Roland M Smith

About

30 years of offshore project experience with both new builds and large modifications projects in Norway. This includes 8 years in company management and 10 years in EPCI project management. Specialties: EPCI project execution, building project effective teams, fluent in both English and Norwegian.

Experience

• Senior Project Engineer at Aker BP ASA
  Jun 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 1 mo

  Ake BP decommissioning portfolio

• Topside Delivery Lead - Brasse Project at DNO Norge AS
  Aug 2020 - Jan 2023 · 2 yrs 6 mos

  Responsible for all topsides modifications necessary to tie in the Brasse subsea development to the selected host platform. The initial activities in 2020 started in the project's concept select phase.

• Project Management at Aker BP ASA
  Mar 2017 - Mar 2020 · 3 yrs 1 mo

  Responsible for project/technical management activities in the Original Valhall Development (OVD) Decommissioning Project Concept Select and FEED phases. Responsible for the technical aspects of the EPRD tender for the 3 Valhall platforms.

• Development Manager/Project Manager at Repsol
  Nov 2012 - Mar 2017 · 4 yrs 5 mos

  Responsibilities at Talisman/Repsol included the positions as Development Manager for a partner operated subsea field development and Project Manager for an unique subsea repair project. After 2014 have primarily been involved in project management of the Varg and Rev Decommissioning Project.

• Vice President, Maintenance and Modifications at Apply Sørco AS
  Jun 2011 - Nov 2012 · 1 yr 6 mos

  Responsible for Apply Sørco's Maintenance and Modifications Business Unit from prequalification to handover to the client. Clients included Statoil, Marathon and Talisman.