CURRICULUM VITAE
NAME: NEWMAN, RICHARD JAMES
NATIONALITY: British
DATE OF BIRTH: 13.09.47
HIGHER EDUCATION:  Poplar Technical College, London
QUALIFICATIONS:
Combined First Class (DTp) Steam & Motor Certificate, with Dangerous Cargo Endorsement
Ordinary National Diploma (Marine Engineering)
Chartered Engineer
Certificate: Maritime Assessor/Lead Assessor (ISM/ISO 9001)
MEMBERSHIPS:
Member Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Ttechnology 
Member Society of Consulting Marine Engineers and Ship Surveyors
Member Energy Institute
EMPLOYMENT 
HISTORY:
 
1998 to date
Newman, Giles & Company Limited (formerly Gordon, Giles & Company Ltd)
- Director
Marine engineer consultant and surveyor. Providing advice to law firms, P&I Clubs,
underwriters, owners, charterers, repairers, etc., in marine disputes and casualties. Including
acting as expert witness in Court and Arbitration.
1996 - 1998
Vine Gordon & Company Limited
- Senior Marine Engineer
Skills and responsibilities as above.
1989 - 1996
Ugland Interocean Management Limited
- Senior Superintendent / Technical Manager
Technical management of a fleet of VLCC's, aframaxes, product carriers, reefer vessels, bulk 
carriers and roro car carriers.
1986 - 1989
Kuwait Oil Tanker Company
- Superintendent Engineer, Kuwait Office.
Managing tankers; ULCC's, VLCC's, product carriers, VLPC's, gas carriers
and offshore supply vessels.
1984 - 1986
Kuwait Oil Tanker Company
- Chief Engineer
Steam and motor ULCC's, VLCC's, product carriers and offshore supply vessel.
1982 - 1984
R. Pollard Associates
- Senior Project Engineer
Produced technical manuals for the offshore and onshore oil and gas industries.
1977 - 1982
Mobil Shipping Company
- Second Engineer
VLCC's, OBO's, shuttle tanker, product carriers and bulk carrier.
1975 - 1977
R. Pollard Associates
- Project Engineer - produced technical manuals for tankers.
1971 - 1975
Mobil Shipping Company 
- Third Engineer; Junior Engineer
 1964 - 1970
 Royal Mail Lines / Furness Ship Management
- Cadet Training Scheme
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