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About me
Mark Stobo (CEng MIMechE)
I am an independent engineering consultant based in the North-East of England, with over 20 year's experience as a Technical Leader and Mechanical Design Engineer.
I have worked for world leading companies and their international clients, leading teams and delivering engineering scopes and mission critical equipment into high hazard industries.
Through Outcome Engineering, I offer my skills and experience to help you achieve your outcomes as a flexible resource and trusted partner.
Track Record
In my career I have worked to the highest industry standards, delivering to installation contractors, operators, owners, and end users. I have developed new technology, designed and delivered CAPEX assets, completed testing programmes and provided consultancy services across high hazard industries.
I have helped achieve transformative outcomes in safety, performance, efficiency, and culture for professionals operating in the most challenging working environments of the modern world.
Offshore Oil and Gas
Developing and delivering offshore and subsea equipment and supporting engineering scopes Typical Deliverables... • Operational Planning • Consultancy and risk mitigation • FEED studies • Concept development • Vessel layouts • Equipment specification and technology scanning • Fault investigation scopes • HAZID, HAZOP, FMECA, RAMS, Design review and appraisal • 3rd party certification interfacing • Supply chain management for machined and fabricated components • Hydraulic and control system functional specification • Inter-disciplinary team leadership and project supervision • Detail design calculations • Manufacture drawings and procurement documentation • Test program development and execution • Test rig design Design and delivery track record: - Rigid and flexible pipe lay equipment - Subsea equipment - Mechanical handling systems - Deck skid systems - Sea fastening systems - Subsea clamps - Decommissioning lifting equipment - Support grillages and handling frames - Access structures - PLET handling systems - Initiation winches and A&R systems - Tensioner specification
Offshore Renewables
Consultancy scopes and equipment design for the offshore renewables sector Typical Deliverables... • Operational planning and analysis • Vessel design interfacing • Project timing assessments • Consultancy and risk mitigation • FEED studies • Innovative concept development • Vessel layouts and optioneering • Fault assessment scopes • HAZID, HAZOP, FMECA, RAMS, Design review and appraisal • 3rd party certification interfacing • Supply chain management for machined and fabricated components • Hydraulic and control system functional specification • Inter-disciplinary team leadership and project supervision • Detail design calculations • Manufacture drawings and procurement documentation • Test program development and execution • Test rig design for mooring systems and cable qualification Design and delivery track record: - Cable lay equipment - Subsea buoyancy handling equipment - Mechanical handling systems - Automated ballast attachment systems - Test rigs for qualification testing to industry standards - Decommissioning lifting equipment - Support grillages and handling frames - Access structures
Nuclear Decommissioning and Nuclear New-Build
Technical leadership and project delivery expertise to the UK nuclear sector Typical Deliverables... • FEED studies and feasibility assessments • Technology scans and options assessments • Safety case and engineering schedule support • HAZOP, HAZID and FMECA • Engineering for New Build subsea works (Hinkley C) • Consultancy and risk mitigation • Modular waste storage concepts • Glovebox equipment • POCO operational equipment design • Collaborative workshops • BAT and ALARP studies • Funded innovation scopes • Liquid waste retrievals design • Sludge and degraded material retrievals Design and delivery track record: - Remote tooling for in cell operations - Laser cutting systems for overpack removal - Integrated robotic systems and control systems - Alpha containment structures and interfaces - C3 and C5 work spaces - RAD tolerant CCTV Equipment specification - Retrieval equipment prototypes and test scopes - Research test rigs - PVC bag transfer equipment - Drum handling equipment - In cell, line replaceable cleaning equipment
Specialist Defence Equipment
Design and delivery of special-to-role, vehicle mounted equipment and supporting systems Past projects include: Design and delivery of: • Vehicle protection mine rollers • Bridge launching system modifications • 50t Recovery Vehicle Earth Anchor • Vehicle adaptation and quick attachment interface design • Testing and prototype scopes • Technical Documentation and BOM
Career timeline by sector
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University of Edinburgh
Offshore Renewables
Offshore O&G
Defence
Nuclear Decommissioning
Nuclear New Build
Approach
My clients work in highly regulated sectors where hazardous operations in dynamic environments are executed every day. Operations are critical, safety is paramount, and perfect information is rarely available.
I have found that with an open and forthright attitude to risk, a welcoming of challenge and a readiness to make decisions, clients can make lasting and timely progress through complex problems.
A constant that holds true across all the industries and projects I have been involved in is that early investment in defining requirements is the difference between efficient delivery and costly re-work.
I am pragmatic, creative and outcome driven in my approach, with an emphasis on building and maintaining trust through open communication. I am respectful of experience and expertise, while ready and able to challenge norms and ask difficult questions. I am highly adaptive, technology agnostic, and completely independent.