Curriculum Vitae
Eur Ing Dr Sean Moran C. Eng
Tel: +44 (0)1629 826482/ (0)7538 755797
Email: sean.moran@expertise-limited.co.uk
Web: www.expertise-limited.co.uk
LinkedIn: sean moran chemical engineer
Qualifications
CEng Chartered Engineer 1995
C.WEM, FCIWEM Chartered Waste Manager, Fellow of CIWEM 2021
FIET Fellow of the Institute of Engineering & Technology 2018
EUR ING European Engineer (FEANI) 2013
SFHEA Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy 2011
PhD Chemical & Environmental Engineering, University of Nottingham 2018
PGCHE University of Nottingham 2011
MSc Biochemical Engineering, University College London 1991
BSc Science and the Environment, Leicester Polytechnic 1990
Profile
Sean Moran is a Chartered Engineer with over thirty years' experience in process design, commissioning and troubleshooting, and more than twenty five as an expert witness. He started his career with the international process engineering contractors Purac (now Enpure) and Water Engineering Limited (now WABAG), and worked on many water and environmental engineering projects worldwide before setting up his own consultancy practice in 1996.
His specialist area is the design, commissioning of water, sewage and industrial effluent treatment plants and he has designed, commissioned and consulted on a vast range of projects, from individual residential plants and specialist industrial units through to large municipal projects across the UK, Europe and the Middle East.
Sean has also authored three textbooks on process and water treatment plant design and layout, and a dictionary of chemical engineering practice.
Key Areas of Expertise
Design, procurement and commissioning for national and international water, sewage and effluent treatment projects; hydraulic design and commissioning consultancy
Troubleshooting, remedial design and re-commissioning of water, sewage and effluent treatment plants for municipal and private clients.
Membership of UK Government Technical Advisory Panels in water and resource efficiency, environmental consultancy and biotechnology
Expert witness in contractual, tort and taxation disputes; expert advice/witness in insurance claims; technical assistance with planning objections; due diligence for mergers & acquisitions projects
Bespoke lecturing and training in water and process engineering
Examples of Projects Undertaken
Overseas Expert Instruction (Denmark): Advisory report to legal team relating to fire damage at an anaerobic digestion plant
Advisory Report for a UK loss adjuster relating to loss of containment and air pollution at a specialist metals processor
Overseas Expert Instruction (USA/Germany): Advice for a party to a contractual dispute over process design software development
Expert Witness Instruction for a UK client in a contractual dispute relating to refinery cooling water quality
Advisory report for a UK loss adjuster relating to loss of containment and water pollution at pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturer
Expert Witness Instruction from a party in a contractual dispute over dissolved air flotation design at a UK municipal potable water treatment plant
Overseas Expert Instruction (Italy): Advisory report for an international insurance loss adjuster over damage to the effluent treatment plant at a sugar refinery
Expert Witness Instruction from Defendant in contractual dispute over dosing design at a municipal potable water treatment plant
Overseas Expert Instruction (Israel): Advisory report for an international insurance loss adjuster over damage to a major municipal pumped storage plant
Expert Witness Instruction from Defendant in contractual dispute over sewage treatment plant at a residential development
Consultancy for international mining company on effluent treatment plant issues (Panama)
Overseas Expert Instruction (Israel): Advisory Report for an international insurance claims handler relating to a non-functioning process plant
CPR Part 35 Expert Witness Instruction from Defendant in contractual dispute to do with design, construction commissioning and troubleshooting of effluent treatment plant
Expert Overseas Instruction (Ireland): Advisory report relating to the nuisance radius for a housing development adjacent to a sewage treatment plant.
CPR Part 19 Expert Witness Instruction from catering industry business appealing penalties for breach of consent to discharge to sewer.
CPR Part 35 Expert Witness Instruction - for joint defendants, nuisance claim relating to discharge of trade effluent into a treatment plant at a business park
Multiple clients: consultancy on malfunctioning effluent treatment plants
CPR Part 35 Expert Witness Instruction: contractual dispute relating to design and construction of an industrial effluent treatment plant
Overseas Expert Instruction (Russia): contractual dispute relating to design of specialist water treatment equipment
Multiple clients: Production of Advisory Expert Witness Reports on problems with industrial and municipal effluent treatment plants
Various confidential private clients): Design, troubleshooting, modification and commissioning of packaged and custom designed sewage and effluent treatment plants in residential, municipal and industrial settings
CPR Part 35 Expert Witness Instruction - contractual dispute relating to design and construction of effluent treatment plant works
Overseas Expert Instruction (Austria) - contractual dispute relating to design and construction of produced water treatment plant works
CPR Part 35 Single Joint Expert Instruction - contractual dispute relating to completion of effluent treatment plant works
CPR Part 35 Expert Witness Instruction - hydraulics and drainage dispute, including evidence at County Court
CPR Part 35 Expert Witness Instruction from confidential client - taxation dispute relating to sewage sludge treatment
CPR Part 35 Expert Witness Instruction - contractual dispute relating to specification/installation of sewage treatment plant
CPR Part 35 Expert Witness Instruction - dispute relating to the operation of a municipal sewage treatment works
University of Nottingham, Super-Critical Water Oxidation Research Group: Outline engineering design of a super-critical water oxidation plant
EPC Groupe UK: troubleshooting and optimising effluent treatment at explosives manufacturing plant
PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP: Consultancy associated with water treatment industry and equipment suppliers, to inform a merger/acquisition transaction
Rawat Dar Al Handasa Iraqi: Hydraulic design and surge analysis for river intake structure, pumping station and twin 11km pipelines for Ramadi Water Treatment Plant, Iraq
UK Marine & Coastguard Agency via SLR Consulting Ltd: Development of a decision-making tool to be used in the response to coastal oil spills
Barratt Homes via Wilson Bailey Partnership Ltd: Troubleshooting problems with domestic sewage treatment plant, design and commissioning of solution
Colorcon Ltd: Troubleshooting problems with pharmaceutical effluent treatment plant, design and commissioning of solutions
The Kerrygold Co, Ltd: Technical expert consultancy supporting a planning objection to a sewage pumping station near a cheese distribution depot
Johns Water Services: Design of SWRO and MBR Plants for holiday development in Cape Verde
Campbell's Grocery Products: Design and procurement of industrial effluent treatment plant for a food production facility
SLR Consulting Ltd: Commissioning of two water treatment plants, troubleshooting of various water and effluent treatment plants, PCB treatment consultancy, Health Safety and Environment surveys
Alnwick Castle, UK: Hydraulic and process design of new water features for stately home
Envirowise: Provision of advice on environmental, water and effluent treatment matters to many hundreds of UK businesses on behalf of the government-funded Envirowise programme. 150+ site visits. Provided extensive advice on solid waste minimisation and handling, and landfill waste acceptance criteria.
Reabrook Limited: CPR Part 19 Expert Witness Instruction to do with prosecution under Water Industry Act
Astra Zeneca Pharmaceuticals: Design of effluent treatment plant, completion of HAZOP study
Jellyholm Water Treatment Works: Refurbishment of the existing drinking water filter station to two-stage DAF and RGF (£5.4M project)
Design of Riva Sewage Works, Turkey ($1.8Bn project)
Employment
1999-Date Expertise Limited Managing Director & Principal Consultant
2016-2018 University of Chester Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professor (part-time)
2011-2015 University of Nottingham Associate Professor of Chemical & Environmental Engineering (part-time)
1996-1999 M.P.S. Technical/Commercial Director
1995-1996 Birtley Engineering Senior Proposals Engineer
1993-1995 Purac (Now Doosan Enpure)Proposals Engineer, Senior Process Engineer
1991-1993 Water Engineering (Now WABAG)Projects Engineer
Memberships
Fellow, Institute of Engineering and Technology 2018-
Fellow, CIWEM 2021-
Editorial Board Member, Ullmann's Encyclopaedia of Industrial Chemistry 2017-
Senior Fellow, Higher Education Academy 2011-
Awards
Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professorship 2017
Lord Dearing Award for Teaching & Learning, University of Nottingham 2013
Exxon Mobil Excellence in Teaching Award 2012
Royal Academy of Engineering, Professional Development Award 2011
Relevant Training
Excellence in Report Writing Bond Solon 2023
Writing Expert Reports (Advanced) Prosols 2016
Successful Communication at Experts' Meetings ProSols 2014
Expert Witness Report Writing Expert Witness Institute 2013
Cross Examination Skills Expert Witness Institute 2013