James Grantham
Mechanical Engineer
Aberdeen / London / Kuwait
+44 7534 551759 (WhatsApp)
+965 9988 6921
james.r.grantham@gmail.com
jamesgrantham.me
Summary
20 years experienced, dynamic and adaptable, with a track record of innovation and client focus. Highly skilled in project management, improving workflow systems and data management, consistently improving KPI's on all projects. Newly trained in web development and striving to achieve efficient, simple and intuitive interfaces.
Management and Leadership
Influenced senior management and guided a team of 11 to make project changes and improvements.
Mentored junior staff.
Achievements
- Increased project efficiency by 30%.
- Received award for highest known API570 exam result (97%).
- Improved project KPIs.
Hobbies and Interests
Mountain Biking
A long term favourite activity, now all three of my boys enjoy it too, especially if it's wet and muddy!
Aquarium
A long awaited dream to own and manage a home aquarium. Now settled in Kuwait I have set up a 450 litre fresh-water aquarium for turtles and fish.
Professional Experience
Intangible Engineering
10/2020 - Current
Building bespoke platforms to client specifications.
Full Stack Web Developer
- Developed a project management and costing platform for a London based consultancy firm: Data collection for multiple projects, managing risks, scheduling tasks and assigning staffing levels.
Lambda School
07/2019 - 02/2020
A nine-month online computer science academy for aspiring software engineers and data scientists.
Full Stack Web Developer
- Collaborated in a six-man team on an e-commerce app to support underfunded schools. Seller and buyer accounts, version controlled with git, deployed utilising continuous integration and testing, a fully functioning app with payment processing.
- Python build week - online MUD game. Wrote an algorithm to create a maze returning a traversable grid with a million 'rooms'.
Oceaneering
12/2012 - 06/2019
A global provider of engineered services and products to the offshore oil and gas industry.
Inspection Engineer
- Managed day to day operations of the integrity contract (£1.3m) for the Kittiwake Oil Platform, supervised both local and remote teams, delivered the annual inspection scope on time and witin budget.
- Developed new tracking systems and reporting processes, increasing project transparency and efficiency onshore by ~30%.
- Managed the development of an internal company project to convert the monthly presentation into a website accessible by client, supplying live data available any time.
- Reviewed inspection reports, categorised anomalies, generated anomaly reports and raised repair recommendations.
Lloyd's Register
12/2001 - 12/2012
A leading international provider of classification, compliance and consultancy services to the marine industry.
Project Engineer
- Risk assessments, integrity reviews, repair recommendations fitness for service calculations, anomaly ranking and categorisation, inspection workpacks and a seven-month corrosion under insulation project offshore.
Graduate Engineer
- Introduced to Risk Management and the world of Integrity Services.
Education
Full Stack Web Development
07/2019 - 04/2020
Lambda School
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering
08/1997 - 06/2001
University of Loughborough