CertifiCation eduCation PPS KirinSKoye KriStianSund engineerS time/out Who i am

issue 3 / 2011 the fmC aftermarket eastern region internal magazine

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2 Start aWard CertifiCation

you might notice a few words that repeat many times in this issue of Work/Over – growth and expansion. Just browse through these pages and you’ll read about new buildings and new hires all the way from Kristiansund, norway to aberdeen, Scotland. indeed, growth and expansion is top of mind at fmC aftermarket eastern region these days.

Continuing with our goal of making different units more visible, we include here a highlight of what’s going on at PPS. no surprise that they are also growing! Check it out on page 4. We also want to make our various geographic locations more visible to each. did you know that we have an office in Krakow, Poland? Learn what to do when you visit and a bit about one of your colleagues there (page 12).

Andreas HelgesenCommunications manager, aftermarket er

andreas.helgesen@fks.fmcticom

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Grafsrønningen, who is current-ly on sabbatical from FMC, and

Jensen, who holds a part-time position at FMC in addition to his professorship at the University of Oslo, developed the exchanger as part of Grafsrønningen’s doctoral thesis at the University of Os-lo’s Department of Mathematics.

They were quite surprised when their patent application resulted in an award from Inven2, which works to

commercialise innovations from the University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital. “We did not even know we were nominated,” says Grafsrønningen.

Better utilisation / The goal of this research for his thesis was simply to find a way to better utilise and im-prove a heat exchanger for subsea use. Such a model may contribute to mak-ing it economically feasible to extract

oil from the smaller oil fields. They think they will use the prize

money towards further research in this same area as well for operational costs for further development of the heat exchanger. “It’s fun to do research that gets noticed, and it’s great to be honoured in this way”, says Grafsrønningen. He expects to be finished with his PhD and to return to FMC by June of 2012. /

Employees win innovation awardStig Grafsrønningen and Atle Jensen, respectively Project Engineer and Senior Specialist Engineer at FMC PPS, recently received an innovation prize of nok 100,000 for their idea for an improved heat exchanger.

Leading up to the final certifica-tion, Bergen has had temporary

permission to perform level 1, 2 and 3 maintenance. The certification pro-cess will hopefully be complete some-time early this autumn.

Maintenance Execution Manager Sverre Undeland says, “We have per-formed receiving test, incoming in-spection and level 1 maintenance for a while. At the moment, we have four SCMs in the workshop on which we have begun level 2 maintenance. One or more of these may end up as level 3.”

Some 30 - 35 modules are expected to go through overhaul at the Bergen workshop in 2012.

Many Benefits / Undeland sees a number of benefits to the new cer-tification. “It is smart to do this,” he

says. “Performing SCM overhauls in two locations will provide stability, flexibility and better cover our cus-tomers’ demand for a steady flow of overhauled modules. We’ll be closer to the end customer and their service or-

ganization, thus able to respond faster to changed needs or requirements.”

Our workshop in Bergen cooper-ates extremely well with Kongsberg. Utilizing their tremendous compe-tence and combining it with Bergen’s

service mindset and knowledge of performing maintenance makes this a winning solution for the company.”

KongsBerg / Previously, all SCM maintenance has taken place in Kongsberg. Going forward, Kongs-berg will still continue to overhaul SCMs, in particular modifications and maintenance on newer modules. But Bergen will now cover as much of the maintenance on older modules as ca-pacity allows. “We’ll build capacity as we go and learn more,” says Undeland.

This new capability in Bergen will also remove some pressure from Kongsberg during peak periods and, for example, when Kongsberg needs to shift course from maintenance, modifications and repair (MMR) to new builds. /

New Certification in BergenThe workshop in Bergen is in the process of being certified to perform maintenance on subsea control modules (SCMs). This additional capability will be a great benefit to FMC.

What it coversthis certification ensures that workshop facilities – including tools, personnel, equipment and test facilities – fulfill fmC’s requirements for performing the specified level of maintenance. highlights are cleanliness, risk of pollution, test stands, tools for performing maintenance, qualification of personnel, flushing stands, clean rooms with over pressure, air quality in clean room, eSd protection and stable electricity supply.

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“FLT has Norway’s best grant scheme – they take further and

continuing education seriously,” says Lars Christian Nilsen, who is based in Kongsberg and is FLT’s representa-tive at FMC. “The more employees who learn about this opportunity, the better.”

Approximately 650 employees at FMC are currently members of the union. These are spread across Kongs-berg, Bergen, Krstiansund, Asker and Stavanger, in addition to Technical Service Personnel stationed at bases around the world.

user focus / FLT makes a con-certed effort to provide solutions that are user centred, making it possible to combine education with full-time

employment. Elisabeth Vethe, Sen-ior Planner Customer Support EH in Ågotnes, began her studies via FLT in 2007, initially with a focus on project management, and she has continually taken courses since she began at FMC in 2008.

Vethe says, “I am sure that my pro-ject management studies had a posi-

tive impact on my being offered my first job at FMC.” Today, she is work-ing on her master in management at BI in Bergen, supported by an FLT grant.

“I strongly recommend this grant scheme to my colleagues at FMC. The application process is so easy (see box),” says Vethe. “And the grant

provides a great opportunity for self development, new learning, getting to know new people and meeting your own individual work requirements.” She has also been pleased by the qual-ity of the teachers and small details like having her books delivered in the mail and her expenses covered when she had to travel to Oslo for a course.

free education / The union’s offering is not just about grants – it provides free education as well. Its subsidiary Addisco offers courses free for members, and university-level studies are available at no cost – in-cluding a master’s degree worth up to nok 200,000 via FLT’s collaboration with the Australian union APESMA and La Trobe University in Australia. /

Grants for up to nok 50,000

FMC employees who are members of the union Norwegian Engineers and Managers Association (FLT) have access to valuable education benefits.

On 14 June 2001, FMC Tech-nologies began trading on

the New York Stock Exchange as a publicly owned company. This June marked the 10-year anniversary of this milestone. Many events and ac-tivities were planned throughout the

company – and FMC Aftermarket Eastern Region was no exception! Trygve Arnesen, Director of After-market, Eastern Region, says “Each and every one of our employees across the region plays a part in the company’s tremendous success.” /

Happy Anniversary!

How to apply for an flt grant

1. fill out the form that can be downloaded from the fLt internet site (www.flt.no).

2. have the form signed by the fLt contact at fmC, Lars Christian nilsen.

3. mail it in to fLt.

flt’s financial support for professional development

•UptoNOK50,000peryearforfull-time studies

•UptoNOK37,000peryearforpart-time studies

•UptoNOK15,000forshortcourses

for more information: www.flt.no

4 PPS

Excellent headway is already being made with that challenge. “We are fast moving

towards the Condition Performance Monitoring (CPM) service being bundled with our subsea SPS hardware,” says Solvang, pointing out that Data-Collector, the first of many CPM modules, was recently implemented to customer satisfaction on the Gjøa field. The CPM service will also be re-quired for future Subsea Processing Systems as the functionality of this equipment is more com-plex than traditional subsea hardware.

“The overall purpose of what we do in PPS is to maximise reservoir recovery and to minimise downtime,“ he explains. PPS supports this by be-ing quite multidisciplined. The department pro-vides unique competence and tools that enable smarter decisions throughout the entire life of a field, thus maximising return on investment for the producing asset.

“The overall purpose of what we do in PPS is to maximise reservoir recovery and to minimise downtime.“

The PPS department was created one year ago at the same time that FMC Aftermarket was es-tablished. The unit represents the merging of the Flow Management Systems and the Condition Performance Monitoring System. This was done to increase efficiency and to better facilitate syn-ergies within the rest of the company.

The Production Performance Services (PPS) department has been called the “undiscovered diamond” of FMC Aftermarket. Head of PPS Yngve Solvang and his team are well on their way to making sure that you know all about them and why their products and services should be included in each and every EPC and Aftermarket contract.

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@ PPS

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service / PPS delivers knowledge-based ser-vices, which makes it strongly dependent on its people and the utilization of their knowledge. This means that the recruitment and hiring pro-cess is critical and one the important factors dur-ing this process is education. Currently, 30 per cent of those in the department have a doctoral degree (PhD), and most of the remaining 70 per cent have a master’s degree.

As a company, FMC Technologies has had an increasing strategic focus on services, an objec-tive that matches well with PPS’s overall aim to be our customer’s “subsea eyes”, providing world-class services and advice. “Today, FMC only hears from the customer when something goes wrong – a “fix-it-when-broken” maintenance strategy, says Solvang. “With PPS services, the customer receives real-time performance data in a life-of-field perspective. This allows for proactive main-tenance and faster and more targeted product improvement,” explains Solvang. “This service of-fering gives FMC the competitive advantage that the company needs to maintain our high market share for years to come!”

groWtH / Oil companies want more and more of what PPS has to offer. In fact, research shows that customers rank flow assurance as their num-ber one technical concern. New technology, the increasing number of more complex fields in envi-ronmentally sensitive areas and a general growing interest in analysis are trends that have all contrib-uted to the rising demand for PPS’s services.

In response, the unit is geared up for growth, with the search currently on for engineers for all of its focus areas. From a percentage perspective, PPS represents the biggest growth area within Af-termarket. Total revenue is expected to increase

fivefold within five years, which corresponds to an annual growth rate of 30 per cent.

Today, PPS has more than 60 employees, with Asker, Norway as the main office and additional staff positioned in Singapore and Houston. Via both organic growth and acquisition, PPS antici-pates growing to approximately 150 employees in the coming five years. Targeted international hotspots are Singapore – due to the many large Asia-Pacific gas fields that need flow assurance – and Brazil, where there is currently a simulation project.

This high growth rate presents a big challenge. “We need to manage resources, and we need to train these people.” Solvang is confident they will handle the demand. “We have good cooperation with several universities and the Flow Assurance group has started to explore outsourcing opportu-nities with, for example, FMC in India.

custoMers / PPS’s largest customer is Statoil – more than 50 per cent of their wells have installed FlowManager™, a real-time multiphase metering and flow analysis system, and a large flow assur-ance system is installed on the Vega field. Flow-Manager™ was developed in collaboration with Sta-toil (Hydro at that time) for the Troll B field in 1992. Today, FlowManager™ monitors the equivalent of 60 per cent of the total Norwegian oil production.

But the client list is not limited to Statoil. It also includes Total, Petrobras, Gazprom, Petro-Canada, Shell, Dong Energy, Petro Vietam, Dana, Conoco-Phillips, Husky Energy, Burullus Gas and KNOC. /

PPs areas of focus

•ProductDevelopment–developssoftware•Services–workswithmaintenanceandfollowuponinstalledsoftwareonapproximately35fieldswith500wells

•FlowAssurance–worksacrossthecompanytoassure the stream of flow and getting rid of bottlenecks current Main Projects

•GjøafieldConditionPerformanceMonitoring(CPm)

•OrmenLangefieldFlowAssuranceSystem(FAS)upgrade

•KirinskoyefieldMetering•CuLongMetering•OngoingDataCollectorprojects(7)

some 2011 Highlights... so far

•ConditionPerformanceMonitoring(CPM)contract signed with gdf SueZ norge - the first in the history of fmC and in the subsea industry as a whole

•ContractsignedwithShellforupgradeoftheexisting flow assurance System (faS)

•FirstDataCollectorputinoperationattheGjøafield

•Record-highflowassuranceactivitylevelduetomanyongoingEPCandPPSprojects

full field analyses are applied to optimise field architecture

6 KirinSKoye

To Russia with LoveThe world’s largest transport plane came to Bergen on 9 September to pick up Tie-in equipment for transportation to the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk airport in Russia, where it will be installed on the Kirinskoye field, the first subsea development in that country.

Large baskets are no problem for this aircraft. these are 4.3 x 4 metres.

the airline personnel do not allow any involvement in their work with securing the flight deck.

here, Warehouse & Base Logistic manager erik Birkeland has a close look at two of the plane’s ivchenko Progress d-18t turbofans. Ratedatmorethan50,000poundsofthrusteach, they are quite powerful.

Kneeling front wheels allow easy access via the nose ramp.

regular transportation services to this russian airport are unique in that they are only availablefromSouthKorea.TrondLøwgren,whoisinchargeoftransport,customsandexciseoperationsinBergen,explains,“Atighttimeframedidnotallowthe45-90days needed for ocean transport from Korea. that meant that we had no option but toairliftthetoolpackage,107itemswithatotalweightof60,000kilos.”

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agent norport expertly handles our tools.

Warehouse technician håkon toppe is finally satisfied after the last piece is onboard. after arrival, the equipment will be prepared and tested in Sakhalin prior to mobilising onto various installation vessels. tie-in operations offshore at the Kirinskoye field will then begin.

after leaving the Bergen airport, the equipment arrived at the airport in russia on 10 September and was handed over to the customer on schedule.

Ahappyprojectteamuponcompletionofloading,whichwasonschedule thanks to the efforts of the Ågotnes CS workshop and, in particular, warehouse, base logistics and material administration personnel.

8 KriStianSund

Growing Up and Out

Base Manager Arve Stene says, “In 2005 when I took over as Workshop Manager, there was

only one building, one workshop and roughly 12-14 employees.” Today, the facilities are spread across two buildings and three workshops. Over the same time period, the staff has more than quadrupled to 52.

“We have become so large that we have outgrown our space,” explains Stene, pointing out that they have had to start using containers for temporary of-fice space for eight employees.

Many of the employees hired over the past six months have been mechanics and technical engi-neers. The planning and material administration de-partment has also experienced growth. “Building up local expertise is important – we need to have compe-tency near the fields, near the equipment,” says Stene. “The maintenance is done here, not in Bergen.”

Base Manager / The search was recently com-pleted for another very important employee – a base manager. On 1 September, Stene was selected for the position. Together with senior-level employees, he will be part of the local management team.

WorKsHoP / Additional workshop capacity is also in the works, with the option of a new building currently being assessed.

Typical workshop projects are: offshore mobili-sation and demobilisation, mandatory equipment maintenance, general maintenance of tools and equipment and testing of stack ups, XTs and so on. The additional space would be used for riser main-tenance, torque machines and wellheads.

Managing raPid groWtH / The challenge that rapid growth can put on a working environment has not been forgotten here in Kristiansund. Team-work and good relationships are a priority through- out all departments – between not only employees but also with customers – and are supported by reg-ular meetings, social gatherings and team activities.

These tactics seem to be working, as proven by low employee turnover. Stene says, “The people who started in 2001 or 2002 are still here.” /

Thanks to a dramatic increase in demand for subsea services in the area, FMC Customer Support (CS) in Kristiansund is growing fast and will shortly need additional space. Established in 1998, this strategically located workshop has just become a full-fledged base.

excellent lti record

thanks to working very consciously with hSe, fmC CS Kristiansund celebrated an unusual and very impressive milestone in 2010 – 10 years without a Lost time incident (Lti). a series of systematic steps and procedures, such

as hSe rounds in the workshops, Safe Job analysis (SJA)andthe5Sorganisationmethodology,havebeen established, resulting in high hSe awareness.Stenesays,“HSEisn’tjustaboutkeepingthe

workshopclean–ithasjustasmuch,ifnotmore,to do with caring and daring to speak up when youseethatsomethingcanbeimproved.”in 2011, there was a minor incident at the

workshop. “i expect that to be our last Lti for manymoreyearstocome,”saysStene.

the four Big Projects

the work at fmC CS Kristiansund includes four majorprojectsatfourdifferentfieldsoffthecoastof mid-norway. all are impacted by extreme natural conditions that put great demands on the technology usedintheproject.

Ormen Langeat 1,000 metres is europe’s deepest subsea development.

Åsgardnorth Sea’s largest subsea development at the time of completion

Tyrihansuses a next-generation control system containing a new ethernet function that allows simple connection to equipment and supports data communication and control within the network

Draugenits seabed pumps (i.e., system integration of framo pumps) were the world’s first commercial multi-phase pump installation.

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Since the hiring initiative started, 18 addi-tional persons have joined the team. Today

the department numbers 32.“We still are aiming to have 50 persons in the

department by the end of 2011,” says Yngve Eker-hovd, Manager Operations, Engineering and Sup-ply Department for Customer Support ER. “But the process has been more lengthy than expected,” he adds. This was due to the amount of time it took to establish the principles and organisation model for optimal cooperation between Customer Support, Aftermarket as a whole and the engineering envi-ronment in the product groups.

“We are really pleased with the progress so far,” Ekerhovd says. “Although we had hoped it would have been less time consuming, we have learned that the time it took to involve the relevant stake-holders within the whole organisation of FMC was very much needed and very beneficial.”

recruitMent Plan / Both newly graduated as well as experienced engineers are being recruited. The planned mix of these two levels is 60 per cent new graduate and 40 per cent experienced personnel.

The positions that have been hired for so far are: • System engineer• Supply and delivery engineer• Product support engineers• Discipline engineers in design and constructionTo date, these new hires have only been for the

Bergen location but an advertising campaign to also recruit Aftermarket engineers in Kongsberg was set

in place in June of this year. Ekerhovd says, “We have many well qualified candidates for the open position, both from Norway and from abroad.”

training / Training of the new personnel is ex-tremely important – all of these new engineers have an introduction plan for their first six months at FMC.

Included in this plan is five weeks of product training, which is a mix of hands-on training with

all FMC products in the workshop and training in theory via the FMC CS subsea school. The training concludes with an exam for each product area. In addition the new engineers get relevant training in programs such as TCE and SAP.

“Introducing the new employees to the organi-sation is also a priority,” explains Ekerhovd. “This helps them know where to ask for help if needed /

Campaign for Engineers

In 2010, a significant expansion of the engineering capacity at FMC Customer Support Eastern Region began, with goals set for 2011. Here, we get an update on how the process is going.

Why so many engineers?

the motivation behind the hiring campaign is both the ongoing need to strengthen the company’s ability to quickly respond to customers’ first line engineering needs and the plans for expansion into new aftermarket segments. fmC also needs to be well positioned in regards to engineering capacity to best take advantage of the future growth of the subsea market as a whole.

10 KayaK triP

friday / The group left the office and travelled for 2.5 hours to Grebbestad, Swe-

den. Luckily, the rain stopped as soon as they went into their kayaks around 8:00pm. The wind, how-ever, was quite strong, but even those who had not been kayaking before handled it very well.

“The evening sunlight gave us a magic feeling as we were paddling,” says Roger Rekdal Hage, Pro-ject Manager/Quality Manager, Services at PPS.

They set up camp for the first evening at Porshol-men – one of the many islands outside Fjellbacka. “We were quite excited after having everything go so well so far,” says Hage. They cooked a late – but

delicious – meal and, after a few hours, went to sleep in the six tents they brought with them.

saturday / Waking with the sunrise, the group was met with fantastic weather. After a breakfast of coffee and fried eggs with bacon, they relaxed in the sun for a few hours before packing their gear into the kayaks.

The group paddled south along the picturesque coastline and ended up at another sandy beach, this time at Gåsø, where they put up their tents.

Just outside the camp, Daniel Gilje Fonnes demonstrated his kayaking skills by practicing

the Eskimo roll –the righting of a capsized kayak by using body motion and/or a paddle. While flipping over can be fun, it is an important safety skill to have for every kayaker.

After another great meal, they relaxed and watched the sunset.

sunday / The trip continued on Sunday and ended in Fjellbacka. “Exactly when we finished loading our kayaks and equipment back into the cars, we felt rain drops – the first since we began paddling on Friday. We were really lucky with the weather!” says Hage. /

A Kayak Trip in Sweden On the weekend of 19-21 August 2011, 11 employees from Production Performance Services (PPS) took a trip from Asker, Norway to the west coast of Sweden to go kayaking. Here is their travelogue.

TripParticipants:DagAlfstad,PavelBarta,DanielGiljeFonnes,StigGrafsrønningen,RogerRekdalHage,Bjartehægland, Jon-erik Loberg, trine Jelstad olsen, hans Pande, Kenneth Pettersen and marit Sagen.

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Did you sail when you were growing up?

We had a sailboat and that was our family’s favourite thing to do. One of my earliest memories is when I fell off the boat while I was reading a Donald Duck comic. But my brother picked me up so quickly that the book didn’t even get wet!

However, even though I spent many a day on our family boat, I was not al-lowed to sail. My father had old-fash-ioned views about gender roles and never let me – or my mother and sis-ter –crew. We were only asked to stay out of the way or to move to which-ever side of the boat required weight.

When did you finally get to crew on a boat?

During my university years, I rent-ed a sailboat in Antibes in southern France with a group of friends. It was really a special experience – I literally had stars in my eyes as I stood at the helm with the Mediterranean night sky around me. This gave me an ap-petite for more of a seafarer’s life!

Did you become a seafarer?Yes, I did! When I was 20, I spent

six months on a Norwegian bulk ship

that carried aluminium and cement between New Orleans, USA; Canada; Nigeria; Liberia and Sognefjord in Norway. I worked onboard as a ca-tering assistant and also a little with cleaning of the cement tanks.

Some years later during a few sum-mers, I went back to sea again, in a way, when I took tickets on the ferry between Bergen and Os and as a guide on the veteran tourist ship “Granvin”.

When did you begin to want your own sailboat?

I think I always wanted to own my own sailboat! But it was more of an unconscious wish in the beginning – 10 years ago was the first time I start-ed to admit what I wanted to others. That was really the start of a process during which I had to convince my-self and overcome quite a few barri-ers. And, then, about a year ago, I sat down and made a list of all the small steps I would have to take to be able to be ready to own a sailboat – things like taking the boatman’s drivers test (“båtførerprøven”). When I realised nothing on the list was insurmount-able, I joined the Asker sailing club.

Was this when you also took the

FMC coaching course?Yes, that’s right. The course instruc-

tor coached us in asking good ques-tions to help others find their way forward. One of the exercises was to share a challenge with the group – and daring to realise my dream of buying a sailboat was what I chose. The reac-tion from the group gave me the little push that I needed to move forward.

How did you find “your” boat?First I selected the right boat type

for me, with great help from my brothers. I was so lucky to find the one that became mine in just the second advertisement that I looked at online. An elderly couple that really loved their sailboat were looking for some-one who would take good care of it. They decided that was me, and they were even willing to lower the price to fit my budget.

It was such a great feeling the first time I put my key in, started the en-gine, put it in gear and backed out of the mooring space in my own boat.

Now that you have your own sailboat, do you sail alone or with a crew?

Both! But first, I put in many sailing hours with my brothers and friends that taught me so many important things – small mistakes can have fa-tal consequences. This July, I set sail and went out for the first time alone! Now, I have a sign-up sheet at the of-fice where anyone can register his or her interest in being crew for an after-noon sailing. /

SmoothSailingJust this past year, FMC WIS’s Birgitta Fjøsne had the great pleasure of realising the lifelong dream of owning her own sailboat. Now the HR Training Advisor has a new topic of conversation when she meets her colleagues at the coffee machine at the Asker office.

new faces at fMc aftermarket

norwaycustomer supporterlend alvsåker–Statoilspecialprojectsfredrik amundsen – offshore op interventionAlfErikBjåstad – offshore op interventionPaul devanaboyina – operational engineering mgt

arne holter eiksund – fmC Subsea Center

arne halland – offshore op interventionhelge martin håvik– offshore op interventionKarl Johannes Jensen – offshore op interventionStig Øyvin Kårtveit – V13/L8 Ågotneshege Christin olsen – operational engineering mgt

tommy olsen – offshore op interventioningeborg a. K. Polden – offshore op interventionLea Pål – Workshop Stavanger, Surface

miroslaw Sikorski – Polandtrude Solsvik – operational maintenance

BjarteAndreSteinsland– offshore op interventionJarle Stordal – training ØyvindWinje–Bldg17Kristiansund Julian Zec – engineering & supply mgt

Production Performance servicesarnaud Sanchis – flow assurance Competence Ctr

Well intervention servicesLars andré Berge–ProjectengineeringKristian danielsen – Supply chaingeórgia ellefsen–ProjectengineeringLene olsen – administration

håkon ringstad – technical service personnelraymond Weirud – technical service personnel

aberdeen

customer supportrobert Carr, ProjectCoordinatorCallum Costello, Workshop apprentice

francean gray, materials Coordinator

adam grozier, Workshop fitter

david murray, Workshop fitter

morag orr, receptionist naomi rhind, Cost Controllergareth Southwick, Service technician

Work anniversaries

norway10 yearsArvidArefjordKari anne engesæthAtleNjåstadFjeldstadJon-anders haukvikKristinMoenHjeldnesrichard magne husaegil JohnsonAnne-MaritKleppestøTrondErikLøwgrenBjørnVidarSandnesanne marie SangoltSven arne Simenstadroy Wærnes15yearsroar finnerudLarsKårbøBård Johan magnussenSteinÅgeMjeldeJohn mælandKurt træet20 yearsodd gynter olsenasle harald SellstadSigmund Vesetrud

aberdeen15yearsdavid gillespie malachy Smylie Craig Spowart20 yearsJames henry Stephen Shambrookdavid thomson

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12 Who i am When in

the culture capital of Poland, Krakow lies in the very middle of continental europe and is the country’s second largest city and an important economic centre. Situated on the VistulaRiver,itdatesbacktothe7thcentury and features a spectacularly preserved town centre, which is laid out on a grid around its large and lively main market square. Must see Visitors to the local fmC officewillfindthemselvesjustafew kilometres away from Krakow’s main attractions. rynek glowny, the city’s enormous medieval main market square, is filled to overflowing with an abundance of landmarks, restaurants, clubs and cafes. Krakow’s other main point of reference, Wawel hill, is home to the city’s palace and gothic cathedral. a bit further away on the outskirts of the city is the Wieliczka Salt mine, a unique attraction that includes dozens of statues and an entire chapel carved out of the rock salt by miners. Both the mine and the historic centre are uneSCo World heritage Sites.

sHoPPing Themajorityofthecity’s historic area has been turned into a pedestrian zone with golf buggies, rickshaws and horse buggies, and this area is packed with shops of all types. as an alternative, the shopping centre galeria Krakowska is justa10-minutewalkfromthemainmarket square. restaurant & Hotel reservations are smart if you want to try the popular miód malina restaurant in the old town. With a cozy, rustic décor and a michelin guide recommendation, it offers both Polish and italian cuisine. also centrally located, the radisson Blu hotel is a popular choice for both business travelers and tourists.

Work/over issue 3 / 2011

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when in...who i am

MILJØMERKET

241 Trykksak 707

Krakow

What i do / I’m a 3D designer at FMC Technologies, Poland. I prepare ani-mations of subsea operations for in-ternal and external usage. I’m respon-sible for the visual part of procedures and technical documentation. I very much enjoy my work – it might look like play to some, but I can ensure you that it really helps people understand and see certain things.

the best and worst thing about my job / Best – Being able to work on the best hardware and software, the possibility for self-development, and a lot of time to do things right! Worst – Sometimes it takes sooo loooong to do things right for everyone!My greatest professional and per-sonal achievement / I’m at the be-ginning of my FMC career now, so I’ll mention something from when I pre-viously worked as an interior archi-tect. There, my greatest achievement was that old customers came back to me again and again. Personally, my biggest achievement is that I manage to follow so many different creative passions. I’m into hand drawing, 2D and 3D computer graphics, photography and playing guitar and drums. I’m also an interior designer and really enjoying DIY stuff – I build interior elements by myself, especially lamps – that makes me sure that this kind of stuff is unique and original.

My biggest inspiration / Music is my biggest inspiration – it has accom-panied me since I was young. As they say, “musica animae levamen” – music is medicine for our souls.My earliest memory / My first abroad holidays with my family. We went to Split on the Mediterranean coast in Croatia. Everything was so beautiful there – high mountains fall-ing straight into the sea, sea as blue as you can imagine and the most im-portant thing for a kid – the best ice cream ever – mmm, delicious ☺ the worst job i’ve ever had/done / I was a catering delivery guy for some time – rush hours, heat, dust and sweat – and no tips! It was really pathetic.My most cherished possession / That would be my photographs – they are like a diary without the need to write. And also my brand new elec-tronic drum set – Roland TD-4KX – If you’ve got a lot of free energy, you should try it My favourite book / I’m not really into books, but recently I got a huge anthology about an old Polish rock band called KULT – I think it will take a year to go through it

My favourite film / Forrest Gump – starring Tom Hanks (my favourite actor). In my opinion, it’s a tale about chasing dreams – If you want some-thing very, very much, you can get it, even if it looks almost impossible. Just don’t lose your faith!

My favourite musicians / I love rock bands – my first love is Faith No More – Mike Patton is a god of vocal! My second love is Tool – they are so mysterious! The third one is Korn – their sound is a crossover between working bulldozer and a roaring wounded lion. Then Skunk Anansie, Down, Soundgarden…ufff, the list is sooo long! Nevertheless, it’s all about rock.

How i like to relax / I really like go-ing to concerts. Sometimes I have to hunt for a ticket, sometimes it means I have to travel hundreds of kilom-eters to attend one special gig. But it’s worth every effort and every bit of money. The energy that I get from the stage fills me up for next few weeks – that’s relaxing!the person i would most like to have dinner with is… Sandra Bull-ock – you guys know why… It would be a romantic dinner with candles, and we could not speak at all. I would just stare into those eyes ;)

Dariusz Wlodarczyk