PAUL RICHARDSON
CV
Paul heads up the NM Group Engineering team. This team performs reliability and utilisation studies on existing networks or assets, as well as optimisation of new build lines. Paul also performs internal and external training in PLS CADD, PLS Pole and PLS Tower, as well as a more general suite of training covering all aspects of transmission line design and analysis. Paul is a chartered civil engineer (B Eng hons, CEng, MICE), and his previous experience includes more than 20 years of power-line engineering for National Grid plc. He is one of leading specialists on power line design and development. Paul was involved in the formation and development of the original Network Mapping Ltd from its inception as an R & D project in 1997. Paul is based at Network Mappings engineering office in Knaresborough.
Qualifications
BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering, University of Teesside 1996.
HNC Mechnical Engineering, Stockton & Billingham College 1987
• Professional memberships and courses
Chartered Engineer, Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (CENG MICE)
PLS-CADD (external PLSI), TPhoto (external 3DLM), TScan (external 3DLM), Realm (external OPTECH), Applannix PosPAC (external OPTECH) MicroStation (external Bentley), In-Roads/Rail (external Bentley), Project Co-ordinator - responsibility for CDM under 2007 revisions (external Thomas Telford), Managing Safely
Specialisation
Director of Engineering, PLS-CADD, Engineering, Overhead power lines
Expertise
Analysis of Transmission systems, networks and assets. Has performed reliability and utilisation assessments worldwide, providing engineering solutions to resolve reliability issues or to enhance system utilisation. Optimisation of new line builds, performed. Example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ6PxQEu-ds
Management and delivery of Network Mapping's data processing operations. Management responsibility for our QA systems and workflows.
Information Systems, System Architecture, Computer Networking, System Administration, Spatial data processing and analysis, data workflow creation and improvement.
Key project experience
National Grid Company 1988-2007
Design Manager (since 2002)
Project supervision and management Training and supervision of junior staff
• Reporting and administration
Project management and delivery for large LiDAR survey operations Development of large Overhead Line Construction projects (Anglo-Scottish Interconnector, Lackenby-Picton-Shipton, Salt End among others
NM Group 2007-2016
_Line optimisation of numerous connection schemes in UK.
Line optimisation of 1600km, 765kV new line build in India
• Line optimisation of 370km, 400kV new line build in Oman
Analysis and reporting for thermal uprating schemes for UKPN delivering 27% increase in capacity.
Thermal Uprating studies for National Grid UK delivering 17% increase in Capacity while identifying 350 reliability issues (Hard Infringements) and allowing targeted vegetation management for 3000km of 275kV and 400kV Circuits.
Condition assessment and recommendation reports for Westar (Kansas, USA) and SSE (Scotland).
Analysis and reporting for thermal uprating schemes and reliability assessments for FKEC (Florida, USA), CHGE (New York, USA) among others.
_Bushfire risk assessment, Ausgrid, Australia.
• Conductor Clashing study, Western Power, Australia.
Structural analysis and reporting of circa 50 towers in UK for increased loading.
Thermal assessment for reliability, utilisation study; including engineering
recommendations to increase capacity, Structural analysis and reporting for structures in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Thermal assessment for reliability, utilisation study; including engineering
recommendations to increase capacity, Structural analysis and reporting for structures in British Columbia, Canada.
• Reliability and Utilisation studies for Altalink (CAN), assessments of multiple codes,
including recommendations to improve reliability or increase capacity.
Reliability and Utilisation studies for Transgrid (AUS), assessments of multiple codes, including recommendations to improve reliability or increase capacity.
• Method 4 modelling of NES (USA) 69kV Network. Utilisation and Reliability assessments of the network including recommendations to improve reliability or increase capacity.
PLS CADD, Pole and Tower Training Courses
Open European Training in 2015, Knaresborough UK.
Open European Training in 2017, Berlin Germany.
Open European Training in 2018, Manchester UK.
Open European Training in 2019, Valencia Spain.
Training for TEIAS in PLS CADD and Tower, Ankara, Turkey 2015
Training for AXPO, Zurich Switzerland 2018
Training for UKPN, Reading UK. 2017
Training for Altalink, Canada. 2017
Training for GRDA, Pryor, OK, USA. 2011
Overhead Line Training for Saudi Aramco, London UK. 2017
Training for ELIA, Brussels, Belgium 2019
Training for Sag - Thepault, Metz, France 2019
On line PLS CADD Training for Ecuador Transmission Company 2021.
On line Open European Training, 2020
Open India Training in 2019, Chennai India
Training for Tasnett, Hobart, Tasmania, AUS 2016
Training for Ramboll. Copenhagen, Denmark
Training for SSE, Perth, Scotland, 2017
Training for Scottish Power, Glasgow, Scotland, 2017
Years with company - 14
Years in industry - 38
