Curriculum Vitae et Studiorum: Fabrizio Pistani

Fabrizio Pistani

E-mail: f.pistani@gmail.com

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Current and previous positions:

Jun-2020-today: Director of MMS ENG Marine, Mechanical and Structural Engineering Services from Perth,Western Australia

Dec-2018-Jun-2020: APAC Regional Engineering Manager for InterMoor, based in Perth,Western Australia

Sep-2015-Dec-2018: Lead Mooring Engineer with Viking Seatech, based in Perth,Western Australia

Jan-2012-Sep-2015: Senior Engineer with Woodgroup Kenny - MCS in Perth,Western Australia

Dec-2013-Mar-2014: seconded to Subsea7 Perth as Senior Engineer for supporting the Gorgon Project Installation Phase

2009-2011: Research Assistant Professor at the University of Western Australia, School of Mechanical Engineering

2006-2009; 2000-2005: Confirmed Research Scientist at INSEAN – the Italian Ship Model Basin (www.insean.it)

2005-2006: Research Associate UWA, School of Oil & Gas Engineering

Education:

2005 Ph.D. Theoretical and Applied Mechanics: experimental ship hydrodynamics, thesis “Influence of large scale breaking waves in the near field of ships”

1998 Master degree by Research in Mechanical Engineering (5yrs MEng) magna cum laude : specialisation in machine fluid dynamics, thesis: “vorticity intensification and structure functions in turbulence through homogenisation techniques”

Qualifications:

2014 ASME Member 100745266

2011 Positive assessment of qualifications by Engineers Australia as Professional Engineer

2003 Chartered with Professional Italian Engineers: Civil Environmental, Industrial, Information Technologies A24200

2000 Research Scientist, after passing examination

Software:

Offshore Engineering: MOSES, MaxSurf, Orcaflex, Ariane, Gmoor, Flexcom, Python, Mathcad, VBA, Autocad and other CAD software, Tecplot, Matplotlib.

I am skilled programmer of numerical codes for analysing and reporting data with serial and object oriented languages: Python, Matlab, Fortran, VisualBasic, shell scripting.

Working knowledge of numerical analysis techniques for engineering calculations in the field of fluid dynamics.

Advanced user of the main operative systems (Linux and Windows) and all the common office packages (Open Office, Microsoft Office).

Advanced user of data visualisation software: Tecplot, Matplotlib.

Languages:

Italian: mother language

Spanish: excellent (lived 10 years in Spain)

English: excellent (IELTS score 8.0)

French: good written and spoken comprehension

Other experiences:

I am author and co-author of roughly thirty scientific papers, conference presentations, technical reports and reviewer for AJME Australian Journal of Mechanical Engineering.

2014 Co-Chairman and session organiser for the OMAE2014 conference, session: “Model Testing: Load Measurement Techniques”, S.Francisco, USA.

2011 Co-Chairman and session organiser for the OMAE2011 conference, session: “Hydrodynamic II: Experimental validations”, Rotterdam, NL.

2010 Co-Chairman for the OMAE2010 conference, session: “Forum on Offshore LNG Facilities/Carriers”, Shanghai, China.

2002 37th WEGEMT Summer School in “Advanced shipbuilding and shipping – competitive ship production”. 11-15 November 2002, ETSIN, Madrid, Spain.

List of projects and activities with leading responsibilities:

to be updated

1. BHP - Stybarrow Riser Annulus Vacuum Test Senior Engineer. Offshore measurement campaign for assessing the state of the outer sheet of the Stybarrow FPSO risers through measurements of pressure. Set-up of the measurement system and acquisition of the data offshore.
2. Woodside - Okha Disconnected Model Verification Senior Engineer. Project Manager and Consultant role. Review and assessment of WEL numerical models for simulating the motions of Okha RTM in disconnected conditions including VIM.
3. Gogon Tie-In Spools - Subsea7 / Chevron: during a 16 months secondment to Subsea7 build up the numerical models in Orcaflex and carried out installation analysis of all phases: lift-off from barge, deployment through the splash zone, lowering through the water column and landing on subsea strucures for depths ranging from 130m to 1350m in the Gorgon and Jansz sites offshore Western Australia.
4. Woodside - Okha Mooring Reassessment Senior Engineer. Carried out analysis and developed the numerical models in Ariane and Orcaflex for the verification of the mooring system integrity. Written post-processing software routines.
5. Apache - Ocean Monarch Brunello Conductor Analysis Senior Engineer. Setup the mooring models in Gmoor and carried out the mooring analysis on the Ocean Monarch semi-submersible drilling vessel for drilling at the Brunello drill centre.
6. ConocoPhilips - Poseidon FPSO Senior Engineer. QA and technical consultancy for the mooring system.
7. Gorgon Umbilicals - Subsea7 / Chevron : Installation analysis for Gorgon and Jansz Infield Umbilicals, Steel Flying Leads and Corrosion Monitoring Umbilicals.
8. DOF Subsea - Lamson Mid Water Arch Installation Senior Engineer. Installation analysis of the Lamson field mid-water arches and gravity bases, carried
9. out using Orcaflex
10. Balnaves FPSO Mooring Design - Apache / Promor: carried out analysis of the Riser Turret Mooring system for the FPSO to be deployed at the Balnaves field in W.Australia. Developed numerical models in Ariane and Orcaflex and post processing programs in Python. Activities comprised: calibration of the numerical model with experimental model tests, mooring strength analysis, disconnection and reconnection analysis, fatigue analysis, stability.
1. Two phase sloshing for LNG containers – Chevron 2009-2011: Set up, developed, carried out and concluded the experimental activity for studying two phase effects on sloshing in LNG tanks, sponsored by Chevron at the School of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Western Australia.
   1. Test of propellers – Navies and shipyards 2001-2005; 2007-2008: Responsible for the commercial tests for isolated propellers at the rectilinear towing basins, INSEAN.
   2. Calm water tests – Navies and shipyards 2001-2005; 2007-2008: Responsible for the calm water tests on hulls, assessment of resistance curve vs velocity, INSEAN.
   3. Test of self propelled models – Navies and shipyards 2001-2005; 2007-2008: Once all preliminary tests are completed the last standard test a ship undergoes before construction is the self propelled test in which the model, fully equipped with propellers and appendages, is tested for evaluating the performance of the system as a whole, INSEAN.
   4. Evaluation of uncertainty in towing tank practices – ITTC 2008: International collaboration for evaluation of uncertainties related to experimental facilities.
   5. Stability of ships – SAFEDOR European project 2007-2008: European project on the stability of ships, tests in head and following seas for studying the stability of the ship to variations of the metacentric height. Conditions that lead to parametric roll and capsizing.
   6. MILITARY FRIGATE – Italian Navy 2007: Calm water resistance and self propulsion tests for a military frigate with evaluation of the effects of the orientation of the appendages on the efficiency of the propulsion system and wake.
   7. FPSO in bi-directional sea states – CNR Canada 2006: Extensive test campaign on a internally moored FPSO for evaluation of its weathervaning capabilities. Development of an original test methodology for three dimensional waves. Tests performed in Canada.
   8. Review of DNV practices – Woodside 2005-2006: Review the of the DNV codes for installation of subsea equipment from crane vessels and through the splash zone in offshore operations. Development of test methodology and recommendations.
   9. Test, set up and put in operation of a recirculating free surface water channel facility – INSEAN 2004-2005: Review of design, site supervisor during construction and installation of a new facility: a recirculating water channel with open free surface. Responsible of the facility for two years.(http://www.insean.it/content/canaletta-idraulica)
   10. Evaluation of scale effects in model testing – INSEAN, University of Roma 2001-2005: As a research project of both industrial and fundamental interest a detailed study of the near field flow of a fast displacement hull with models of particular large scale. The project has lately become part of my Ph.D. dissertation.
   11. Database of ship flow characteristics DDG51 – ONR 2001-2002: Joint project with the Office of Naval Research of the United States, the Iowa Institute for Hydraulic Research, the David Taylor Model Basin: collaboration for building a database of hydrodynamic characteristics of fast displacement ships. Hull form DDG51
   12. Wave breaking study, submerged lifting profile – DLR 2001: In collaboration with the German Aerospace Institute and in their facilities I have run a test campaign for the study of wave breaking on the surface of water induced by a submerged lifting profile at variable pitch and flow velocity.
   13. SEABUS-HYDAER – European Project 1999-2001: High speed tests of an innovative wing in ground surface piercing ekranoplane for ultra-fast transport.