Testimonials – Commissioning Training Courses, Workshops and Speeches

Commissioning Training Course
5 days – June 30 till July 04, 2012
Kish Island – Iran – PEDEC (Petroleum Engineering and Development Company)

Mr. Thomas Stuenkel categorized his practical commissioning experiences (success and fail stories) in this commissioning course. He simplified, integrated and presented his knowledge in an interactive environment. He involved participants in course content so that they were able to compare and complete their commissioning knowledge and to have self confidence and valuable ideas in commissioning.

The commissioning course in Kish Island was one of the best courses which I have ever took part in it.

Thomas, thank you very much for this valuable and remarkable commissioning course.

Hamid Reza Fahimi Manesh

Petromentor International Education (Beijing) Co. Ltd.

Dear Thomas,

Just a quick note to say thanks very much for the information I received at the commissioning course last month in Kish Island in Iran. As a process engineer who had done process design in engineering companies with no/minor information about commissioning at site, I must say you brought plenty of information to refer to and use in our industry. You helped us to realize our problems and provided us strategies/ways to solve them. I really enjoyed your presentation about the leadership as well, it was brilliant. In summary it was:

The most practical training I have ever received and well presented in a very friendly way by an excellent instructor.

Now all I have to do is to share the great knowledge and put it into action.

Best Regards,

Maryam Derakhshan

PEDEC (Petroleum Engineering and Development Company)

Pre-Commissioning, Commissioning & Start-Up ‘Express’ Training for Commissioning Managers
4 days – April 01-04, 2012
Narva – Estonia – Eesti Energia Õlitööstus AS

The training session at the shale oil plant was very useful. Useful and relevant information regarding the start-up processes was offered during the course. The information was delivered in a systematic and logical manner.

Thomas thoroughly covered start-up and commissioning activities; a lot of attention was given to human factors and how a single individual employee can affect the final result. There was focus also on leadership and motivation; it was quite an interesting to get feedback about commissioning manager personality skills ability. Leadership style assessment was interesting.

The lecturer complemented the information with real-life illustrative example cases, which helped understating the information delivered. The real-life experience examples of commissioning and start-up procedures were exceptionally helpful.

The knowledge obtained will be useful in everyday activities and will help avoid mistakes in future projects.

The training was conducted in a friendly atmosphere supporting amicable discussions and information exchange.

We recommend Thomas Stuenkel as an expert with strong background capable of conveying his knowledge to anyone interested.

We wish him success in his area!

Group Feedback

Eesti Energia Õlitööstus AS

I really enjoyed Thomas’s lecture on startup and commissioning. The knowledge he shared during the lecture can be used both when planning startup and commissioning and when performing these operations. The test in management style produced a good impression. I especially would like to emphasize Thomas’s skills as a speaker. He is capable of engaging an audience and presenting ideas in an accessible manner, while using examples from real-life projects and his own experience.

Thanks for the valuable experience.

Aleksandr Valtsev

Eesti Energia Õlitööstus AS

Conference “LNG Technology World Summit 2011″
2 days – November 29-30, 2011
Doha – Qatar – Fleming Gulf

We would like to state that it was indeed a pleasure to associate with Mr Thomas Stuenkel for a day-long workshop for the LNG technology World Summit – 2011 that was held in Doha, Qatar. Mr Stuenkel conducted a workshop on the theme "Commissioning, Leadership & Motivation For One Time Start-Up- Recognizing Your Leadership Style And Why It Matters". His workshop content reflected the current and emerging trends of present day business challenges and was very motivating for the participants. Mr Stuenkel's presentation skills coupled with interaction with each participant not only caught the rapt attention of the participants but also helped the attendees to understand the dynamics and importance of leadership issues. The workshop is vital for entrepreneurs and managers engaged in start-up operations of a plant to comprehend that deadlines may not be achieved without synchronization, inspiration and motivation of their respective teams. Fleming Gulf looks forward to associate with Mr Stuenkel for similar future endeavors to share and spread expertise with concerned stakeholders of the industry. We wish Mr Stuenkel success in all his endeavors.

Paul Ranjit for the "LNG Team"

Fleming Gulf Conferences

Before the workshop began, I had the opportunity to get a glimpse of the slides concerning the Workshop on “Leadership Style Assessment and the laws to it”. I instantly took an interest to attending it. Mr. Thomas Stuenkel, our Workshop Leader had a very dynamic personality being a Grandparent! ‘I would like to say, am so very happy I came to be a part of this!'

The Workshop was a very personalized presentation - a thorough, practical approach. I gained confidence after doing the “Self Evaluation: Leadership Style”. I recommend the Workshop as it is along the path of personal leadership skills - a perfect way to learn the strength of your concern for task in your management style and also concern for people and become more practiced, so as to take home the skills. I specifically liked it when Mr. Thomas interacted one on one with the audience making sure that each of them understand where they stand on the Ladder of Leadership and the potential they carry. Three ways I've benefited from this Workshop are: 1. Every can be a leader. 2. Gained a better understanding of my leadership strengths and the areas where improvement is needed.

This is the first program I've attended that I can honestly say that I've learned a great deal about myself and how we can work more effectively as a team. Mr. Thomas’s energy and experience of so many years proves that he is very dynamic even at the age of a Grandparent!

Shivani Jog

Fleming Gulf Conferences

Conference “Plant Commissioning & Start-Up 2011″
2 days – May 23-24, 2011
Bangkok – Thailand – Marcus Evans

Thomas presented a great session on Leadership & Motivation in a Commissioning Project at the World Engineering Congress in Bangkok!

Siti Aishah Zainal Abidin

Marcus Evans

Commissioning Training Course
5 days – February 05-09, 2011
Kish Island – Iran – NIOC (National Iranian Oil Company)

Kish Island commissioning course and workshop were extremely well presented and it was relevant to our work. After the workshop, graduates have good potential to setup commission team and helping their team members succeed in well workflow. Presented strategies were based on the real previous experience from various plants and it was reason to learn effectiveness. Alumnae have also learned how to use the available facilities to provide true policy to meet the earlier defined targets.

Thank you very much.

B. Khodaei