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Mechanical Engineering; Marine Seismic Equipment Design; Coiled Tubing & Composite Pipe Manufacturing; Cable & Flexible Pipe Engineering; Finite Element Analysis

ID: 736235 Texas, USA

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Expert is a mechanical engineer with over three decades of experience spanning product design, manufacturing technology, and operations management, with particular depth in marine seismic equipment and oil & gas cable/pipe products. Expert currently provides independent engineering consulting services, supporting clients through all phases of product engineering from concept through launch, including cable design, ejection system design, bolted-joint analysis, and downhole cable development.

Earlier in Expert's career, Expert held senior engineering and manufacturing leadership roles at companies specializing in marine seismic streamers, sleeve guns, hydrophones, coiled tubing, and composite/flexible pipe manufacturing, including as Principal Staff Engineer, Director of Manufacturing Technology, and Operations Manager. Expert also has experience in defense-related mechanical design earlier in his career at a national laboratory.

Expert holds a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Science (summa cum laude) in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University, and is the author of 4 technical publications and 8 issued or published patents related to seismic source components, pipe/cable manufacturing methods, and mechanical design. Expert is a long-standing member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Society of Petroleum Engineers, and Tau Beta Pi.

Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 1983 Degree: MS Subject: Mechanical Engineering Institution: Texas A&M University
Year: 1981 Degree: BS Subject: Mechanical Engineering (summa cum laude) Institution: Texas A&M University
Year: 1979 Degree: Associate of Arts Subject: General Studies Institution: Temple Jr. College

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2020 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Principal Engineer Department: Engineering
Responsibilities:
Provides engineering services to multiple clients across all phases of product engineering, from concept development through product launch; project work has included a torque-balanced electro-mechanical backbone cable for a marine seismic streamer, signal-attenuation modeling for stranded wire pair, manufacturing drawing packages, a non-pyrotechnic ejection system with 6DOF modeling, bolted-joint preload analysis for high-temperature applications, a multilayer coaxial cable for downhole (OCTG coiled tubing) applications, plant equipment/layout planning, and explosion-proof design validation testing.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2014 to 2020 Employer: Sercel, Inc Title: Principal Engineer Department: Product Development
Responsibilities:
Provided technical support for marine seismic streamer sensors, mechanical hardware, and ancillary equipment. Responsible for the design and development of the next generation vibration isolation cable. Researched, developed, and validated an internal pressure/tension model including creep for bonded flexible hose. Engineered, developed, and validated bulk cable design for next generation product that reduced size, weight, and rotation. Redesigned land cable product to eliminate conductor kinking during handling. Developed and validated heat transfer model of extrusion process. Mentored other Engineers in GD&T, sound engineering practices, and classical engineering analysis techniques. Directed non-linear FEA analysis of complex contact stress problems.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2013 to 2013 Employer: DeepFlex, Inc. Title: Senior Technical Advisor Department: Manufacturing
Responsibilities:
Provided technical analysis support to manufacturing, manufacturing engineering, and product engineering. Developed detailed analytical models of the interaction of the manufacturing process and the manufactured product.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2008 to 2013 Employer: DeepFlex, Inc Title: Director of Manufacturing Technology and Capital Department: Manufacturing
Responsibilities:
Responsible for developing core manufacturing processes and managing/executing capital projects. Duties include developing and implementing capital projects process manual formalizing the Front End Loading (FEL) process, developing capacity upgrade plans with estimated plant capacities, developing plans and capacity estimates for a commercial scale manufacturing facility, developing equipment specifications and working with equipment suppliers, and managing and participating in the design, development, and installation of specialized manufacturing equipment. Coordinate with product engineering to ensure that manufacturing capability plans are aligned with product development. Assisted in the engineering management of end fitting design, development, manufacture and installation.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2005 to 2008 Employer: Tenaris Coiled Tubes Title: Operations Manager Department: Operations
Responsibilities:
Managed day to day operations at a Coiled Tubing Manufacturing Plant. Duties included development of production schedules, staffing plans, prioritization of resources, directing engineering projects, product development, equipment requirements, defining goals and objectives for each department, developing and implementing capital equipment plans, and developing budgets.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1995 to 2005 Employer: Input/Output, Inc Title: Development Engineer, Engineering Manager, Lead Project Engineer Department: Engineering
Responsibilities:
June 2003 to February 2005, Lead Mechanical Project Engineer, Marine Imaging Systems Division. Responsible for the design, development, and qualification of the mechanical components, interconnect cables, and sensors for an in-water marine source controller and other in-water marine mechanical systems. Duties include developing functional specifications, environmental specifications, creating 3D mechanical models, creating CAD drawings, performing finite element analysis, performing mathematical modeling, and documenting results.

November 2001 to June 2003, Engineering Manager, Alvin Facility, Marine Streamers. Manage the development, manufacturing, and sustaining engineering for marine streamers and related products at the Alvin Facility. Duties included developing budgets, assigning responsibilities, prioritizing tasks, making presentations, and writing reports. Responsible for the mechanical component design, system requirements, and the analytical analysis of a Reaction Injection Molded flotation material for a new solid streamer.

October 1999 to November 2001: Engineering Manager, Alvin Facility, Marine Engineering. Manage the development, manufacturing, and sustaining engineering for the Alvin Facility. Duties included developing budgets, assigning responsibilities, prioritizing tasks, making presentations, and writing reports. Assisted in the engineering to develop a new Export Hydrophone. Oversaw the development and implementation of the hydrophone calibration procedures.

June 1996 to October 1999: Engineering Manager, Marine Energy Sources. Manage Marine Engineering group. Oversee development of new concept air gun and solenoid valve. Engineer and oversee installation of above ground test tank. Worked with sales to develop customer requirements for marine seismic system.

July 1995 to June 1996: Development Engineer, Marine Energy Sources. Responsible for design, manufacturing, and sustaining engineering of Sleeve Guns and related products.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1994 to 1995 Employer: Western Geophysical Services Title: Senior Mechanical Engineer Department: Engineering
Responsibilities:
Responsible for the design, manufacturing, and sustaining engineering of Sleeve Guns and related products. Duties included layout of manufacturing and test equipment, design and testing of new components, performing finite element analysis, producing CAD drawings, designing and conducting tests, and writing reports.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1991 to 1994 Employer: Halliburton Geophysical Services, Inc Title: Senior Mechanical Engineer Department: Engineering
Responsibilities:
Responsible for the design, development, and testing of new components for an existing pneumatic seismic source (Sleeve Gun) and solenoid valve, and development of a new seismic source. Duties included designing hardware, performing finite element analysis and computer modeling, producing CAD drawings, designing tests, performing tests, reducing data, writing reports, and making presentations.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1984 to 1991 Employer: Sandia National Laboratories Title: Senior Member of Technical Staff Department: Weapons Directorate
Responsibilities:
February 1989 to May 1991, Senior Member of Technical Staff. Mechanical Design Engineer responsible for the design, development, and testing of the energy absorbing nose and suspension lugs for a Nuclear Depth/Strike Bomb. Duties included defining requirements, performing analytical analysis, coordinating analysis, performing evaluation tests, working with production agencies, and making presentations.

May 1987 to February 1989, Senior Member Technical Staff. System Mechanical Engineer on a weapon Permissive Action Link Controller. Responsible for mechanical packaging and definition of environmental and security requirements.

January 1984 to May 1987, Member Technical Staff. Mechanical Design Engineer responsible for prototype development of advanced weapon use control systems and mechanical design support of new weapon studies.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Member (1983 – Present)
• Society of Petroleum Engineers, Member (2005 – 2008; 2020 – Present)
• Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honor Society), Member (1983 – Present)
Awards / Recognition
Summa Cum Laude academic distinction (Bachelor's degree)
Publications and Patents Summary
4 publications, covering topics including alternative automotive engine fuel evaluation and performance testing, shock/vibration impact-testing force reconstruction analysis, and defense-related mechanical design documentation.

8 issued/published patents, covering marine seismic energy source components (seal/wear components, electrical noise elimination, pressure-balanced solenoid valve, towing apparatus), coiled tubing and composite pipe manufacturing methods, spoolable pipe with increased compressive strength, flexible pipe end fittings, and reinforcement laminate design.

Fields of Expertise

mechanical engineering, mechanical engineering analysis, mechanical engineering measurement, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, machine design, GD&T, nonlinear finite element analysis, statics, dynamics, mechanical shock, vibration, vibration isolation, shock testing, project planning, bonded flexible hose, Composites, wire and cable industry, engineering thermoplastic, thermoplastic extrusion, thermoplastic foam extrusion, cable design, machining, forging, casting, metal nondestructive testing, metal welding

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