Neil Botterill

Neil Botterill

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Loads Engineering Manager at Nadara

  • Education

    • University of Nottingham

      2004 - 2010
      PhD Civil Engineering

      Thesis title: Fluid-Structure Interaction Modelling of Cables Used in Civil Engineering Structures (online archive at http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/11657/).Occupational skills covered: Fluid structure interaction modelling of bluff body aeroelastic behaviour, encompassing computational fluid dynamics and structural mechanics.

    • Kingston University

      1989 - 1993
      BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering

      Principal subjects/ occupational skills covered: Structural Engineering, Structural Design, Fluid Mechanics, Engineering Surveying, Geotechnical Engineering, Construction Management, Engineering Mathematics

  • Experience

    • Research Engineers (Europe)

      Jan 1994 - Jan 2002
      Engineering analyst

      Provided technical support and developed design code based extensions for company’sstructural software (StaadPro).

    • Robobat

      Jan 2002 - Jan 2004
      Engineering software developer

      Developed bespoke software extensions for company’s structural software (Robobat).

    • Prospect Flow Solutions Ltd.

      Jan 2007 - Jan 2011
      Principal Engineer

      Responsible for delivery of design and analysis work for vessel modifications, transportation/installation of equipment and thermal cooldown CFD simulations of subsea equipment.

    • Wood Group

      Jan 2011 - Jan 2017

      Represented global MCSK Technology Team in Aberdeen area. Managed a team of structural engineers in MCS Kenny, a subsidiary of Wood Group Kenny. Responsible for analysis & design of subsea structures and mooring & riser system ancillaries.

      • Technology and Advanced Engineering Manager - North Sea

        Jan 2015 - Jan 2017
      • Design Team Lead

        Jan 2011 - Jan 2017
    • Expro

      Jan 2018 - Jan 2021
      Subsea Analysis Engineer

      In the Subsea R&D department, performed advanced non-linear Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to determine structural and fatigue capacities of mechanical components used for systems modelled by Global Riser Analysis (GRA).In Controls and Software Team, performed software development for SCADA systems.

    • Thornton Tomasetti

      Sept 2021 - Mar 2022
      Senior Project Engineer - Applied Science

      As part of the Thermofluids Team within the Applied Science practice, leveraging my experience in solid and fluid dynamics and computational simulation methods to solve complex problems.My work focuses on delivering assessments and solutions to improve the performance of engineering systems and processes for client companies across a range of market sectors, including water, nuclear, oil & gas, renewable energy, buildings and decarbonisation.

    • Ventient Energy

      Mar 2022 - now
      Lead Loads Engineer

      Supporting Life Extension and Performance Improvement initiatives by developing relative and absolute analysis workflows for onshore wind farm assets in the UK and across Europe.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Chartered Engineer

      Engineering Council
    • MIMechE

      Institution of Mechanical Engineers
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    • Learning Cloud Computing: Networking

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    • Learning Cloud Computing: Core Concepts

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    • Learning Cloud Computing: Public Cloud Platforms

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