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Expert in Gas and Oil Pipeline Safety Codes and Standards
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Expert has knowledge and experience in the application of federal, state, and industry regulations and standards for natural gas distribution, gas transmission, and petroleum pipelines. He spent over 23 years as a manager with the Office of Pipeline Safety in the Department of Transportation, including Director and Deputy Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety. He was responsible for directing the national program for the safe and environmentally sound transportation by over 2 million miles of petroleum and natural gas pipelines in the country, including:
Directing issuance and enforcement of design, construction, operation, and maintenance risk-based pipeline regulations, including anti-drug and LNG regulations.
Directing a cooperative federal/state pipeline program and grant-in-aid program.
Directing a pipeline safety training program and compliance program.
Directing over 60 pipeline research projects and developing risk management programs.
Testifying before Congress, state legislatures, and UN organizations.
Doubled the size of the pipeline safety program.
Reduced pipeline failures, deaths, and injuries by 50% over a 23-year period.
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He has experience in conducting research and engineering having directed over 60 pipeline research projects in the Federal government to investigate advancing pipeline technology. Research projects include arctic pipelines, offshore pipelines, plastic pipelines, automatic and remote-controlled valves, risk management, leak detection, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition, instrumented internal inspection devices, excavation damage control, underground hydrocarbon storage, excess flow valves, environmental protection, and offshore pipeline inspection.
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Expert has experience and has directed the development and issuance of federal regulations for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of LNG plant facilities. He also has experience inspecting LNG plants and conducting LNG accident investigations.
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Expert has experience in conducting pipeline inspections of natural gas distribution, gas transmission, and petroleum pipelines to determine if the pipeline complies with federal, state, or industry standards, as well as sound engineering practices. He also has experience in inspecting pipelines to assess corrosion preventive measures, identify leaks, and determine the condition of the pipeline.
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He has experience in the interpretation and application of design, construction, operation, and maintenance codes and standards for oil and gas pipelines. He directed the national program for issuing and enforcing regulations for all oil and gas pipelines in the country.
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He directed the issuance and enforcement programs for all gas transmission pipelines in the country.
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He directed the issuance and enforcement program for all natural gas pipelines in the country.
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Show Secondary and Basic Areas of Expertise | Localities:
Expert may consult nationally and internationally, and is also local to the following cities: San Antonio, Texas;
Austin, Texas;
Killeen, Texas;
and Round Rock, Texas.
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1962
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M. Eng.
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Civil Engineering
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Texas A&M University-College Station
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distinguished student
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1958
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B. S.
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Petroleum Engineering
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University of Texas-Austin
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1953
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Associate of Arts
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Pre-Engineering
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Texas Southmost College - Brownsville
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Phi Beta Kappa
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1997 to
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Consultant
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Expert does gas and oil pipeline engineering consulting, training, and expert witness work on codes and standards for gas and oil pipelines.
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1994 to 1997
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Department of Transportation, Washington, DC
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Office of Pipeline Safety
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Deputy Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety
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With the Associate Director, he directed the national oil and gas pipeline safety regulatory program.
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1987 to 1994
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Department of Transportation
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Office of Pipeline Safety
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Director, Standards & Technology
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Expert directed the development of standards, and research and technology of the national pipeline program.
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1983 to 1987
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Department of Transportation
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Office of Pipeline Safety
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Region Chief; Engineering Inspector
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He conducted pipeline accident investigations and inspections, and managed the federal pipeline safety program for seven states.
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1980 to 1983
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GEO Condor, Inc.
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Vice President
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Expert performed administration and marketing for the manufacturing of oilfield well servicing equipment.
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1971 to 1980
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Department of Transportation
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Office of Pipeline Safety
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Director
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He managed the Federal national pipeline safety program for oil and gas pipelines.
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1964 to 1971
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The Western Company
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Engineering
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Engineering Manager
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He managed the Engineering Department of the second largest well servicing company in the country. ($650 million annual revenue; over 6,000 employees)
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Associations/Societies
Expert was a member of Technical Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Standards Committee (committee of pipeline experts established by law to advise the Department of Transportation on pipeline safety). He is a member of the ASME Pipeline Safety Research Committee and the Gas Piping Technology Committee (ANSI Z-380). He served on the Committee on Minorities in Engineering in the National Academy of Engineering. His past professional affiliations include the International Standards Organization (technical committees), the Society of Petroleum Engineers, the Society of Civil Engineers, and the Society of Professional Engineers.
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Licenses/Certifications
He is a registered Professional Engineer in Texas (#23146) and Colorado (#21046).
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Awards/Recognition
Expert served in the Senior Executive Service (ES-4) in the Federal overnment and received numerous recognitions and awards.
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Publications and Patents Summary
He has over 20 publications including those on hydraulic systems, pneumatic systems, cement blender design, pipeline regulations, and offshore pipeline standards.
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Selected Publications and Publishers
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- Transactions: Pipeline Rehabilitation Conference
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- Pipeline And Gas Journal
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- Drill Bit
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- Gas Digest
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1983 to 1997
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Office of Pipeline Safety; DOT
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Deputy Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety
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With the Associate Administrator, Expert directed the national gas and oil pipeline safety regulatory program.
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1971 to 1980
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Office of Pipeline Safety; DOT
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Director
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He directed the national gas and oil pipeline safety regulatory program.
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He did pipeline research in Argentina to obtain a waiver from the government regulatory office to operate at higher pressure than permitted by codes. He flew to England to assess research in that matter.
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He did pipeline safety training in Colombia, South America, in Spanish and English.
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He reviewed and was expert witness in many accident investigations to determine if pipeline standards had been met.
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He investigated and was expert witness regarding corrosion protection programs to determine if pipeline standards had been met.
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Expert was an expert witness in many court litigation cases regarding excavation damage to gas pipeline and associated injuries.
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Expert Witness Experience Summary:
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Expert has extensive experience as expert witness in litigation regarding pipeline safety codes and standards regarding design, construction, operation and maintenance of oil and gas pipelines.
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Recent Litigation Client Requests:
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Expert in Crude Oil Pipeline Leak.
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Natural gas explosion expert for consulting on Kenny Warren (deceased0.
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Expert in Natural gas explosion in Allentown, PA.
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Pipeline expert needed to consult regarding pipeline explosion.
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Expert in pipeline safety regulations needed for consulting on a navigable river pipeline crossing in HCA.
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Pipeline safety expert for consulting on pipeline explosion case.
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Pipeline expert for consulting on OPS inspection.
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Pipeline safety natural gas expert for consulting on natural gas pipelines.
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Expert in natural gas pig receiving station flash fire.
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Testifying expert on pipeline safety.
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Dot natural gas pipeline safety expert for consulting on Small natural gas pipeline.
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Expert underground gas pipeline construction for consulting on Natural gas pipeline construction.
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Expert for consulting on oilfield equipment technology.
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Expert for consulting on Oil and Gas drilling site safety standards.
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Pipeline safety expert for consulting on standard of care for design engineer re: sufficiency of warnings.
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Oil pipeline expert for consulting on Jacobs v. Tidelands.
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Gas pipeline and residential natural gas distribution expert familiar with ANSI gas pipeline technology.
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Pipeline expert for consulting & expert witness work on a pipeline explosion case.
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Natural gas pipeline engineer for consulting on natural gas pipeline standards.
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Pipeline expert for consulting on pipeline maintenance.
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Drilling expert for consulting on Macondo oil spill
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Expert in deep water drilling to consult on securities class action lawsuit.
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World Wide
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Expert has marketed oilfield servicing equipment (fracturing, cementers, acidizers, and blenders) to companies in Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela, Abu Dhabi, and India. He also has conducted marketing studies to assess business opportunities in the U.S. and Mexico for a French/Belgian company providing pipeline rehabilitation services.
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2000 to
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Colombia
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Conducted pipeline training.
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2010 to 2011
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Puerto Rico
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Consultant on design and construction for a proposed 92-mile gas transmission pipeline.
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Spanish
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Expert speaks, reads, and writes Spanish fluently.
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Expert's experience as Director of the Federal pipeline safety program provides him with an insight of the codes and standards issues regarding litigation, and provides him the ability to be an expert witness for both plaintiff's and defendant's attorneys in litigation.
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| Additional Skills and Services: |
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Supplier and Vendor Location and Selection Experienced as an engineering manager, he has conducted engineering development of oilfield servicing equipment (fracturing, cementers, blenders, and acidizers) to advance oilfield technology. Expert has experience in locating vendors for general operation and maintenance pipeline equipment.
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