Ed Rutherford

Experience

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  DUCO Ltd

  Apr 2002 - Jan 2011

  Coordinating between vendors, manufacturing facilities and the client. Writing project quality plans, project HSE plans and generating project specific Inspection and Test Plans. Track and maintain all shipments of material and components to the respective manufacturing sites, i.e. Houston, Texas or Lobito, Angola. The tracking of the shipments was closely communicated with the Project Cost Controller. Inspection / Acceptance of customer supplied property and purchased products, as well as attending activities such as: Pressure Testing, Load Testing, Lock out radius, Hydrostatic Testing & Flushing and Cleaning.Review and approve documentation packages such as: Steel Tubes, Electrical Cable, Subsea Hardware, Bend Stiffeners, Bend Restrictors and Company Supplied documentationTo control and monitor all Project Vendor Inspection and Test Plans. To liaise with vendor’s inline with the inspection activities on the Inspection and Test Plans. Control and monitor inspection notifications to send to the client of inspection activities which were to be carried out at vendor or manufacturing sites.Write / Review non-conformance reports from the vendors and manufacturing facilitiesCollate welding books for the manufacturing sites, with the assistance of the Welding Manager. Compile Manufacturing Record Book Indexes inline with the client specification. Participation in QHSE and Process audits Show less

  • Project Quality Coordinator

    Dec 2008 - Jan 2011

  • Quality Technician

    Apr 2002 - Dec 2009
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  IHC Engineering Business Ltd

  Jan 2011 - Jul 2013

  Senior Project QA Engineer

  - Supervise Project Quality Engineers.- To verify that the correct Quality Standard is constantly maintained between Vendors and Clients. - Review and approve the relevant vendor procedures and inspection and test plans for each order.- Maintain control of vendor concessions / technical queries. - Attend weekly meetings to update on progress (with Clients when applicable)- Attend various vendor sites to either witness final inspections, testing or documentation review. - Review / Approve each project related purchase order to ensure compliance to client requirements. Show less

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  Subsea Control Services Ltd

  Aug 2013 - Mar 2016

  Quality Engineer

  Project Duration April 2015 to April 2016• Bennu Oil – Mirage Project – Location: GE Oil & Gas, Walker, Newcastle Upon Tyne o Onsite Client representative for Inspection and process Quality Control for 4x Hyd Flowlines which involved all aspects of the manufacturing, contract specific hardware assembly and fitment, FAT and reel packing for offshore Oil & Gas. o Worked independently as end client.Project Duration Sept 2013 to Feb 2015• Technip – GirRi Project – Location: Aker Solutions, Moss, Norway o Onsite Client representative for Inspection and process Quality Control for 3x Hyd/Elec umbilicals which involved all aspects of the manufacturing, intermediate testing, contract specific hardware assembly and fitment, FAT and SIT testing in offshore Oil & Gas. o Worked as part of an inspection team (3 persons) on a rotation basis 6wks/3wks.Adhoc Inspection Services / FAT witnessing performed during employment period covering the following component types and locations: • Umbilical Manufacture and Prototype Testing (Norway)• Topside Umbilical Termination Units (Dubai)• Reeler Baskets (Newcastle)• Stabplates (Maidenhead)• Electrical HV Transformer Jumpers (Le Mans)• Bend Stiffeners (Skelmersdale)• Electrical Umbilical (Newcastle)Through all activities is to review and approve documentation in accordance with the specifications, procedures and Inspection and Test Plans Show less

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  RAED Inspection Services Ltd

  Apr 2016 - now

  Director

  Available for adhoc and long term Inspection Services / FAT witnessing at manufacturing facilities, areas of experience include, but are not limited to the following: Land Cable Manufacturing & Testing (South Korea)Export Cable Manufacture & Testing (Greece)Umbilical Manufacture & Testing (Norway)Umbilical Manufacture & Testing (Newcastle)Electrical Cable Manufacture & Testing (Hartlepool)Electrical Cable Manufacture & Testing (France)Steel Tube Manufacture & Testing (Prague)Topside Umbilical Termination Units (Dubai)Reeler Baskets (Newcastle)Stabplates (Maidenhead)Electrical HV Transformer Jumpers (Le Mans)Bend Stiffeners (Skelmersdale)Electrical Umbilicals (Newcastle) Show less

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  Siem Offshore Contractors GmbH

  May 2016 - Nov 2016

  Client Representative

  Onsite Client representative for inspection and process control of 29x Electrical Cables for Veja Mate OWF, this involved all aspects of the manufacturing, intermediate electrical testing, factory acceptance testing and loadout activities including post loadout testing.Review of manufacturing records books upon completion of the project.

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  Siem Offshore

  Jan 2017 - Oct 2017

  Client Representative

  Onsite Client Representative for monitoring and witness of 49x Electrical Inter Array Cables for Beatrice OWF, this involved all aspected of the manufacturing, intermediate electrical testing, FAT's and load out activities including post load out testing. Review of manufacturing record books upon completion of project.

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  Tideway Offshore Solutions

  Feb 2018 - Oct 2019

  Client Representative

  Onsite Client Representative for monitoring and witness of 90km of Export Cable for MOG Project including type test program, this involved all aspects of manufacturing, sample testing, electrical tests, factory joint monitoring and testing, FAT and load out activities including post load out testing. Review of all production monitoring records, traceability records and test reports.

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  DEME Group

  Oct 2019 - Apr 2020

  Client Representative

  Onsite Client Representative for monitoring and witness of 31x inter array cables for Seamade. Including all aspects of manufacturing, electrical tests, FAT and load out activities including post loadout testing (verified remotely due to COVID-19). Review of all production monitoring records, traceability records and test reports.