OFFSHORE OIL & GAS ENGINEERING

• Design Report and detailed fabrication drawing for man-rated caisson for entry into a submerged mat structure for repairs.
• Jack-up mat structural assessment and Design Report for non-design loading scenario during repairs.
• Jack-up hull FEA and presentation for stress and deflection assessment during re-build.
• Design of new lifeboat station including design basis and design reports, structural design, FEA, muster platform, electrical, lighting, controls, arrangement drawings, fire control and safety plans.
• Manufacturing design report and drawings of an ROV friendly subsea lifting tool.
• Offshore survey of mechanical and electrical equipment condition aboard a floating production platform for life extension.
• Pre-FEED study for two well test floating production assets for Mexican GoM.
• Completed a report covering 12 corrosion inhibition options for application to a complex floating structure.  The option chosen was innovative and low cost.
• Integrity management philosophy for FPSO mechanical and SURF systems.
• Mezzanine deck design calculations and fabrication drawings.
• Life extension study including plan for maintenance, repair and replacement of topsides static equipment, rotating equipment, electrical and controls systems, POB and projected cost for 6 major floating assets.
• Mechanical Engineering supporting details for rigging, turning sheaves and stinger components.
• Flow assurance and vibration calculations review.
• Linear Motion Seal; Root Cause Analysis and design review.
• Root Cause Analysis for a high pressure dynamic seal.
• Comprehensive design reviews crossing hydrodynamics, structure and mechanical systems and components.
• Detailed risk analysis and life extension evaluation for a tower yoke mooring system.
• Detailed design of mechanical components for a tower yoke mooring system.
• Life extension and risk based repair recommendations for single point mooring systems.
• Detailed disassembly, inspection, repair, reassembly and testing procedures for heavy duty offshore mechanical equipment.
• Design and calculations for custom deck equipment for oil platform decommissioning.
• Material handling design basis.
• Hydrocarbon vent stack release dispersion analysis and report using Phast.
• Pipe wall thickness calculations per ABS SVRs, IMO IGC, ASME B31.1 and B31.3.
• Pipe and valve specifications for high pressure low temperature hydrocarbon cargo handling.
• Life extension risk based maintenance and contingency spares assessment and strategy.
• Disassembly, inspection assembly and testing maintenance procedures for internal mooring turret mechanical components.
• HP Piping vibration analysis, calculation of natural frequencies and mitigation.
• Offshore lifting device verification calculations.
• Rigging and handling maintenance procedures, calculations and drawings.
• Patent applied for novel yoke mooring arrangement.
• Patent approval for a novel semi-submersible brace connection. Patent. US Patent 9902464, further information here:
  • http://www.patentbuddy.com/Patent/US-9902464-B2?ft=true&sr=true
  • http://www.3denttech.com/news/patented_connection
• MODU conversion to well intervention vessel, study, market survey, cap-ex and op-ex estimates.
• Pump and motor selection for optimum performance.
• MinDOC Hull and Hull Systems Design and Construction (prior to C+C).
• Design, design review, model testing, shipyard detailing and subcontractor interfacing for Q5000 and Q7000 Well Intervention Vessels (prior to C+C).

MANUFACTURING FACILITIES ENGINEERING AND LAND OIL & GAS

• Design, analysis and design report of heavy blind flange davit.
• PE design review of stairs, ladders, platforms and handrails to meet OSHA and ASCE codes.
• PE review, redesign and drawings of a chair anchor at ring-wall for an API tank.
• PE qualification of access platforms for ASME tanks to OSHA, AISC and ASCE codes and standards.
• Latex glove manufacturing plant engineering design:  Structural, piping calculations, PFDs, P&IDs, piping details, piping and valve specifications, electrical engineering, electrical panel specification, one-line diagrams, load list and calculations, technical interface management, instrumentation and controls system and control panel design, dumpster enclosure design and ventilation analysis and design.
• Site supervision / Owner's representative for steel mill piping systems.
• Civil PE review and optimization of mezzanine structure.
• Critical path schedule development and programming.
• Calculation review of ventilation ducting.
• Flow Induced Vibration and Excitation calculation review.
• Dual fuel study comparing technical capabilities and cost of ownership for two x piston driven and one x industrial turbine driven generators.
• Arctic drill rig conceptual design, HVAC, equipment list, weight estimate, electrical load list, hydraulic load list and general arrangement support.
• Land drill rig FEED study, including weight estimate, PFD design, P&ID design, HVAC design and equipment sizing and selection.
• Detailed design, component and material specification for a HP Mud system to API Std 6A and API-RP-53.
• Drill rig equipment lists and weight estimates.
• Mousehole elastic/plastic energy absorbing device specification and drawing.

ENGINEERING ANALYSIS & MODELING

• Repair procedures and acceptance criteria for critical structure damaged in shipment and handling.
• Development of a project specific consequence-based vibration acceptance criteria, for oil and gas equipment.
• Heat transfer and thermal system modeling.
• Thermodynamic and heat transfer, transient time-step modeling of -40 deg F pressure vessels, subject to flooding, to check for ice formation, for API RP 521 PRV sizing.
• Vent and blowdown line sizing calculations, based on two phase pressure drop.
• PRV sizing per API Std. 521, for supercritical fluid and system simulation using PRO/II.
• High pressure, low temperature, leak before break evaluation per API 579.
• Auto refrigeration brittle fracture assessment per API 579.
• Caesar II load cases and analysis, large diameter low temperature pipe manifold.
• Structural and mechanical calculation report verification and PE approval.
• Repeat business for CA and QRA reports.
• Consequence Analysis (using DNV Phast) and Quantitative Risk Assessment, submitted to ABS, per Submittal 3 requirements of the ABS Guide for Vessels Intended to carry CNG in bulk. Canary software offered as an alternative.
• High pressure, low temperature pressure vessel reliability study, using Limit State Analysis per API-RP-579.
• Failure probabilities using @Risk Monte Carlo simulation.
• Pipe network modeling, analysis and what-if studies, using PipeFlow software.
• Field flow and pressure measurement to calibrate model, using a Transit Time Ultrasonic Flow Meter.
• Pressure vessel qualification and reliability analysis per NACE0175 and ASME VIII Div 1.
• Analysis of cribbing to hull interface, shell plating, bulkhead and web structural analysis and design report.
• Dropped object analysis and effects mitigation.
• Gas dispersion modeling of diesel engine exhaust, re-design for deck crew comfort and health, using Phast Lite.
• High Pressure Mud piping vibration analysis and remediation, using Caesar II for modal analysis and code check after pipe new supports added.

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

• Review and revision of Thermal Structural FEA of a heat exchanger, providing design modification recommendations which eliminated creep, cracking and overstress concerns.
• Calculations review of API 650/653 tank calculation template analyzed to API 650, API 653 and API 579.
• Rigging and padeye calculation review and revision.
• Regulatory review and impact report for siting of flammable gas processing facility.
• Trouble shooting, analysis and design modifications for vibration problems involving:  Ship propulsion/structure interaction, stick-slip behavior of bearings and dynamic seals, HP piping systems (2 stand pipes and one HP manifold using Caesar II dynamics analysis).
• ASME B31.3 Code check for life extension, including inspection, calculation sheets and acceptance criteria for High Pressure piping.
• Heat transfer and thermodynamic calculations to troubleshoot a non-performing cooling system.
• Lifting skid calculation review, comment, correction and PE approval stamp.
• Qualification of piping materials for lower temperature service.
• Wall thickness calculations per ASME B31.3.
• Calculations per ASME 30.20, ASME BTH-1, AISC steel Construction Manual and RCSC Standard.
• Pipe stress calculations from first principals and using Caesar II.
• Structural calculation review, comment and approval.

MOORING, RIGGING AND MECHANICAL HANDLING

• Root Cause Analysis and FEA specifications for a failed mooring chain link.
• Lifting device, frames and padeye calculation review and revision.
• Design review of novel yoke mooring system.
• Design review facilitator of submerged yoke mooring systems.
• Design review of novel semi-permanent rigging arrangement for an offshore mooring system.
• Mechanical handling design basis.
• Guideline for buoy swivel seal replacement, including rigging and lifting frame design.
• Detailed mechanical design and analysis report for high-line swivel sheave manufacture and testing.
• Calculations, analysis and review of lifting skid and rigging designs.

LITIGATION SUPPORT

• Consultation in boating incident wrongful death litigation
• Preparation of expert witness testimony for an oil well blow-out incident.
• Offshore platform survey and expert witness testimony.
• Preparation of expert witness testimony for an incident involving the loss of an offshore drill rig.

NAVAL ARCHITECTURE, MARINE ENGINEERING, SHIPYARD FACILITIES PLANNING AND DESIGN

• Drydock certification to higher capacity rating.
• 50 RGT twin screw tug, characteristics and pricing.
• Drydock blocking arrangement drawing, analysis and modeling.
• Prior to forming C+C, our principal served as project manager, project engineer and head of engineering for several shipyards performing work from concept design to detailed design, sea trials and inclining experiments.  He worked in shipyards for over 30 years, beginning as a scalar and finally as head of engineering.

CLASSIFICATION SOCIETY, REGULATORY AND STANDARDS COMPLIANCE

• Regulatory review and impact study for siting and equipment arrangement of a gas blending plant; identifying 6 federal, 4 state and 3 county entities having jurisdiction, invoking 50 codes and standards.
• ABS Bulk CNG Guide, Submittals 2, 3 and 4 for Novel Concepts.
• Caesar II Piping Flexibility and Stress Analysis training certificate to ASME B31.3.
• Pressure vessel analysis training certificate to ASME BPVC VIII Div 1 and 2. Use of Compress software for code checking and reporting.

BUSINESS SERVICES AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT

• Provided field supervision and progress reporting for new construction of a steel mill.
• Developed critical path schedule for manufacturing plant facilities installation.
• Provided org chart, roles and responsibilities for facilities installation project team structure.
• Developed interface management matrix for tracking issues required to progress engineering.
• Developer of business processes and all contracts for a medical personnel recruitment start-up.
• Leading contract negotiator and highest producer in fast track medical insurance network development program.
• Sales presentation, to PeMex with Norwegian Technology Innovation Group, Mexico City, as manufacturer’s representative.
• Pitch to VC firms: Occidental, GE Venture, Chevron Technology, Conoco Philips, Apache and BP.
• Generated tools linked with client database facilitating monthly review of operational performance.
• Delivered custom configurable waterfall equity/ multi-hurdle financial model to forecast client return distributions.
• Executed buy/sell analysis on $165MM multi-family investment portfolio delivering multi-stage exit strategy unlocking $52.7MM in additional returns and boosting project IRR from 13.5% to 17.0%.
• Delivered real estate acquisition model linking proforma through to waterfall and ability to test multi-scenario exit and sensitivity analysis.
• Developed concept, budget and project returns of multi-family development and presented to PE firms.
• Co-authored block chain case study.