Dr James Watterson

Trainer Profile

Dr James Watterson is a highly experienced consultant and trainer with over 35 years experience in various disciplines: engineering, maintenance, marketing, project and contract management.

James delivers live classroom training at your place and remote sessions via Zoom.

You can inquire James about training courses here.

Education

  • Currently a visiting lecturer with Newcastle University in Newcastle-Upon- Tyne
  • Belfast College of Technology
  • FTC (HNC) Mechanical Engineering
  • DMS (British Institute of Management)
  • Doctor of Philosophy (Major: Mechanical Engineering)

Professional Memberships

  • Fellow of the Institute of Operation's Management
  • Fellow of the Royal Graphical Society
  • Member of British Institute of Management
  • Chartered Member of the Institute of Logistics & Transport
  • Member of the American Society for Quality

Industry Experience

  • Oil & Gas Refineries
  • Petrochemical Refineries
  • Power Plants
  • Mining Industry
  • Fertilizer Plants

 

Training Delivered

Technical

  • Boiler Plant & Water Treatment
  • Commissioning - Start-Up - Shutdown
  • Compressors Types & Maintenance
  • Failure Analysis and Machinery Diagnosis
  • Maintenance Management Best Practices & Reliability Improvement
  • Maintenance Planning & Scheduling
  • Mechanical Seals Troubleshooting
  • Oil & Gas Production Fundamentals - including FPSO Operations
  • Plant Shutdown & Start-Up
  • Preventive and Predictive Maintenance
  • Process Pipe Design & Maintenance
  • Pump Types & Maintenance
  • Reliability Centered Maintenance
  • Reliability Engineering
  • Root Cause Failure Analysis
  • Seals, Couplings, Bearings and Lubrication
  • Total Productive Maintenance
  • Troubleshooting with Rotating Equipment
  • Valve & Actuator Technology & Troubleshooting
  • Vibration Analysis

HSE

  • Accident Investigations & RCA
  • Advanced Safety Audits & Plant Inspections
  • Hazard Analysis & HAZOP
  • Job Safety Analysis
  • Preparatory Course for NEBOSH
  • Risk & Hazard Analysis
  • Safety Culture – Warehouse Management

Management

  • Advanced Supervisory Skills
  • Contract Management
  • Problem Solving & Decision Making
  • Project Cost Control
  • Project Management
  • Recruitment Skills for HR
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • Train the Trainer

 

Clients & Locations for Training & Consultancy

Companies

  • ADCO
  • ADMA-OPCO
  • ARAMCO
  • BP-SARAWAK
  • CRISTAL
  • DEWA
  • ENI-GAS
  • GASCO
  • KUWAIT-KPC
  • NIGERIA LNG
  • OMAN GAS CORP
  • OMAN LNG
  • OMAN OCCIDENTIAL
  • OMAN RPC
  • PRICE WATERHOUSE
  • COOPERS
  • QP-QATAR
  • RASCO OIL
  • SABIC INDUSTRIES
  • SEC
  • SIRTE OIL
  • SWEA
  • TAKREER
  • WAHA OIL
  • ZADCO
  • ZUETINA

Countries

  • Algeria
  • Australia
  • Bahrein
  • Belgium
  • Canada
  • France
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Hungary
  • India
  • Iran
  • Italy
  • KSA
  • Kuwait
  • Libya
  • Malaysia
  • Netherlands
  • Nigeria
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Qatar
  • Slovenia
  • Switzerland
  • Trinidad & Tobago
  • Turkey
  • UAE
  • UK
  • USA

 

Publications


 

Online Training


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