Deep Vaid
About Deep Vaid
Deep Vaid is a Senior Specialist Engineer in ROV/Subsea Intervention at Aker Solutions, with extensive experience in subsea operations and engineering roles across various companies worldwide.
Professional Experience at Aker Solutions
Deep Vaid has been serving as a Senior Specialist Engineer (ROV/Subsea Intervention) at Aker Solutions since 2014. In this role, he is involved in extensive interface work with product engineers and designers to oversee design aspects of intervention and ROV operation. His responsibilities include utilizing 3D simulation software with CAD models to ensure precise verification of all ROV and Subsea operations, thereby significantly reducing design flaws and project costs. He also prepares and presents documented reports directly to clients, assessing the feasibility of various tasks based on ISO, TR, API, or client-specific specifications.
Career in Offshore and Subsea Operations
Deep Vaid has accumulated extensive experience in offshore and subsea operations through various roles across multiple companies. He worked as a Senior Offshore Construction Supervisor at TechnipFMC in Singapore for two months in 2021, and as a Shift Supervisor (Bridge) at Ocean Installer AS in the United States from 2013 to 2014. His earlier experience includes working as a Subsea Supervisor/Assistant OM at Island Offshore in Norway in 2013 and as an ROV Project Superintendent at Saipem from 2011 to 2012. His career also includes positions such as ROV Supervisor/Superintendent at Helix Energy Solutions Group (Canyon APAC) in the UK, India, and Singapore from 2010 to 2011.
Work with ROVs in Global Roles
Deep Vaid's extensive background in ROV operations is highlighted by his work with multiple global companies. From 2006 to 2010, he served as ROV Superintendent/Senior Supervisor at DOF Subsea Norway AS in a worldwide capacity. He also worked with Integrated Subsea Services Ltd as an ROV Supervisor in Trinidad and Tobago from 2005 to 2006, and with UKPS in a similar role for two years worldwide. His long-term commitment to ROV operations began at Maris Subsea from 1997 to 2002, where he was an ROV Supervisor, and earlier at Fugro from 1991 to 1997, starting as an ROV Trainee Pilot and advancing to Supervisor level.
Early Career and Diverse Roles
Before his extensive involvement in ROV and subsea operations, Deep Vaid's career began with roles in the aviation and service sectors. He worked as an Air Traffic Agent at Servisair (Air UK ground) in Aberdeen, United Kingdom from 1990 to 1991, and as a Trainee First Officer and Flight Operations Assistant at Business Air Ltd (now BMI Regional) in Aberdeen from 1989 to 1990. These diverse roles provided a solid foundation for his subsequent career in the subsea and offshore industry.
Educational Background
Deep Vaid has pursued diverse educational paths that have equipped him with a solid foundation for his career. He attended the KBA Training Center in Singapore for a short course in 2013. Prior to this, he studied at the Sierra Academy of Aeronautics in California, USA, from 1988 to 1989. His earlier education includes two years at Heriot-Watt University Malaysia from 1986 to 1988, and sixteen years at Aberdeen Grammar School in the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1986.