PIPEd Trainers for AS2885 Pipeline Training

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Chris Hughes

Background and Experience:

Chris Hughes has 35 years experience in engineering with the last 23 years specialising in oil and gas pipelines. Chris’ extensive experience includes pipeline and facilities engineering with expertise from design, through construction and commissioning. His facilities experience includes inlet/outlet metering stations, compressor and scraper stations. He also has significant experience in natural gas delivery to gas fired power plants. for further information on Chris click Chris Hughes

Rod McNamara

Background and Experience:

Rod’s areas of expertise include: negotiation, presentation and communication with diverse stakeholders and Government bodies, conflict dispute resolution, practices and procedures relating to the registration of interests under the relevant Acts, development of business processes and systems to incorporate planning and management of projects and business, team management, development and training. For further information on Rod click Rod McNamara

Peter Tuft:

Background and Experience

Peter (Peter Tuft & Associates) has 30 years experience in engineering of pipeline systems for natural gas, oil, water and slurries. In recent years particular emphasis has been given to pipeline risk assessment. Peter currently provides specialist technical expertise to the pipeline industry at a detail level and an overview level (risk assessment, design reviews, technical audits, supervision). For further information on Peter click Peter Tuft.

Mike Lyle

Background & Experience:

Mike has 24 years of experience in the oil and gas industry of which 16 years has been managing high-pressure pipelines. His areas of expertise are developing safe work systems and training, providing strategic planning and operations support to field staff, and ensuring operations and maintenance functions are undertaken safely and in compliance. Mike works for AJ Lucas as their General Manager - Asset Services. For further information on Mike click Mike Lyle

Andrew Hargrave

Background and experience:

Following completion of a Bachelor of Engineering at the University of Victoria in 1992 Andrew has worked in a variety of industries (pressure equipment design & fabrication, pipeline design, construction & operation for gas, water and slurries) and now works as a pressure vessel and pipeline engineering consultant in the mining, oil & gas industries. He is a chartered professional engineer with Engineers Australia and registered as professional engineer nationally in the area of practices for mechanical.

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