Mike Wyllie

Research Associate

Mike Wyllie is a highly experienced Technology Director specialising in floating production systems and renewable energy. He is well known and respected in the offshore industry through his involvement in many challenging global projects for a broad range of clients, and his previous position as Technology Director with a leading international contractor.

Since 2010 he has been driving strategy for diversification from oil & gas projects into offshore LNG and renewable energies. He has successfully directed teams to use their existing core skills to develop innovative new technologies for offshore renewable energy and create effective business plans to commercialize these.

He holds a BSc in Chemical & Process Engineering from Herriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, UK and is a Fellow of the UK Institution of Chemical Engineers.

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