LUKE JOHNSON

Curriculum vitae / October 2026

Career & qualifications.

16 years at the interface between Chemical Engineering, industrial software and digital product development. A readable summary of my latest CV, with a downloadable PDF below.

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Professional profile

Chemical Engineer and engineering manager with 16 years’ experience in the Oil and Gas sector, progressing from hands-on simulation and software development into product delivery, solution architecture, people management and engineering leadership.

Experience spans requirements, technical and commercial proposals, planning, multidisciplinary delivery, acceptance testing and long-term customer support.

Core competencies

Management & leadership

Engineering management · People and team leadership · Digital strategy and roadmapping · Product development · Project and delivery management · Solution architecture · Stakeholder management · Recruitment and mentoring.

Customer & commercial

Technical sales · Prioritisation and business value · Account management · Customer engagement · Requirements definition · Technical and commercial proposals · Costing and estimation · Customer training and support.

Technical & domain

Industrial software · Dynamic process simulation · Digital twins and operator training simulators · Chemical and Process Engineering · Unity, 3D and XR · PLC, SCADA, DCS and OPC · Process control and instrumentation · AWS and cloud deployment · AI-assisted development with Cursor, Claude Code and OpenAI Codex.

Employment

Technical Simulation Consultants Ltd (TSC)
September 2008–approximately October 2009; July 2010–4 October 2026.

Additional responsibilities: Sales and Marketing team, 2015–4 October 2026.[1]

Development Manager

April 2026–4 October 2026

  • Led the wider engineering software function across simulation, 3D/XR, cloud and web-based digital platforms, retaining technical involvement.[2]
  • Scoped development, reviewed estimates and timescales, and planned resources against technical and commercial priorities.
  • Introduced milestone-based delivery with defined requirements, outcomes and acceptance testing.
  • Managed development as a costed resource and identified engineering capability gaps for prioritised digital initiatives.
  • Led development of an AWS-hosted eLearning and XR content-delivery platform incorporating AI-assisted authoring, WebXR, LMS integration and cloud-delivered simulation.

3D Development Manager

July 2018–April 2026

  • Led TSC’s 3D Studio: priorities, resource allocation[2], mentoring, recruitment and delivery across concurrent projects.
  • Product Owner and solution architect for Virtual Plant and immersive learning products integrating dynamic simulation, Unity, control-room systems and cloud delivery.[3]
  • Technical and commercial lead for the Siemens COMOS Walkinside reseller relationship.
  • Managed key customer accounts including Halliburton[4], Centrica Storage[5] and Liberty Steel[6], from early opportunities through delivery, support and follow-on work.
  • Led BP’s Walkinside-based Immersive Training Simulator with Siemens and the UKRI-funded Liberty Steel rolling-mill digital twin[6], coordinating simulation, 3D and partner delivery.
  • Supported requirements capture, solution definition, demonstrations, proposals[3] and international exhibitions.[7]

Senior Simulation Engineer

July 2014–July 2018

  • Project Lead and Account Manager for the Centrica Storage full-site Operator Training Simulator: proposals, customer engagement, delivery and support for the UK’s largest natural-gas storage facility.[8]
  • Lead Engineer for the TPS200 Three Phase Separator training system, spanning R&D, equipment and instrumentation selection, PLC programming, SCADA and emergency-shutdown testing, commissioning and customer training.[9]
  • Delivered and maintained international training systems combining field engineering, simulation and automation.[9]
  • Joined TSC’s Sales and Senior Management teams in 2015.

Simulation Engineer

July 2010–July 2014

  • Developed compressor-station and gas-storage simulations commissioned by AMEC, including transmission studies for National Grid, transient response and compressor-surge assessment.[10]
  • Developed pipe-friction and pressure-drop modelling within TSC’s C-based simulation platform, combining fluid mechanics, spreadsheet comparisons and a configurable flow item.[11]
  • Delivered the first Centrica Storage Methanol Recovery Operator Training Simulator, enhancing thermodynamic and fluid-dynamic modelling for binary distillation.[12]

DIS Placement Student

September 2008–approximately October 2009

  • Rebuilt models for the TSC7 generic simulation range from the ground up, using standardised approaches to valves, pumps, vessels and pipes while retaining the original learning objectives.[13]
  • Rebuilt and enhanced natural-gas treatment, separation, compression and process-control simulations with experienced engineers and subject-matter experts.[13]

Education & professional development

  • BEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering, Loughborough University with Placement (DIS), 2006–2010.[14]
  • IChemE Associate Member, working towards chartership and CEng.[15]
  • PMP certification, in progress.[16]
  • ILM Level 3 Leadership and Management.[17]
  • Full UK Driving Licence.

Earlier education

South Cheshire College

A levels · Approx. Sept 2004 — Approx. Jul 2006

Maths, Further Maths, Chemistry and Physics.

Clough Hall Technology School

GCSEs · 1999 — 2004

Maths, English, Science (Double Award), Metalwork, Electronics, Graphics, History and Geography, plus GCSE Astronomy in Year 10.

References

  1. Sales and Marketing at TSC — Technical sales, opportunity management, proposals, account management, CRM ownership, marketing, events, installation, support and customer training alongside my engineering roles. ↩

  2. XR Training — Leadership of the 3D Studio, product priorities, multidisciplinary software development and multiplatform delivery. ↩ ↩2

  3. Interactive Virtual Plants — Product ownership, solution architecture, requirements, proposals and integration of simulation, Unity and control-room systems. ↩ ↩2

  4. Halliburton — Customer relationship and programme ownership across well-test training and FloConnect engineering verification. ↩

  5. Centrica Energy Storage — A sustained customer relationship spanning simulation development, project delivery, acceptance and support. ↩

  6. Liberty Steel Stocksbridge — Rolling-mill digital-twin development within InTiFi, including customer and partner relationships and multidisciplinary engineering leadership. ↩ ↩2

  7. ABB Offshore Europe — Project leadership and delivery of a working virtual-plant demonstration and control-system integration at an international exhibition. ↩

  8. Centrica Easington Operator Training Simulator — Proposal and scope ownership, simulation development, coordinated delivery, testing, installation, training and support. ↩

  9. TPS200 Three Phase Separator — Product development, equipment and instrumentation, PLC/SCADA integration, shutdown testing, international commissioning and customer training. ↩ ↩2

  10. AMEC simulation studies — Compressor-station and gas-storage modelling, transient studies and compressor behaviour, with links to individual study projects. ↩

  11. Pipe-friction and pressure-drop modelling — Fluid mechanics, spreadsheet validation and implementation of a configurable flow item in TSC’s C-based simulation platform. ↩

  12. Centrica Methanol Recovery — Development, thermodynamic modelling, testing and delivery of the methanol-recovery training simulator. ↩

  13. TSC7 generic simulation redevelopment — Placement work rebuilding process models using standardised equipment modelling, testing and collaboration with experienced engineers. ↩ ↩2

  14. Chemical Engineering at Loughborough — Degree history, study subjects, design and research projects, and industrial placement. ↩

  15. IChemE Chartered Member information — Qualification information for the chartership route. My current status is Associate Member, working towards chartership and CEng. ↩

  16. PMI Project Management Professional certification — Qualification information for PMP certification, which is currently in progress. ↩

  17. ILM Level 3 Leadership and Management — Official qualification information covering leadership, team management and workplace management skills. ↩