Key People
Dr. Caroline Roberts-Haritonov
Managing Director
BEng EngD ACGI CEng FIMechE
Caroline is a chartered engineer and Fellow of the IMechE. She is a Chief Consultant and Astrimar's Managing Director. Caroline has more than 30 years’ engineering and consultancy experience in the energy industry. Caroline’s technical expertise centres around reliability engineering, technical risk and integrity management, and technology qualification. Caroline has developed industry best practice and supported operators, suppliers and technology developers in their implementation, both in oil and gas and in the wider energy industry, including marine renewables, offshore wind, hydrogen and carbon capture and storage.
Dr. Lev Roberts-Haritonov
Engineering Director
BEng MSc PhD ACGI CEng FIMechE
Lev is a chartered engineer and Fellow of the IMechE. He is a Chief Engineer and Astrimar's Engineering Director. Lev has over 30 years’ experience in leading-edge engineering design and analysis, supporting key energy operators by providing engineered solutions including new equipment design, life of field extension projects and technology assurance. Lev also has extensive experience of engineering innovation, IP development, subsea equipment design and state-of-the-art analysis.
Brian Willis
Associate Director / Senior Engineer
MSc BSc
Brian is a Senior Engineer at Astrimar with a background in applied mathematics and chemical engineering. Brian provides reliability, technical risk assessment and technology qualification support, including development of bespoke reliability tools and analyses, with specialist expertise in well decommissioning. He was a contributing author of both the OEUK Use of Barrier Materials in Well Decommissioning Guidelines and the Well Decommissioning for CO2 Storage Guidelines
Steve Walls
Associate Director / Lead Engineer
MEng CEng
As Lead Engineer at Astrimar, Steve brings a wealth of experience in leading-edge, innovative engineering design, advanced analysis, and project management, primarily focused on the oil, gas and renewable energy sectors. Steve provides specialised reliability, engineering, design and analysis services across the entire project life cycle.
David Saul
Chief Consultant
CEng FIMarEST CMarEng FIIOM MBA(Tech)
David is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of IMarEST and IIOM with over 35 years’ Oil & Gas experience, focusing on new technology delivery and subsea equipment reliability. Much of his career has been spent in operators and tier-one suppliers, bringing a wealth of experience to the Astrimar team. As a leading figure in subsea reliability, David is part of the team supporting API7N and API7Q. He expertise also includes Obsolescence Management, AUV Standardisation of Subsea Comms, HIPPS, and Subsea Data Mapping.
Mark Worsley
Technical Authority & IMechE Mentor
CEng
Mark is a Chartered engineer with a wealth of experience in the subsea sector. He has spent the majority of his career working his way up to the level of subject matter expert in one of the top operators. He currently acts as a consultant for Astrimar, providing particularly valuable insight into legacy equipment and operations, as well as mentoring our junior engineers towards chartered status.
Martha Cruickshank
Finance & Business Admin Manager
Martha is a Financial Accountant with 30 years experience in Accountancy and Admin roles, primarily within the Oil & Gas Sector. With a keen financial mind, and the drive to always exceed performance expectations, she is responsible for Astrimar’s financial reporting and management accounts.