MaqOil
Dr Maqsood Ahmed
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Dr Maqsood Ahmed, founder and owner of MaqOil.
Maqsood, known to his friends and colleagues as Maq (pronounced Mack), has over thirty years experience of lecturing, training and design in the oil and petrochemicals industries.
Following his PhD in 1983 from Swansea University, Maqsood taught at the Bright Star University in Libya and later at Leeds University in the UK. After this period in academia, Maqsood moved into the Oil and Gas Industry where he worked extensively from 1991 to 2000 with Sirte Oil Company, Libya, followed by 7 years with C-Mist, Edinburgh, UK based Oil and Gas Consultancy Company and Petrofac, Aberdeen. During this time Maqsood was responsible for preparing Training and Operational manuals pertinent to Oil and Gas Production, Processing, Refining and on the job training, worked on Training and Development projects for BP and developed a range of Technical and Operational Training materials to meet the requirements of professionals working in an offshore Oil Industry as well as providing Training and Competence assessment services to numerous Offshore Oil Companies, Maqsood joined Teesside University in 2009, having worked over 19 years in the oilfield industry
Edis Bowden B.Eng
Edis worked for BP (British Petroleum) for twenty years as a chemical engineer in design and operations before moving on to commissioning, training and quality assurance.
Since leaving BP, Edis has worked as a trainer and educator both in association with Maqsood and independently.