CURRICULUM VITAE

Mohamed Ismail April 2015

Contact: +971 56 414 7706 Mismail.uae2014@yahoo.com

Nationality : Egyptian Qualifications:

Chartered Engineer –CEng/ British Engineering Council BSc. Structural Engineering 1997, Cairo University- Egypt,

MSc. Fulfilled master theis in Structural Engineering RINA Fellow Member Certified Member- International Association of Marine Warranty Survey-IAMWS

Courses Attended: Safety Focus III-2005 Operations performance improvement process (OPIP)-2006 Finite Elements Analysis- Modelling by the use of COSMOS-2006 Management Leadership-2007 Advanced Safety Auditing-2007 Fatigue Analysis - Drilling ship design- 2008 First aid at work -2009 Jack-ups Site Assessment Analysis in accordance with SNAME -2009 Structural Analysis-Structural Integrity Assessment of offshore Fixed Platforms -2011 Management- Finance Development-2011 Compliance and Code of Conduct -2012 Contracts Legality and Compliance -2013 Stepping Into Leadership-2013 Mindful Leadership-2015

Software Programs: ANSYS- Finite Element Analysis COSMOS – Finite Element Analysis Strucad Vr4.30 - Structural & Transportation Analysis Sap 2000 Structural Analysis Staad Pro Structural Analysis AutoCAD Drafting Package

Language: Arabic (native), English (Fluent)

Career Profile:

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Eighteen years’ experience in engineering consultancy and projects management for the onshore and offshore industries predominantly focussed on Marine Consultancy & Marine Warranty projects.

Fully conversant with marine and engineering consultancy to the offshore oil and gas marketsFull familiarity with the international design codes and operational standards [AISC, API, ABS, DNV, Noble Denton].

Senior Management background with diverse talents, skills, experience and achievements in Engineering, Marine Warranty Assurance, Office Management, Compliance & Ethics and People Relationships.

Manage, co-ordinate and lead multi-discipline engineering teams (Structural, Naval Architectures), and Master Mariners in carrying out all Engineering activities for proposals, Marine Warranty Projects, feasibility studies, 1st and 3rd party Marine Consultancy Projects. Coordinate between multi-functional teams and serve as the bridge between engineering, mariners and project management teams.Experience of working with large companies. Work well alone or can rapidly integrate into a project team as necessary. Extensive analytical experience, site experience, very good technical report writing standard and can communicate very well at all levels, Proven marketing and administrative ability.

Strong background in engineering and multi-discipline management and coordination and be highly skilled in performing general engineering/ marine management functions and implementing management initiatives to enhance the technical and quality performance of the work - while utilising in-depth knowledge and experience of best-in-class standards and processes.

Special Knowledge of Management of oil & gas projects and long-term offshore projects. Technical & Marine aspects of wet and dry towage of Jackups, Semisubmersibles, FPSOs. Jackups dry transportation, and wet towage, Rig move procedure and location approval. Catamaran transportation. Heavy structures loadout, transportation, and offshore installation. Jackup site assessment analysis.

Design and analysis of different components of the jack up drilling rigs such as: Legs, spudcans, and Jack house Cantilever beams, skidding system BOP handling system Hull scantlings

Able to analyse exposure to risk and quantify potential for losses. Experienced in applying diverse strategies for managing the risks taken through composition and implementation of contingency plans.

Review of documents for all the operational and technical analysis reports which are required for the offshore operations: Structural analysis, hydrodynamic/ mooring analysis, intact and damage stability calculations.

Attended many ships, barges and offshore vessels for damage, on/off hire, suitability, general conditions and structural condition surveys.

Carried out marine warranty and audit work on offshore projects worldwide involving, construction yards, jackets, jack-ups, semi subs.

Carried out project feasibility studies in relation to field life extension and availability / condition of marine assets,and marine warranty approval of complex marine operations procedures and engineering calculations.

Sept. 08 to PresentDNV-GL(Formerly Noble Denton &Associates WLL)

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Marine Warranty & Engineering Manager- Egypt Office ( 2008:2013)Marine Warranty & Engineering Regional Manager – Middle East & India – Abu Dhabi office ( 2014 : up to now)

Responsibilities:

Leading the marine warranty and marine engineering business in line with the company Vision, Mission and Values.

Continuous control and monitoring of technical issues, quality, budget, cost and schedule, progress and resource manning, management reporting and taking positive actions on daily basis.

Functionality managing the profitable development, planning, budgeting, sales, and control of the Marine Warranty / Engineering Department's work on chargeable projects.

Responsibility for the daily running and profitability of the Marine Department consisting of Master Mariners, Naval Architects and Structural Engineers. Work also includes giving external presentations and submission of bids and proposals for new work.

Ensure that the underwriter’s requirements for the MWS approval are applied. All the marine units to be surveyed and fit for the purpose as per the project scope of work.

Responsible for increasing the company’s involvement in supporting, financial institutions, insurers and owners during vessel procurement, new-build, conversion and with asset management, in the marine and offshore sectors.

Control all aspects of projects to ensure that all Engineering work undertaken is technically up to date and functioning correctly and is appropriately managed and complies with the international design codes and GL Noble Denton guidelines.

Supervising the technical engineers’ review and approval of all the technical documents submitted for the purpose of marine warranty coverage which included the load out procedure, and analysis reports, transportation procedures, and analysis reports, bollard pull calculations, stability calculations, motion analysis, mooring analysis, sea fastening design reports, cargo barges structural integrity verification, pipelaying.

Following up day to day the attending surveyor at offshore during the operation phase to overcome any technical concern and ensure that the marine operations are in accordance with the approved procedures and design reports.

Assist to identify and support new business opportunities to increase profitable growth and actively engage in business development initiatives and marketing efforts to attract new clients / business to GL Noble Denton.

Assist in strategy development and implementation along with other regional leads to develop technical assurance stream of business

Develop, train and nurture a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural team of engineers to effectively deliver technical assurance projects and supervise their performance

Involve in marketing activities – Press release, technical papers, website and events.

Preparation of Deliverable list & Schedule, Man-hour estimate, Resource Requirement and Progress report.

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Resolving all technical issues efficiently within the team, and ensure that the technical guidelines are fully understandable by the department engineers/ surveyors.

Preparing the follow up and final reports to the underwriters.

Key projects include:

FMB Platforms Development Project – Technip / QP (Qatar- 2014/2015)

Marine Warranty services of the load out, transportation, and offshore transportation of the two platforms offshore Qatar. Weights of the jackets around 2600 mT. Float off installation methodology by the use of heavy lift barge submergence of 15m.

Derrick Structural Analysis– Horizon,UAE (North Sea - 2015)

1st party engineering task, structural analysis of the derrick. The derrick was designed to be non-vessel specific as such the connection to the vessel deck is flexible to suit various vessel particulars. The drill rig was designed to be transported and operated either over a moon-pool or cantilevered over side of an offshore vessel operating at North Sea.

Wasit Offshore Development Project – Saipem, UAE (Saudi-2013/2016)

Marine Warranty services of the load out, transportation, and offshore transportation of the offshore facilities (14 platforms / 12 pipelines). The structures were fabricated, and transported from Korea, Singapore, and Indonesia to the installation location @ Wasit field, offshore Saudi. Weights of jackets and topsides commonly vary from 3500 mT to 5600 mT .Average lengths of 16’’, 24,32’’ pipelines exceed 100Km.

Transportation of CTS & MGC cranes–TGPC, UAE (Iraq, Iran-2014/2016)

Marine Warranty services of the load out, transportation by towage, and offloading of different types of cranes from UAE to Iraq, Iran, and Kuwait. Weights of the cranes vary from 2000 mT to 3000 mT .

DSO Offshore Project – Hyundai Heavy Indust., Korea (Houston – Nigeria) (2013-2014)

Marine Warranty services of the load out, transportation, and offshore transportation of the offshore facilities (platforms / piplaying). The structures were fabricated, and transported from Korea and USA to the installation location @ Meren field, offshore Nigeria.The installation of the GGCP jacket & piles and the float over of deck had been completed. The float over of the 8500 mT Deck was completed by the use of DP heavy lift vessel had been above the jacket slots. Rowan Jackup Wet / Dry Transportation –Rowan, UK (2014)

Marine Warranty services of the wet towage of Rowan rig from Egypt to Limassol, Cyprus.Dry transportation of the rig onto heavy lift vessel from Limassol to Morocco.Review and approve the rig move procedure, towage / bridle calculations, rig/HLV stability, sea fastening, cribbing, leg bending analysis, motion analysis, transportation manual, rig discharge,etc.

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FPSO IKDAM Wet Towage @ Cape of Good Hope from Tunisia to Malaysia (2012)Handle the MWS of the wet towage of the FPSO " IKDAM" from Tunisia to Malaysia around the CoGH towed by tugboat Harmny 1. Review the transportation manual which included the following:

Motion analysis Stability Calculations Design of the towing connection Towing manual Structural integrity of the vessel during transportation

Khafji Field offshore Development Project- Aramco (Saudi, 2008-2010) Marine warranty Services (MWS) project at Saudi Arabia, Arabian Gulf. Client was Saudi Aramco. PMS/ Maridive/ Versa Truss were the contractors. Scope of work comprised the loadou, transportation, and offshore installation of : Eight (8) main production platforms ( jacket, topside, helideck) Subsea spools and risers Eight (8) Triodes and satellites platforms J-tubes Pipelying Installation of two (2) main topsides ( weight 5200mT, 5650mT resp.) by

the use of catamaran offshore installation methodology, the operation had been carried out by Versa Truss - Houston , all the related motion analysis, rigging design had been verified by GLND Cairo office

Taurt offshore Development Project- BP/Allseas /Saipem (2009-2011) MWS project at Mediterranean sea-offshore Egypt. Water depth up to 100m. The scope of work comprised Subsea facilities (tie-ins, HIPPS, Umbilical, jumpers, protection frames, offshore equipments,etc.), Flexible pipelines and subsea spools and risers , J-tubes

Denise B - offshore Development Project-offshore Egypt (2010-2011) Offshore development MWS project at Mediterranean sea-offshore Egypt. Water depth up to 90m. Client was Petrobel Company. Micoperi/Allseas PMS/ Maridive were the contractors. The scope of work comprised: Subsea facilities (tie-ins, HIPPS, Umbilical, jumpers, protection frames,

offshore equipments ,etc.),Flexible pipelines, Subsea spools and risers, J-tubes, pipelines offshore laying

Abu Qir Phase I,II - offshore Development Project-offshore Egypt (2011- 2013)Offshore development MWS project at Mediterranean sea-offshore Egypt. Water depth up to 100m. Client was AQP Company. PMS/ SMIT were the contractors. The scope of work comprised: Two (2) Production Platforms Installation. Topside ( weighing 965mT) installation by the use of sheer leg barge. Subsea spools and risers, Pipelines offshore laying.

Belayim Project I,II,III - offshore Development Project-offshore Egypt (2010-2013)Offshore development MWS project at Gulf of Suez, offshore Egypt. Water depth up to 50m. Client was Petrobel. The scope of work comprised:

12 pipelines ( 6'', 10'', 12'', 14'', 18'',24'' diam.) offshore laying at Belayim field, the field is one of the most congested fields with existing pipelines, and cables, all the pipelaying vessel have been used were moored vessel,

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which increased the potential risk during the pipelaying operation. Subsea spools and risers Carry out special analysis to ensure the anchors resistance/sliding

considering the exact soil characteristics. Carry out comprehensive mooring analysis (quasi static and dynamic)

considering the most critical mooring wires failure cases.

Hilal B Platform Redevelopment -offshore Egypt (2013) Offshore development MWS project at Mediterranean sea-offshore Egypt. Water depth up to 90m. Client was AQP Company. The scope of work comprised: Production Platform Installation. - Subsea spools and risers - Pipelines

offshore laying

Jack up rig JP-Bussel Transportation @ Cape of Good Hope from Greece to Singapore (2011)Handle the MWS of the dry towage of the MODU JP-Bussel from Greece to Singapore around the CoGH. Review the transportation manual of the rig JP-Bussel transported onto the HLV Eagle which included the following:

Motion analysis Stability Calculations Leg bending analysis Cribbing calculations Sea fastening analysis and design Structural integrity of the vessel and rig during transportation

KS-Medstar 1- Spudcan verification Carried out the required analysis and design for the MODU KS-Mestar spudcan to verify the stresses level during operation at Gulf of Suez with different environmental criteria from which it was originally designed for.

Rig Ahmed- Dry Towage Handle the MWS of the wet towage of the accommodation rig "Ahmed" which has slant legs from Tunisia to Egypt.

Hilal Platform - Structural Integrity Carried out linear and non linear analysis for the production platform Hilal 4-legged unmanned platform located offshore Egypt to consider the repair works and investigate the stresses/ strain and areas need for reinforcement

Oct. 03 – Sept. 08Transocean Drilling

(Formerly Global Santafe)

Structural Lead- Middle East Technical Operations Department

Responsibilites

Supervised the structural group based in Cairo office. The group members were seven (7) structural engineers.

Standardization of Design Procedures, and Preparation of Check list and

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Design Guidelines.

Preparation of Design Basis Report & Technical Specification

Responsible for bid/proposal input from structural, and Providing input to Project Planning Engineer to prepare Project Schedule.

Preparation of Deliverable list & Schedule, Man-hour estimate, Resource Requirement and Progress report.

Provide the technical support for the MODU fleet operating in the Middle East area. The structural group was involved with all the modifications works and upgrade projects as per the clients demands to meet the drilling operation requirements.

Extended the technical support derived to the drilling units operating in the Middle East Area to include other regions specifically at Gulf of Mexico and North Sea and different type of drilling units such as semi submersible and drilling ships ; all of that was under the umbrella of Houston and /Aberdeen offices.

Liaised directly and effectively with the other technical groups (piping, projects, marine, and maintenance) to understand the clients' requirements and provide the optimum solution.

Provide expert advisory to project teams or clients on areas with regards to work-processes, engineering philosophies & methodologies, best practices and etc with aimed to deliver quality and quick deliverables as

per clients' expectations.

Established the engineering works data base for all the projects had been carried out onboard the MODUs which operating in Middle East region.

Prepared, reviewed and approved all the technical design analysis reports and fabrications drawings to ensure they are all in order prior sending out to class approval whether to ABS or DNV.

Leading the Design Review and Progress Review meeting with Clients and associated Class authority ( ABS, DNV) until obtaining the approval

Key projects include:

Update the design of the BOP handling system, trolley beams and supporting sub base structures and lifting frames of MODU's operating in the ME area and two (2) jack ups operating at Gulf of Mexico ( Adriatic X, Highland 9, Key Singapore, Key Hawaii, Key Manhattan, 124, 141, 105, 103) & ( Adriatic I, Adriatic II).

Adriatic X - 15 K upgrade project, offshore Egypt. The SOW comprised the analysis, design, preparing the detailed drawings of the following:

New mud tank (1520 barrel) Subbase / sub structure modifications Cantilever beam strength verifications and reinforcement Equipments foundations ( agitators, mud pumps,..etc.). Access platforms. Chock and kill manifold foundations and structural modifications. Main transverse trolley beams , and secondary longitudinal handling beams.

Trolley beam CR Luigs - Drilling Ship- Mud module upgrade project, operating at Gulf

of Mexico, the SOW comprised the analysis, design, preparing the detailed drawings of the following:

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Re- modelling the mud module ( five levels with the under deck mud tanks) considering the latest load conditions reports to check the

current structural integrity of the module and identify the areas which need for reinforcement.

Design the new casing rack above the top of mud module. Design the required reinforcement of the ship main deck. Submitting all the design reports, drawings to ABS Houston, and attending the technical meeting there until getting the class pproval.

Jack Ryan - Drilling ship- at AKPO Field- West Africa - design of the boat landing and access to the main deck - considering the crew boat dimensions and minimum/maximum draft . The design report and succeeding drawings had been approved by ABS- Houston.

Adriatic II- Jack up-operating at Gulf of Mexico- Cantilever beam load chart update.

Grand Banks, Semi submersible rig- at Azerbaijan- designs the well test equipments foundation. The design reports and detailed drawings had been approved by DNV- Aberdeen

Rig 103- Jack up- operating at AUE- Global hull analysis to verify the impact of removing one brace (extended from the machinery deck to the main deck).

The analysis and succeeding design of the reinforcement had been approved by ABS- Houston.

Highland 9, Rig 103- Jack ups - operating at AUE- Upgrade project at Lamprell shipyard- the upgrade scope comprised third (3) mud pump installation and foundation design, mouse hole modifications, BOP trolley beams, helideck repair, rig floor modifications.

Labrador- Jack up - Operating at North Sea- Stabbing Board installation on the rig's derrick -Design of the permanent supports and verifying the structural integrity of the derrick due to the stabbing board reactions.

Jack Ryan - Drilling ship- Operating at Gulf of Mexico- Accommodation upgrade- modelling the accommodation (five stories) plus the additional cabins to verify the stresses level and identify the areas need to reinforcement.

Key Manhattan- Jack up- Operating offshore Egypt, Shale shaker modelling and re-design to consider all the modification works done and deviation from original design.

Rig 103- Jack up- operating at AUE- Legs repair, due to some cracks propagation in the port leg diagonal brace at levels 8,11...it included finite element analysis to verify the stresses level of the rig's legs under different load cases considering the most extreme environmental conditions. Providing the repair methodology.

Replace the existing rig water tower onboard all the Jack ups fleet operating at Middle East area and most of the Jack ups operating at Gulf of Mexico by the Raw Reel Water System, and that was after obtaining the approval of ABS-Houston. The scope comprised the design of services platforms.

Explorer - Drilling ship- Operating at North Sea- design the foundation of the Drill Line Spool frame support, required reinforcement of the ship structures.

Key Hawaii- Jack up- Operating at Qatar- Heliddeck modifications

Rig 105- Jack up - Operating at Egypt - Spudcan cracks repair. Finite

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element analysis for the 3-D model of the spudcan to consider the cracks area and the proposed repair / modifications.

Adriatic X, Rig 103, Key Manhattan. Analysis and design the flare boom foundation ( 90 feet ).

CR Luigs - Drilling Ship- Mud module upgrade project, operating at Gulf of

Mexico. Analyzing and design the Coiled tubing reel platform with capacity 240 Kips.

Rig 105- Jack up - Operating at Egypt - Lifeboat platforms on port and stbd sides in accordance with ABS, and SOLAS rules, and regulations.

Rig 124- Jack up - Operating at Egypt - Wet Towage from Egypt to Tunisia the scope of work comprised the design of SMIT brackets, under deck stiffening, leg bending moment analysis, bollard pull calculations.

Adriatic X, Key Hawaii, Key Singapore, Key Manhattan. Analysing and design and preparation the fabrication drawings of the services platforms for many units/equipments such as the Cement unit, mud log module, helideck fuel system, well productions units.

Sept. 97 – Oct. 03 Arab Contractors Company- Dept. of Engineering Consultancy-Structural Division.

Latest Position : Senior Structural Engineer- Head of Steel Design Group

Responsibilities

Supervised the structural group which consisted of three (3) engineers, and two (2) draftsmen.

Standardization of Design Procedures, and Preparation of Check list and Design Guidelines.

Preparation of Design Basis Report & Technical Specification

Key projects include: Railway Metallic Bay (1998-1999) - Carried out the analysis and design

of the metallic bay of underground metro Bridge, prepared the design and work shop drawing of the bay, follow up during the fabrication and erection phase.

Suez Stadium- Football Playground Lighting Tower and its piled foundation (2000).

Hanging Church Repair / Revamping Works (2000) - design all the steel works required to support the ancient church wall.

Opera Aida- Movie / Portable Theatre (2000) - Analyse and design of the metallic movie / portable theatre and follow up the fabrication phase.

Markets Centralization- Suez (2001) - Analyse, design and prepared the design drawings of the steel hangers with mezzanines, access platforms of the markets which covered area more than 50,000 m2.

Cairo Airport- Presidency Comportment (2001) - design the Steel works, and hangers of the presidency comportment.

Hadramoot University- Yemen (2001) - modelling, analysing and design of reinforced concrete waffle slabs system, and the supporting frames and preparing the design drawings.

Airplanes Hanger- Military Base-Fayed/Egypt (2002) - analyses and designs the airplanes hangers in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Ministry of Defence of the States.

Kafer Elzyat Highway Bridge (2002)- Technical study for the bridge bearing to verify the root causes of the bearing bolts/anchors failure and

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Consultancy Works

concluded the required repair. Port Said Stadium- Metallic Shed- Main Comportment (2002) -

Analyse, design, and preparing the design drawings of the shed, reviewing/ approval of the work shop drawings and followed the fabrication and erection phase.

Pedestrians Tunnel- Down town Cairo - (2003)- Analyse, design, and preparing the design drawings of the R.C pedestrians tunnels-box shape as a part of the government resolution plan for the accumulation traffic problem at the capital downtown. Assuit Highway Bridge- Widening Steel Works- (2004)

Analyse, design , and preparing the design drawings of the widening works of the existing Assuit Highway bridge, the analysis scope comprised the structural integrity verification of the entire bridge bays, piers, columns, bearings. The widening scope covered different bridge's bays which were with different types (steel, R.C, composite sections).

I had carried out structural analysis and design of many engineering projects through Engineering Consultancy Centres. Some of those projects are listed below:

Tanta University- Faculties of Information, Engineering, Irrigation-2002 El Mansoura University- General Hospital-2002 Exxon Mobil- Fuel Storage Containers- Circular Steel Tanks-2003 Egyptians Contractors Union- Chamber of Commerce-2003 Alexandria-Trade Complex, and Marketing Compound-2004

Publications “Thermal Stresses induce in Box Girder Bridges”, - Prof M. Kotb, Prof. A.Salem,International Engineering Conference, El Azhar university – 2010

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