Stephen Chambers CEng

Experience

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  SFL Metform Ltd

  Sept 1992 - Sept 1993

  Production / Manufacturing Engineer

  This was a small start-up precision sheet metal company. I was involved in machine installation and putting systems in place to get production up and running.

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  Taltech Engineering Ltd

  Oct 1993 - Jan 1995

  Engineering / Production Manager

  This was a small sub-contracting company (approximately 30 - 40 employees) supplying precision sheet metal components. My role was quite broad including quotation preparation; material purchasing; engineering support; production planning and Quality Management System maintenance.

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  SLB

  Feb 1995 - now

  I was only in this role a short time before I was promoted to the position of Engineering Supervisor. During this time, I focused on learning as much as I could about subsea chokes and the relevant industry standards (API 17D / ISO 13628-4) to add to my knowledge of surface chokes. I provided technical support for the Norsk Hydro (now Statoil) Troll project - our largest ever subsea choke project at the time.In addition to the technical challenges faced by surface chokes, subsea chokes need to deal with hyperbaric pressure; interfacing with remote installation tools and Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs); make and break of subsea electrical connections for instrument control circuits and corrosion management through the use of cathodic protection systems. Show less I worked in our Surface Choke design team for over three and a half years. Chokes are a type of severe service control valve commonly used on oil and gas wells to control the flow of fluid from the well. Design of chokes needs to consider stress analysis for pressure containment; material selection for strength, corrosion resistance and erosion resistance; seal selection for temperature, pressure and fluid compatibility; sizing for fluid flow; noise and vibration; actuation and control.I was the lead choke engineer on two high profile high pressure / high temperature projects and represented Cameron at many technical meetings with the customers in London. I also supported validation (qualification tests) for both of these projects in accordance with the applicable API industry standard. Show less

  • Director - SLB Companies in Ireland

    Oct 2018 - now

  • Trustee of the Irish Company Pension Scheme

    May 2017 - now

  • Engineering Manager, Cameron Subsea Products

    Mar 2017 - now

  • Product Engineering Manager - Cameron Ireland

    Jul 2006 - Mar 2017

  • Engineering Supervisor - Subsea Chokes - Cameron Ireland

    Dec 1998 - Jun 2006

  • Product Design Engineer - Subsea Chokes - Cameron Ireland

    Sept 1998 - Nov 1998

  • Product Design Engineer - Surface Chokes - Cameron Ireland

    Feb 1995 - Aug 1998