CURRICULUM VITAE
Name: Bill Boggia B’Eng, C’Eng, MIMechE
Career Summary
I graduated in 1989 with an honors Degree in Mechanical Engineering. 1990 to 1997 I was Senior design engineer for Sheffield Forgemasters carrying out design and finite element analysis (FEA) of offshore structural castings (jacket, topside & sub-sea applications) and establishing in house FEA capability becoming a fully chartered Engineer in 1995. Moved to Schlumberger rps for 3 months in 1997 working as a reliability engineer carrying out tests and evaluation of petrol pumps. This was followed by 5 years working for Lloyds Register of Shipping in Aberdeen where I carried out both linear & non-linear FEA for the assessment of offshore structures / ships and related equipment. In 2001 I set up my own consultancy business http://www.lupus-engineering.com providing structural engineering and naval architecture services to the marine renewable energy industries.
Please DO NOT consider me for roles in the following activities: MOD/ Defense, Oil and Gas (unless decommissioning), Nuclear.
Education
Plymouth University: B’Eng in Mechanical Engineering 2cnd class honors 1989
Sheffield University : Course in metallurgy of iron & steel 1990
Sheffield University: Course on structural design to BS5950 1991
Sheffield University: German Course 1996 / 1997
Open University - began a Degree course in Environmental Science - February 2012.
Employment History
Lupus Engineering Services Ltd - October 2001 to present
(This is the legal ‘vehicle’ through which I contract out my services)
Responsibilities: To carry out detailed design, structural assessments, stability assessments and installation methodologies for the marine renewable energy sector using a combination of empirical calculation tools such as Mathcad as well as advanced Finite Element Methods - such as ABAQUS / CALCULIX, and stability analysis software such as FreeShip.
Client Projects
Jan 2012 to Sept 2013
Client: Andritz Hydro Hammerfest - Tidal Energy Developer
Job Title: Structural Engineer
Responsibilities include:
·Structural engineering design and concept development of a bespoke installation barge / raft concepts for the economic installation of a 10MW tidal array at Isla on the north west Scottish coast.
·Structural design of nacelle to substructure docking system.
·Structural design of nacelle yaw system concept.
·Structural design of substructure tower for tidal energy devices.
·Engineering solutions for heavy lift (up to 250 tonne per lift).
Client: CWaves
Providing ad-hoc consultancy services assisting with a SESAM analysis of a bespoke offshore wind turbine - installation vessel for their client SARENS.
October 2010 to December 2011
Client: Hammerfest Strom - Tidal Energy Developer
Job Title: Lead Installation Engineer
Responsible for the successful installation of the HS1000 Tidal Turbine Generator at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney in December 2011 (total submerged lift of 1000 tonne). Unlike the fortunes of many other developers - the turbine was installed right first time - and began producing electricity to the grid within just a few weeks of installation.
Responsibilities included:
·Hiring key personnel to assist with the installation engineering.
·Going out to tender for an installation contractor
·Structural design of key elements of the installation process such as, cable laying, electrical hook-up and connection, nacelle installation, foundation structure installation, and ballast weight installation.
·Undertaking of bespoke structural design of installation aides such as sea fastenings, transportation grillages and lift frames.
·Creation of loadout and installation procedures.
·Liaising with certifying authorities and key personnel at EMEC.
·Brainstorming and evaluating future installation methods and concepts.
2010
Client: TNEI Services
January 2010
Carry out structural evaluation of offshore wind turbine transition piece for Greater Gabbard. The work evaluated the change-out of switchgear and transformer equipment for bigger and heavier items - as well as reviewing the adequacy of the existing steel-work and deck layout for access requirements.
Also on behalf of TNEI I carried out a cost impact study, on the Carbon Trust short-listed offshore foundation structures, of the effects of varying the masses of the electrical transformers equipment on the tower and foundations. Foundations investigated included: GBS, TLP, Suction Cup, Concrete Monopile, Battered Pile.
Client: Robert Bird Group
March 2010
Carry out the strength design and fatigue analysis of a steel gravity base structure for a prototype tidal generation unit to be installed at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney. The work included the LRFD design using STAAD and Mathcad - and detailed FEA using the open source CALCULIX FEA solver and post processor. For the installation case vessel motions and lift system stiffness were considered in the determination of splash zone loads in accordance with DNV Marine Operations Manual, Part 2, Chapter 6 'Subsea Operations' and Chapter 5 'Lifting'. This design is now to be used by Meygen as part of their Pentland Firth array of tidal turbines.
Client: Mojo Maritime
July 2010
Carry out FEA of Subsea Steel Template (SST) used as a pile guide for the installation of a tidal generation test unit to be deployed at EMEC in Orkney. Carry out the design of transportation seafastenings for the SST Conductor and Pile.
2009
Client: Searoc
January 09 to end of April 09
Project: Appointed Person (LOLER) for Rhyl Flats wind farm turbine installation. Single Degree of Freedom Analysis for Lisa A Jackup Barge - check on Dynamic Amplification Factors for Lift and comparison with code requirements. Producing Installation Lift Plans. Rigging calculations.
Client: Searoc
May 09 to June 09
Carry out Front End Engineering Design (FEED) of OCEANPOD (as advertised in RE News issue 172). This is a stand-alone multipurpose offshore monopile weather station and data gathering unit for both deep and shallow water applications for use at offshore wind farm sites.
Client: Searoc
June 09
Appointed Person (LOLER) for the Titan II at Gunfleet Sands Offshore wind farm - culminated in drafting and issuing a safety report regarding their lifting operations and lifting equipment.
Client: Searoc
October November 09
Carried out stability, intact and damage, assessment for the installation phases of 5MW floating wind turbine unit in accordance with DNV Marine Operations Requirements. Also undertook concept mooring calculations and produced mooring spread drawings.
Client: Subocean Ltd
November 09
Designed an ROV support platform and control container support platform - in support of the wind farm cable laying activities for the UR 101 barge.
2008
Client: Searoc
November & December 08
Project: Rhyl Flats wind farm. Produce detailed lift plans and risk assessments for wind turbine component loadout from quay to awaiting jackup. Produce detailed lift plans and risk assessments for assembly and installation offshore of wind turbines from jackup rig (maximum single lift 250 Tonne).
Client: Zenocean
September 08
Undertake structural design and analysis of SP330 barge conversion to a cable laying and accommodation barge for offshore wind farm installation work. Work includes evaluation of barge superstructure for large cable carousel loads and accommodation, under deck strengthening, design of accommodation module support steelwork and deck connections (strength and fatigue), mooring points, crane / lifting etc.
Client: Searoc
August 08
Carried out independent stability analysis for an Offshore Floating Wind Turbine installation phases - as a verification check on their own work.
Client: Orwell Offshore
July 08
Carried out design work on SEADOG wave energy converter. Work included energy transfer system design, stability, and energy take off calculations.
Client: Garrad Hassan and Partners
June 08
Provided consultancy services in relation to casting designs for wind turbine rotor hubs and mainframe chassis configurations.
Client: Marlin Submarines Ltd
January & April 08
Carry out fully non-linear elastic-plastic finite element analysis of a manned submersible marine biology research submarine using ABAQUS FEA suite of programs. This included analysis of the aft hatch assembly locking mechanism with over 74 different contact interactions being involved.
Client: SEAROC
December 07 to April 08
Carry out design of sea-fastenings used to transport the Marine Current Turbines SEAGEN tidal energy unit from Belfast to Strangford Narrows on the RAMBIZ installation barge.
Produce lift plans for load-out of the Missing Link barge and for drilling and piling and topside installation activities associated with the full SEAGEN installation - including structural calculations and establishing rigging requirements.
Client: Subocean Group
March 2008
Undertook seafastening design for installation of a crawler crane on the UR101 barge - mobilised for cable installation work on the Thannet offshore windfarm. Crane de-rating curves for offshore use were also produced.
2007
Client: Garrad Hassan
Carry out modeling of Main frame casting. This being the main wind turbine Nacelle support structure that houses all the generation equipment as well as supplying structural support for the drive shaft main bearings and the main slew bearing at the top of the tower. Also undertook detailed modeling of main rotor hubs which take the blades and pitch motors as well as attachment to the main shaft.
Client: Garrad Hassan
Carried out the full structural design of two monopiled offshore substations (FEED) for the London Array wind farm Project. Work was carried out using STAAD structural analysis program for the main structure (Heavy Lift 1500 tonne).
Client: Subocean
Carry out design of sea fastenings for plough handling DEMAG crane fastening to the deck of the UR101 barge to withstand forces from ploughing operations and stowed condition loading. The project is for subsea cable laying for the Lynn and Inner Dowsing offshore wind farm.
Client: Global Maritime A/S
Carrying out detailed finite element analysis of the pontoon structures and associated steel castings for the GMLIFT heavy lift platform decommissioning vessel due to start construction this year (2007 - designed for 20,000 tonne lift).
2006
Client: US Submarines
Carrying out detailed FEA on one of the worlds first underwater hotels, to be in based in Fiji, using ABAQUS for undertaking buckling collapse analysis of acrylic windows and support structure (Drucker Prager material models).
Client: Marlin Submarines
Carrying out FEA of Triton 2 man mini submarine for operating at 12m water depth. Using ABAQUS for buckling collapse analysis and evaluation of water-tight hatch seal performance through the use of multiple contact definitions.
Client: Ocean Team Power and Umbilical
Carry out the detailed design and analysis of cable laying equipment for the Team Oman ship used for installation of cables to the new Dutch Offshore Windpark Egmond aan Zee Project.
Client: Marine Energy Systems
Took part in a FEED study to demonstrate feasibility the SEADOG wave energy generation concept. The work include structural and mechanical engineering design as well as assisting with DTI grant applications.
Client: Global Maritime
Carry out detailed FEA of main upper column and lower pontoon connections for the GM4000 semi-submersible drilling vessel - strength and fatigue design.
2005
Client: Global Maritime
Carrying out detailed FEA of GM4000 well intervention semi-sub vessel for strength and fatigue.
Carried out dynamic explicit analysis (ABAQUS) of a dropped container hitting concrete mattress protected pipeline for the Buzzard project. All interacting components were modelled separately and appropriate contact between all parts, down to and including the seabed, defined. The analysis was used to demonstrate the suitability of the mattress protection system.
Client: Andrew Palmers Associates
Carried out detailed solid brick element FEA using ABAQUS for strength and fatigue analysis of the Cutter Project sub-sea cast Wye Piece.
Client: London Marine Consulting Ltd
Carried out the detailed FEA, using ABAQUS, of the Chinguetti project sub-sea Riser Connectors and their latching mechanisms. The analysis included full modeling of the latch mechanism and separate pull-in head arrangement - as an assembly of parts spatially related through a variety of contact pair definitions.
Client: Marlin Submarines
Carried out strength analysis, non-linear material and geometry - buckling collapse, of mini research submarine using ABAQUS. The analysis also investigated the contact sealing around the acrylic view ports.
2004
Client: Global Maritime
Expert Witness work - Carried out ship impact simulation of the KURE bulk carrier. This involved modeling the full ship with the mesh refined in the impact region. Dynamic explicit was used to simulate the collision under various conditions of impact velocity and trajectory, as well as a full range of sensitivity studies to assess the effects of varying damping, mesh density, friction, and material models.
Carried out non-linear buckling collapse pushover analysis of mooring Dolphin to determine its ultimate resistance to ship collision.
Carried out casting design and FEA on Global Maritime GM Lift Project. This is the worlds first ever purpose designed de-commissioning vessel for the removal of spent offshore platforms.
Client: Marlin Submarines
Carried out non-linear buckling collapse analysis of Marlin Submarines “Alicia” six-man mini-sub. Also partaking in a documentary film with the Discovery Channel about the Alicia. The analysis also included a fatigue assessment as well as comparison and correlation of results with strain gauge readings from pressure testing at the National Hyperbaric Centre in Aberdeen.
2003
Client: Zenocean
Undertook work for the installation contractors for one of Britain’s first commercial offshore wind farms “North Hoyle”. Carried out structural design of cable laying equipment and associated sea-fastenings & took part in the mobilisation on the Pontra Maris barge on behalf of CNS Renewables Ltd in Aberdeen. The work included attending and directing structural aspects of the on site barge mobilisation as well as designing sand-anchors for pull-in purposes at the “beach” end of the installation. This was later followed by work on the Scroby Sands wind farm just off Great Yarmouth, for the same client, which included sub-sea ploughing assessment.
2002
Client: London Marine Consultants
· Analysis of a full turret mooring system assembly for DORIS engineering including full non-linear FEA of complete mooring system and establishment of bearing force distributions under varying sea states using ABAQUS.
· Analysis of a disconnectable mooring system for the Woollybutt FPSO in Australia. This included non-linear impact analysis, flooded compartment burst assessments, as well as full 3D structural analysis of mooring system components using ABAQUS and FSII.
Lloyds Register of Shipping August 1997 to October 2001
Job Title: Structural Specialist
Responsibilities: Carry out structural design appraisals of offshore and marine structures and related equipment to internationally recognised codes and standards (as indicated above), using ABAQUS, ASAS, STAAD & MathCad. Applications included; topside primary & secondary structure, drilling derricks, lifting appliances, sub-sea protection frames, pressure vessels, composite submarines, jacket push-over.
· Carry out structural surveys at manufacturers sites and offshore installations.
· Writing of verification schemes for UK offshore installations.
· Project management of certifying authority involvement for multi-national projects.
· Technical reporting & presentations.
Major structural analysis related projects included:
· 2000: Non-linear buckling collapse analysis of LR5 composite mini-submarine later used for rescue attempt of Russian sub-mariners on the Kursk.
· 2001: Full 3D FEA of South Arne gravity based structure (million degrees of freedom - large at the time) using super-element methodology in ASAS (structural / thermal) and parallel processing on multiple computers.
· 2001: Non-linear burst assessments of corroded pressure equipment on North Sea Ninian platforms for determination of serviceability.
Schlumberger rps May 1997 to August 1997
Responsibilities:
· Carry out proto-type test and evaluation of fuel dispensing equipment.
· Improved fatigue life of flexible hose retraction system.
River Don Castings Ltd (Sheffield Forgemasters) December1990 to May 1997
Responsibilities:
· Carry out structural design and Finite Element Analysis of offshore structural castings for jacket, topside and sub-sea heavy lift applications using MathCad & COSMOS FEA suite (typical heavy lift 10,000 tonne).
· Technical reporting & presentations
· Develop engineering software applications.
· Prepare bids and attend bid meetings.
· Project manage and expedite the manufacturing of castings.
· Attend Industrial sales exhibitions on behalf of the company.
Publications
·Sheffield Forgemasters “Technical Review” Issue 5 October 1996
·World Expro 1997 - article; castings the best answer for sub-sea Y’s
Training Courses
Femsys Ltd: Introduction to Femgen & Femview with ABAQUS interface 1998
HKS Warrington: Introduction to ABAQUS standard 1998
HKS Warrington: Analysis of composites using ABAQUS 1999
HKS Warrington: Fracture mechanics using ABAQUS 1999
Lloyds Register of Shipping Aberdeen: Verification schemes 1999
Lloyds Register of Shipping London: Project Management 1999
Updated Sea Survival Certificate - valid from March 2009.
Updated offshore medical certificate - valid 2 years from March 2011.
PATRAN & MARC MSC Training course March 2013.
Activities & Interests
Reading, hiking, camping, bothying, travel, gardening,woodland craft, environment.