Name

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Espen Johansen

Nationality

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Norwegian, Permanent Resident USA (Green Card)

Languages

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Scandinavian, English

Profession

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B.Sc Electrical Engineer/Project Manager (PMI PMP)

Summary

I have more than 20 years experience with Engineering, Construction and Commissioning of Electrical, Automation and Telecom systems in the Oil and Gas industry.

During these years I have had different positions and roles for both supplier to and owner/operator of offshore and onshore Oil and Gas installations. This has given me valuable experience for the entire lifecycle of an Oil and Gas installation, from FEED study to operational support.

I am a subject matter expert on design and implementation of Safety and Automation System’s. I have extensive Engineering and Project Management experience and I hold a Project Manager Professional certification with the Project Management Institute.

Employment

Jan 2008 –

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Sandholmen Consulting Services International Inc, Houston Texas. President and Owner.

Oct 2006 – Jan 2008

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Siemens Energy and Automation Inc, Houston TX, Process Solution Division, Oil, Gas and Marine Business Unit.

Engineering Manager, Electrical and Automation

Apr 2004 – Sep 2006

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Siemens Energy and Automation Inc, Houston TX, Process Solution Division, Industrial Plants Business Unit, Oil and Gas.

Engineering Manager/Project Manager

Jan 2001 – Apr 2004

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Siemens AS, Oil and Gas Division.

Siemens Oil and Gas Regional Business Center Houston TX.

Lead Engineer Automation/Project Manager

Jan 1998 – Dec 2000

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Siemens AS, Oil and Gas Division, Oslo Norway, Engineering Department.

Project Engineer, Automation.

Jan 1996 – Dec 1998

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Siemens AS, Industrial and Marine Division, Oslo, Norway Engineering Department.

Project Engineer, Automation.

Jun 1995 – Dec 1995

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AD-Elektronikk AS, Ski Norway.

Sales Engineer.

11/12 – Current

Contractor

Statoil ASA, Aasta Hansteen Spar, Houston Texas/Ulsan South K0rea

• Area Construction Manager EIT for Spar substructure project construction phase
• EIT Lead Engineer for Spar Substructure project engineering phase.
• Responsible to follow up EPC Consortium consisting of Technip and HHI in engineering and construction of all EIT systems for the Spar Substructure as per PSA, NORSOK and Statoil Technical Requirements.

12/10 – 11/12

Contractor

Eni Norge AS, Goliat FPSO, Ulsan South Korea

• EIT Lead Engineer in engineering team.
• Lead a team of up to 15 engineers in the discipline of Electrical, Instrument, Control and Telecom systems.
• Package Responsible Engineer for the EIT package supplied by ABB.
• Responsible to follow up EPC contractor (HHI) and EICT vendor(ABB) in detailed Engineering as per PSA and NORSOK Regulations.

05/10 – 11/10

Contractor

Siemens Energy Inc, Exxon Neftegas Ltd, Chayvo

• Project Engineering Manager for execution of HVAC control system for Process plant expansion project.

08/09 – 05/10

Contractor

Siemens Energy Inc, TransCanada, Keystone Pipeline

• Support the Siemens Energy Inc Oil and Gas group in a number of functions:
• Commissioning of control system on Keystone Pipeline
• Engineering support for Keystone XL pipeline project.

09/08–04/09

Contractor

Aker Floating Production ASA, FEED WADP Benita FPSO

• Responsible for Safety and Automation System, Metering System and Instrumentation on this FEED

01/08–08/09

Contractor

Aker Floating Production ASA, Dhirubhai 1 FPSO (RIL)

• Responsible for Engineering coordination in EIT disciplines during installation, MC and commissioning on Jurong shipyard.
• Package Responsible Engineer (PRE) Electrical, Telecom, Automation, Metering and Instrumentation Packages.
• NORSOK design guidelines were followed for the project.

05/07-12/07

Remedial Offshore LTD, Jacking System Hulls 194, 112 & 701

• Project Director
• Scope of Supply (Per Hull):
• VFD for jacking motors (18 per leg, 3 legs)
• Control System for Automatic Jacking

05/07-12/07

Reliance Industries Ltd KG-D6 Block Field Development

• Project Director
• Scope of Supply:
• 11kv SF6 Switchgear
• LV Switchgear and MCC
• Transformers
• Power Management System

02/07-12/07

Transocean Sedco 702/706 Semi-submersible, Power plant and DP Conversion

• Deputy project manager.
• Responsible for managing team of engineers doing the integration of the system, interface with the customer and sub suppliers.

05/06-12/06

Total, Akpo FPSO, Water Injection Filter System

• Responsible for outsourcing and managing of manufacturing and programming of Package Control system.

05/06-12/06

Total, Moho Bilondo FPSO, Water Injection and sulfate removal plant.

• Responsible for outsourcing and managing of manufacturing and programming of Package Control system.

10/05-04/07

Petrobras Marlim Leste P53 FPSO, Turret E-House, MCC & TIS

• Interface manager for Turret E-House package between SBM in Houston and Siemens Singapore.
• Interface manager for LV MCC package between SBM in Houston, and Siemens Singapore.
• Project/Engineering Manager for Design, Manufacturing and FAT of Turret Interlocking System (PCS7 Control System).

02/06-03/06

Global Santa Fe, Constellation I and II Jack-up Drilling Rigs, HMI Upgrade

• Project Manager
• Scope of Work: Upgrade existing HMI System to Server 2003/Win XP with Win-CC V6.0.

12/05-04/06

@Balance Americas LTD, DAPC Control system

• Project/Engineering Manager.
• Engineering and manufacturing of 6 Control systems. Each system consisting of one Siemens Simatic S7-315 PLC installed in an Atex Certified Eex-DE Panel, and one Computer rack with two marine certified PC’s.

01/05-11/05

Exxon Neftgas Ltd, Sakhalin Sealift 2006, Houston TX

• Project Manager for delivery of SIL 2 rated HVAC control system for 11 on-shore modules using Siemens S7-315F PLC and Siemens MP370 HMI Screens. Miscellaneous field equipment was also part of the scope of work on this package (Valves, TT, DPT etc)

10/04-01/05

Exxon Neftgas Ltd, Sakhalin Sealift 2005, Houston TX

• Project Manager for Design and implementation of SIL 2 rated HVAC control system for 7 on-shore modules using Siemens S7-315F PLC and Siemens MP370 HMI Screens. Miscellaneous field equipment was also part of the scope of work on this package (Valves, TT, and DPT etc).

04/03-09/03

Husky Oil, Searose FPSO, Houston TX

• Engineering Manager for interface between Cameron Subsea system and Siemens ICSS (21 wells)
• Design and implementation of OPC interface.
• Design and implementation of subsea applications in ICSS PLC.

05/01-12/04

Global Santa Fe, Constellation I and II Jack-up Drilling Rigs, Houston TX

• Responsible for selling the project to the customer (Bid Manager).
• Project/Engineering Manager for execution of Vessel Management System for Constellation I and II.
• Full technical and commercial responsibility for the execution of the projects.
• Scope of supply: Integrated Control and Safety System: PCS, F&G, ESD, Choke Control System and misc field devices.

01/01-05/01

Siemens Oil & Gas Regional Business Center Houston

• Lead Automation Engineer with responsibility for technical sales support

09/00-12/00

Saga Petroleum A/S, Snorre A TLP, Norway

• Implemented and tested SW for control of Gas Import/Export between Snorre A TLP and Snorre B TLP (Simatic S5) (Anti-surge controller)

08/98-09/00

Saga Petroleum A/S, Snorre B TLP, Norway

• SW Lead on the Subsea Package. The scope of work on this package was the Topside Master Control Station (MCS), which communicate via Power line modems to the Subsea Electronic Modules (SEM) (by ABB OT). Also responsible for Interface to DIACS. NORSOK was used as design basis for this project.
• Designed and implemented event driven redundant communication protocol between the MCS and the SEM using Profibus DP as the base layer.

04/98-08/98

Saga Petroleum A/S, Vigdis Subsea Tie In, Norway

• Programmed, tested and commissioned alternation for the control sequence of the Hydraulic Power Units on Vigdis (Vigdis is a subsea tie-in to Snorre A TLP). (Siemens Simatic S5-155H)

01/98-04/98

Internal Siemens standardization project, Norway

Internal project for developing a NORSOK SW library with standard functions for Siemens Simatic S7-400 PLC Family.

05/97 -12/97

Svedala A/S, Kable Belt, Norway

• Programming, test and commissioning of Siemens Simatic S7-400 PLC SW for controlling of Kable belt production lines.

04/96-04/97

Statens Vegvesen Oslo, UT-M70, Norway

Tunnel traffic control system

• Upgraded, tested and commissioned 20 Siemens Simatic S5 PLC’s SW from SICOS V 2.0 to V 3.0. (Siemens Integrated Control and Operating System).

Education

1992-95

Norsk Kompetanse Institutt (Technical College of Engineering, Oslo Norway),

B.Sc. Electrical/Automation Engineer

Certificates and Offshore Courses

Sep-09
Sep-12
Sep-15

Project Management Institute, Project Manager Professional (PMI-PMP) (Renewal)

Sep-05

Project Management Institute, Project Manager Professional (PMI-PMP)

Sep-05

Certified Project Manager to Siemens Global PM@Siemens Program

Jan-98 (2 days)

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Offshore Safety: Refresher course Leiro 1 and 3. (Norway)

Jan-98

Offshore Safety: Skyscape evacuation (Norway)

Jan-98

Offshore Safety: Helicopter evacuation training. (Norway)

Jun-89 (2 weeks)

Offshore Safety: Basic Safety course Leiro 1 and 3 (Norway)