Bob Summers (Membership of Society of Operations Engineers, Chartered Institute of Personnel &

Development, Society of Underwater Technologies, Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of

Commerce)

Bob has been working in Automotive Engineering from the age of 17, starting in 1972 with the Royal
Electrical & Mechanical Engineers of HM Forces, qualifying as a Licentiate Automotive Engineer. His
military career of 13 years also saw him involved in training, everything from basic soldiering, vehicle
& plant repair skills and techniques and even Arctic and Mountain Warfare, including serving 9 years
as a Special Forces soldier and engineer in various parts of the world.

Most of his working life he has been been in a role that has enabled him to pass on skills and
knowledge to others. Employed in Supervisory and Managerial positions in the Automotive Industry
on leaving the forces in 1985, including running 3 major multi-national workshops in Oman, were
also combined with a training remit to develop new and existing staff for the industry.

A full time role in Training and Development came about in 1996 with the offer to take up a fulltime
teaching post at Aberdeen College. In 1998 was recruited by Kvaerner Oilfield Products, an Oil & Gas
industry company, specializing in Subsea Control Systems, to develop and implement a Training &
Competence program acceptable for its staff of over 600 and their client companies, a challenge he
could not resist.

In 2003 broadened his horizons and became an independent Training & Development consultant for
PMDS Ltd. Building a reputation for delivering training and development to the Oil & Gas industry to
the highest standards, with a wide portfolio in his client base for Training, Coaching & Mentoring to
achieve high levels of competence for clients staff and customers.

Out with his usual working routine he is also a Science and Engineering Ambassador (Scotland)
promoting the need for engineers and technicians for Scotlands industries, a frequent (Though
Unpaid) consultant to the European Economic & Social Committee for standardizing Vocational Skills
training and competence throughout the EU.