Our Team
Reuben Sunderland, Director
Reuben Sunderland is the General Manager of Hot-Tap Consulting. Reuben, an Engineering Manager with 25 years of oil and gas pipeline experience, has significant experience in pipeline intervention works (from concept to execution). He has been involved in projects that have examined / used:
- Hot-taps.
- Isolation plugs.
- Novel isolation techniques (ice plugs, stopples, etc.).
- Future-tap flanges.
- Mechanical and hyperbarically welded connections.
- Diver vs diverless intervention.
- Pipeline repair.
Reuben’s engineering management experience and skills allow him to converse with all relevant parties involved in the works, ensuring that the optimum design / method is selected and is executed flawlessly.
Associates
HT-C is also supported by a number of associates who bring specialist supplementary capabilities, in:
- Pigging
- Construction
- Pre-commissioning
- Materials and welding
- Flow assurance
- Process / Operations
- Technical risk and safety