Our people
Our founders and principal consultants are well connected with others to whom we can reach out as specific tasks demand.
Principal Consultant
Ian Loughran
Ian Loughran holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Birmingham and brings over 30 years of experience spanning process engineering, process safety, and HSE management across oil and gas, petrochemicals, and nuclear fusion.
Having worked on both sides of the engineering and safety divide — as process engineer, safety authority, project manager, and corporate HSE director — Ian understands firsthand the competing pressures that operators and designers face. His advice is grounded in practical experience rather than theory, and he is equally comfortable on the shop floor, in the project office, or presenting to a board.
His career spans an unusually broad range of technologies and environments, from North Sea offshore platforms and onshore gas terminals to Arctic LNG facilities and first-of-a-kind nuclear fusion projects. This breadth allows him to bring fresh perspective and transferable insight to every engagement.
PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT
Chris Lomax
An internationally experienced (24 years) lead process engineer and capable EPC project manager, business development and sales engineer. An excellent team leader with extensive energy transition, gas processing, flow assurance and process controls knowledge.
Extensive track record of leading multidisciplinary teams of engineers and support staff through energy development projects at conceptual, FEED, detailed design, construction and commissioning phases.
Chris is also on IChemE’s team of CPD assessors.
Broad Functional Experience
- Sectors: Chemical, O&G, LNG, Fusion areas, Food, Chemical, Refinery, O&G, Hydrogen, CCS, Offshore Wind.
- Expertise in Process Design, Pilot plant design and operation, Plant Engineering, Design HSE, Operational HSE, Commissioning, Engineering Management, Construction and Project Management Experience. Process Engineering, Controls and Instruments,
Electrical and Piping and layout project interfaces, HSE Management up to director level. - Good communication skills across all levels of organisations (from board through to operator /technician)
- Training / knowledge transfer skills – developing and delivering courses in process safety
- Understanding of engineering management systems and development and implementation of HSE / process safety management systems
- Regulatory experience presenting and justifying designs and plant operation systems to HSE and international regulators
- Consultancy and Report writing. Design reviews and due diligence.
- Training and coaching of junior and senior engineers.
- Access to wide networks of contacts.
- Legal compliance and (land use / environmental) Planning inputs
- Database, websites, coding experience. Open source platforms.
- Business Administration, book-keeping and project accounting
- Business Development and CMS, Marketing
- Tools, Templates, Calculations and Procedures.
- Value Engineering and Management of Change.