Managing Director, Carjon-nrg.com and UK Partner for www.uk.energytechnologyplatform.com

With over 39 years in Oil, Gas & Energy, Colin has deployed specialist Well Service equipment and innovative technologies in Offshore & Onshore locations internationally, managed operations in high growth companies,  developed numerous technology companies (some through to acquisition) and became Managing Director & Vice President OPTIMA, A TETRA Company.

For 25 years Colin has also supported many conferences & exhibitions to share knowledge by establishing industry challenges and helping the organisers identify relevant abstracts, case studies and informative technology presentations, he is also the co-inventor of numerous patents.

Colin is a Contractor Advisory Council member of Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), former OEUK led ETF Task Force Steering group Vice Chairman, SPE Aberdeen Director, Offshore Achievements Awards (OAA) Judge, committee member of Energy Institute, Aberdeen, Highlands & Islands branch and member of The Chartered Management Institute , Society for Underwater Technology and past chair NASA in Aberdeen “Inspiring the Next Generation of 21st Century Explorers” collaborative Schools education project.

For his voluntary technical event support internationally and for “Inspiring the Next Generation”, in 2017, Colin received a “Distinguished Service Award” & became a “Distinguished Member” of The Society of Petroleum Engineers International (SPEI), in 2018 he was appointed a www.globalscot.com by the Scottish Government and in 2020 he received an “Award of Council” from the Energy Institute.

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