Technical Expert Witnesses in Louisiana

This well seasoned former senior engineering associate at Exxon Chemical has almost 60 years of experience in manufacturing of olefin based polymers. During his time at Exxon he was the technical start up leader for a multi-million dollar polypropylene project. In 1994 he founded his own polymers and process engineering consulting company where he has worked with several Fortune 500 companies on process development and scale up, process design, plant problem solving and training. He has authored two books on process engineering as well as developing a five day training course to cover problem solving concepts.

This expert has been working with floating drilling and production vessels for over 40 years. He completed his undergraduate studies in Civil Engineering in Hong Kong prior to earning an M.S. and Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from the University of Houston. He began his career as a Design Engineer and Computer Specialist with The Offshore Company, where for 6 years he performed analyses for the design and operation of floating drilling vessels, including conducting mooring and riser analyses. He then joined Exxon's upstream research affiliate Exxon Production Research Company, where he worked for 22 years. As a Senior Research Specialist in their Offshore Division, this expert conducted research in the areas of mooring and risers and provided technical support to Exxon's offshore operations worldwide, while he also taught internal training courses on mooring and riser systems. Furthermore he has been teaching mooring short courses at the University of Texas and in Singapore. He was the recipient of awards and honors such as the American Petroleum Institute's Citation for Distinguished Meritorious Service, DeepStar's Outstanding Contribution Award, and Who's Who in the South and Southwest. He was the chairman of API Mooring Resources Group for 24 years (1982-2006) responsible for the development of API RP 2SK (mooring design), API RP 2I (mooring inspection), and API RP 2SM (fiber rope mooring). He also played a key role in the development of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) mooring codes, which required a thorough understanding of both American and European mooring codes. Currently, this expert is a Technical Advisor for a private offshore industry consulting group, as well as an independent consultant to the offshore industry. Some of his activities in these roles have included writing mooring standards for Chevron, revising the American Bureau of Shipping Guidance Notes on Application of Fiber Rope for Offshore Mooring, and directing a joint industry project on Arctic mooring systems. He has served as a mooring expert in 7 litigation processes concerning mooring failures.

This expert in technical documentation and mechanical engineering has over 35 years of professional experience. He completed his AAS in electrical engineering and his BS in mechanical engineering from NEC and Texas Tech University. He is skilled in electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, HVAC power distribution, in addition to HTML SGML and other programs. Formerly, he has served as a technical writer at Allard, the director of content development at Zane Publishing, and a manager of technical publications at USDATA. Currently, this expert is a senior technical writer at a TX technical documentation firm.