Deeply rooted in oil and gas facility engineering, he is a licensed Professional Engineer with more than 40 years of experience spanning offshore platforms, pipelines, and onshore production and petrochemical systems. His work covers the full lifecycle of projects, from conceptual design and equipment specification through procurement, construction, and commissioning, supporting both new developments and upgrades to existing facilities. His technical background includes process and instrumentation development, vent and flare system analysis, and evaluation of production and measurement systems within complex operating environments.

He conducts field surveys, develops and reviews P&IDs, facilitates HAZOP studies, and performs regulatory and operational audits in accordance with industry standards. His experience also includes leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and managing large-scale projects, with prior responsibility for overseeing design groups of up to 180 personnel and executing projects with significant capital budgets. He has contributed to specialized projects such as offshore platform design, drilling rig conversions to production units, and facility decommissioning assessments.

Drawing on more than 30 years of consulting experience, he provides analysis related to engineering design, construction practices, facility performance, and operational issues in oil and gas and petrochemical settings, grounded in extensive hands-on involvement across both field and engineering environments. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and has been a licensed Professional Engineer in Louisiana since 1982. He also leads a registered professional engineering firm, reflecting more than 40 years of expertise in engineering design, project management, and consulting for offshore and onshore oil and gas and petrochemical facilities.