Jan Vlasatik

Jan Vlasatik has extensive work experience in control systems, instrumentation, and engineering roles. Jan started their career in 2001 at SIDAT, spol. s r.o. as a Project Engineer, where they worked on upgrading a water treatment plant's control systems. From 2002 to 2004, they worked at SIEMENS as a Commissioning Engineer on the Maersk Oil Qatar project, where they programmed, configured, installed, and commissioned systems. Jan then progressed to become a Senior Project Engineer and Safety Systems Commissioning Engineer at SIEMENS.

In 2007, Jan joined SIDAT, spol. s r.o. as a Lead Software Engineer, where they played a key role in various projects for Maersk Oil Qatar, including test production, network upgrades, and wellhead installations. Jan also worked as a Technical Project Manager for SIEMENS, overseeing the completion of projects for Maersk Oil Qatar.

Jan's next move was in 2010 when they joined Maersk Oil as a Control & Instrument Team Leader. Jan then took on roles such as Senior Maintenance E&I Engineer and SCADA Engineer at Asset Engineering, where they contributed to the company's asset management and control systems.

Since 2017, Jan has been working at North Oil Company Qatar, initially as a System Engineer and later advancing to Control and Instrument Team Lead. Their most recent position is Control Systems Team Lead.

Jan Vlasatik's work experience demonstrates their expertise in control systems, instrumentation, and project management within the oil and gas industry.

Jan Vlasatik has a comprehensive education history. Jan obtained their Master of Engineering (MEng) in Process Engineering from the Czech Technical University in Prague, where they studied from 1993 to 1999. Prior to that, they attended Gymnazium Pardubice from 1989 to 1993, focusing on Math & Physics.

In addition to their formal education, Jan Vlasatik has also obtained various certifications. These include the GIAC Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional (GICSP) certification from GIAC Certifications, obtained in February 2022. Jan also holds certifications such as the Apollo Root Cause Analysis Methodology from ARMS Reliability (obtained in January 2016), the 4 Day World Class alarm Management for Process Safety Including Alarm Rationalisation from YF Asia (obtained in November 2014), and the Introduction To Production Facility Operations from PetroSkills | John M. Campbell (obtained in April 2014).

Furthermore, Jan Vlasatik has completed the SCADA and Process Control Security Summit from the SANS Institute (obtained in October 2013), and the Task Risk Assessment Course from IOSH (obtained in June 2013). Jan also holds certifications such as SCADA Security Advanced from Red Tiger Security (obtained in December 2011), Advant OCS Fireguard - DK114 from ABB (obtained in November 2011), and TUV Functional Safety Engineer from TÜV Rheinland Group (obtained in November 2011).

Jan Vlasatik has also completed the Design Process Safety Course - Operators from Ramboll (obtained in April 2011), the SIMATIC PCS7 System Course from SIDAT, spol. s r.o. (obtained in February 2006), and the Basic Safety and Emergency Preparedness Training from OLF (obtained in April 2005).