Peter F Cranston

About the Author. Peter Cranston CEng, MIMechE, PMP, DTM has been a Project Engineer for over 30 years. After graduating from Edinburgh University with a BSc in Mechanical Engineering in 1981 he initially worked offshore as a remotely operated vehicle, ROV, pilot. His first real Project Engineering role was for a company building sub-marines for the tourist market which he describes as a Boys own adventure in the Caribbean. He has worked for main engineering contractors in a Projects role for...See more

About the Author. Peter Cranston CEng, MIMechE, PMP, DTM has been a Project Engineer for over 30 years. After graduating from Edinburgh University with a BSc in Mechanical Engineering in 1981 he initially worked offshore as a remotely operated vehicle, ROV, pilot. His first real Project Engineering role was for a company building sub-marines for the tourist market which he describes as a Boys own adventure in the Caribbean. He has worked for main engineering contractors in a Projects role for the majority of his career on a variety of topsides, drilling facilities and subsea projects ranging from multiple modifications programs through to off-shore modules and subsea tiebacks. As a member of Toastmasters International for 11+ years he gained the highest award of DTM and as area governor managed 5 toastmasters clubs in Scotland. A portion of the communication and leadership skills developed at toastmasters has influenced the soft skills section of this book. Peter enjoys his current role of training and coaching the new generations of project personnel and seeing both their skills and confidence improving. He is married to Gwendoline, has two grown up children and lives south of Aberdeen, Scotland. See less