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OIL & GAS UK AWARDS
AWARDWINNERS 2014
Alan Muirhead,
Lead Field Development
Engineer, Ingen Ideas
AWARD FOR MENTOR OF THE YEAR,
SPONSORED BY CHEVRON
Alan Muirhead
, lead field development engineer at Ingen Ideas picked up
the Award for Mentor of the Year. He was the first person to complete Ingen’s
learning and development programme in 2010 when he achieved chartership
status from the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE). Since then, he has
mentored new graduates, as well as school and summer placement students, which
involves preparing placement study work scopes and supporting and reviewing
work. He has also been heavily involved in developing the company’s chartership
scheme which, thanks to his input, achieved Approved Credited Training scheme
recognition, as well as Bronze Partnership status, from IChemE. All graduates
who have received chartership since Alan’s involvement have remained with the
company and are mentoring others.
AWARD FOR APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR,
SPONSORED BY THE
ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD
The Award for Apprentice of the Year went to
Marnie Toal
, Proserv’s
apprentice subsea technician. Having joined Proserv a year ago, Marnie
is enthusiastic about taking on extra responsibility as well as identifying
opportunities to improve work processes. During her first assignment, Marnie
devised a step-by-step proposal to simplify a process used during a stripping and
flushing rig job. On a recent hose integrity management project, which involved
testing around 600 hoses over a six-month period, she successfully met all safety
requirements whilst achieving significant cost efficiencies. Proserv recognised
Marnie’s outstanding contribution by implementing her project improvements
as standard company practice and by including a new hose integrity management
module in the apprentice training programme.
AWARD FOR GRADUATE OF THE YEAR
SPONSORED BY UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN
Barry Mitchell
, graduate electrical engineer at Wood Group PSN won the
Award for Graduate of the Year. Barry gained his masters in electrical and
electronic engineering at Robert Gordon University, where he was awarded the
Best Performance Prize after his second year and the BP Prize for Best Overall
Achievement following his graduation. In his current role at Wood Group PSN,
Barry is commended as a highly competent young engineer with a bright future
ahead of him, showing unrivalled professionalism, dedication and commitment to
deliver fit-for-purpose engineering solutions for the company’s clients.
Marnie Toal,
Apprentice Subsea
Technician, Proserv
Barry Mitchell,
Graduate Electrical Engineer,
Wood Group PSN
EVENTS
For more information on the awards and for details on all the finalists,
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And also don’t forget that the UK Oil and Gas Industry Safety Awards are
opening for nominations on 7 January 2015. For more information, visit
