Tomir Pietkiewicz holds a Master of Science degree in Naval Architecture from the Gdansk University of Technlology and has 20 years of shipbuilding and structural engineering experience, with a background in design, classification and technical advisory. He begun his engineering career in hull design department of Gdynia S.A. shipyard, performing design of the hull structures, new building supervision and structural analysis. He worked as designer and a manufacturing support engineer of the GE aircraft engines rotating parts from 2003 to 2005. From 2005, Tomir worked in DNV's Maritime Classification as hull approval engineer where he was tasked with verification of building of new ships and conversions. As of April 2007, he moved to Germanischer Lloyd in Hamburg and joined GL's Engineering Advisory division. During his work for GL and later DNVGL as Principal Engineer, among other tasks, he was performing structural strength and vibration analysis, preliminary ship designs, damage investigations, adaptive shaft alignment analysis, vibration measurements and consultancy / verification of many new concepts in shipbuilding industry. Tomir was also appointed as tutor and trainer of the GL Advisory engineering team in Shanghai where he spent 2 years. In 2017 Tomir has started working as an independent technical advisor and structural engineer, becoming a freelancer. Working at Tomir Pietkiewicz Hull Structures he offers his vast knowledge and years or professional experience to the shipbuilding and shipping industries.