORM surveys for analysis
• Performed site surveys for costing of jobs
• Supervised NORM decontamination unit operations
• NORM waste management and waste minimization
• Supervised the destruct and rebuild of production separator internals
• Supervised HP/UHP water jetting and other specialized cleaning operations

NORM Op/Specialist Cleaner at BIS Salamis (M&I) Ltd
  • United Kingdom - Aberdeen
  • July 2005 to July 2007

• Performed NORM decontamination operations
• Performed the destruct and rebuild of production separator internals
• Performed HP/UHP water jetting and other specialized cleaning operations

Education

High school or equivalent, GCSE
  • at St Wilfrid's R.C. Comprehensive
  • January 1995

Standard grades achieved.

Specialties & Skills

Oilfield Services
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Hazardous Waste Management
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Environmental Awareness
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Commercial Awareness
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Radiation Safety
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FORKLIFT
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MAINTENANCE
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OFFSHORE
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OPERATIONS
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PRICING
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SAMPLING
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HP/UHP water jetting
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Industrial Services
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RADIOLOGICAL
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Training and Certifications

Water Jetting Association Approved Water Jetting Refresher (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2018
Valid Until:
October 2021
Minimum Industry Training Programme (OPITO) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2018
Valid Until:
May 2022
Further Offshore Emergency Training (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2018
Valid Until:
May 2022
Transport of Radioactive Material by Sea (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2019
Valid Until:
May 2021
Radiation Basics & Exposure, IAEA (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2019
Well Operations Crew Resource Management (WOCRM), International Well Control Forum (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2020
Level 1 Programme, International Well Control Forum (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2020
Level 3 Award Safety for Managers (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2020
Radiation Protection Supervisor Refresher (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2020
Valid Until:
August 2023
Level 2 Working in High Risk Confined Spaces (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2021
Valid Until:
March 2024
Transport of Radioactive Material by Road (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2021
Valid Until:
March 2023

Hobbies

  • Reading books, factual and fiction, Going to the gym, weights and cardio. Going to the cinema.