Darren Thomas CEng MIChemE

Darren Thomas has a diverse work experience spanning over 24 years. Darren began their career as a Student Chemical Engineer at Gulf Oil in 1996 and later worked as a Graduate Chemical Engineer at Croda for two years. After that, they joined PB Gelatins UK Ltd as a Project Engineer for five years. In 2005, they joined Dow Corning where they worked as a Process Chemical Manufacturing Engineer and Commissioning Engineer for eleven years. During this time, they gained expertise in various process technologies and provided technical leadership to ensure production and quality targets were met. In 2016, Darren Thomas joined Navigator Terminals as a Terminal Engineer and was later promoted to Terminal Engineering Manager in 2017. Darren was responsible for leading engineering and maintenance works, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, and serving as a Certified Functional Safety Engineer for the site.

Darren Thomas CEng MIChemE completed their Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) degree in Chemical Engineering at the University of South Wales from 1994 to 1998. In addition to their academic qualifications, they have obtained several certifications to further enhance their skills and expertise. These certifications include being a Chartered Chemical Engineer from the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) since July 2021, Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification from the Lean Competency System in June 2021, Prince2 Practitioner Certificate in Project Management from BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT in October 2016, Six Sigma Black Belt from Dow Corning in July 2014, NEBOSH National General Certificate (with distinction) from NEBOSH in August 2004, Functional Safety Engineer in Safety Instrumented Systems from TÜV Rheinland Group in December 2019, and Tank Assessor EEMUA 159 from EEMUA in February 2018. Additionally, they recently obtained the Effective Alarm Management - Practitioner Level certification from ABB in May 2022.