MSE Management Team

Dr. Sib Akhtar Dr. Sib Akhtar's career spans a life time in the turbo machinery and oil and gas industry. He started with GEC, English Electric on the design, testing and troubleshooting of large steam and gas turbines. "For one particular project, I was involved in the design of an 1100 MW steam turbine generator, the world's largest ever built." He left GEC, English Electric with a solid grounding in the design and building of turbo machinery. This was follow by the University of Bath, Elliott Turbo machinery, Global Engineering Contractors and MW Kellogg, where he specialised in the application of large turbo compressors for oil and gas and LNG, NGL projects for onshore and offshore projects. "When I left Kellogg, I could see there was a knowledge gap in the industry" Sib recalls. "The application of compressors and turbo machinery in the oil and gas industry was not properly understood. These machines are vitally important for the operation and production for oil and gas in the fields, but because of their complexity in both design and operation, their full potential was not being realised. The knowledge and expertise that I gained from Kellogg, Global and Elliott formed the core of MSE and was a unique combination unavailable elsewhere." With the formation of MSE, operating companies were at last able to obtain independent advice on the design and selection of turbo machinery which have helped to optimise the process design. Large scale production facilities for oil and gas field and LNG projects are being built with compressor designs that were properly developed and optimised for each application.
Ana Sardinha Ana joined MSE in 2005 and rapidly rose through the ranks becoming a vital member of management team. Ana is the Administration Manager responsible for the day to day management of MSE including review of contract terms & conditions, HR, QA and Financial Control.
Richard Utley Richard brings to the team thirty years of experience in the gas turbine industry gained from roles at Centrax Gas Turbines, Brunei Shell Petroleum and Rolls Royce. Richard's vision for MSE is "to sustain the world class consultancy offered, over a wider range of services."
John Savage John has over 35 years experience of turbo machinery leading manufacturers including IR, Dresser Rand and Siemens, where he gained all round experience of compressor and gas turbine mechanical drives.
Dr. Jason Howard Jason has recently been promoted to chief engineer at MSE. Previous experience includes carrying out research for Rolls Royce in the starting of gas turbines. Jason has been with MSE for 3 years, executing projects for compression train revamps, new design, gas turbine analysis, performance monitoring, compression optimising simulation and dynamic simulation.
Derek Penny Derek joined MSE in December 2011 as Head of Business Development, although previously providing consultancy advice to the company. He has a BSc in physics from Glasgow University, an MBA from Dundee University, and 20 years senior management experience in both upstream and downstream oil and gas. He brings to the company strong strategic business development, general management and directorship skills, acquired with companies such as Shell, Kuwait, ABB and Tyco. Derek's role is to drive strategic business development and marketing, ensuring MSE's international growth and independent thought leadership positioning within gas compression systems and turbo machinery.