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David Arbuthnott

Dunfermline,Fife

Summary

Organised and dependable field service engineer comfortable working alone or as part of a team. Successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Excellent customer service and strong problem solving skills.

Overview

35
35
years of professional experience
3990
3990
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Field Service Engineer

Whirlpool
Fife
05.2023 - Current
  • Fault finding, repair and maintenance on Whirlpool, Hotpoint, Indesit & Beko domestic white goods in customer's homes
  • Accurately maintain van stock spare parts inventory to enable 80% first time fix success rate for customers
  • Provide advice and technical support to customers

Direction Driller (Onshore and offshore oil rigs)

Halliburton Energy Services
01.2012 - 09.2020
  • Oversee all drilling operations and troubleshoot any downhole or surface directional drilling equipment problems at the rig-site
  • Routinely use all MS Office software and custom built drilling software
  • Excellent communication and detailed instruction whilst ensuring efficiency & safety of drilling teams working on hazardous drill floors
  • Follow Halliburton Management System throughout all aspects of the job to ensure global service quality standards are adhered to at all times
  • Active participation in customer specific HSE programs and audits
  • Create daily and final drilling reports
  • Directional drilling coordinator holiday cover (Aberdeen office).

Logging While Drilling (LWD) Coordinator

Halliburton Energy Services
03.2005 - 01.2012
  • Between 2005 and 2012, coordinated all field operations in Algeria, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Gabon and Kenya
  • Managing field day to day operations including technical support, covering all rigs and up to 5 customers
  • Preparing tender submissions
  • Local Radiation Safety Officer in charge of all radioactive sources used in downhole geological logging tools
  • Overseeing all equipment failure reporting and investigation
  • Managing field engineers including hiring, training, staffing levels and personnel performance assessments
  • Stock control and ordering of drilling tool inventory, managing equipment lead times and customs restrictions
  • Hosting pre/post job briefings with field engineers

Logging While Drilling (LWD) Engineer

Halliburton Sperry Drilling Services
09.1996 - 03.2005
  • Senior rig-site LWD Engineer with ultimate responsibility for all electrical and mechanical related tool issues and the collection and interpretation of survey, geological and drilling optimisation data
  • Rig site customer focal point for all drilling operations
  • Maintaining all downhole drilling tools, surface sensors, computers, networking & peripherals
  • Supervising and training of junior personnel
  • Actively participating in safety meetings, job safety analysis, permit-to-work systems and risk/hazard assessments on a daily basis
  • Responsibility for QC of all survey & LWD components.

Junior Operations Technician Trainee

Exxon Chemicals
08.1990 - 08.1993
  • Completed a three year Process Operations Technician training scheme at Fife Ethylene Plant.

Education

Whirlpool Training Centre
Peterborough

B.Eng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering -

University of Strathclyde
Glasgow
05.1996

Higher National Diploma Integrated Engineering -

Fife College of Technology, Kirkcaldy
06.1993

Skills

  • Excellent customer service skills
  • Practical with common sense approach to fault finding
  • Well organised
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Process improvement
  • Troubleshooting
  • Open to new challenges and experiences

Custom

Most free time is spent supporting my two boys who are signed with the DAFC pro-youth academy. I also enjoy house renovations, repairing household appliances, golf and in the winter, snowboarding when time and conditions allow.

Timeline

Field Service Engineer

Whirlpool
05.2023 - Current

Direction Driller (Onshore and offshore oil rigs)

Halliburton Energy Services
01.2012 - 09.2020

Logging While Drilling (LWD) Coordinator

Halliburton Energy Services
03.2005 - 01.2012

Logging While Drilling (LWD) Engineer

Halliburton Sperry Drilling Services
09.1996 - 03.2005

Junior Operations Technician Trainee

Exxon Chemicals
08.1990 - 08.1993

Whirlpool Training Centre

B.Eng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering -

University of Strathclyde

Higher National Diploma Integrated Engineering -

Fife College of Technology, Kirkcaldy

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