Our Lead Engineer
Rotating Equipment and Mechanical Specialist
- An Independent Rotating Equipment Specialist and Chartered Mechanical Engineer with over 33 years of global experience delivering high-risk, mission-critical rotating machinery solutions across the Oil & Gas, Power Generation, Hydrogen, and Renewable Energy sectors..
- Rick Jackson (MSc, CEng (Hons), MIMechE, MBA) has led rotating equipment engineering on major projects for Shell/QGC, Origin Energy, Siemens, Single Buoy Moorings — spanning gas turbines, centrifugal and reciprocating compressors, screw compressors, reciprocating engines and high-pressure pumps. His track record includes resolving a dry gas seal fault across eight centrifugal compressors that had been costing $1.5M per day, and supporting root cause failure investigations, vibration diagnostics, and reliability improvement programs on critical assets worldwide.
- Pelham Engineering Consultancy provides independent senior mechanical advisory services, engineering review, and technical assurance for complex rotating equipment systems — backed by hands-on experience across FEED, detailed design, installation & commissioning, operations, and failure recovery.
- Member of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (Chartered Engineer), currently completing a PhD in diesel-hydrogen, dual-fuel engine combustion.