Building Bridges in Analytics & Engineering
Meet Tom and Kieran !
Growing the Pontem Analytics UK Team
As Pontem Analytics continues to grow, we're investing in building a team that blends deep technical knowledge with the agility and creativity needed to solve today’s complex engineering challenges. Our UK team is expanding with two exceptional engineers who bring not only strong academic and industry experience, but also a real passion for innovation at the intersection of chemical engineering and digital technology.
Please join me in welcoming Tom and Kieran to Pontem Analytics!
Welcoming Tom to Pontem! Analytics
In 2020, as the world adapted to the challenges of a global pandemic, I was stuck into my MEng in chemical engineering at Imperial College. Thankfully, with five housemates and a solid support system, I managed to keep my head above water. In the middle of the intensity of a complicated final-year group design project, I met my partner in a moment that brought some much-needed calm to an otherwise chaotic time. Not long after, an intriguing email from a professor landed in my inbox. It was about a role at Wood as a ‘Graduate Flow Assurance Engineer.’ A quick dive into the field revealed its importance: ensuring the safe and profitable production of oil and gas globally. Naturally, I was intrigued – though at the time I didn’t realise quite how many of the fluid mechanics lectures I would have to revisit.
Starting off
What followed was a tricky interview (my thanks to Anthony Harris for the grilling!), which led to my adventure into flow assurance. My first few years saw me diving headfirst into challenging projects, from concept scopes and master planning for mega projects in the Middle East, to collaborating with major operators like Aramco, BP, and Shell. I quickly learned that much of flow assurance is, well, “assuring the flow.” My early career not only expanded my technical expertise but also took me to places like Nice and Saudi Arabia for conferences and workshops.
New tools and ideas arise
I became focused on providing a strong technical foundation while integrating new ideas and efficiency boosting using new tools that I could develop quickly with access to things like AI. The new generation of engineers have a vast quantity of tools at their disposal, and they can be extremely powerful when combined with technical excellence.
Looking to the future
Now, at Pontem Analytics, I’m excited to bridge the gap between data and discipline. By leveraging digital tools, online monitoring systems, and machine learning algorithms, I’m here to assure our clients that it will flow—and flow well! Alongside this, I will be developing further my technical knowledge, producing tools and methodologies to efficiently complete flow assurance and production chemistry projects. That all sounds exciting enough in itself and working alongside such a talented team really is the cherry on top, I can’t wait to see what we can achieve together.
Welcoming Kieran to Pontem!
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Hi, I’m Kieran - a chemical engineer with a deep interest in solving complex problems, and a toolkit that blends engineering fundamentals with digital innovation.
I began my career at the University of Leeds, where I completed both my MEng and PhD in Chemical Engineering. My doctoral research focused on compartment modelling; capturing the physical dynamics of engineering systems and developing models that reflect their behavior. I implemented this framework into my first scalable digital project, CompArt (paper pending!). That strong foundation in first-principles thinking continues to guide my work today.
Throughout my industrial career, I’ve found that combining solid engineering understanding with the right digital tools can unlock entirely new ways to approach problems. Whether it’s automating workflows, extending legacy systems, re/building simulation frameworks & predictive models, or integrating systems, I use programming to extend and amplify chemical engineering.
That’s what drew me to Pontem. The team here is solving real-world problems at the intersection of engineering and technology. From flow assurance to energy systems and beyond, there’s a clear appreciation for technical depth and a shared belief that digital tools can make good engineering even better.
Since joining, I’ve already had the chance to work on projects where well-informed interventions can create big operational wins. I’ve also had the privilege of learning alongside experts in flow assurance, which has rapidly expanded my perspective.
With a strong foundation in chemical engineering and a wide-ranging programming skillset, I’m excited to contribute to Pontem’s mission: delivering smarter, more efficient engineering solutions — from design through to operations.
Looking forward to what’s ahead.