With more than 40 years of experience in mechanical engineering, structural engineering, project management, and pipeline integrity operations within the upstream and midstream oil and gas industries, this pipeline integrity and fixed equipment expert witness specializes in risk assessment, non-destructive testing (NDT) inspection, data integration, data validation, asset fitness-for-service analysis, and design life extension evaluations for critical fixed equipment systems. Areas of expertise encompass hazardous liquid and natural gas pipelines, process piping, pressure vessels, storage tanks, offshore and onshore pipeline systems, pipeline regulations, pressure testing, in-line inspection (ILI) technologies, structural and mechanical integrity analysis, and lifecycle management of oil and gas infrastructure assets. The expert has provided consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony involving pipeline construction, pressure testing, NDT inspection matters, fixed equipment systems, pipeline regulations, and oil and gas industry disputes. Professional responsibilities have included leadership of pipeline integrity programs involving upstream, midstream, downstream, offshore, deepwater, and gathering system operations, as well as evaluation of operational reliability and equipment performance for fixed production equipment, tanks, and pipeline infrastructure. Additional experience includes development and implementation of risk-based pipeline assessments, inspection and repair strategies, emergency response planning, hydrostatic testing operations, pipeline reroutes and replacements, underwater pipeline repairs, and integrity evaluations involving aging pipeline systems and high-consequence operational environments.

Extensive technical leadership activities have involved service as a Corporate Pipeline Integrity Subject Matter Expert, Pipelines Technical Authority, Pipeline System Integrity Leader, and Principal Engineer overseeing global pipeline integrity and infrastructure management initiatives. The expert’s work has included establishment of pipeline integrity assurance strategies for offshore crude oil and natural gas operations, oversight of umbilical control systems integrity management, and application of advanced NDT inspection technologies, pressure testing methodologies, and in-line inspection systems to maintain operational integrity of hazardous liquid and natural gas pipeline assets. Additional engineering experience encompasses offshore platform design and installation, production process equipment engineering, offshore construction management, gas processing operations, pipeline easement negotiations, and management of pipeline construction and startup projects. The expert has participated extensively in the creation, review, and publication of major industry standards and regulations, including British Standards PD8010 pipeline integrity management guidance, ISO/TS 12747:2011 pipeline life extension practices, API 1163 in-line inspection qualification standards, NACE SP0102 pipeline inspection standards, and regulatory review activities involving U.S. Department of Transportation pipeline integrity management regulations and Texas pipeline integrity regulations. Professional leadership activities further include standards chairmanships, symposium leadership, advisory board participation, and committee service involving pipeline integrity management, inspection technologies, and international oil and gas infrastructure standards organizations. The expert is also co-inventor of United States and worldwide patents involving pipeline integrity management processes designed to reduce environmental and operational risks associated with hydrocarbon pipeline systems.

Professional credentials include designation as a Professional Engineer (P.E.) by examination, Registered Professional Engineer licensure by comity, and Chartered Professional Engineer (Ceng) status in the United Kingdom. Professional memberships and leadership activities include participation in organizations related to petroleum engineering, non-destructive testing, pipeline engineering, mechanical engineering, corrosion and integrity management, and international pipeline standards development. Educational attainment includes a Master of Engineering (MEng) degree in Petroleum Engineering and a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Civil Engineering, supplemented by continuing professional development involving pipeline integrity management, NDT technologies, pressure testing, offshore construction systems, in-line inspection qualification standards, pipeline life extension methodologies, risk-based inspection programs, and oil and gas infrastructure integrity management systems.