Management Team

After graduating from the University of Glasgow in 2011, with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Kerr started his career working in the Telecoms sector as a Site Engineer for May Gurney offering a variety of services to customers including maintenance, installation, and decommissioning of new and existing structures and telecoms structures all around Scotland. In 2012, Kerr moved to FoundOcean Ltd, starting as a Project Engineer, working out of the Marlow office. Management of multiple large-scale projects soon followed as did a move to Livingston to take over the mechanical engineering manager position. Following a three-year period as Projects Manager, Kerr assumed the position of Director of Operations and is responsible for all FoundOcean’s onshore and offshore operations. Kerr has directly managed some of FoundOcean’s largest projects, such as West of Duddon Sands, Solan, Martin Linge, Brent Bravo Lift Points as well as providing technical guidance and oversight on projects such as Hohe See OWF, Beatrice OWF, and East Anglia One OWF.

Andy began his career as a mechanical engineering apprentice with British Rail Engineering Limited in the 1980s. After completing his apprenticeship, he specialised in CNC machining and, later, CNC tooling design. In 2003, Andy relocated to Switzerland to work within a division of one of the world’s largest and most diversified speciality metals producers as European Sales Administration Manager before being promoted to European Marketing Manager. As Sales Director, Andy is responsible for FoundOcean’s business development in both the oil & gas and renewable energy sectors, as well as being responsible for the organisation’s marketing and communications policies. Andy has a degree in engineering design and change management from the Open University.

After graduating as a civil engineer, from Portsmouth University, Martin joined Wimpey Laboratories Ltd in 1983 as an engineer in their offshore group. When Wimpey sold off their Offshore interests, he moved with the company to FoundOcean. There he gained experience in grouting and cementing services, material development, inspection techniques using radioactive density gauges and structural surveying using flooded member detection (FMD) techniques. He became a Director and Board member in 2004. With 38 years’ experience in the offshore energy construction industries, Martin has been involved in numerous projects as diverse as Hutton TLP installation to the salvaging of the Costa Concordia cruise ship.

Hazel joined FoundOcean in mid-2016 and is based at our Livingston site. She has extensive International Oil and Gas industry experience, where she was previously Finance Director at Subsea 7, Forum Energy Technologies and V Group. She is Qualified Chartered Accountant and has an MA (hons) degree from Aberdeen University.

Paul began his career at Wimpey Laboratories in 1989 as a Contracts Engineer and was part of the business when it transitioned from Wimpey Geotech to Seamark Systems, working for those companies for 18 years. After a short time away he then rejoined FoundOcean as Operations Director from 2010-2016 and was involved in some fantastic projects such as the raising of the Costa Concordia and the many new wind farm schemes like Gynt Y Mor and NordSee Ost. Since then he has worked as an Offshore Client Representative on wind farms such as on Moray East, Seagreen and Zhong Neng. Paul originally did a BSc in Geography at the University of Glasgow, later adding a Master’s in Construction Management from Liverpool John Moores University.