Curriculum Vitae of Richard Charles Barrett

8 Maryfield West Telephone (home) +44 (0) 1467 629 272Inverurie Telephone (mobile) +44 (0) 7704 172 567 Aberdeenshire Fax: +44 (0) 870 7060 345AB51 4JF Email: dick@radarpages.co.ukUnited Kingdom

Summary:

Multiple disciplined Electronics and Telecommunications engineer with a wide range of experience gained in the civil, military, marine and oil and gas exploration sectors. Able to work on own initiative and as part of a team. Commercially aware with the ability to adapt effectively to any situation. Offers a broad range of skills honed in the hostile environments encountered on the UK off shore continental shelf.

Skills and experience areas:

Hand portable radios, repeaters and base stations SSB and VHF GMDSS marine radio stations Marine and aviation radio beacons and radar transponders L, S and X-Band marine and military radar systems Wide range of antennae from MF to microwave frequencies Meteorological and vessel motion sensors, processors and displays FPSO/Tanker data and telemetry control systems GPS, Artemis, DARPS, RadaScan, AIS and Fanbeam vessel positioning systems Vessel Dynamic Positioning control systems, hydraulic controls and vessel steering systems Marine gyro compass systems L, C, Ku and Ka-band VSAT and Inmarsat satellite earth stations Digital and analogue microwave LOS links up to 24 GHz, optical fibre data links Public Address/General Alarm, Hotline, PABX telephone and intercom systems CCTV, Satellite TV & radio entertainment distribution systems Main frame and PC maintenance, local and wide area data networks Hydrographic survey, navigation and fish finding sonar and echo sounding systems Process plant instrumentation, transducers and data processing Business & manpower management, financial procedures, communications skills Technical author, Fast Track project team experience Permit to Work and Maintenance systems (ISSOW, Maximo etc.)

Professional Qualifications and Training

Royal Air Force apprenticeship Off shore survival and medical certificate GMDSS Restricted Operators Certificate, CAA Offshore Radio Operator 4x4 Off Road Driving and All Terrain Vehicle driving training

Personal

British passport, clean British driving license.

Interests

History of radar and radio communications, Internet web site design, hill walking, classical and modern music, choral singing and world religions.

Curriculum Vitae of Richard Charles Barrett

Career history:

July 2002 to date

Optilibra Ltd. Field Telecommunications Technician on BP's Schiehallion FPSO.

Installation, commissioning and maintenance of marine, telecommunications and IT electronics. Identification and elimination of failure modes in the FPSO’s IT/Telecommunications

infrastructure and developing maintenance strategies to enhance reliability and reduce costs. Administration of the IT infrastructure, setting up accounts, revising permissions etc. Improving the relationships with BP’s outsourced IT vendors to realise better cooperation,

improved services and reduced costs.

In 2005 I collaborated with a colleague to source and install a helideck motion monitoring system on the FPSO, enhancing flight safety by giving pilots and flight planners access to near real time meteorological and vessel motion data. The system allowed BP and the helicopter operator to reassess their helicopter landing criteria, realising costs savings of £50k in the first quarter of operation on helicopter flights aborted due to the FPSO’s motion.

December 1998 to July 2002

CABLE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS. Operations Engineer, operation, repair and maintenance of three Ku-band satellite communications earth stations to Eutelsat and Intelsat standards.

August 1993 to December 1998

DATA MARINE SYSTEMS Ltd. Senior IT/Telecommunications Engineer working on and off shore and in ports world-wide conducting surveys, installations, commissioning, maintenance and repairs on data and telecommunications systems.

June 1986 to August 1993

RENTEK ELECTRONIC SERVICES Director and Partner involved in sales and service of marine electronics, radio, radar, meteorological, acoustic and navigation products to oil and gas drilling contractors and ship owners. I also worked on a freelance basis in the IT and telecommunications fields on projects on and off shore for oil and gas companies, marine electronics companies etc.

June 1984 to June 1986

A.N.D. ELECTRONICS LTD. Telecommunications Engineer, installation, commissioning and maintenance of radar, satellite, underwater acoustic, navigation and communication systems and products in the marine and oil and gas sectors, on shore and off shore.

October 1979 to June 1984

KRUPP ATLAS ELEKTRONIK UK LTD. Marine Electronics Engineer, installations and maintenance of radar, underwater acoustic, communications and navigation equipment on merchant, survey and fishing vessels.

October 1970 to October 1979

ROYAL AIR FORCE Electronics Technician (Ground Radar) maintenance of search, height finding and airfield radar equipment of up to 3 Mwatt power.

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Curriculum Vitae of Richard Charles Barrett

Educational and Academic achievements and courses of instruction:

Technical Instruction:

“Tanker Loading Telemetry Systems” Bombardier Transportation, December 2004

“TCP/IP” Cable & Wireless Online Learning, April 2002

“Internet Protocol –Enhanced training for technical staff” Cable & Wireless College, November 2001

“Local Area Networks” Cable & Wireless Online Learning, August 2001

“Lucent DACS II – Technical Overview” Cable & Wireless College, November 2000

“Satellite Communications – In Depth for C&W Earth Station Technicians” Cable & Wireless College, June 2000

Nortel Passport Overview for technical staff Cable & Wireless Aberdeen, May 2000

Understanding & Troubleshooting Cisco products Cable & Wireless Aberdeen, November 1999

Academic courses:

Certificate in Christian Studies University of Aberdeen, February 2000

General Certificate of Education:

Subject Grade English Language O-Level

Certificate in Secondary Education:

Subject Grade Subject Grade Art 2 Biology 3Technical drawing 4 Physics 2English Language - Written 3 Mathematics 4English Language – Oral 1 Metalwork 2English Literature 3 Geography 3

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