Michael Brown

Michael Brown

BSc.(Hons) (Open) C.Eng MIET MInstMC

Controls and Instrumentation Consultant

EJB Engineering Solutions Ltd.

Michael founded EJB Engineering Solutions after returning from overseas assignments with a long career in lead engineering positions within the oil and gas sector.

He has a strong background in instrument, controls, telecommunications, and metering engineering. Roles held encompass a variety of practical applications ranging from Technical Authority, Lead I & C Engineer (both operations and projects), Lead E, I, C & T Engineer and consultant.

Michael has over 30 years’ experience in manufacturing and energy industries both operational and in a range of project environments. During this time he has worked for a number of oil and gas organisations of varying sizes, including major ‘blue-chip’ companies.

His geographic experience includes numerous locations throughout the UK, Singapore, Japan, Korea and Indonesia, which includes the proposed development of a carbon neutral facility within a new oil and gas basin within the Southern Atlantic.

He has a working and detailed knowledge of functional safety (TUV certified); alarm management; industrial automation; cyber security; all elements of Integrated Control and Safety Systems (ICSS); Integrated Intelligent Operations (IIO); marine telecommunications; metering packages; power generation packages and distribution plus systems interface management and has a keen interest in human factors engineering. 

As a Lead C&I professional in his field, Michael is highly experienced in:

• Understanding end user goals and effectively framing these requirements

• Capital project engineering design, procurement as well as construction and commissioning management

• System development from initial project specifications through detail design, commissioning and operation

• I, C & T vendor and subcontract management

• Managing and guiding multi-national / multi-cultural teams.

Michael’s varied skillset can support issue resolution; short term operational support; minor projects; PEER reviews; major capital investment decisions and development of forward-thinking strategies.

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Len Taylor

Len Taylor

Having operated in many market sectors (power, petrochemical, renewables, pharma and oil and gas), Len is able to bring the benefits of operations/technology transfer across sectors to increase business performance for international companies operating in both the UK and overseas. He has worked within owner operator companies (both in operations and manufacturing) and EPC organisations (with multinational offices for project delivery and design).

Roles in these sectors have been at senior management levels including C-Level, focusing on business strategic direction/implementation, and new market and product development. Len is currently engaged as Northern Powerhouse Sector Specialist Offshore Wind and Renewables for the Dept for international Trade.

As a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, ex Regional Board member of the EEF (now called Make UK), and ex Regional Chair of the ECITB, Len is a highly qualified and experienced person; his knowledge and experience is focused through consultancy activities to SME’s and larger organisations.

Len’s considerable business experience means he is able to offer support in any business environment, be it through directly supporting the management team through coaching and mentoring, through to facilitating an organisation to develop strategies and address key business challenges. Organisations benefit from his expertise in business transformation, operational improvement and strategy, delivered from a perspective of experience, common sense and pragmatism.

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Kate Parker

Kate Parker

MSc CEng MIChemE

Management Consultant

Agilis Ltd/ Knova Ltd

Kate has 25 years of experience across engineering, project management and consulting. Her experience ranges from oil & gas and infrastructure projects to business start-up, strategy development, business development and marketing. She is a co-founder of Agilis, a specialised consultancy using agile approaches to help manage projects in volatile, uncertain, complex and evolving environments.

She is passionate about improving performance through developing processes that are rooted in a better understanding of people and behaviour and is focussed on supporting transformation to a net zero economy.

Recent activities for Agilis have included:

• Design and delivery of workshops, development of knowledge and activity workflows

• Leadership of digital transformation initiative for a major energy development project in a remote frontier location. Worked collaboratively with multiple stakeholders within client, contractor and supplier organisations to identify the digitalisation initiatives with potential to add value from subsurface to market, including: the development of digital assets, improved workflows and data collaboration; and the organisational and governance structures required to support digital transformation.

• Development of Intelligent Integrated Operations (IIO) strategy and benefits case and roll-out of IIO initiative including cultural change aspects. Developed IIO Project Execution Plan to address all aspects of project planning for Execute & Operate phases including contractual scope & reward mechanisms, technical architecture, risk management, and organisational design.

• Working in a consultancy-technology partnership to support organisations in Net Zero planning, climate risk management & disclosure, and sustainability and ESG reporting.

Kate has worked as an independent consultant since 2011 as Knova Ltd. She has been responsible for the provision of technical consultancy, study management and advisory services to a diverse range of clients, often as part of client teams, including:

• Organisational and operational reviews

• Market and technology reviews and research

• Development strategy, feasibility & concept study management and decision support

• Asset valuation, due diligence and other reviews

• Value improvement management: value management strategy & implementation

Kate is a Chartered Engineer with a Masters in Project Management from the University of Manchester and a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Bath. She also holds a degree in Sociology and Psychology from the Open University.

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