Richard joined IMCA in 2021 following a 25-year career in Dynamic Positioning (DP).
He started his career at P&O Containers, rising to achieve his Class 2 Engineering certificate. Richard then moved into the offshore industry, working on seismic surveys, on pipelayers and then on DSVs during which time he gained his Class 1 Chief Engineers Certificate.
Richard then moved to Trinity House Lighthouse Authority to work on their new build programme before coming ashore with Aberdeen-based DP Consultancy, PML.
He spent 13 years as a DP Practitioner on all types of DP vessels, as well as incident investigations and FMEA analysis on mission critical equipment, specialising in closed bus FMEAs utilising advanced generator protection systems and hybrid battery systems.