Gavin Smith

Gavin Smith (FIChemE) is a graduate from the University of Melbourne in Chemical Engineering. Having started off as a Winemaker, has spent the last 22 years based in Europe (when not in the Middle East or North Africa!) as a Professional Chartered Engineer working in Engineering Management, EPC and technical consulting across the Food/beverage, Pharmaceutical/Biotech, Energy (Hydrocarbons) and Wastewater industries. Former Chief Process Engineer for AMEC upstream Oil and Gas, now working within the Pharmaceutical and Biotech sector.

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Gavin Smith01/02/2022
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Travel tips for Engineers living out a suitcase

Having spent the last few months in a B&B waiting for our house build to be completed, it brings back…
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Gavin Smith02/11/2021
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Pound the facts and not the table

With the recent Labour and Conservative conferences concluding, very little new of substance was heard from the Conservative conference; however,…
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Gavin Smith06/09/2021
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A sobering reminder for a doomed failure

With the UK hosting the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow later this year, it was curious to see…
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Gavin Smith16/06/2021
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Relying On Undiscovered Technology To Reach Zero Emissions?

I was bemused by the interview in May of US Climate Envoy, John Kerry and his statement pining the hopes…
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Gavin Smith29/04/2021
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Could free speech cost you your job?

“Goodreads” will return you over 400 quotes about freedom of speech – so I am not going to repeat them…
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Gavin Smith26/03/2021
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Cracks in the Pipeline

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go. Oscar Wilde… And so, we see a changing of President…
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Gavin Smith15/12/2020
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The not so common sense behind conspiracy theorists

As 2020 draws to a close, the end of the strangest year I can remember is almost at an end.…
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Gavin Smith31/10/2020
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Which status is which?

I received an email recently in my Junk email box recently. It was: From: XXXXXXSent: XXXXXXTo: XXXXXXXSubject: One last try Hi Gavin, I've tried to…
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Gavin Smith13/07/2020
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Does what engineers do in the present, and have done in the past, cause prejudice against us in the future?

One of my favourite authors in Mark Twain was quoted as saying “History never repeats itself but in rhymes”. In…
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Gavin Smith23/04/2020
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Profit before patient safety and health?

With Covid-19 (rightly) taking people’s attention, one recent article on the BBC tended to take a somewhat low profile. An…
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Gavin Smith

Travel tips for Engineers living out a suitcase

Pound the facts and not the table

A sobering reminder for a doomed failure

Relying On Undiscovered Technology To Reach Zero Emissions?

Could free speech cost you your job?

Cracks in the Pipeline

The not so common sense behind conspiracy theorists

Which status is which?

Does what engineers do in the present, and have done in the past, cause prejudice against us in the future?

Profit before patient safety and health?

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