John Macdonald

Experience

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  UKAEA Limited

  Sept 1979 - Dec 1988

  Scientific Officer

  Fast Reactor Physics-fast breeder reactorEddy current technology development steam generatorsSite wide metallurgical failuresIrradiation effects on pin and cladding materials ferritics and nimonics

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  ICI

  Jan 1989 - Dec 1997

  Senior Materials Engineer

  Acids and fertilisers Sulphuric,phosphoric,nitric Ammonia,Methanol,Hydrogen, CO2Biological products, chemical products, cyanides, methylmethacrylatePolyester, Nylon, Polyethelene, polypropylene Power generation, Advanced materials, OlefinesSpecial technology productsManager metallurgical laboratoryManager stress strain function

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  DuPont

  Jan 1998 - Apr 2004

  Senior Materials Engineer

  Materials & corrosion acids and polymers Polyester manufacturingTechnology licensing DuPont Polyester processMultiple overseas projects and Feed productionMechanical and Materials Leader

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  Johnson Matthey

  Apr 2004 - Sept 2008

  GTL Mechanical and Materials Specialist

  Materials and Mechanical Consultnacy in support catalyst manufacturing and Materials Technology Development specifically in High temperature aspects of metal dusting and carburisation

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  Shell

  Sept 2008 - May 2011

  Senior Materials and Corrosion Engineer

  Materials and Corrosion lead for CNNS (Brents,Shearwater,Nelson,Gannet,Anasuria)Shell Technical Authority for CNNSFabric Maintenance LeaderMaterials Selection,Corrosion assessment,RBI,Fitness for serviceProvision of non-metallics training

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  Macaw Engineering

  May 2011 - May 2012

  Principal Materials and Corrosion consultant

  Providing support in early Project phases to Talisman Energy from an Integrity and Development Engineering perspectivePipeline corrosionTop sides corrosion assessmentAgeing and Life extension

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  Chevron

  May 2012 - Nov 2020

  Materials Engineer

  Staff Materials and Corrosion Engineer

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  None

  Nov 2020 - now

  Retired

  Corrosion management HPHT projectsDownhole and subsea corrosion and materialsSour producing facilitiesTechnical Authority in Materials & corrosion and PipingIOGP chairman of materials sub committee BSI lead expert in Materials Corrosion and Welding