Graham is a professional engineer and has worked in pipelines as both the client and as the contractor. He has provided consultancy services to both clients and contractors and this background provides a balanced approach to pipeline issues. Graham’s expertise is primarily in HP Transmission gas and oil pipelines but he has also had significant involvement in gas distribution (MDPE), steam and water pipeline systems.

Fields of Special Competence:
• Project Management and Planning
• Pipeline and Facility Design and Construction
• Technical Adviser for Gas Transmission and Distribution Systems
• Gas Piping Design
• Rotating Machinery Design and Troubleshooting
• Pulsation and Vibration Analysis

Background:
1990 - Director (Mechanical) Independent Technology Ltd
1988 - 1990 Construction Manager, Natural Gas Corporation
1986 - 1988 Senior Mechanical Engineer, Petrocorp Project Development Division
1980 - 1985 Project Manager, Beta Machinery Analysis, Calgary, Canada
1979 - 1980 Mechanical Engineer, Burt International, Wyoming, USA
1978 - 1979 Engineering Surveyor, Peak Downs Shire County, Australia
1976 - 1978 Assistant Engineer, E.R. Garden & Partners, Dunedin

Experience includes:
• Project & Engineering Manager for installation contractor on 46km twin line (gas/oil) cross country pipeline project Waihapa to New Plymouth.
• Project & Engineering Manager for the design and build of 3.5km long high pressure 10” steam and 6” condensate pipelines for Kapuni Energy.
• Technical advisor for ABB Batangas Phillipines 800 MW power station fuel supply pipeline and facilities; feasibility stage.
• Technical reviews of NZ gas distribution and transmission companies.
• Engineering and Project Management for $4 million compression upgrade and gas processing equipment expansion and $2 million waterflood installation, McKee Oilfield.
• Technical advisor to assist with due diligence of 3,500km of gas distribution network.
• Valuation of gas distribution and transmission company assets (Optimum Deprival Valuation methodology).
• Sole technical responsibility for the specification, purchase, supply, installation, commission and performance testing for 2 x 5MW turbine driven centrifugal compressor sets; NGC Rotowaro.
• Project Manager for turnkey water line project - 550mm concrete lined steel pipe within client’s plant.
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