Working at Serimax

Edern David

Project Manager

Last year, Edern David spent eight months out of the office in his role as a welding engineer with Serimax. This year, he's been on the road a little less. Now a project manager, he's tasked with developing Serimax’s Singapore office.

Edern, who graduated in material engineering, joined the company in January 2005. He's excited to have the opportunity to establish the Serimax name in the Far East, where the pipeline market is expanding rapidly.

"It's been a fantastic experience already," says Edern. "I'm involved in every aspect of our offshore welding projects, something that wouldn’t happen in a much bigger company where one might have a much more specific responsibility. This is great for my career development."

"I also enjoy being exposed to a wide variety of working cultures in my role with Serimax – I've had to learn very fast, because people do business in different ways around the world."

During his time with Serimax, one project in particular gave Edern a great deal of satisfaction – the Kizomba pipeline in Angola, where he and his team achieved a 3.6% repair rate, against the projected 10%.

"There was a lot of research and development involved in this project, as we were carrying out automated welding in a deep sea environment for the first time. But the results were better than anyone could possibly have anticipated, and that gives you a lot of confidence in our ability to face almost any welding challenge."