Frank McAdams is a mechanical technician with over 20 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. He currently works as a mechanical technician for ENI on the Douglas Platform in Liverpool Bay. In this role, he maintains and operates plant equipment and ensures safety is the top priority. Previously, McAdams held roles such as maintenance supervisor for Shell Gabon in West Africa and service engineer for General Electric and Weir Pumps, gaining experience working on turbines, compressors, pumps and more. He has extensive qualifications in maintenance, safety, and equipment operation.

1. Frank McAdams
17 Pikeman road Knightswood
Glasgow G133NS
Mobile: +44 (0)7711769105
Home: +44 (0) 141 390 1831
Email: frankmcadams147@hotmail.com
Profile Mechanical Technician with over 20 years experience in the oil and gas
industry. I am a reliable and enthusiastic person. I take safety in the
workplace as a number one priority, always seeking to improve our
working environment.
Experience Mechanical Technician
ENI Douglas Platform
Liverpool bay
To date 2015
• Contracted to ENI a key Irish Sea client, based on the
Douglas Platform working on the Liverpool Bay Asset
project.
• Integrated part of the operations team covering both
maintenance and plant operations for the day to day
running of the platform, with corresponding SAP
systems and general daily logs.
• Specialist equipment experience:
o G.E. LM 6000 Gas turbines
o Solar Mars Gas turbines
o Nuovo Pignone centrifugal compressors
o Nuovo Pignone Recipe compressors
o Caterpillar diesel engines
o Hydraulic Brisco panel systems
o Dresser Rand multi-stage injection pumps
o MAN screw compressors
o Process/utility equipment
o Oil transfer Pumps
o Sea water lift pumps

2. 2000 - 2006 Shell Gabon Oilfield, West Africa
Maintenance Supervisor
Duties involved planned maintenance of equipment in the field,
supervise overhaul on gas turbine, pumps and compressors. Experience
on Solar mars turbines TB 5000 and Tornado gas turbines, pignone
compressors and various pumps David brown, Weir, Begerman Sulzer
etc. Also experienced in fault finding and troubleshooting of sealing
systems Also part of team to organize plant shutdown for maintenance.
Supervise and instruct local personnel to carry out overhaul and repair of
equipment.
1996 - 2000 General Electric Aberdeen
Service Engineer
Overhaul of gas compressors, complete disassembly of rotors, and full
inspection to workshop standard.
Bundle and diaphragm overhaul, rotor balancing (Cemb machine).
Required to work in the field as Technical Advisor, in the North Sea and
worldwide. Experience of BCL, MCL, SRL Compressors. Experience
also on PGT 10 gas turbine. Training at John Crane Workshops for
installation of dry gas seals. Also worked in construction division,
installing new machines and assisting with commissioning.
1990 – 1996 Weir Pumps Limited Glasgow
Service Engineer
Duties involved the repair and maintenance of full range of Weir pumps,
Injection pumps multi stage. Fire pumps, sea-water lift pumps. Trained in
the use of Rotalign equipment. Also familiar with basic alignment
procedure, reverse alignment, rim and face alignment, etc. Traveled
throughout the north sea and worldwide.
1978 – 1990 Scottish Hydro Electric
Maintenance Technician
Based at Foyers Power Station, I held the post of Station Maintenance
Technician. My duties were varied from complete overhaul of 150MW
pump turbines to overhaul of air compressors pumps, valves and
hydraulic actuators. I was also required to work throughout the group
with a maintenance team in other locations. Experience in turning
milling. Also assisted electrical department in maintenance of circuit
breakers, brush gear maintenance overhaul of electric motors.
1973 - 1978 Scott-Lithgow Shipbuilding & Engineering/ Necol
engineering services
Apprentice Fitter ( 4 year Apprentice training )
Trained in all aspects of Shipbuilding industry, 1st
year in Training Centre
and three years in Yard on installation work, also on ship repair for
overhaul of diesel engines. Trained to CITB standard.

3. Qualifications 1969 - 1973
Knightswood Senior secondary school
. 4 SCE ‘O’ Levels.
 Opito open learning Petroleum Processing city and guilds completed)
 Fully trained at Nouvo Pignone factory in Florence for complete overhaul
of gas compressors. Inculding de-staging of rotor elements and balancing
 City & Guild’s 2079-11 Award in F-Gas & ODS Regulations
category 1 certified
 GE MKV controls trained.
 Well versed in the use of Windows, Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point,
Access and Outlook Express
 Pruftechnik trained with Optalign and Rotalign systems.
 Qualified lifeboat coxswain.
 Conversant with all types of gas compressors and multistage pumps
 Refridge trained F gas registered City and Guilds
 Dry gas seal course John Crane/ Burgman
 Integrated Safe System of Work (ISSOW)
 Rigging and slinging level 3.
 Mist Cert 5311-75470 ( 03/08/2015)
Hobbies & Leisure Golf; Football; motorcycle, reading.