19 August 2025
Director Dr Liz Garry Retires
Following 15 years in the role, Astrimar announces the retirement of co-founder and Operations Director, Elizabeth Garry
Liz has served as Operations Director, since co-founding Astrimar in 2010 alongside Professor John Strutt and Managing Director Dr Caroline Roberts Haritonov. Over the past 15 years, she has served as both Chief Consultant and Operations Director, playing a central role in building Astrimar into a trusted and independent specialist consultancy in reliability engineering, technology qualification, asset integrity and technology-led engineered solutions.
A Chartered Engineer and member of the Energy Institute, Liz holds a Master's in Engineering from the University of Cambridge and a PhD in Aerodynamics from Cranfield University.
Her early career focused on computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and gas dispersion analysis related to offshore health, safety and environmental risk. She later spent 12 years at Mobius Dynamics as Technical Director before joining Atkins Boreas in 2005, where she helped develop assurance strategies and training for operators and Tier 1 contractors, particularly in subsea reliability and technology qualification work that laid the foundation for Astrimar's core philosophy and services.
During her career, Elizabeth supported the development of industry-recognised software tools, pRIOriti-AIM for predictive data driven integrity management and RAPAT for innovation and technology development. These tools have become recognised for driving improvements in reliability and lifecycle cost reduction.
Beyond her technical achievements, Liz has also been a passionate advocate for developing future engineering talent. She has contributed as a guest lecturer at Cranfield University, and has led industry-specific training in subsea reliability and technology qualification.
As Astrimar looks to the future, our leadership remains strong and aligned with Liz's legacy. Dr Caroline Roberts Haritonov continues as Managing Director, with Lev Roberts Haritonov as Engineering Director. Joining the leadership team are Associate Directors Steve Walls, Lead Engineer, and Brian Willis, Senior Engineer - both bringing deep technical expertise and a shared commitment to Astrimar's "Reliability by Design" approach, across the full lifecycle of innovation and engineering.
Liz's passion, technical excellence, and vision has helped define Astrimar's identity and values. As we turn the page on this exciting new chapter, Liz's legacy will remain deeply embedded in our mission and culture.
We wish Liz a long, happy and very well deserved retirement!