Norman is a process and mechanical engineer with more than 20 years of experience in the design of various types of storage facilities and equipment. He is the current convenor of the German working group NA 032-02-10 AA for “Installation and equipment for liquefied natural gas” under the umbrella of the German DIN Standards committee NA 032 for “Gas Technology”. Norman is delegated as German Expert to the European working group CEN/TC 282/WG 5 for the revision of the EN 1473 and to the international working group ISO/TC 67/SC 9 for standardization of “Production, transport and storage facilities for cryogenic liquefied gases”.