Resume for Dagfinn Austad
Teknisk Design Hovedside Resume for Dagfinn Austad Referanser Kontakte Teknisk Design AS



Name Dagfinn Austad
Born 18 august 1945
Nationality Norwegian
Language Norwegian, English and some French
Profession Specialist structural engineer (M.Sc.)

Education
1965 Graduated from Steinkjer offentlige landsgymnas.
1969 Graduated from Norwegian University of Science and Technology,
Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
1970 Engineer Cadet College, Hvalsmoen (Befalsskolen for Ingeniørvåpenet)
Courses - Seminars
1976 Finance and accounting seminar, NEMI
1980 SESAM 69/80 User course, A/S Computas
1983 Use of gtraphical EDB in design and manufacturing, EEU-course NTH

Experience
1987 - present Teknisk Design A/S
May 97 - Client: Kværner Oil & Gas / Åsgard B project
Central Engineering Team
Assigned as specialist engineer

May 97 - April 99: Structural group upper hull


Responsible for:
  • Deck structure design
  • Equipment support design
  • Discipline coordinator for vendor documents IDC-work

    May 99 -: Structural group


    Field design / follow on engineering
  • Dec. 97 -
    April 98
    Client: Kværner Maritime / Ocean Confidence
    Design assistance / main scantling work of deck and bulkhead structure with main task to verify the global buckling capacity.
    July 96 -
    May 97
    Client: Kværner Engineering / Oseberg Øst project
    Topside structure
    Assigned as specialist engineer
    Responsible for:
  • Secondary and outfitting structures design
  • Equipment support design
  • Aug. 95 -
    Sept. 96
    Client: Kværner Engineering / Ekofisk II project
    Main Support Frame
    Assigned as specialist engineer
    Responsible for:
  • Deck structure design
  • Equipment support design
  • Hook-up design of caissons etc. between MSF and Jacket
  • Discipline coordinator for equipment support design
  • Discipline coordinator for vendor documents IDC-work
  • Nov. 94 -
    July 95
    Client: Kværner Family Venture / Norne project
    Gas Compression package EPC contract
    Assigned as specialist engineer
    Responsible for:
  • Design of the modules deck structure and outfitting structures
  • "Follow up" of equipment information with respect to structural interface
  • Interdiscipline coordination
  • Aug. 94 -
    Nov. 94
    Client: Kværner Concrete Construction / Njord project
    Design development / main scantling of deck structure for a concrete semi
    June 93 -
    Sept. 94
    Client: Kværner Engineering / Sleipner Vest project
    Modules M11 and M12
    Assigned as senior engineer
    Responsible for:
  • Design of the internal deck structures including equipment supports, pipe supports / pipe racks, runway beams / lifting lugs, access platforms
  • Interdiscipline work
  • Discipline responsibility for commenting on, and filing of supplier documents
  • Design reports
  • Aug. 91 -
    July 93
    Client: Aker Engineering / Troll Gass project
    Topside structure
    Assigned as senior engineer
    1991: Preengineering stage I
    1991-1993: Detail engineering stage II
    1993: Follow on engineering stage III
  • Design responsibility for external areas including stairtowers and equipment supports
  • Interdiscipline work
  • Assistance to site team solving fabrication queries
  • Feb. 91 -
    Sept. 91
    Client: Kværner Engineering / Brage project
    M10 - Production module
    Assigned as senior engineer
  • Responsible for the design of external areas including equipment supports, access platforms, external piperacks.
  • Interdiscipline work
  • Detail design reports
  • Apr. 88 -
    Oct. 92
    Client: Aker Engineering / Snorre project
    Topside and Hull structures
    Assigned as senior engineer

    Apr. - Aug. 1988: Structural group Topsides


    Design of secondary deck structures

    Aug. 1988 - June 1989: Structural group Hull


  • Responsible for engineering of secondary and outfitting structures throughout the Hull including interdiscipline responsibility.
  • Partisipating in work with detail design reports for various main structures of the Hull.

    July 1989 - Jan. 1991: Structural group


  • Follow on engineering
  • Responsible for writing the design resume for Hull and Well Template

    Febr. 1991 - Oct. 1992: Snorre PT


    (parttime available - structural group)
  • Follow on engineering during fabrication period, inshore period, tow out and offshore completion.
  • Punch out activities w.r.t. seafastening of components in the mooring compartment before tow out.
  • Close out activities
  • 1987 - 1994 Client: Kværner Energy, Oslo
  • Structural design / shopdrawing work for miscellaneous steel building structures.
  • Design work / calculations of single skid support frames for gas turbine generator packages for installation on offshore platforms.
  • Design work / verification of system spring values for different GE gas turbine support structures.
  • 1985 - 1987 : ACN - Articulated Columns Norway A.S
    1987 : Project Manager
    Gullfaks SPM Post-Engineering.
    Client: Statoil

    Responsible for the daily administration and management of the post-engineering project in its final phase including complete close out documentation for technical and financial matters.

    1986 :   Engineering Manager.

    Responsible for management of engineering resources within ACN. In particular responsible for the efficient use of manpower cooperating with the project managers regarding assignment and demobilization of engineering personnel to match workload. From 1987 responsible for the technical management within ACN together with the Technical Manager.

    :   Project Manager.
    Draugen Field Engineering Studies.
    Client: A/S Norske Shell.

    Responsible for conceptual studies for a Floating Production Storage and Offloading unit, a Floating Storage and Offloading unit and a Floating Loading Platform.

    1985 :   Senior structural engineer.
    Gullfaks SPM Post-Engineering.
    Client: Statoil

    Responsible for the structural engineering discipline.

    1985 : Project Engineer
    Statfjord "A" SPM Project.
    Client: Statoil

    Responsible for the technical part of the tender for a new SPM loading platform on the Statfjord field, being a potential turn-key delivery with ACN as main contractor. Due to very short delivery time, much effort was put in producing engineering documents during the tender period. During tender clarification period - up to december 1985, it was continously worked on the documentation, completing engineering documents including document list and reporting format.

    1973 - 1985 : Kværner Brug A/S
    1982 - 1985 : Deputy General Manager, Engineering / Construction and Offshore Division

    Direct involvement in following projects:

    1984: Kværner Flowline Joint Venture
    Participating in a strategy study regarding flowline bundles and subsea technology.

    1983 - 1984: Nordsjøhallen Haugesund
    Responsible for the turn-key delivery of steel structures and cladding including design work, purchasing and subcontracting, fabrication and erection

    1982 - 1983: Textile factory complex Morogoro Tanzania
    Responsible for all work related to delivery and erection of 70.000 sqm. roof structures.

    1978 - 1982 : Deputy General Manager, Steel construction division

    Main responsibility for the technical management of the division, handling deliveries of large workshop buildings, industrial steel buildings and water control equipment (dam gates).

    Direct involvement in following projects:

    1981 - 1982: Statfjord "C" - GBS
    Responsible for the design of deck structures in the riser shaft.

    1978 - 1979: Statfjord "B" - Truss structure
    Works related to shopdrawings; design of lifting arrangement for truss assembly; design of skidding equipment.

    1977: Statfjord "A" -ALP
    Design responsibility of fabrication support structures and launching equipment for the Articulated Loading Platform.

    1975 - 1977 : Department Manager, Steel construction division

    Responsibble for the design department for steel structures, preparing technical specifications and tender documentation, doing design calculations and MTO's, subcontracting, follow up and cost control.

    1973 - 1974 : Project Engineer, Steel construction division.

    Responsible for preparation of project drawings and workshop drawings, follow up, contact with clients and subcontractors, purchasing and cost control.

    1971 - 1973 : Sivilingeniør Elliot Strømme A/S

    Project Engineer, Structural steel division

  • Preparation of proposals consisting of preliminary design and cost estimates.
  • Preparation of technical specifications and drawings for tender documents.
  • Responsibility for design calculations, tender drawings and shopdrawings.