Anyone who must identify, quantify and mitigate risks or help to make important decisions but lack the tools and knowledge to do so.
Keith Timms, P.Eng.Keith Timms has been a Process Engineer for 46 years and has worked in the chemical, petrochemical, oil and gas and oil sands industries in both the UK and Canada. Half of his career has been in Operations and he therefore has a good understanding of what actually works and what does not and how to troubleshoot problems. Keith is very practical and hands-on but also has a very deep understanding of engineering fundamentals which he likes to apply to all problems.
Keith has worked in many areas of Operations such as Utilities, Upgraders, Refineries, Tailings, Chemical Units, etc.
Working in Operations has given Keith a keen understanding of safety and this has resulted in Keith developing expertise in overpressure protection, relief scenario identification, HAZOPS and LOPAs. Keith has facilitated hundreds of HAZOPS and LOPAs as well as Risk Assessments and Event Tree Analysis.
Keith is a hands-on facilitator that draws out risks and hazards and also tries to make the sessions enjoyable. Clients include Shell, Syncrude, Suncor, Husky Energy, Nexen, IOL, BP, ConocoPhillips and Enbridge Pipelines.
Keith has also developed particular expertise in the hydraulics of many types of fluids in many types of applications including pipelines and networks.
Keith is a funny, energetic, positive instructor that enjoys working closely with clients to deliver innovative solutions. He believes in developing good rapport by listening and understanding goals and interests.
Keith is currently an independent consultant and has been a P.Eng. with APEGA since 1984.
Read More about Keith Timms, P.Eng. "Very Detailed. Examples and time spent on using tools were nice. Showed how to apply in real life. "
- SCM Analyst
"Provided a lot of course material that is helpful. "
- Facility EIT
"Perfectly delivered content with presentations."
- Process Safety, New Grad EIT
"Course was great - went in depth into a lot while skimming the surface on related areas. Organization was great, along with content/infrastructure. "
- New Grad - Sustainability and Social Engagement
"A good beginning looking over psychology, with more technical relevancy later. Good examples of differences between HAZOP, LOPA, DA and Root Cause Analysis.
Keith is enthusiastic!"
- EIT
"Organized, Efficient. It was good to know what goes into risks/making decisions."
- Land Analyst
"It underscores the importance of risk management and potential failures in the work place. The course was insightful and well organized."
- Reservoir EIT
"This course would be excellent as an introduction to someone entering safety.
Very pragmatic explanations of these topics."
- Innovation EIT
"Great overview into hazard identification and risk assessment which is very useful in STEM careers.
Keith is knowledgable with relatable experiences."
- GIT
"Great instructor. Knowledgable. Kept class interaction. Good introduction to risk and risk assessment methods."
- M & R - EIT
"Instructor is very knowledgable. Good overview for those who have never participated in a HAZIP, HAZOP or LOPA. Very detailed breakdown and things to consider to make them successful."
- Facilites EIT
"The course material started off basic and then got more advanced to the afternoon. I like that we were given resources to use.
Instructor was knowledgable, and funny. Great sense of humour. Keith knew his material and was passionate about the subject. I enjoyed the decision analysis example."
- EIT
"Instructor is very knowledgable and clearly has a lot of experience. Keith did a great job to lighten the mood and keep it interesting."
- Maintenance EIT
"Good content. Keith tried to keep it fun and interesting, but overall the content is dry.
Good information. Well said and easy to understand."
- EIT
"Good overview of risk analysis and introduction to Risk Analysis and mitigation."
- Operations Process EIT
"Thorough course starting from the definition of risk makes it a course for anyone, regardless of how much they know about risk."
- EIT
"Helpful course with lots of valuable info. Keith was a great instructor, very funny and knowledgable.
I found it a bit content heavy, but the group activity that we did was really fun/engaging."
- EIT
"Instructor was nice and knowledgable. More breaks would be appreciated."
- Development EIT
"Very knowledgable instructor! Lots of resources and materials provided for future reference.
Keith was very well paced, easy to understand and engaging. "
- Unit Contract Engineering
"Good pace. Keith uses simple examples to make understanding easier."
- Production EIT