Asia Pacific and the Middle East

After starting his career in 1976 as a Marine Engineer with Nedlloyd Shipping and becoming a Chief Engineer with SMIT Lloyd on ocean towage, salvage and anchor handling vessels, Gerard joined the largest independent rig inspection business in the oil and gas industry in 1996 where he worked as a Senior Surveyor and Project Manager. During his time there, he mentored many surveyors and project team members.

In aligning the ModuResources group of companies, Gerard has been a driving force in knowledge management, helping to further build and strengthen the technical support group globally.

A UK-registered Chartered Engineer and a member of the Institute of Engineering and Technology, Pat holds a BSc (First Class, Honours) in Mechanical Engineering and is a time-served Marine Engineer with a BP Tankers cadetship.

Pat started his in the oil and gas industry in 1983. He has worked on drillships, semi-submersibles, jack-ups, production platforms and land rigs during his career as a Rig Mechanic/Rig Engineer.

Having worked as a rig surveyor from 2000, Pat moved into project management in 2004, progressing to Engineering Manager with a team of 75 engineers and designers based in Blyth, Northumberland, UK. Pat subsequently returned to rig surveying in 2012 as Technical Manager.

Progressing to operations and business management roles across drilling services, rig contracting and sales in oilfield equipment. Leon has worked broadly throughout the Eastern Hemisphere and has lived in several major locations for global oil and gas markets. Leon has also worked as an industry consultant, managing projects for several NOC’s and Independents, including several pilot projects in Africa, China and Russia. Leon has practical hands-on experience across the well construction life cycle in project management, engineering and optimization. As General Manager for the Asia Pacific and Middle East Region, Leon makes use of his valuable experience, skillsets and networks to enable the business and team members to grow.