Summary of Experience

Over twenty five years of experience in the offshore oil and gas industry, international and USA domestic. This include15 years in structural engineering of offshore oil and gas production facilities and structures.

Career Responsibilities

Project Management

Project Engineering

Interface Management

Engineering Management

Document Management

Regulatory

System Selection

Structural Engineering

Concept Development

General Arrangements

Land, Ship and Air Transport

Meeting Facilitator

Hazid/Hazop Closeout

Study Leader

Major Project Experience

Auger TLP (Shell)

NaKika Semi (Shell)

Mars TLP (Shell)

Holstein Spar (bp)

Ram-Powell TLP (Shell)

Mad Dog Spar (bp)

URSA TLP (Shell)

Foxtrot (Africa)

Brutus TLP (Shell

Marine Well Containment Ship Conversion

Delta House II (LLOG)

Arctic Challenger Containment Vessel

Detailed Experience

Audubon Engineering –Senior Project Manager – May 2014 – May 2015 (force reduction)

Project Manager – Williams Gulf Star Standard Pre-Feed, Design Basis rewrite and PFD/UFD/P&ID development.

Project Manager – Superior Energy Arctic Challenger readiness upgrades.

Project Manager - LLOG Delta House II Pre-Feed Layout and Weight Reduction Study

AMEC Paragon (Houston, Texas) – AMEC Paragon August 2008 – May 2014

Marine Well Containment EPC1 Contract – Ship Conversion project for Marine Well Containment Corporation.

oEngineering Manager Dec 2013 – May 2014

Led close out of final engineering deliverables and punch list items for project closeout.

oTechnical Services Manager March 2012 – Dec 2013

Led managers of: Engineering, Regulatory, Interface, Information and Documentation

Successfully planned and shipped 9 structural modules by barge including all planning and safety concerns

Led and completed a multi-month study for quick installation/removal of a 100 foot flare boom with a bolt on foundation.

Conceptualized, designed and implemented acceptance test structural module for Bluewater’s 800MT Riser Turret module main pull in winch (200 Metric Ton capacity) at Kiewit’s yard.

oDeployment Studies Project Engineer Oct 2011 – March 2012

Lead various studies conducted to explore methods and modifications which led to the reduction in Deployment time for Marine Capture Vessel

oProject Interface Manager – Nov 2010 – Oct 2011

. Leader of a team responsible for managing Interfaces between 4 contracts as they concerned the AMEC EPC1 project Team.

Developed and Interface Procedure and Tracking method for project. Contractors included Technip (Riser/Umbilical), Weatherford (Topsides Process Equipment) Dubai Dry Docks (ship conversion contractor).

AMEC scope included Integration, Hookup, Commissioning and Operational Readiness of equipment from all contractors.

Browse/Wison - Pre-Feed Proposal Topsides Project Manager - June-Nov 2010

Pre-Feed study/design competition for major Australian oil/gas producer (Woodside).

Led AMEC team in developing solutions for a hull/topsides design competition

Responsibility was for design submittal for Topsides of two gas producing TLP’s. Study includes layout, equipment selection, Quarters, electrical, process, Hazid’s, coordination of estimating for project topsides engineering through installation.

Foxtrot International – Project/ Engineering Manager – December 2008 – May 2010

Facility upgrade and Gas Compressor Module addition (offshore Ivory Coast).

oSuccessfully managed the design, fabrication, procurement and shipping of modules, crane, living quarters, and all other upgrades to 4 pile facility in remote location.

oLed the effort to develop imaginative solutions for executing installation of new equipment at a remote location off the African Coast with minimal derrick barge usage.

o Compressor Module Project consisted of FEED, detailed design, procurement, fabrication, transport and installation of a 500 ton compressor module with separation and cooling vessels.

oUpgrades included cooling water pumps, quarters modules, new crane, flare upgrade, life boats plus various coordination efforts in the US to support Foxtrot’s needs.

EnerSea Project/Engineering Manager Aug 2008 – Dec 2008

Colombia Gas Transportation pre-feed project

oLed a conceptual study for transportation of compressed natural gas in a barge at 40 deg F.

oDeveloped innovative solutions for installing and mounting low temperature containment vessels into ocean going barge.

oThe study included Process analysis of loading/unloading compressors, heat exchangers, preliminary P&ID development, structural support of gas containment cylinders, weight studies and cost estimate.

Mustang Engineering – Houston, TX 2001 - 2008

CTR manager for BP Holstein and Mad Dog Project interface follow-on work.

oDeveloped and executed a management plan, including a specification for a database, for Cost, Time Resource estimates.

oFacilitated, identified and recorded inter-delivery team action items and meeting minutes.

oProject engineer for various Brownfield modifications to Mad Dog and Holstein.

Interface Manager

oInterface position with client and Mustang personnel. BP Holstein project.

oLed interface management of groups including hull, topsides, rig, risers, subsea.

oCoordinated Project Hazard Management items close out.

Interface Engineering Coordinator: met facilitation, database development coordination, identified and recorded Inter-Delivery Team action items and meeting minutes. General facilitation and coordinator of inter-delivery team information flow. Facilitated Interface meetings, maintained interface action items database and meeting minutes. BP Holstein project.

WH Linder & Associates – New Orleans, Louisiana 1989 - 2001

Lead Structural Engineer /Interface Coordinator:

oDeveloped initial multi-discipline scheduling and work scope for hull systems, estimated manpower needs and WBS elements.

oSuccessfully delivered Hull Systems Structural packages for 4 TLP Hulls.

Was responsible for hull systems structural design and interface coordination relating to all disciplines.

oCoordinated structural aspects of hull prep work for offshore integration.

Shipping Expediter for the construction phase of Auger tension leg platform:

oSuccessfully managed transport of Critical Path items to be shipped to Italy and McDermott in Amelia,La.

Engineering Development Group, Metairie, La.1988 – 1989 Structural Engineer in Training.

Sam Z. Scandaliato Consulting Engineering, New Orleans, La. 1986-1988 Field Engineering Coordinator/Construction Manager – Foundation design/repair

Education B.S., Civil Engineering, University of New Orleans, 1987

Industry Affiliations

Passed ABET Civil Engineering Professional Engineering examination, Louisiana, 1997

API RP-2T (TLP Recommended Practices) Team Leader, Marine Systems Section 12 rewrite

Dale Carnegie Course “Effective Human Relations,” 1995

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