David C Dobson BSc MBA CEng FRINA
David’s career began in 1973 as a Ship Draughtsman with Swan Hunter Shipbuilders on the River Tyne, he quickly joined the management team taking up various positions in production, production engineering and project management. David left in 1993 and worked in Offshore, Engineering and Shiprepair companies as General Manager and Director. He joined Babcock in 2007 and is Programme Director for commercial marine and oil and gas.
Keith W Hutchinson BEng(Hons) CEng CMarEng FRINA FIMarEST FSNAME
Keith is a Ship Designer and Naval Architect, he leads multidisciplinary teams formulating design solutions for clients worldwide. Having worked in several Shipbuilding and Shiprepair yards on the River Tyne, he joined Swan Hunter Shipbuilders in 1990, and in late 1994 Armstrong Technology, now Babcock. Keith has published over forty technical papers etc. and given many public presentations, and he is a member of numerous technical committees.