CURRICULUM VITAE

Name: Karl Gerhard Bolin

Address: Björnkällevägen 25,

S-183 60 Täby, Sweden
Telephone No: +46 (0)8 756 32 07

Place of Birth: Sollefteå, Sweden

Date of Birth: 16 December 1942

Nationality: Swedish

Passport/expire: 09491181 /     10 sep / sep 09

Status: Married, three children

Email: karl.bolin@telia.com

Drivers licence: A BE CE **

Home page: http://hem.passagen.se/poseidon

EDUCATION

The Technical High School in Härnösand, B Sc, Mechanical Engineering

1964

Military Service, Swedish Army, Sergeant

1965

The Royal Technical University of Stockholm, M Sc, Mechanical Engineering

1975

Danish Offshore School, Elementary Safety Course, Sea Rescue and Fire Fighting

1991

Norway, Basic Safety and Emergency Preparedness Training

1999

Swedish Scuba Divers Federation, Scuba diving certificate CMAS**

1975

Various courses in engineering, contract administration, marketing etc

1975-

PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENTS

Company / Position

Track Record

Period

ASSA, Eskilstuna., Engineer

Engineering of tools for the production department.

1966-1967

Silkscreen Maskiner AB, Stockholm., Engineer

Erection and service of printing machinery

1967-1968

Nomaco, Stockholm. Senior Engineer

Engineering of transport equipment, combat vehicles, rock drilling and sub sea drilling equipment etc.

1968-1976


 

EMPLOYED BY NEPTUN

Position:

Duties

Period

Project Engineer

R&D, Method development, project work / marine operations, marine equipment. Procedures and manuals

1976-

Engineering Manager

Head of Engineering Department. responsible for R&D, method development, project work/marine operations,marine equipment, personnel matters etc. In charge of Marine Procedures and manuals..

1978-

Sales Manager

Marine Contracting work, responsible for method development, estimation, bid assembly, contract negotiations etc.

1981-

Manager, Marine Contracting Department

Marine Contracting work, responsible for method development, estimation, bid assembly, contract negotiations, contract administration, project work, personnel matters etc.

1983-

General Manager, Neptun Engineering AB

Marine Engineering and Contracting work, responsible for method development, estimation, bid assembly, contract negotiations, contract administration, project work including operations, personnel matters, general duties as general manager, etc.

1986-

General Manager, Neptun Engineering AB and Neptun Heavy Lift AB

Marine Engineering and Contracting work, Responsible for method development, estimation, bid assembly, contract negotiations, contract administration, project work including operations, personnel matters, general duties as general manager, etc.

1989-

Senior Consultant, Neptun Heavy Lift

Marine Engineering and Contracting work, method development, project work/marine operations,marine equipment,

1999-


 

THE NEPTUN PROFILE

The Neptun Company have a comprehensive Track Record within:

-towage, harbour, coastal and world wide

-heavy lift transportation on flattop barges (Neptun have the current world record for heavy transports, the Gullfaks C Integrated Deck, 49,275 Mt)

-heavy and high lifts with floating cranes (HEBE 1, HEBE 2, HEBELIFT 3, UGLEN, STANISLAV YUDIN)

-salvage (Neptun was founded in 1871 and the leading salvage company in Sweden)

-laying of marine cables (KONTISKAN, GOTLAND 2)

-installation of heavy mooring systems


 

MAJOR PROJECTS

Project

Position/Scope of Work

Period

Transports of dredgers, ferries, j/u rigs, modules etc

Engineering Manager, Bid Manager, Project Manager

1976-1992

Transport on barges of pressure vessels Japan-P.G for Aramco.

Engineering Manager

1978

Wreck removal of more than 20 wrecks, Port of Spain, Trinidad

Engineering and Preparations Manager

1979

Lifting of floating dock for repair at West Coast Norway. Weight to be lifted 36.000 T

Bid Manager, Engineering Manager

1980

Load out, Transport and Mating of N E Frigg Control Tower using two floating cranes in tandem.

Bid Manager, Project Manager. Engineering Manager Development of manuals and procedures

1983

Malmö ferry terminal. Concept based upon using a flat top barge equipped with two ramps.

Bid manager, Project Manager, Engineering Manager

1983

Load out,Transport and Installation of two 2400 t trusses to Statfjord B Integrated Deck Fredrikstad / Egersund to Stavanger

Method development, Cost estimations, Deputy Engineering Manager

1979

Load out,Transport and Installation of two 2400 t trusses to Statfjord C Integrated Deck. Hamburg / Invergordon to Stavanger

Method development, Bid Manager, Project Manager. Engineering Manager. Procedures and manuals

1981

Load out and Transport of Statfjord B Deck (40.000 T) from MRV Yard in Stavanger to Vats.

Method development, Cost estimation, Contract negotiations, Deputy Engineering Manager

1981

Load out and Transport of Statfjord C Deck (42.000 T)

Method development, cost estimation, contract negotiatons. Member of the steering committee

1983

Statfjord B Loading Buoy, Load Out onto a submersible barge, Float off and Tow.

Engineering Manager

1982

Transport of Hutton Templates Japan- North Sea

Engineering Manager

1982

Load out and Transport of Gullfaks A Deck (42.300 T)

Method development, cost estimation, contract negotiatons. Member of the steering committee

1986

Load out and Transport of Gullfaks C Deck (49.275 T)

Method development, cost estimation, contract negotiatons. Member of the steering committee

1989

Transport and float off of the Salhus Caisson (3500 T) from the submersible barge GOLIAT 9.

Method development, Engineering, Project Manager

1992

Salvage of M/S Feederchief

Floating Crane operation. Engineering Manager

1987

Salvage of M/S Astrea using 5 lifting craft in combination.

Floating Crane operation. Engineering Manager

1992

Salvage of GOLIAT 17 that had sunk in the port of Naadendal, Finland

Salövage Engineer. Method development, Engineering, Commercial Manager

1990

Salvage of FINNBALTIC and push tug unit thet had turned bottom up.

Floating Crane operation. Method development, Engineering, Commercial Manager

1990

Salvage of SIMA 3 that had sunk NW of Hirtshals, Danmark.

Floating Crane operation. Salvage Engineer. Method development, Engineering, Commercial Manager

1991

TROLL B, MSF Transport and Mating Operations.

Senior Lead engineer, MSF Transport and Mating, Module lifting. In charge of Marine Procedures and Manuals.,Project Coordinator for MSF Transport and Mating. Module lifting. Operations Manager for MSF Transport and Mating

1992-1995

Salvage of M/S KREVA

Floating Crane operation. Salvage Engineer. Method development, Engineering

1995

Wreck removal of M/S SEKSTAN using 2 flat top barges for lift off until reaching deeper water.

Salvage Engineer. Method development, Engineering,

1995

Potable water transport Stockholm - Visby using barges for transport and storage.

Method development.

1995-1996

Risk handling plan Goeta Canal (in case of grounding in shipping channel).

Development of plan for salvage

1995-1996

Docking of SS P26 (ex ILIAD) on a submersible barge

Method Development, Engineering, Commercial Manager

1995

Salvage of M/S Gripsholm

Salvage Engineer, Calculation of stability, ground reaction forces etc. Assistant Salvage Manager during operation.

1996

Transport and Mating of Integrated Deck for TLP in UK sector., Study

Conceptual engineering.

1996

Salvage of M/S Koralle that was about to turn bottom up S of Varberg at the Swedish West coast.

Salvage Engineer. Method development. Calculation of stability, ground reaction forces etc Assistance to Salvage Master.

1996

Pulp wood transport in the Baltic Sea using a push-tug / barge system.

Development of system

1995-1996

Hibernia Topsides Load out, Transport and Mating operations.

Planning of operations. Development of Operations Manuals and Procedures. Support Manager (Structural work, sea fastening activities, final positioning etc) during preparation and operation in Canada.

1996-1997

Salvage of M/S SeaWind that had been grounded in the Stockholm archipelago.

Technical advisor

1997

SAGA/VARG Coflexip Stena Offshore Installation of sub sea buoy acting as support for the risers.

Engineering of the ballast system and sub sea operations. Deputy Installation Supervisor during installation

1997

ESSO/KVAERNER JOTUN FPSO Project

Coordinator for the DNV Classification activities. Assisting Operations Coordinator.

1998

STORA/ENZO Brazil Veracell Pulp Mill Project.

Conceptual proposal regarding a push barge system for coastal transportation of pulp.

1998

Royal Swedish Navy

Training of Salvage Superintendents

1999

Röda Bolaget / Salvage of M/S Bernati

Training of Salvage Superintendents

1999

Nordic Wind Power AB

Marine Operations Coordinator for installation of a Windmill Farm of 34 units offshore.

1999

Röda Bolaget / Skandia Insurance Co Ltd /Salvage of M/S ICE STAR

Technical advisor

1999

Röda Bolaget / Salvage of M/T Sirius

Salvage Engineer

1999

Nordic Insurance Pool for Merchant Ships

Lefture about methods for salvage of ancient wrecks

2000

Röda Bolaget /Removal of M/V Martina

Technical advisor

2000

Swedish Shipping Administration

Development of technical input for estimation of environmental forces during towage.

2000

Royal Swedish Navy. Removal of sunken Quay

Investigation and technical evaluation for removal

2001

Röda Bolaget / Port engineering

Engineeriing in connection with installation of a floating quay

2001

Röda Bolaget / Wreck removal

Technical advisor for removal of two wrecks

2002

Jumbo Navigation BV/ Heavy Lift Ship M/V Jumbo Vision

Independent surveyor in connection with transport from Sweden to US Gulf

2002

Impac Offshore gmbh / Load out and transport of 2400 t compressor module for the Snövit project

Up front engineering to be used for the design of the module.

2002

Master Marine a.s./ Development of systems on vesselt for removal of offshore platforms.

Design engineer, systems specialist

2002

Röda Bolaget / Oil removal M/V Albakor

Salvage engineer

2002

Jumbo Navigation BV/ Heavy Lift Ship M/V Daniella

Independent surveyor in connection with transport from Norway to West Africa

2003

Röda Bolaget / Salvage of M/V Nordvik

Salvage Engineer

2003

Röda Bolaget AB / Dredging Project in the Port of Gothenburg

Techcal assistance in connection with bid for marine services.

2003

Trimar Sterling Group

Assistance in connection with a large bid for oil pollution control equipment for Vietnam

2003

Trimar Sterling Group/Fortnum Oy

Marine system coordinator in connect a study for a new oil export terminal for S:t Petersburg, Russia

2004

Impac Offshore Gmbh/Kavala Oil

Marine Ops Superintendent for installation of a Drill Rig onto a fixed Platform in Agean Sea, Greece

2004

Impac Offshore Gmbh/Kavala Oil

Marine Ops Manager for Engineering/Construction/Installation of a fixed platform (Jacket type) in Aegan Sea

2004

 

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