Bryan Taylor

Committed and passionate leader with +34 years in oil and gas, experiences in turnaround coordination mechanical maintenance, operations, IAPS planning and business improvement at an aging onshore NGL fractionation gas plant. Proven ability to successfully lead turnaround preparation and execution through front line communities and multi-discipline engineering professionals. I have coordinated 14 turnarounds at Fife Natural Gas Plant (Mossmorran NGL Plant & Braefoot Bay Marine Terminal) covering a wide range of activities from fractionation column inspections, >25 shell-tube exchanger bundle pulls, >50 vessel inspections and replacements, floating roof tank inspections and repairs to pipeline interventions, delivering >300K hours safely, on schedule and on budget.

I am fluent in the OE blade AMS Perform Turnarounds and SEAM processes, initiating the Kick-Off meetings, setting the meeting schedule and setting up the milestones for preparation and execution delivery. I have led Assurance reviews for the main Stage Gate reviews (AMS) for the St.

Fergus Gas

Plant, as well as supporting them in other TAR’s identifying and preparing scopes, long lead items and contractor selection. Demonstrated capacity to apply critical thinking to both long term strategies and projects and dynamic operational environments. Demonstrated capacity for multi-tasking and prioritisation by completing Chemical Engineering Degree whilst working.

Track record of successfully delivering in challenging roles across the Asset. Leader in continuous improvement, new technologies and contract tendering and selection.

FNGL IAPS Planner at Shell UK Ltd (2021-08 – Present)

• Accountable for the FNGL Integrated Activity Plan and Schedule,
• Ensuring alignment of all activities to the plan entry criteria for the very short term, short term and medium term plans.
• Accountable for determining the readiness of each activity as it reaches each gate.
• Accountable for the tracking and scheduling of materials, escalating to C&P and contract analysts/owners.

FNGL Turnaround Coordinator at Shell UK Ltd (2015-01 – Present)

• Accountable for the managing, directing and monitoring of all small and large-scale Turnarounds, Outages and Pitstops at FNGL Plant.
• Delivering preventative, corrective and emergency breakdown maintenance, inspection and projects, accurately preparing these to the highest standards, in particular, costs, materials, plans and schedules,
• Extensive experience in managing multi-discipline teams and vendors, ensuring work packs, materials, resources, logistics, services and projects are aligned to the TAR process for delivery.
• Strong implementation of Management of Change and Statements of Fitness/Commissioning documentation.
• Experience leading and facilitating LEAN and Kaizen methodology business improvements projects.
• Delivered strong budget compliance across OPEX/CAPEX (£2M - £5M p.a.)
• Turnaround leadership of 34 Shell staff and >150 contract staff and vendors
• Delivered 14 TARs in 10 years on schedule, within budget and with a goal zero outcome

FNGL Mechanical & Civil Maintenance TL at Shell UK Ltd (2011-01 – 2014-12)

• Developed the Mechanical and Civil Maintenance Team into a integrated, motivated group, recruiting Shell and Contract personnel to fullfil roles after a re-organisation.
• Led a Mechanical & Civil maintenance team of 18 mechanical technicians, 2 Mechanical preparators and 5 civil technicians and preparator delivering >45K hrs of corrective and preventative maintenance per annum.
• Corrective and preventative maintenance on 7 fire-pumps, 19 submerged loading pumps, 7 compressors, 37 centrifugal pumps, 127 fin fans and >100 relief valves.
• Executed 4 TARS in 4 years safely and within mechanical budget and TAR mechanical window.
• Collaborated with multi-departments to achieve scopes for routine, corrective and TAR scopes.
• Mentored technician to fulfill Team Lead deputy status.
• Coached and mentored technicians to progress within Shell
• Achieving and maintaining both Operational Excellence Blade 10 and Blade 12 dashboard measures and improved equipment availability and reliability

SUKEP Business Improvement Practitioner at Shell UK E&P (2008-03 – 2010-12)

• Structuring and facilitating LEAN and Kaizen events across the X-Border Asset (UK and Norway) using Six Sigma, LEAN, AIM and Kaizen methodologies.
• Road Traffic Management Kaizen events facilitated and implemented at FNGL Mossmorran and Braefoot Bay sites.
• Shutdown/TAR Planning Kaizen event facilitated and implemented.

Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineer degree – Strathclyde University (2002 – 2005)

HNC in Engineering Plant – Aberdeen University (1992 – 1994)

NC in Engineering (Mechanical) – Aberdeen University (1992 – 1994)