WEBINAR: Human-Centered Shipbuilding

Wai Kwong Chan CEng CMarEng FIMarEST

Technical Project Advisor

Wai Kwong Chan has over 40 years of experience in all aspects of the Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) supply chain and newbuild ship projects. He has lived and worked in 7 different countries, including South Korea, one of the world’s largest shipbuilding nations.

He obtained his BTEC HND in Marine Engineering and completed his cadetship at South Shields Marine & Technical College. He gained hands-on experience sailing on LNG Carriers, rising to the rank of Chief Engineer Officer over the span of 14 years.

Once ashore, he took on roles as an Engineer Superintendent in charge of the technical management of bulk carriers, chemical tankers and LNG carriers. He also served as Marine Manager Advisor where he established a private LNG port by executing material contracts for marine services and drafting port operating procedures. 

His more recent roles include Site Commissioning Manager, Charterer’s Project and Site Manager and Charterer’s Technical Representative, where he oversaw new build LNG Carriers, LNG Bunker Vessels, LNG Bunker Barges, Suezmax Crude Oil Shuttle Tankers with Dynamic Positioning and Dual Fueled Very Large Crude Oil Carriers.

He is currently Technical Project Advisor with a major energy company.

Dr Rodrigo Perez PhD, MSc, MBA, CEng, CMarEng

Software Engineering Senior Director (Marine), Siemens Digital Industries Software

PhD, MSc, MBA, CEng, CMarEng, FIMarEST, FSNAME, FRINA

Dr Perez holds both PhD and MSc in Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering. He has also completed an MBA and several postgraduate programs in Shipbuilding, Maritime Transport and Executive Management.

He is currently Senior Director for Software Engineering at Siemens Digital Industries Software. He previously worked at Siemens as Global Portfolio Development Director.

Combining his activity in the industry, he is a professor in the Marine Engineering School of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM).

He has published several books and written more than one hundred technical papers about marine engineering.

He is member of the Committee on Education in Engineering (CEIE) of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO) and President of the Spanish Association of Marine Engineers (Madrid Branch).

Nick Potter

Senior Industry Advisor

Nick is a fellow of IMarEST and a fellow of the institute of chartered shipbrokers. He obtained an honours degree in mechanical and marine engineering and a masters degree in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering following a short seagoing career. Nick is immediate past Chairman of the Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) and until recently head of Shell’s shipping and maritime organisation in APME. Nick has sat on several international advisory panels on maritime decarbonisation and recently co-chaired an international advisory panel that developed on the future of maritime talent.