Bob and Diane Moved
to UAE in Middle East

  click map to see where UAE is
   (UAE=United Arab Emirates)

Bob is Petrofac's "HSE Design Integrity" client lead for a gas processing project in Turkmenistan. Diane & Chai got to UAE after Bob, enjoyed walks to Al Qasba canal while at Golden Tulip hotel.

We have leased a top-floor condominium in Al Badai Hillside Village, Festival City in Dubai: see interactive city map, area map, local roads, satellite photo. Bob joined Sharjah Wanderers Sports and Social Club, looking forward to their Dive Club trips. We both attend Christ Church on Jebel Ali, the port city at the end of the Metro Red Line

Bob's mobile no. is +971 50 976 5961, Diane's is +971 50 970 0761: e-mails the same.


Sept. 2009 background on move: Bob's career took us from Houston in 1982 to Colorado, then to New Zealand 1983 -1989, Yardley PA 1990 - 1995, Washington DC 1996 - 2005 then back to Houston, principally to be there for Diane's parents who have now passed on.

Bob returned to EPC work in 2005, but then there was a significant downturn in 2009 (read his observations on transitions). His employer KBR had to do "Reduction-In-Force" - including Bob - in May. He put out his resume to 30-plus firms and agencies, stayed busy adding workshop area at home for carpentry & repairs, plus a project to replace church cooling tower.

August 2009 he had a video interview with Saudi Aramco to be HSE Lead for "Pipelines", then early September was asked by Petrofac and Mott MacDonald to come to UAE for interviews, resulting in a job offer as "HSE Design Technical Specialist" with Petrofac in Sharjah, U.A.E. Bob started Sept 23, then Diane & our Shih Tzu "Chai" followed a few weeks later.

Click on thumbnails below of pictures and maps of Sharjah and Dubai.
Map of Sharjah City Petrofac Tower A Mosque at Night Burj Dubai in morning
Aerial of Al Khan District Arabian Horse City Centre Mall Burj Dubai at evening