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MEET YOUR SECTION CHAIRS

Let’s say hello to your Section Chairs for 2019/2020

Irish Section about the year ahead as we will have Engineering. He has provided
James McStravóg many excellent events that I hope our engineering consultancy services for the
James is a members will enjoy. I also hope to gas industry since 2012 and currently
Chartered Engineer expand where we hold our events to holds the position of Senior Engineer
with over 10 reach new audiences.” within the UK onshore team at ROSEN.
years’ experience Ben has recently worked on a range
in the natural Midlands Section of gas industry innovation projects,
gas distribution Jordan Rowbottom with responsibility for project scoping
industry. He Jordan has been and management, product design
joined McNicholas Construction working in the and testing, developing product and
in 2009 as a Graduate Engineer, gas industry for test specifications, and writing or
achieving Chartered Gas Engineer 15 years, having amending procedures.
status with IGEM in 2012. James started out as “During my year as Chair of the
is now Principal Engineer for Kier an Advanced North East & Yorkshire section I am
(previously McNicholas Construction), Apprentice to looking to continue to provide the
the main contractor for the three gas become a First Call Operative for drive, commitment and leadership for
distribution companies currently National Grid Distribution, back in our dynamic Section committee. We
operating in the North of Ireland. 2004. After six years in distribution, he have a strong schedule of events for
During James’ tenure as Chair, moved to National Grid Metering (I&C) the upcoming year, which include site
he’s looking to build on the success as a Technical Engineer, Asset Integrity visits, exhibitions, presentations, YPPC,
of the previous Section Chairs by Manager and Technical Manager. He and the charity dinner,” he said.
holding several events, including the worked in transmission for a short time
reintroduction of the Irish heat of the before moving to Squire Energy as Head North West Section
Young Persons Paper Competition of Asset Management in June 2018. Zenon Przybyszewski
(YPPC) as well as a technical visit or two. Last year, Jordan was elected Chair Zenon has 40
of the IGEM Young Persons Network. years’ experience
London, Southern & Eastern Section In 2016, he became an Incorporated in the gas industry.
Tom Vella Engineer with IGEM following He started within
Tom joined the gas completion of his degree with Open the distribution
industry in 2009 University and recently achieved conversion unit of
and is currently Chartered Engineer status. the South Eastern
a Policy Engineer He also acts as a mentor for several Gas Board, before it became British Gas
at SGN. During IGEM colleagues looking to secure South Eastern (BGSE). There, he spent
Tom’s decade in professional registration. Through his five years in designing and operations.
the industry, he has IGEM roles, Jordan hopes to increase The rest of his 20-year career with
held various roles, including designing membership amongst the younger BGSE was in distribution operations,
mains replacement work as a Planning generation of engineers in the Midlands first as a Technical Assistant on major
Assistant and delivering strategy for and across the UK, supporting them operations and development projects,
mains replacement with predictive in their careers and professional and finally as a Mains and Services
analytics as a Network Strategy Officer. development and helping them to make Supervisor. Since leaving BGSE, Zenon
He now writes management and the most of the fantastic events on offer has worked for a number of companies
technical procedures for emergency, through IGEM. such as McNicholas Construction, J
metering and distribution work. Murphy Group and Morland Utilities,
Tom is an active member of North East & Yorkshire Section mainly as a gas engineer. He is now the
IGEM and sits on various technical Ben Smith Gas Standards Engineer for Energetics
standard review panels. He also is a Ben is a Chartered Asset Management, bringing his
representative for the gas distribution Engineer with considerable experience to this role.
networks on the Gas Measurement an MSc in This is Zenon’s second year as Chair
Committee. Pipeline Integrity following Tommy Knott’s successful
He said: “It is an honour to chair Management and two-year term.
the IGEM London, Southern & Eastern a first class degree
Section committee. I am excited in Mechanical

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