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UltramarineOffshore Consultants
Statement of Qualifications
February 2, 2007
3100 South Gessner, Suite 325 - Houston - TX 77063Business
713-975-8146 - Fax 713-975-8179
[email protected] - http://www.ultramarine.com
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Contents
Introduction 1
Representative Projects 2
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Offshore Installation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 4Bridge Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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6FPSOs, Spars and TLPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Mooring and Mating . . . .
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. . . . . . 8Ship Launch and Offloading . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10General
Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Software Development . . . . . .
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MOSES Installations 14
Engineers and Analysts 15
Marcelo E. Canga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Georgina Maldonado Aguirre
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. . 22Greg Hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26David Kummer . . . .
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. . . . . . . . 30Yvan Leipold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Nachlinger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Allan R. Schultz . . . . . . .
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. . 42John Windus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Associate Consultants 54
Roger Burger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Claudia Claro . . . . . .
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. . . . . 59Nelson S. Galgoul. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62Huang H. Tao . .
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Introduction
Ultramarine Offshore Consultants is a privately owned
professional organization which offers engineering ser-vices to the
technical community. It specializes in engineering design and
analysis as well as the developmentof special purpose computer
programs to assist in such analyses.
The closely controlled structure of Ultramarine ensures the
superior quality of its products and services,each of which is
tailored to meet the individual clients specific requirements. This
corporate framework alsoguarantees prompt, continuing maintenance
and support services of each product to ensure the
repeatedsatisfaction of its clients.
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Representative Projects
Transportation
Motions connection load for tanker moored to the side of an
export FPSO. Sofec 1998.
Zafiro mooring repair work. Mooring analysis for worker FPSO.
Mobil 199-2000.
Corocoro field. Study of FPSO yoke moored to a jacket with an
export tanker side by side and intandem. Conoco Phillips 2003.
Belanack, side by side tanker mooring studies. Conoco Phillips
2001.
Sable, Exxon Mobil. Fatigue analysis.
Lowering of PLEMS for Sofec. Floatover recovery.
Transportation analysis for Chevrons Banzala project off West
Africa.
Transportation and transportation fatigue analysis of Chevrons
Lomba and Nemba jackets, decks, andflare jacket.
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Transportation analysis of a 5500 ton deck for a trans-Atlantic
tow, including API code checks.
Transportation and transportation fatigue analysis for the Zafco
jacket and deck.
Evaluation of static stresses and fatigue ratios for tiedowns
and jacket members for the Harvest tow.
Nemba jacket, topsides and Lamba flare. Chevron 1997
KWIP water flood injection platform. ChevronTexaco
North Nemba topsides, Chevron 2001
Sanha jacket and topsides. Chevron 2002
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Offshore Installation
Installation analyses for various PEMEX projects installed in
the Bay of Campeche.
Installation analysis of Mobils Flare Buoy in Equatorial
Guinea.
Installation engineering on Shell Offshores Spirit jacket in a
water depth of 722 feet. Installed inViosca Knoll 780 during July,
1998, this 9700 short ton structure was analyzed for structural
loadout,transportation and launch (simulation and structural), and
upend. Also performed was a launchanalysis in an environment,
including wind, wave and current.
Installation engineering of Shell Offshores Salsa jacket in a
water depth of 693 feet. This 10,200 shortton structure was
installed in Garden Banks 171 during December 1997. Analyses
included loadout,transportation, launch and upend, complete with
structural analysis and associated API code checksfor everything
except upend. Also included was an onsite forensic study to
determine which floodvalves failed during launch.
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Installation engineering for Shell Offshores Enchilada Platform.
This involved a transportation analysisand several unusual
considerations. In particular, the docking of the base section over
predrilled wells,and the top section with the base section were
analyzed. Also, a two crane uprighting procedure was
designed.
Transportation, transportation fatigue, and upending analysis
for the British Gas Tunisia project.
Installation engineering of two jackets, a flare tripod and
several deck sections for Chevrons KokongoDevelopment project
located offshore Cabinda, Africa in water depths ranging from 343
to 387 feet.With fabrication in Brazil, the transportation analyses
for the jackets included structural code checksand spectral
fatigue. These structures were successfully installed by
Saipem.
Performed inplace, inplace fatigue, loadout, launch, and
transportation of a 496 ft. water depth jacketfor the South China
Sea, Lufeng 13-1.
Performed launch and transportation analysis of a compliant
tower.
Analysis of the static and dynamic stability of the Texaco
Harvest jacket on KSC-700.
Analysis of the jacket and barge hydrodynamics and structural
stresses during the salvage tow of theEugene Island 361
platform.
The development of jacket upending, flooding, and lifting
sequences for several jackets.
The planning and evaluation of the loadout, tow, and launch
sequences of the Shell Eureka jacket.
Analysis to identify and suppress vortex shedding sensitive
elements in the Texaco Harvest jacket fora trans-Pacific tow.
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Bridge Installation
Performed loadout, transport, mooring and mating studies for
mating 5000 metric ton bridge sectionsof the Kwang Ahn Bridge in
Pusan, South Korea.
Performed side launch, towing, upending and setdown studies for
7 separate bridge support structuresin 12 to 90 meters of water in
Chiapas, Mexico.
Mooring and Hydrodynamic Motions Analysis for multiple pontoon
sections of the Hood Canal FloatingBridge for the State of
Washington, including structural dynamic effects.
ICA. Chiapas bridge project in Chiapas, Mexico. Innovative
installation design of 8 jackets usingoffshore technology. Launch,
transportation, upending and positioning. Execution of
installationoperations
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FPSOs, Spars and TLPs
Motions analysis for TotalFinaElf , Girasol FPSO, global stress
analysis (1998, 2000) including moduleinstallation and stability
Fatigue
Transportation and dynamic upending analysis of a truss
spar.
Tow motion study of Chevrons Genesis spar.
Stability analysis of MARS and Ram-Powell tension leg
platforms.
Assess the structural integrity and fatigue life for the flares
on three FPSOs.
BP Holstein. Wet transportation, truss loadout and floatoff
operations, truss and hard tank mating.Spar upending and mooring.
Fatigue analysis during wet tow. Modeling and fatigue analysis of
hullstrakes during wet tow
Saipem SA. Erha FPSO. Hull Hydro-Structural model prepared with
Builder3D, an Ultramarine soft-ware product
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Mooring and Mating
Tanker berthing studies for the Cabo Negro tanker terminal in
the Straits of Magellan, Chile, forProceanic Ingenieria Ltd.
Analysis of lowering a float-over deck using water jacks.
Performed an analysis of mating the jacket to a template for
Chevrons Lomba and Nemba jackets.
Study the relative motion of two tankers moored side by side
with a turret moor.
Two body tanker motions analysis involving sizing the hawser
between a production tanker and a
shuttle tanker for a floating production and off-loading system.
Analysis of motions at an offshore terminal to facilitate the
design of the mooring equipment.
Analysis to determine the dynamic impact loads when positioning
a platform onto template stabbingguides.
Screening and down time analyses for several deep and shallow
water mooring systems.
Analysis of the motions of a D.P. drillship during thruster
failure.
Analysis of the dynamic responses of a jacket and a derrick
barge during upending.
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Analysis of the dynamic response of a moored, continuous span
floating bridge excited by a randomsea.
Analysis of the applicability of synthetic fiber ropes for
mooring systems. Bohai Bay 2000, Worley.
Benguela Belice, Piece mating for compliant tower. ChevronTexaco
2004
Sakhalin, deck mating. Shell.
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Ship Launch and Offloading
Float-off analysis of a floating casino vessel from a launch
barge for Service Marine Industries.
Analyze the float-off of a 39 meter average diameter by 15 meter
long caisson from a submersible barge,for China Offshore Oil Marine
Engineering Co. This analysis used gap elements to connect the
twobodies, and included a complete ballasting procedure and
stability check for each stage of the float-off.
Analysis of launching a jackup drill rig from a set of ways at
the shipyard.
Analysis of offloading a truss spar structure from a barge.
Analysis of launching a 600 ft. spar structure from a
fabrication bulkhead.
Dynamic Launch analysis of a Roll-on/Roll-off passenger vessel
launched from a shipyard for HalterMarine.
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General Engineering
Study the feasibility of the Versatruss concept for lifting.
Engineering consulting services performed in DORIS Development
Canada Engineerings office for theloadout, tow and mating analysis
of the topsides for the gravity based HIBERNIA structure.
Analysis of a submersible superstructure during a three point
lift.
Analysis of the vibrations induced in a platform piping
sub-assembly with recommendations to minimizethese vibrations.
Pemex. Paragon Engineering Services. Installation engineering
for 12 jackets and topsides for MANIK-A, MALOOB-A, MALOOB-B,
HAZAAPC, HAKUH. Loadout, transportation, flotation and jacket
upending. The scope includes ballasting plans, mooring design,
motion analysis, stability analysis andstructural analysis of cargo
and barges. Loadout operation execution.
Pemex. Swecomex. Installation engineering for 16 structures
including jackets, topsides, bridges forHAZAAPC and HAKUH. Loadout,
transportation, flotation, jacket upending and on-bottom
stability.The scope includes ballasting plans, mooring design,
motion analysis, stability analysis and structuralanalysis of cargo
and barges. Seafastening design and padeye design.
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Software Development
Modify MOSES to allow for dynamic flooding of compartments so
that dynamic upending could beanalyzed.
Modify MOSES to include the inertia and deformation during
static, time domain, and frequencydomain analyses for the Mobil
Offshore Base assembling 6 semisubmersibles with a combined
lengthof 4000 feet.
The development of a computer program which computes inertial,
hydrostatic and hydrodynamic loads
on a vessel and its cargo, and then performs stress and fatigue
structural analysis on the compositestructure (OTTO).
The development of a computer program to simulate the jacket
launching procedure from an articulatedbarge.
The development of a computer program to plan and evaluate the
hydrostatics and loadout sequenceof a large structure onto a
floating vessel (ISAAC).
The development of a computer program to simulate the dynamics
of launching a jacket from a barge,and the statics of upending the
jacket (OSCAR Launch and Upend).
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The development of an onboard computer program to control the
positioning of a subsea payload beinglowered by moored barges.
The development of a finite element computer program to analyze
piping systems.
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MOSES Installations
ABB Offshore Systems A.S Aker Offshore Partner A.SAmec Offshore
Limited Amec Process & Energy Ltd.Aquarius Internatl
Consultants Pty Ltd. Argonautics Marine EngineeringAsian Lift Pte
Ltd Atlas Engineering, Inc.Berger/Abam Engineers Inc. BT Offshore
Pte LtdBurness Corlett - Three Quays Casbarian Engineering
AssociatesChevronTexaco Clough OffshoreCNOOC Research Center
COOECDaewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engr Diamond Offshore
Drilling, Inc.Doris Engineering Eagle Maritime Consultants,
Inc.
Econofreight Heavy Transport Ltd. ExxonMobil Development
Co.Falconer, Bryan & Associates Friede & Goldman Ltd.Global
Industries Ltd. Global Maritime A.S.Global Maritime Ltd. Global
Maritime U.S.A.GustoMSC-Ocean Design Inc. Heerema Marine
Contractors NederlandHogskolen I Bergen Hyundai Construction Co.
Ltd.Hyundai Engineering Co. Ltd. Hyundai Heavy Industries Co.
Ltd.Inha University Inocean A/SJ. Ray Mcdermott Kellogg Brown &
Root, Inc.Korea Maritime University LeTourneau, Inc.Marine Projects
International Maritime Sector SpecialistsM&H Energy Services
Mustang Engineering, L.P.National University Of Singapore
Navalprogetti srlNgee Ann Polytechnic Ocean Dynamics, LLC
Opticonsult A.S. Overdick GmBH & Co.Petrobras, Cenpes
Petro-Marine Engineering, Inc.Proeight Offshore Engineering Pt
KomaritimRanhill Worley Sdn Bhd Saipem Energy InternationalSaipem
Mediterranean Services Saipem S.A.Saipem UK Limited Samsung Heavy
Ind. Co. Ltd.Sargent & Herkes, Inc. Scivita, Inc.Sea Quest
Technology Pte Ltd Semco Salvage & Marine Pte LtdShell
International E & P Inc. Six Tee Marine & Offshore
Engr.Henry Sliwinski, P.E. Smit Engineering B.V.Stolt Offshore M.S.
Ltd. Stress Engineering ServicesA.K. Suda, Inc. Technip
GeoproductionTechnip Offshore, Inc. Tecon SrlTempleton &
Associates Tero Marine (S) Pte Ltd.
Texas A&M University T.L. Offshore Sdn BhdUltratec
University of NewcastleU.S. Coast Guard Academy U.S. Coast Guard
R&D CenterVietsovPetro Joint Venture Waller MarineWorleyParsons
Services Pty Ltd
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Engineers and Analysts
Marcelo E. Canga
Georgina Maldonado Aguirre
Greg Hook
David Kummer
Yvan Leipold
R. Ray Nachlinger
Allan R. Schultz
John Windus
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Marcelo E. Canga, Ph.D.
President
Summary of Qualifications
Experience in design of offshore installation operations
including Loadout, Offload, Transportation, Upend-ing, Mating,
Lowering, Launching and Mooring. Stinger and pipelay analysis.
Advanced analytical skillswith emphasis on Dynamics, Hydrostatics,
Hydrodynamics and Structural analysis. Nonlinear Finite El-ement
analysis. Proven ability to lead a team, to organize, to negotiate
and to communicate with peers,committees and governing bodies.
Education
Dec. 2004 Licensed Professional EngineerPE License Number 94515,
Texas, USA.
June 93 - Dec. 97 Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics. GPA
4.0/4.0.University of Texas at Austin, USA.Dissertation topic: An
iterative algorithm for the finite element analysis
ofnear-incompressible materials.
Sept. 90 - May 92 ME in Mechanical Engineering. GPA
4.0/4.0.Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa, USA.Major in
Solid Mechanics and Vibrations.Dissertation topic: Mechanical
interactions between continuum bodies in metalforming processes.
Constitutive friction laws.
Mar. 82 - Oct. 88 MS in Civil Engineering. GPA top
10%.Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.Major in
Structural Mechanics and Structural Design.Project topics:
Structural design of a concrete pre-stressed highway bridge,Dynamic
response of slender structures.
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Work Experience
October 2005 - present PresidentUltramarine Offshore
Consultants, Houston, TX, USA
Versabar Inc. ChevronTexacoWest Africa Module
InstallationInstallation of a 2,500 Ton module onto South Nemba
fixed platform. Moduleand Barge dynamic interaction analysis.
Tip-hook dynamic force amplificationfactor. Mooring lines, hawsers,
barge supports and rigging design forces.
June 2004 - present Engineering Consultant
Canga & Associates, Houston, TX, USA Paragon Engineering
Services. Project Costa Afuera Pemex. Installation engi-
neering for 3 jackets and decks, Manik-A, Maloob-A and Maloob-B.
Loadout,transportation, flotation and jacket upending. The scope
includes ballastingplans, mooring design, motion analysis,
stability analysis and structural analy-sis of cargo and barges.
Lead for the execution of the loadout operations
Torch Offshore. Alba Field Development. Stationkeeping analysis
on the Mid-night Brave. Damage and Intact cases.
Stolt Offshore. Pipelay Angostura Project. Two body structural
analysis of the46m stinger. Pipelay analysis for 18 in and 30 in
pipe.
Feb. 98 - May 2004 Engineering ConsultantUltramarine Engineers
and Analysts, Houston, TX, USA
Technip. Holstein Truss-Spar. Loadout and Floatoff operations.
Truss - Hardtank mating operations. Mating tank removal
operation.
Saipem SA. Erha FPSO. Hull Hydro-Structural model prepared with
Builder3D,a model generator software developed by Marcelo
Canga.
Technip-Coflexip. Holstein Truss-Spar. Structural analysis of
transportationand upending operations. Fatigue analysis during wet
tow. Modeling andfatigue analysis of hull strakes during wet
tow.
Shell. Bonga FPSO. Suction Pile Mooring installation
analysis.
ICA. Chiapas bridge project in Chiapas, Mexico. Project manager
and ChiefEngineer. Innovative installation design of 8 jackets
using offshore technology.Launch, transportation, upending and
positioning. Responsible for all commu-nications with Mexican
Construction Contractor, Mexican Design Engineersand the Department
of Transportation, Mexico. In addition, Technical Leadfor all
installation engineering for the project
Responsible for successful bid for the Chiapas bridge project in
Chiapas, Mexico
Shell. Marine Advisory System documentation project.
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OPE. Stability and bollard pull analysis for AMT carrier
barge.
CSO-Aker. Mountain Horn. Quality assurance consultant for the
Truss-Sparupending operation
Ultramarine. Responsible for software development for the
analysis and designof floating marine structures
Ultramarine. Developed a three and four node shell element for
incorporationin the MOSES analysis software
Paragon Engineering Services. Flotation and upend analyses of a
three legjacket for Benchamas BWD project.
Paragon Engineering Services. Flotation and upend analysis of a
four leg jacketfor the High Island Block A368 project.
Alliance Engineering. Transportation analyses of the Dong-Fang
project jacketsand decks; flotation and upend analyses of two
jackets; launch analysis of a four
leg jacket. Work included stress and fatigue analysis.
Lowe Offshore. Flotation and upend analysis of a three leg
jacket for the SouthMarsh Island project.
Dec. 97 - Feb. 98 Post-Doc Research AssociateTICAM, University
of Texas at Austin, USA.
Large scale computations of composite material models.
June 93 - Dec. 97 Research Assistant.University of Texas at
Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
Developed a 3D object oriented Finite Element Code (C++). The
code supportshyperelastic and viscoelastic material models; direct
and iterative solvers
Studied friction laws for deformable-deformable 3D contact
algorithms
Developed numerical techniques for the solution of viscoelastic
materials sub-jected to large deformations and damage
Developed iterative techniques for nearly incompressible
materials such as rub-ber
Research supported by the National Science Foundation.
June 95 - Feb. 98 Engineering ConsultantMSI, Austin, TX,
USA.
Thiokol Corporation. Developed a finite element numerical
algorithm for theconstitutive modeling of solid rocket
propellants.
Medical Carbon Research Institute. Conducted the fluid mechanic
analysis ofblood flow through a valve heart. Commercial software
packages used: FLU-ENT, CFD-ACE, ProEngineer.
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International Fatigue Life Research Project. Analyzed the
fatigue life predictionof rubber components.
MSI. Developed 3D friction models for FLEXPAC, a 3D finite
element program.
March 93 - May 93 Engineering ConsultantHemarsa, civil
engineering construction company. Buenos Aires. Argentina.
Land recovery from the river Rio de La Plata: designed and
analyzed retainingwalls and piles. (Rio de la Plata)
Sept. 90 - Feb 93 Research Assistant.Carnegie Mellon University,
Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Developed 2D and 3D Finite Elements codes for the modeling of
thermo-elastoplastic deformation of materials in industrial metal
forming processes
Developed and implemented models of elastoplastic contact with
arbitrary fric-tion laws
Developed a 2D explicit dynamic code
Studied the closure of centerline porosity in flat rolling of
thick steel plates
Collaborated in the modeling of the Hot Isostatic Pressing of
metallic powders.Research supported by the National Science
Foundation.
Oct. 88 - Sept. 90 Engineer.
SIDERCA , integrated seamless steel tube manufacturer, Buenos
Aires, Ar-gentina.
Studied the thermo-mechanical behavior of the material during
the continuouscasting of steel
Developed a finite element flow model for viscoplastic materials
(steel at elevatedtemperatures)
Participated in several engineering projects.
1987 - 1988 Research Assistant.University of Buenos Aires,
Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Dissertation topic: Structural stability of circular arcs
subjected to concen-trated loads. Research supported by the
University of Buenos Aires.
Teaching Experience
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1995 - 1996 Application of Finite Element Methods, Teaching
assistant, ASE/EM, Uni-versity of Texas.
1995 - 1996 Finite Element Methods, Teaching assistant, ASE/EM,
University of Texas.
1989 - 1990 The Finite Element Method applied to Solid
Mechanics, Teaching assistant,Institute of Materials and
Structures, University of Buenos Aires.
1985 - 1986 Analysis III, Teaching assistant, School of
Engineering, University of BuenosAires.
Publications
M. Canga, E. Becker, and Sebnem Ozupek. Constitutive modeling of
viscoelastic materials with damage -computational aspects. Comput.
Meth. Appl. Mech. Engrg., 190(15-17):2207 2226, 2001.
M. Canga and E. Becker. An iterative technique for the finite
element analysis of near-incompressible
materials. Comput. Meth. Appl. Mech. Engrg., 170(1-2):79101,
1999.
E. Becker, M. Canga, and Sebnem Ozupek. Nonlinear viscoelastic
constitutive model with damage forpropellant. In JANNAF Working
Group on Mechanical Behavior, Salt Lake City, Utah, March
1998.Defense material, not released.
Marcelo E. Canga. An Iterative Algorithm For The Finite Element
Analysis of Near-Incompressible Mate-rials. PhD thesis, University
of Texas, Austin, December 1997.
M. Canga, T. Miller, and E. Becker. A displacement based
friction algorithm. InInternational Fatigue Life
Research Project, number IFL/23, Austin, Texas, April 1994.
M. Canga and E. Becker. An iterative technique for the solution
of finite element analysis applied to near-incompressible
materials. NSF #CDR-8721512, University of Texas, Offshore
Technology Research Center,Austin, Texas, July 1996.
M. Canga and E. Becker. State of the art in the modeling of
cracks in elastomeric bearings. NSF #CDR-8721512, University of
Texas, Offshore Technology Research Center, Austin, Texas,
September 1994.
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J. Trasorras, M. Canga, and W. Eisen. Modeling the hot isostatic
pressing of titanium parts to near-netshape. InAdvances in Powder
Metallurgy and Particulate Materials, volume 7, pages 5169,
Princeton, NewJersey, 1994. American Powder Metallurgy
Institute.
E. Dvorkin and M. Canga. Incompressible viscoplastic flow
analysis using a quadrilateral 2d element basedon mixed
interpolation of tensorial components. Communications in Numerical
Methods in Engineering,9(2):157164, 1993.
E.Onate, E. Dvorkin, M. Canga, and J. Oliver. On the calculation
of the tangent matrix for geometricnonlinear analysis using
continuum based beam/shell elements. In W.B. Kratzig and E.Onate,
editors,Computational Mechanics of Nonlinear Response of Shells,
1990.
E. Dvorkin and M. Canga. On the geometric non-linearities of
structural elements. InMECOM 88, Cordoba,
Argentina, 1988. XI Latin-American and Iberian Congress on
Computational Methods for Engineering.
May 2, 2005
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Georgina Maldonado-Aguirre
Summary of Qualifications
Twelve years experience in engineering computer simulation and
analysis of the installation, design, andreview of offshore
structures. Experience also includes client support of software
products.
Education
1993 M.S., Ocean EngineeringTexas A&M University, College
Station, Texas, USA
1991 B.S., Mechanical EngineeringMassachusetts Institute of
Technology, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
2001 Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas:
P.E. Number 89381
Work Experience
2006 - Present Client Support Specialist and Consultant,
Ultramarine Offshore Consultants,Houston, Texas
Client support of Ultramarines software products and engineering
consulting
services.
2002 - 2006 Owner, Desert Waterways, El Paso, Texas
Contract services for the offshore industry.
Brent Flare Tower wet tow analysis. The time domain analysis
included theBrent Flare tower being towed by the Saipem S7000
vessel. Both crane hookswere modeled for this analysis.
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Two block upend analysis for Devon Energy - Campos Basin
development. Twoanalyses were performed, one with the jacket being
rotated mostly in the air,the second with the jacket being rotated
mostly in the water. Both simulations
included a structural analysis. Loadout analysis for a gas barge
salvage. This analysis modeled the loadout of
a barge being loaded onto a drydock via Mammoet trailers. The
study resultsincluded longitudinal strength and ballast
arrangements during the procedure.
Bollard pull calculations for Horizon Offshore Brazos pipelay
barge and the SeaHorizon barge.
MOSES Training Seminar. Planner and instructor for MOSES
engineering soft-ware seminars. Developed a workbook as a companion
to the training sessions.
Magnolia TLP ballast sequence analysis and design. This project
lowered theTLP from a transportation draft to the final operational
draft. The design keptthe TLP at even keel, maintained the stress
in the tendons within acceptable
limits, and coordinated the pump sequence for weight and time
efficiency.
High Island A-582 - D Cyrus. Performed the engineering analysis
to verifythe upending procedure. This procedure included the use of
two independentcrane hooks.
Eugene Island - Block 252. Performed the upending analysis for a
four pilejacket. This procedure used only one crane hook.
Alba Field Development. Performed the transportation engineering
analysisof the jacket and the two deck modules. The analysis
predicted the expectedforces on the jacket and deck members as well
as a structural code check.
Motions Study for a New Build Floating Production Storage and
OffloadingVessel (FPSO). The analysis predicted the motion and
accelerations at severallocations. The motions were based on the
expected five environments andincluded five drafts. The study
results were used to determine the optimaltransportation draft.
Scarabeo Semi-Submersible. 3D panel modeling for use in a motion
analysis.
Na Kika TLP. Review of messenger line transportation design.
2000 - 2001 Technical Professional - Marine, Brown & Root
Energy Services, DeepwaterTechnology, Houston, Texas
Performed two-body motion analysis calculations for Kizomba A.
Developedestimates of the maximum relative motions between the Deep
Draft Caisson
Vessel (DDCV) and the Floating Production Storage and Offloading
(FPSO)vessel.
1997 - 2000 Senior Naval Architect, Barnett & Casbarian
Inc., Houston, Texas
Engineering consulting and design utilizing MOSES
(Multi-Operational andStructural Engineering Software) and in-house
software. Project types includedmooring design and analysis,
hydrodynamic evaluation, and hydrostatic analy-sis.
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Engineering Projects
Brutus TLP. Stability analysis.
DIANA Deep Draft Caisson Vessel. Transportation feasibility
study of the deckmodules and caisson hull.
Chinook Deck Loadout. Design and execution of loadout ballast
plan anddimensional control.
Hercules Pipelay Vessel. Structural analysis of the stinger.
Spirit Deck Loadout. Design and execution of ballast plan.
Destin Deck Loadout. Design of ballast plan.
Storage Unit Salvage. Analysis of several transportation
scenarios for salvageof a Torus based storage unit.
Unocal Thailand FPSO mooring development study.
Global Marine Drilling Company Arctic I upgrade study.
Certification and Verification Agent Field Experience
Amerada Hess Garden Banks 260 deck loadout.
Grillage survey of barge H851 used for transportation of the
URSA TLP.
SPIRIT jacket loadout.
1993 - 1997 Client Support Specialist and Consultant,
Ultramarine, Inc., Houston, Texas
Joined Ultramarine, Inc. to provide client support of
Ultramarines softwareproducts and engineering consulting
services.
Engineering Projects
Marlin proposal Side Launch analysis of a spar off a quay.
Gulf Oil Company NSano Well Platform A. Transportation analysis
of jacketand deck structures.
Ocean Clipper conversion. Motions analysis to a Drillship with
dynamic position
equipment.
Chevrons Main Pass 313B jacket. Upend analysis.
Chevron GENESIS spar. Stability analysis.
Elf Virgo jacket. Launch analysis.
1989 - 1993 Research Intern, Mobil Research and Development
Corporation, Dallas, Texas
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Projects included extensive use of OSCAR II (Ocean System
Computer Analy-sis Routines II) for barge, tanker, and
semi-submersible motion analyses. Pro-gramming of in-house software
included: creating a software package (VLCC
Load Predictions) to predict wind and current loads on very
large crude carrier(VLCCs). The software incorporated data from the
1977 OCIMF (Oil Com-pany International Marine Forum) report. Also
enhanced tension leg platformprogram (TLP-SIZE) by adding
algorithms to determine the size of a TLPbased on specified water
depth and environmental conditions and assessed theaccuracy of
VESDYN, a vessel dynamics software package.
LANGUAGES
Fluent in Spanish
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Gregory S. Hook
Summary of Qualifications
Eighteen years of offshore construction, naval architecture and
project management experience. The experi-ence ranges from seagoing
operations to the study and design of ports and shore protection
projects to thedesign and installation of spars and jackets.
Education
2001 Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas:
P.E. Number 89323
1993 Master of Engineering in Ocean EngineeringTexas A & M
University, College Station, Texas
1984 Bachelor of Science in Mathematics
U. S. Naval Academy
Work Experience
2000 - Present Technical Professional - Offshore and
MarineKellogg, Brown and Root Deepwater Technology
Completed stability calculations and upending analysis for
ExxonMobil Ki-zomba Surface Well Head Platform (spar) FEED, and
developed analysis toolsto calculate and report riser pulldown and
keel joint angle.
Performed preliminary mooring analysis for Texaco Agbami
Spar.
Developed analysis tools to facilitate time series post
processing including non-linear and extreme value analysis.
Performed transportation and floatover installation studies for
two decks in 90meters of water offshore of Nigeria.
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1997 - 2000 Naval ArchitectAker Engineering, Inc.
Performed scantling calculations and weight estimate for
floating production,storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel
study.
Completed scantling calculations for a barge shaped floating
production unit.Performed stability calculations and longitudinal
strength analysis for the samevessel.
Performed preservice analysis for preliminary engineering of
Angola Block 15deep-draft caisson vessel (DDCV), and worked on the
two-body analysis of theDDCV and a FPSO in close proximity.
Performed preservice analysis of a deep-draft caisson vessel,
including hull trans-portation, upending, and ballasting during
deck installation, and provided sup-port to installation personnel
with ballasting and strength calculations.
1995 - 1997 Naval ArchitectAlan C. McClure Associates, Inc.
Performed stability analyses on several different vessels,
including drill ships,offshore supply vessels, and a crane
barge.
Completed a mooring analysis of a spread-moored drill ship in
deepwater usingquasi-static methods.
Performed a motions study for a tanker to FPSO conversion.
Coducted Incline experiments on a semi-submersible drill rig and
OSVs.
Performed a Finite Element Analysis of a pipeline for offshore
tanker loading.
Performed structural study of a gangway davit.
Completed workability study for a 1000 S-Ton crane barge.
Completed semi-submersible drill rig operating manual
revisions.
1993 - 1994 Study ManagerU.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Anchorage, AK.
Managed reconnaissance and feasibility studies for navigation
and shore pro-tection projects working with local sponsors to
define needs and solutions, andcoordinated efforts of Corps and
contract personnel to achieve timely, cost-effective results.
Performed as Corps Quality Assurance Representative on a
seawall/revetmentproject on Shemya Island, Alaska, and inspected
construction and coordinatedwith contractor to ensure the project
met specifications.
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1993 Research AssistantEdge & Associates, Inc., College
Station, Texas
Conducted research into latest methods in determining hurricane
surge effectson coastal structures.
Conducted research into use of Geographic Information Systems
(GIS) for shore-line bathymetry study.
1991 - 1993 Graduate AssistantTexas A&M University, College
Station, Texas
Designed and conducted experiments investigating the interaction
between thirdorder Stokes-like waves; the project involved
extensive original FORTRAN pro-
gramming and modifications of FORTRAN programs to calculate
third orderwave interactions, generate wave trains, and analyze
waves in both the fre-quency and time domains.
Designed, constructed, and conducted experiment to determine
cnoidal waveforces on a model barge, modified existing FORTRAN
programs to analyzedata, and published report (see Publications
section).
Supervised undergraduate fluid dynamics laboratory which
demonstrated theprinciples of fluid dynamics, experimental
procedures, and data analysis; Gradedlab reports and administered
tests.
1984 - 1992 Surface Warfare OfficerUnited States Navy
Developed and implemented training plan to enable 35 men to
operate andmaintain the engineering equipment aboard a naval
reserve frigate.
Supervised fabrication of several engineering projects in
support of active NavalSpecial Warfare units, and approved specs
and quality assurance of finishedproducts.
Assisted in design and testing of new weapons systems for active
Special Warfareunits incorporating operational requirements into
the design and supervising seatrials.
Streamlined training records for easier updating and auditing
enabling the unitto successfully pass the rigorous command
administration inspection.
Supervised operation and maintenance of a frigates propulsion
system (steamboilers and turbines), auxiliary, and electrical
systems.
Supervised deck operations including boat operations and
underway replenish-ment.
Planned and coordinated naval gunfire support for two U.S.
Marine infantrybattalions.
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Trained U. S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Army personnel in
coordination andexecution of naval gunfire support.
Tested and graded U. S. Navy and allied country ships in naval
gunfire support.
Publications
Wave Exciting Forces on a Platform Fixed in Nonlinear Shallow
Water Waves, by G. S. Hook, C. H. Kim,and E. Huang. Civil
Engineering in the Oceans V: Proceedings of the International
Conference, ASCE, 1992.
Operating Systems, Languages, and Software
MOSES (Offshore hydrostatics, hydrodynamics, and structural
analysis), AQWA (Hydrodynamics), WAMIT(Hydrodynamics), General
Hydrostatics (GHS), PATRAN (3d Modelling), FORTRAN, MATLAB,
AUTO-CAD, various word processors, spreadsheets, and data analysis
packages. Familiar with UNIX and Microsoftbased operating
systems.
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David Kummer
Summary of Qualifications
Diverse experience in offshore oil and gas projects
Design involvement from conceptual design to detail design in
numerous types ofoffshore equipment, i.e., jackets, TLP, FPSO,
Semi-submersibles, jack-up rigs,crane vessels, tankers, tugboats,
and barges.
Fabrication experience in new construction and modifications of
existing equip-ment.
Field involvement in loadout, transportation and installation of
platforms.
Expertise in float-on deck installations.
Warranty surveying and vessel inspection/evaluation
experience.
Directed model test programs of jacket transportation and
installations.
Supervision of design departments.
Good management and communication skills.
Hands-on experience with most of the structural and marine
software designpackages, i.e. SACS, MOSES, AQWA, STRUCAD,
ALGOR.
Education
1970 - 1973 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MichiganBachelor
of Engineering, Naval Architecture and Marine EngineeringGraduated
cum laude.
Work Experience
1999 - Present Consultant, Global Ocean Systems, Inc. Houston,
Texas
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Designed structural modifications for the Phase II upgrade and
life extensionprogram of the FPSO Zarifo Producer.
1997 - 1998 Senior Naval Architect, Nippon Oil Exploration (M),
LTD., Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia
Member of the engineering and construction project management
team, respon-sible for the naval architecture and installation
aspects of the detail design ofthe Helang platform. Supervision of
subcontractors engineers. Evaluation offabrication and
installations bids.
1997 - 1998 Consultant, TIGA Joint Venture, Melbourne,
Australia
In addition to my dues at Nippon Oil, independently contracted
to performthird party design audits of the naval architecture
aspects of the preliminarydesign of the Bayu-Udan Upstream Project.
Design review included transport,launch and upending of the jackets
and transport and float-over design of two15000 t topsides.
1996 - 1997 Consultant, Global Ocean Systems, Inc., Houston,
Texas
Designed modifications including mooring foundations, riser
porches, helideckand Loading program for FPSO conversions of the
250,000 DWT tankers,Zafiro Producer and Independence. Float-over
deck concept study for Mo-bils Yoho project. Performed FEA analyzes
of the skirt sleeve to leg connectionson Shells Salsa and Spirit
jackets and the lifting trunion on Shells Enchilada
jacket. Intact and damage stability analyzes, and Trim and
Stability bookletsfor numerous tank barges, tankers and tugs.
1982 - 1995 Vice President, Manager, Naval Architecture and
Marine EngineeringBarnett and Casbarian, Inc., Houston, Texas
Responsible for technical review of design calculations and
installation proce-dures related to the design and installation of
offshore structures as US certi-fied verificationagents and
warranty surveyors. Previous project include UnionCerveza Ligera,
Exxon Lena Guyed Tower, Esso Iwaki, Shell Eureka, Zapata
Tequila, Shell Bullwinkle, Exxon Harmony, Exxon Heritage, Conoco
GreenCanyon 52, Mobil Green Canyon 18, Chevron Hermosa, and Exxon
East ZeitPlatforms.
Project Manager for the design of a 700 foot launch barge for
Kaiser Steel Corp.which was built in 1984 at Daewoo Shipyard.
Developed a conceptual designfor a 1000 foot and 850 foot
propulsion assisted launch barge for WalleniusShipping line.
Designed structural modifications to tankers for floating
production systems andrapid deployment offloading terminals
utilizing finite element analysis.
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Involved with numerous float-over installation projects
including Sarawark ShellM1 and M3 production decks, Exxon Mobile
Bay 112, 105, and 62 produc-tion decks, Trinmar compression and
water injection decks, Unocal Thailand
Jakrawan Central processing platform, Pecten Camerons J-deck and
MobilNigeria Ekpe production deck. Float-over activities included
installation proce-dure development, dynamic mating analysis,
mooring and ballast design, tech-nical consultant and on-site
advisor during installation.
Performed loadout calculations and field supervision of ballast
operations onseveral jacket and decks including Mobil Green Canyon
18. Technical advisorto Hyundai for loadout of Exxon Harmony and
Heritage jackets.
Performed numerous motion and stability studies for jacket tows.
Designedseafastenings for a variety of cargoes including jackets,
decks, modules and pil-ings. Designed the seafastening and
performed a jacket transportation analysisof the trans-Pacific tow
of the Texaco Harvest jacket. Performed tow studies ofbarges, TLPs
and semisubmersible drilling rigs.
Performed transportation fatigue analysis for Shells Auger TLP
hull from Italyto US Gulf Coast. Performed preliminary
transportation fatigue analysis forShells Mars TLP hull.
Performed on-hire and off-hire surveys for barges and tugboats.
Performed cargostowage inspections. Supervised cargo loadings of
ships and barges.
1981 - 1982 Engineering Manager I, Brown and Root, Inc.,
Houston, Texas
Consulting Naval Architect for activities related to the
installation of the ExxonLena Guyed Tower. Directed all Naval
Architects involved in the project.
Project included: converting a derrick barge to dynamic
positioning, modifi-cation to a launch barge for side launching,
launch and upending calculationsfor the tower, and mooring line
installation.
1979 - 1982 Staff Project Engineer, Brown and Root, Inc.,
Houston, Texas
Handled all Naval Architecture aspects of the design, loadout
and/or installa-tion of several large platforms including Petrobras
Namorado IA and Chevronof Spain Casablanca. Project engineer for
the design modification of the Wim-brown IV jack-up barge to an
accommodation vessel. Was responsible for totalengineering
involvement in the job from initial cost estimates to completion
ofhull modifications in the shipyard.
From 1979 to February 1981 was supervisor of the hull section of
the MarineConstruction Equipment Design Department. Responsible for
assignment ofwork and technical quality of all engineering
activities performed by this section.Direct supervision of ten
Naval Architects and seven draftsmen. Types of workcompleted by the
hull section were slotted workover barges, modification of apipelay
barge, transportation analysis for offshore modules, U.S.C.G.
StabilityAnalysis for derrick barge and various proposals.
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1977 - 1979 Senior Engineer, Brown and Root, Inc., Houston,
Texas
Performed all Naval Architecture calculations related to the
design and installa-tion of several offshore platforms that
included Chevron, UK Ninian Northern,Chevron, USA Garden Banks, and
Arco Mississippi Canyon. Directed nu-merous model test programs for
the transportation and installation of offshoreplatforms.
1975 - 1977 Design Engineer, Brown and Root, Inc., Houston,
Texas
Assigned to the Naval Architecture Department. Performed
numerous engineer-ing calculations for Brown and Roots fleet of
construction vessels that includeStability, Structural Analysis and
Design, Motions and Scantling Design. Waslead Engineer for the
design, including calculations, specifications, and con-struction
support for a 580 x 160 x 36 jacket launch barge.
Professional Memberships
Associate Member of Society of Naval Architects and Marine
EngineersRegistered Professional Engineer, Structural - State of
Texas
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Yvan Leipold
Education
MS Degree - Ocean Engineering
University of Miami, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
Project Expertise
Design of a tensioned leg platform (TLP) for North Sea
installation.
Hydrodynamic studies of offshore structures.
Instruction in the use of the MOSES Offshore Software Package
developed byUltramarine, Inc.
Professional Experience
March 1994 - Present Ultramarine Europe, Rambouillet, France
Mr. Leipold joined the Ultramarine staff in March 1994 to manage
UltramarineEurope, a subsidiary of Ultramarine, Inc., to promote
sales in Europe and
provide client support of Ultramarines software products to
existing Europeanclients, and provide engineering consulting
services to the offshore industrymarket.
Types of analyses performed: vessel motion, tow, fatigue,
floating, mooring,launch, upending, lift, docking, stability,
pipelaying, structural.
Projects in which Ultramarine Europe was involved include:
BONACCIA,YETAGUN, AL-SHAHEEN, USARI, BEIRUT, GIRASSOL, NKOSSA,
STAG,ZAFIRO, FOXTROT, TEMSAH, SANHA, FOUKANDA, EL PASO,
NEMBA/LOMBAJAMNAGAR, CABO NEGRO, HELANG, WENCHANG, HELANG,
etc...
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September 1988 - March 1994 BOUYGUES OFFSHORETLP project for the
North Sea - Preliminary study.
WYP Platform (Chevron) - Calculation of sub-structure.
COHASSET Project (Canada) - Preliminary design of platform.
MORSE Project (CEP&M) - Feasability study of a new platform
concept.
POS Project (IFREMER) - Feasibility study of floating structures
(steel andconcrete).
Transportation study of jacket 350m loaded onto two barges in
catamaran(CEP&M).
Motion analysis during sea transportation of the following
platforms: TCHENDO,EDOP C&D, RSMC, TAKULA O, AFIA/ODUDU, COBO,
KUTUBU, IME,BAGRE, NKOSSA, CASABLANCA, TCHIBOUELA, PAMBI.
Preliminary study for the RASCAS Project (French Navy).
Hydrodynamic studies of miscellaneous concrete structures
(floating and gravitybased structures).
DYNATOUR project (CEP&M).
Mers profondes Project (CLAROM).
NEMO II Project (DCAN) Phases 1 and 2.
Principle user and instructor of the MOSES software package
(Multi- Opera-tional Structural and Engineering Simulator).
1984 - 1986 C.G. DORIS CAMEROUN (Subsidiary of C.G. DORIS
FRANCE)
Assistant Manager of the Oceanographic Department.Activities
include Logistics and Positioning of Platforms.
Personal
Nationality: France
Languages
French and English
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R. Ray Nachlinger, Ph.D.
Summary of Qualifications
Thirty-one years of consulting experience in advanced analysis
and design. Experience includes both thedesign and analysis of
offshore structures with an emphasis in Dynamics, Hydrodynamics,
Ship Motions,Mooring Analysis, and Structural Analysis. Responsible
for the development of over a dozen proprietarycomputer codes,
which have become industry wide standards for the offshore
industry.
Education
1968 Ph.D. in Engineering MechanicsUniversity of Texas at
Austin, USA.
1967 MS in Engineering Mechanics.University of Texas at Austin,
USA.
1966 Bachelor of Engineering ScienceUniversity of Texas at
Austin, USA.
Professional Experience
July 1978 - Present President, Ultramarine, Inc.
Established Ultramarine, Inc. to provide consulting and analysis
to the offshoreindustry. Responsible for management of all aspects
of business development,technical quality and financial
administration.
Transportation analysis of 3 jackets on a single barge and 3
decks on a singlebarge being transported from the Gulf of Mexico to
Angola.
Developed Software Modules for Marine Advisory System consisting
of Ballastand Mooring Algorithms, Mooring Line Interpolation Table
Generation for ShellOil Companys Auger TLP.
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Performed wet tow analysis with stress calculation of highway
tunnels to beinstalled under Boston Harbor.
Launch, transportation and upending analysis of a Tripod in 652
ft. waterdepth.
Performed transportation and launch analysis of both parts of
the Delta Towerfor DORIS Engineering.
Study to determine mooring system required to moor a 195 ft.
floating dock inthe Atchafalaya River with two 320 ft. cargo barges
connected.
Transportation analysis of Deaerator Skid for Chevrons TAKULA
WIP.
Developed MOSES, Multi-Operational Structural Engineering
Simulator.
Technical consulting services rendered in developing a complete,
consistent the-ory manual for COSMOS for Shell Development
Company.
Modifications to the OSCAR and OTIS programs for Shell Oil
Company. Developed OSCAR II.
Consultant to Shell Oil Company to assess the loads on large
plates duringlaunch.
Consultant to Shell Development to develop COSMOS, a computer
program forthe analysis of TLPs.
Consultant to Kaiser Steel Corporation to analyze stresses and
fatigue of Tex-acos Harvest jacket during tow from Korea to
offshore California.
Consultant to Shell Oil Company to analyze launch of the Eureka
jacket.
Developed OTTO, a computer program to analyze stresses and
fatigue in struc-
tures under tow. Developed ISAAC, a computer program to perform
computations for loadouts.
Consultant to Shell Offshore, Inc. on mooring problems in 1000
to 2500 ft. ofwater.
Consultant to Proteca of Venezuela on the design of a floating
bridge over theOrinoco River.
Developed PLAD, a computer program to automatically design metal
buildings.
Consultant to Kaiser Steel Corporation to perform engineering
analysis for load-out and tow of Shell Oil Companys Eureka
jacket.
Consultant to Chevron to modify their existing structural
dynamics software.
Designed PLAD, a computer program to design electro-static
precipitator cas-ings for the Lodge-Cottrell division of Dresser
Industries.
Consultant to Petro-Marine to simulate the dynamics of the
Petrobras PCR-1jacket during upending.
Added three dimensional diffraction theory hydrodynamics to
OSCAR, anddeveloped OTIS, an interactive graphics program.
Performed structural analysis of Richmond superstructure during
lifting for
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Vemar.
Consultant to Brown & Root to improve their computer
software for jacketupending.
Consultant to J. Ray McDermott. Analyzed loss of the Nomorado
jacket in theNorth Sea while under tow. Testified on findings in
court.
Added mooring capabilities to OSCAR.
Consultant to Raymond Technical Facilities. Designed and
implemented a sys-tem to perform dynamic analysis of floating
bridges. Analyzed the design ofthe Hood Canal replacement
bridge.
Developed OSCAR for Chevron. OSCAR combined PLAP and MARVAN
intoone overall code.
Developed MARVAN, a computer program to compute ship motions and
hy-drostatics.
Developed PLAP, a computer program to simulate jacket launch and
upending.
Feb 1968 - Jan 1979 University of Houston, Houston, Texas
Assistant and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering.
Taught graduate and undergraduate courses in Engineering
Mechanics and Ap-plied Mathematics. Active in research in these
areas.
Consultant to Tennessee Gas Transmission Company. Developed
PIPSYS, acomputer program to analyze pipe stresses.
Consultant to Shell Oil Company. Developed onboard computer
program toassist in mating piles and jacket sections of the Cognac
jacket.
Consultant to Donhaiser, McClure & Associates. Assisted in
the design of asemi-submersible and two mooring systems.
Consultant to Brown & Root. Performed stress analysis of
flotation tanks duringinstallation of B.P. Forties Field
jackets.
Additional Professional Activities
Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas
Publications
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On Approximate Constitutive Equations for Nonlinear
Viscoelasticity, with H. H. Calvit, Acta Mechanica7, 1969, pp.
768-778.
The Bending of a Beam Made of a Fiber Reinforced Viscoelastic
Material, with J. R. Leininger, AIAAJournal, Vol. 7, No. 10, 1969,
pp. 2016-2017.
A Constitutive Equation for Fiber Reinforced Viscoelastic
Materials, with H. H. Calvit, Acta Mechanica9, 1970, pp. 49-53.
Speed of Propagation of Acceleration Waves in a Binary
Non-Reacting Mixture, with J. R. Leininger, TheJournal of the
Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 49, No. 3, Part 2, March 1971,
pp. 749-752.
A note on Aging Materials, ZAMM, 51, 1971
Some Results on a Fiber Reinforced Viscoelastic Beam, AIAA
Journal, Vol. 9, No. 11, November 1971,pp. 2300-2301.
On the Stability of a Viscoelastic Bar, with Carl Faust, ZAMM
52, 1972, pp. 179-181.
On the Propagation of Acceleration Waves in a Binary,
Non-Reacting Mixture, with J. R. Leininger,JASA, 53, No. 2,
1973.
A Uniqueness Theorem for Rigid Heat Conductors with Memory, with
L. T. Wheeler, Quarterly of Ap-plied Mathematics, Vol. XXXI, No. 3,
1973.
On Wave Propagation and Uniqueness in One-Dimensional Elastic
Bodies, with L. T. Wheeler, Journalof Elasticity, Vol. 4, No. 1,
1974.
A Theorem on the Uniqueness of Solutions in Nonlinear Heat
Condition, with R. P. Herrmann, Quarterlyof Applied Mathematics,
October 1974.
On the Determinacy of Motions for the Displacement Problem in
the Dynamics of Elastic Bodies withViscosity, with L. T. Wheeler,
ZAMM, Vol. 24, 1973.
Wave Propagation and Uniqueness, with L. T. Wheeler, Proceedings
of the 10th Anniversary Meeting ofthe Society of Engineering
Science.
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Wave Propagation and Uniqueness in One-Dimensional Simple
Materials, with L. T. Wheeler, Journal ofMathematical Analysis and
Applications, Vol. 48, No. 1, 1974.
Uniqueness Theorems for Finite Elastodynamics, with L. T.
Wheeler, Journal of Elasticity, Vol. 4, No. 1,1974.
A Uniqueness Theorem for the General Theory of Heat Conduction
with Finite Wave Speeds, with R. P.Herrmann, International Journal
of Engineering Science, Vol. 12, 1974.
On Uniqueness and Wave Propagation in Nonlinear Heat Conductor
with Memory, with R. P. Herrmann,Journal of Mathematical Analysis
and Applications, Vol. 50, No. 3, 1975.
A Uniqueness Theorem for Nonlinear Heat Conduction in Chemically
Reacting Media, with J. W. Nunziatoand P. Chen, Journal of
Mathematical Analysis and Applications, Vol. 53, No. 1, January,
1976, pp. 137-144.
Theorems on Wave Propagation and Uniqueness for a Class of
Nonlinear Dissipative Materials, with J.Nunziato and L. Wheeler,
Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, Vol. 51, No. 2,
August, 1975,pp. 449-460.
Wave Propagations and Uniqueness Theorems for Elastic Materials
with Internal State Variables, with J.Nunziato, International
Journal of Engineering Science, Vol. 14, No. 2, January, 1976, pp.
31-38.
On Thermal Instability in Rigid Heat Conductors with Non-linear
Heat Generation, with P. J. Chen andJ. Nunziato, to appear in
Quarterly of Applied Mathematics.
On the Domain of Attraction for Steady States in Heat
Conduction, with C. O. Horgan, to appear inInternational Journal of
Engineering Science.
On Stability in the Linear Theory of Heat Conducting, Chemically
Reacting Media, with J. Nunziato,Proceedings of the 12th Meeting of
the Society of Engineering Science, October, 1975.
Ship Motions in Shallow Water, with A. C. McClure, Proceedings
of the Offshore Technology Conference,May, 1976.
On the Motion of Coupled Bodies in a Seaway, with A. C. McClure,
Proceedings of Inter-ocean, June 1976.
Stability of Uniform Temperature Fields in Linear Heat
Conductors with Memory, with J. Nunziato, In-ternational Journal of
Engineering Science, 1977.
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Uniqueness and Stability in Adaptive Elasticity Theory, with S.
C. Cowin, Journal of Elasticity.
On the Directional Stability of Ships, International
Shipbuilding Journal.
Frequency Domain Analysis of Dynamic Response of Floating
Bridges to Waves, with D. J. Engel, OceanStructural Dynamics
Symposium 82 Proceedings, Oregon State University.
Professional Memberships
Dr. Nachlinger is a member of numerous professional
organizations and honorary societies.
April 5, 2002
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Allan R. Schultz
Summary of Qualifications
Has a wide variety of experience in bid solicitation, contract
writing, conceptual and detail design, onshore/offshore
construction, transportation and installation of offshore fixed and
non-fixed structures includingFPSOs, TLPs, compliant and
conventional platforms, jack-up rigs, pipelines, subsea equipment,
SBMs, etc.as well as onshore project experience involving the
component transport, site installation and constructionfor crude
and gas processing and refinery plants detailed as follows:
As Naval Architect, has been responsible for the design and
analysis of steel structures installed, towed andlowered in deep
waters in the Gulf of Mexico and elsewhere. Has served as Lead
Naval Architect and/orProject Manager during the fabrication and
installation of many platforms and associated facilities in
waterdepths up to 260m and participated in analyses of compliant
structures in water depths up to 488m and TLPstructures up to 45000
deadweight tonnes. Has carried out structural and marine analyses
for many types ofvessels such as bulk carriers, tankers, FPSOs,
cargo barges, crane barges, etc. Has carried out and
developedtechniques for collision and allision reconstruction
analysis having acted as a collision reconstruction expertfor
various proprietor, underwriting and legal concerns on numerous
cases.
As Pipeline/Subsea Engineer, has carried out sophisticated
computer modeling techniques to analyze allphases of pipeline
installation, pipe-lay installation and pipeline profile analysis.
This also included pipeto J-tube initiation analysis, abandonment
and recovery procedures, pipeline route curve lay proceduresand
pipeline davit lifts. Has also been actively involved in the
approval of pipeline installation procedures,guidelines and
criteria. Has carried out conceptual design for bid preparation and
solicitation leading intoeventual contract management duties as
well as detail subsea engineering related to subsea installations
(i.e.manifolds, pipelines, tie-ins, umbilicals, etc.).
As Marine Surveyor and/or Advisor, has carried out marine
warranty approval, technical inspection andinvestigation work for
various marine industry proprietor, underwriting and legal
concerns. This work hasinvolved design verification and associated
field inspection for marine warranty approval, damage
investiga-tions and assessments of vessel (i.e. general cargo,
tanker, barge, etc.) and fixed structures (i.e. platforms,docks,
cranes, etc.), marine salvage feasibility assessments, salvage and
wreck removal operations and cargoseafastening or damage assessment
of improperly seafastened cargo. Also, has served as the Project
Man-ager for numerous marine warranty projects and acted on
numerous offshore / onshore projects as a MarineAdvisor to various
clients on various a marine related operations (i.e. load-outs,
load-ins, towages, heavylifts, etc.).
Education
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1984 B.Sc. Degree in Naval Architecture and Marine
EngineeringUniversity of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana,
USA.
Work Experience
1975 - 1980 Red Eagle, Inc. - Owners USA representative for
local support and charteringof tow and supply boats in GOM.
1984 - 1990 Hudson Engineering Corporation (a McDermott Company)
- Junior to Se-nior Naval Architect involved in
fabrication/installation structural and marine
design and/or analysis for offshore fixed and non-fixed
platforms, submarinepipelines, ship and barge shaped
structures.
1990 - 2001 London Offshore Consultants, Inc. - Senior Naval
Architect and Marine Sur-veyor doing offshore project management,
design, marine warranty survey re-view, casualty investigation,
etc.
Major Project Work
Exxon: Installation analyses for the Heritage and Harmony
jackets for the Santa Barbara Channel offshoreCalifornia in 1200
foot and 1075 foot water depth
Shell Oil Company: Installation analyses for the Bullwinkle
jacket for the Gulf of Mexico in 1350 footwater depth
McDermott Articulated Barge: Preliminary design/development work
to analyze the characteristics of anarticulated barge. Supervised
the required model testing to prove the concept at Offshore
TechnologyCorporation in Escondido, California. Supervisor for
McDermott during model testing sponsored along withExxon Production
Research, at Marin in Wageningen, Netherlands, to pre-qualify the
articulated barge forlaunching of Exxons 2500 CPT Base Section
Jacket
Shell Offshore Inc., U.S.A.: Loadout analysis of Boxer A
Platform Green Canyon Block 19 in the Gulf ofMexico in 750 foot
water depth
Sohio Petroleum Company: Analysis and field support for Snapper
Platform East Breaks Block 1655 in theGulf of Mexico in 863 foot
water depth. Also served as Lead Naval Architect during the
fabrication andinstallation of the Snipper Platform Ewing Bank
Block 826A in the Gulf of Mexico in 481 foot water depth
Mobil Oil Exploration & Production Southeast, Inc.:
Installation analyses for 10.75 inch O.D. pipeline toGreen Canyon
Block 18 in the Gulf of Mexico
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Dugas Exploration and Production: Gas pipeline project to
determine whether VLCC anchors are likely todrag and in cases where
dragging occurs, to what depth the tanker anchors could penetrate
thus causingpipeline damage in the Persian Gulf anchorage off the
coast of Dubai
Texaco U.S.A.: Analysis and field support for Kilauea jacket on
Green Canyon Block 6A in 616 water depth
AEDC U.S.A. Inc.: Lead Naval Architect for Mississippi Canyon
Block 486 Platform in 596 water depth inGulf of Mexico
Petronas Gas SDN. BHD.: Conceptual/basic engineering for 8
export pipeline and CALM buoy ITB withsubsequent bid evaluations.
Also, design/ installation engineering of 8 O.D. pipeline and CALM
buoy forexport of LPG offshore Miri, East Malaysia in the South
China Sea
Heidrun TLP - Conoco Norway: Design and consultancy work for
A.R. Reinertsen regarding the subsea towand securing of subsea
docking pipeline modules to the subsea template
Frigg Area Development - Elf Aquitaine Norge: Company
representative for call for tender compilation/issuanceand
subsequent tender evaluation on Lille Frigg 10 high pressure /
temperature production pipeline andFrostpipe 16 export pipeline
along with engineering support on Lille Frigg A, B & C manifold
templatesand Froy field jacket/pipelines
Snorre - Saga Petroleum: Company representative assisting in
approval of pipeline installation procedures,subsea tie-in and
pigging equipment designs, etc. Review/approval of documents
concerning marine op-erations and hull fabrication and attended for
load-outs, load-ins and joining of hull nodes and pontoons.Carried
out reviews of deck mating operations, barge verifications and
concrete foundation template instal-lation verification
Cantarell Re-Development and Modernization Project - PEMEX:
Deputy and Onsite Project Manager forMarine Warranty Survey tasks
on EPC25, EPC22 and EPC1 as well as Marine Advisor to PEMEX
andtheir numerous project contractors involved in the fabrication,
load-out, transportation and installation ofover 25+ platform
structures
Other MAJOR PROJECT WORK includes but not limited to:
ALNG LNG Plant (Phase 1 Construction) - AMOCO/BP/PETROTRIN
(Point Fortin,Trinidad)
HOD - AMOCO Norway (North Sea)
OSEBERG 2 - NORSK HYDRO (North Sea)
MISSISSIPPI CANYON BLK 109 - BP AMERICA (Gulf of Mexico)
CRYSTAL - FREEPORT McMORAN (Gulf of Mexico)
MAIN PASS SULPHUR MINE - FREEPORT McMORAN (Gulf of Mexico)
EDOP, UBIT, ASASA, UNAM, OSO WELLHEAD, USARI & JADE Projects
- MOBIL/NNPC (OffshoreNigeria)
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GARDEN BANKS BLK 191 - CHEVRON (Gulf of Mexico)
GUPCO OCTOBER GAS & ZAFCO WARDA (Gulf of Suez, Egypt)
MISKAR - BRITISH GAS TUNISIA (Offshore Tunisia)
RAS LAFFAN - Ras Laffan LNG Ltd. (Persian Gulf)
ESCRAVOS - CHEVRON (Offshore Nigeria)
QATARGAS UPSTREAM DEV.(3rd Train) - Qatar Liq. Gas Co. Ltd.
(Persian Gulf)
SEAHARVESTER GRAND ISLE 115 - British-Borneo Exploration, Inc.
(Gulf of Mexico)
ZAFIRO - Mobil Equatorial Guinea Ltd. (Equatorial Guinea, East
Africa)
Damage and Casualty Investigations and/or Legal Expert
Also carried out damage and casualty investigations and/or acted
as a legal expert on behalf of insuranceand legal interests
involving fixed objects (SPM buoys, MBM sea berths, pipelines,
docks, bridges, etc.)non-fixed objects (bulk carriers, tankers,
jackup rigs,tugs, etc.) and cargo including but not limited to
thefollowing major claims:
DAEDALUS, MBM PLEM damage with oil spill, Tumaco, Colombia
PRESIDENTE A.U. ILLIA, SPM damage with oil spill, Bahia Blanca,
Argentina
SPORADES, SPM damage & investigation, Comodoro Rivadavia,
Argentina
NEVADA, SPM hose damage & investigation with hose testing,
Tuxpan, Mexico
GUADALUPE VICTORIA II, SPM damage & investigation, Rosarito,
Mexico
OCEAN SUMMIT, pipeline damage by jackup rig, Gulf of Mexico
OCEAN KING, pipeline damage by jackup rig, Gulf of Mexico
COLUMBUS, Texaco Refinery Dock allision, Las Minas Bay,
Panama
ALLISON, dock allision, Aguadulce, Panama
MAUVILLA, tug/tow allision with Bayou Canot Bridge, Mobile, AL,
USA
TOTONACA, jackup allision with platform, Gulf of Campeche,
Mexico
BRIJ, dock allision, Galveston, TX, USA
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BIG ORANGE I, workboat allision with platform, Offshore Bombay,
India
JULIE L, dock allision, Panama City, Panama
SCAMPER, dock allision, Puerto Armuelles, Panama
DELTA QUEEN, allision with floating marina, Greenville, MS,
USA
KETA LAGOON, dock allision, Houston, TX, USA
MSC LAURENCE, dock allision & marine investigation, Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil
FANOULA, dock allision & marine investigation, Imbituba
& Santos, Brazil
DB28 c/w UCKA, collision reconstruction analysis / W. P. repair
review and attendance through witnessdepositions to advise
attorneys, Offshore LA, USA
* 1 NOORDAM c/w MOUNT YMITOS, collision reconstruction analysis,
New Orleans, LA, USA
BLUE CLOUD c/w OMINA, collision reconstruction analysis,
Caribbean Sea
MAR CORAL, stability, strength & steel costing analyses to
determine salvage feasibility, speed & angleof blow, Maracaibo,
Venezuela
* 2 MARGARET SUE c/w COASTAL NEW YORK, collision repair
investigation, Beaumont, TX, USA
PROTANK MERSEY, collision reconstruction analysis, Cameron, LA,
USA
BONITA c/w ASEA ISLAND, collision reconstruction analysis, Gulf
of Mexico
AMERICAN EXPLORER, collision investigation, Beaumont, TX,
USA
FLORA c/w FORMOSA, collision reconstruction analysis, Gulf of
Mexico
CHIOS DREAM c/w AURORA EMERALD, collision reconstruction
analysis / W.P. Survey, PanamaCanal, Panama
WESTERN TEAM c/w TOGO BEAUTY, collision reconstruction analysis
/ W.P. Survey, Gatun Lake,Panama
JIN YI c/w JORITA, collision reconstruction analysis / W.P.
Survey, Pacific Ocean offshore of Guatemala
CHALKIDON c/w CLIPPER CHEYENNE, collision reconstruction
analysis / W.P. Survey, South ofMona Passage in Caribbean Sea
HARBEL TAPPER c/w OYLMPIC BREEZE, collision reconstruction
analysis / W.P. Survey, Gulf ofMexico
A.H. PARAGGI c/w PETROBRAS XI, attendance to investigate
reparations & provide advise to P&IClub during claim
settlement, Macae, Brazil
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IVAN SUSANIN c/w ANANGEL ENDEAVOR, collision reconstruction
analysis, Mississippi River SWPass, Gulf of Mexico
ALMAS, crane damage, New Orleans, LA, USA
PROTEUS, allision with dolphin, Punto Fijo, Venezuela
TAKO INVADER, dock allision, Houston, TX, USA
SUGAR ISLAND, dock allision, Colon, Republic of Panama
NORSUL SOBRAL, allision with dock, barges & resulting oil
spill, Parimaribo, Surinam
CSL ATLAS, dock landslide with surge damage to barges/loading
arm & dock, Corpus Christi, TX, USA
KALLIO, crane boom failure with dock damage, Houston, TX,
USA
TALARA, surge damage to loading arms/oil spill, Galena Park, TX,
USA
OMNIPORT, dock, crane & loader allision damage, Greensport,
TX, USA
WADAI, allision with gantry crane, Guadelupe, Lesser
Antilles
BRAGE VIBEKE, transformer oil contamination, Houston, TX,
USA
JOSEPH LYKES, stevedore casualty/cargo hold ladder/expert
witness, Beaumont, TX, USA
GL142, dredger mast contact damage with power lines, Freeport,
TX, USA
DAKILA UNO, structural design of supports for collapsed pipe
stow, Colon, Panama
DIANA, structural design of cargo supports, Houston, TX, USA
OCEAN VOYAGER, surge with dock and loading arm damage, Houston,
TX, USA
CORPUS CHRISTI & GALLANT II, hatch cover testing/repair,
Port Arthur/Houston, TX & NewOrleans, LA, USA
MTI 307, barge salvage, feasibility study, Davenport, IA,
USA
TMI 11, cargo salvage from sunken barge, P&I site rep.,
Offshore Daytona Beach, FL, USA
TEXAS THUNDER, expert witness on yacht design/P.I. claim,
Galveston, TX, USA
SAN MATEO, investigation of Tuna Boat Mast failure on
manufacturers warranty claim, review of mastdesign and sea trial
testing of repaired mast, Iquique, Chile and Manta, Ecuador
IVER EXPLORER, 12 pipeline damage at MBM sea berth in San Jose,
Guatemala
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* This signifies those cases that went to a U.S. Federal
District Court thus involving testimony and/or courtacceptance as
an expert.
LANGUAGES
English, Spanish and Portuguese
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John Windus
Summary Of Qualifications
Twenty-eight years of offshore construction and civil
engineering experience, including twenty years of ex-perience in
marine projects and eight years of work in onshore civil
engineering. Marine experience includesanalysis, design,
fabrication and installation of TLPs, fixed platforms, spars,
FPSOs, semi-submersibles,construction vessels and the development
of non-conventional solutions for offshore oil and gas
productioninstallations. Skills include hydrostatic and dynamic
analysis, stability, kinematics, mooring, structuralanalysis and
design and management, both project and corporate.
Education
1980 B.S. Ocean Engineering (with Honors)Florida Atlantic
UniversityBoca Raton, Florida
1978 B.S. Civil Technology Empire State College (SUNY)
Rochester, New York
1970 Drafting Certificate (2 yr.) in Architectural, Mechanical,
Civil andElectrical DraftingAlfred State College (SUNY), Alfred,
New York
Professional Experience
1999 - 2000 Vice President, Ultramarine Systems, Inc. Houston,
Texas
Dynamic analysis of the floating Hood Canal Bridge in Seattle,
Washington.The analysis included seakeeping, mooring and dynamic
structural analysis ofa multi-body system representing a 7,869-foot
long floating bridge.
Installation analysis for a 200 foot water depth tripod.
Project Manager for unique highway bridge installation project
in Chiapas,Mexico. Project entails using offshore construction and
installation techniquesto solve cost constraint problems in a
remote location.
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Development of a purpose built lift system to install pile cap
beams for a drydock Land Level Transfer Facility for Bath Iron
Works Shipyard. The lift systemis required to operate in shallow
water with a significant tide range.
1996 - 1999 Vice President and General Manager, Barnett &
Casbarian, Inc. Houston,Texas
Responsible for operation of the Houston office. Direction and
managementof design engineering, naval architecture, quality
assurance activities includ-ing US Mineral Management Service
certified verification and warranty marinesurveying along with
office administration.
Project Manager, Marine Surveyor and Consultant for Exxons DIANA
DeepDraft Caisson Vessel.
Concept design and detailed development of a unique system for
removing andreplacing the spud cans on Global Marine, Inc.s
Labrador Jack-Up Drilling Rigin a remote location outside a vessel
repair facility.
Project Manager, Marine Surveyor and Certified Verification
Agent for ChevronsGENESIS spar platform.
Project Manager for Global Industries Hercules Pipelay Barge
Conversion. De-tailed engineering for Atlantic Marine, Inc. and
Alabama Shipyard, Inc. for thevessel lengthening and Forecastle
house construction. Work included preparingshipyard drawings for
steel and piping fabrication.
Project Manager, Marine Surveyor, Consultant and Certified
Verification Agentfor Shells URSA TLP platform.
Project Manager, Marine Surveyor, Consultant and Certified
Verification Agentfor Elfs VIRGO platform.
Marine Surveyor, Consultant and Certified Verification Agent for
AmeradaHesss Baldpate Compliant Tower platform.
Project Manager, Marine Surveyor, Consultant and Certified
Verification Agentfor Shells SPIRIT platform.
Marine Surveyor, Consultant and CVA for Shells RAM/POWELL TLP
plat-form.
Marine Surveyor, Consultant and Certified Verification Agent for
Shells MARSTLP platform.
1984 - 1996 Senior Section Leader, Naval Architecture, Hudson
Engineering, Inc. (McDer-mott) Houston, Texas
Managed and supervised efforts of marine design teams.
Responsible for marineengineering software and design methodologies
used by department. Managedand administered a UNIX based computer
network.
Project Engineer for design of a 20-well drilling and production
Spar for ChevronU.S.A., GOM, Green Canyon 205 in 2590 ft. of water
depth. Responsible for
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marine analysis, mooring analysis, project supervision,
forecasting and costestimating.
Project Manager for preliminary design of a Spar for Amerada
Hesss Baldpateproject, GOM Garden Banks 260 in 1655 ft. of water
depth. Responsible formarine analysis, risers analysis, hull
structure design and cost estimate.
Conceptual design of a Truss-Spar concept for deepwater
development.
Conceptual design of installation mooring system using active
tugboats and theDB 50s mooring and dynamic positioning capabilities
for Shells Ram/PowellTLP.
Seakeeping and stability analysis of semi-submersible offshore
heavy lift vesselconcept. Design, construction and testing of
scaled model of the concept
Installation engineering, Exxon Alabaster Platform, Mississippi
Canyon 397A,486 ft water depth.
Conceptual design of installation mooring system for Shells Mars
TLP.
Towing and maneuvering studies for Shells AUGER TLP. Analysis
and designfor the transportation of the hull, deck, and mated
superstructure in the Gulfof Mexico and into and out of the port of
Freeport, Texas. Project site supervi-sion and consultation for
both the hull to deck mating and the tension
tendoninstallation.
Design and fabrication engineering of BP Explorations Pompano,
Viosca Knoll989 platform in 1,285 ft water depth, including launch
analysis of articulatedlaunch barge. Supervision of loadout
operations of jacket structure onto theHeerema H851 Launch
Barge.
Design, fabrication and installation engineering of BP
Explorations Mississippi
Canyon 109 platform in 1,020 ft water depth onsite supervision
of launch andupending.
Installation engineering, Texaco Tick Platform, Garden Banks
189A, 720 ftwater depth.
Naval architect for analysis and design of a 12-leg spread
mooring for AmocoYombo tanker-based FPSO unit. Performed frequency
domain quasi-staticanalysis and time-domain mooring analysis,
including technical and financialmanagement of model testing. Also
supervised structural interfaces with pro-cess facilities.
Seakeeping and 2-body mooring analysis of Amocos
semi-submersible/tankerbarge extended well-test system in 1,000 ft
water depth, including supervising
system model testing. Installation of subsea drilling template
of Conocos TLWP Joliet Project in
1,760 ft water depth, including offshore supervision of marine
installation. Thisincluded launch, flotation of the template, and
keelhauling under the John ShawSSDV.
Design and installation engineering, SOHIOs Snapper Platform,
860 ft waterdepth, East Breaks 165, including operational planning
and offshore supervisionof marine installation.
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Consulting naval architect for seakeeping and seafastening
analysis for transat-lantic transportation of Chevrons Takula ALP
Deck. Work included modeltesting and an inclining experiment.
Lead engineer and naval architect for transportation analysis of
Exxons 3,100ft water depth compliant tower and articulated launch
barge.
Naval architect for flotation and upending study of Marathons
self-floatingSteelhead Platform, Cook Inlet, Alaska.
Analyst for parametric study of stability for transportation of
Shells Bullwinklejacket on articulated launch barge
Naval architect for installation engineering required for
production and drillingplatforms for the ARCOs Coal Oil Point
Project.
1981 - 1984 Project Engineer, Raymond International, Inc.
Houston, TexasEngineering support for offshore platform
construction. Work also includeddesign, analysis, mooring, and
construction of vessels involved in offshore ex-ploration and
construction.
1980 - 1981 Associate Engineer, Fluor Ocean Services, Inc.
Houston, Texas
Analyzed and designed offshore and onshore projects. Specific
experience in-cludes detailed engineering checks of a platform deck
optimization study, pro jectsurvey grid layout and general
earthwork for a crude oil terminal, wave refrac-tion and shoaling
study for a marine terminal, detailed design and computer
analysis of berthing and mooring structures of an LNG marine
terminal, anddock utilization study for an existing crude oil
terminal.
1975 - 1978 Senior Engineering Technician (Department of
Environmental Conservation),State of New York Olean, New York
Inspected onsite drilling, production, and well-plugging
operations in naturalgas and oil fields to ensure compliance with
environmental laws and regulations.
1970 - 1975 Engineering Technician (Department of
Transportation), State of New YorkRochester, New York
Survey, design, and construction engineering for rural and urban
highwayswithin New York State.
Computer Software Capabilities
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MOSES, MAESTRO, FASTSHIP, Rhinoceros, AutoCAD, MathCAD,
Microsoft Office 2000 and MicrosoftProject.
additional professional activities
American Petroleum Institutes Hull Structures Resource Group,
American Petroleum Institutes FPSO TaskGroup
Patents And Publications
An Economical Pile-Handling Technique Using Dynamic Upend, with
R. Converse, S. Bhattacharjee, andJ. Chen, Offshore Technology
Conference, 1990, paper OTC 6379. Jacket Installation Design
Criteria, withR. Gair, T. Mills and S. Bhattacharjee, The Second
Offshore Symposium, The Society of Naval Architectsand Marine
Engineers, 1991, pp. XVII-1 - XVII-9.
Professional Memberships
Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers Marine
Technology Society
Awards Received
Florida Atlantic University, College of Engineering, 1980 Award
for Outstanding Academic Achievement.
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Associate Consultants
Roger A. Burger
Claudia A. Claro
Nelson S. Galgoul
Huang H. Tao
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Roger A. Burger
Summary Of Qualifications
Twenty three years of offshore construction and naval
architecture experience working on multidisciplineengineering teams
for the design and installation of TLPs, fixed platforms, spars,
FPSOs, constructionvessels and Naval Ships. Expert MOSES analyst
with a high degree of communication skills developedproviding user
support and training to engineers and naval architects
worldwide.
Education
June 79 B.E.T. Marine Engineering TechnologyMississippi State
University, Starkville, Mississippi
Professional Experience
Sep. 91 - Present Vice President, Ultramarine, Houston,
Texas
Responsible for Project Management, MOSES client support and
training, en-gineering services, and office administration.
Responsible for providing client training and support, and
marketing Ultrama-rines offshore design and analysis software.
Also, involved with engineeringconsulting projects to the offshore
industry. Field experience includes direc-tion of ballast
operations during loadout and providing engineering
assistanceduring offshore installation operations.
Project Engineer for Shells Bonga FPSO to be installed offshore
Nigeria. Pro-vide technical support to the hull site team,
coordinate preparation of hullconceptual contract drawings and
participate on contract interface definitionfor this EPIC contract
project.
Installation engineering for Elfs Virgo project in 1132 feet of
water, installedin Viosca Knoll 823 in August 1999.
Shells Salsa and Spirit projects in 693 feet and 722 feet water
depth, respectively.These were both launched structures installed
in December 1997 and June 1998.
Shells Enchilada Project, a two-piece fixed platform in 633 feet
of water. Thiswas a vertical stack lifted installation, completed
in December 1996.
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Installation analyses for Elfs NKossa Jackets, located in 170
meters of wateroffshore Congo.
Installation studies for various Spar structures.
Jacket docking analyses, stability booklets for tension leg
platforms and jack-updrilling rigs, jacket transportation including
barge flexibility, and transportationfatigue analysis. All these
analyses involve various aspects of offshore installa-tions,
including hydrodynamics, naval architecture, and structural
analysis.
Jun. 90 - Sep 91 Consultant Naval Architect, Roger A. Burger
& Associates, Houston, Texas
Provided consulting services to major oil companies such as
Shell Oil Company.Projects included installation analyses for fixed
platforms as well as complianttowers, and lowering analyses of a
base section of a compliant tower using asemi-submersible crane
vessel.
Feb. 83 - Jun. 90 Senior Naval Architect, Hudson Engineering,
Inc. (McDermott), Houston,Texas
Engineering support for offshore platform construction. Work
also includeddesign, analysis, mooring, and construction of vessels
involved in offshore ex-ploration and construction.
Preliminary installation engineering for BP Explorations
Mississippi CanyonBlock 109 fixed platform in 1030 feet of
water.
A time domain mooring analysis for a tanker based FPSO for Amoco
Congo
Exploration Company. Full current profile measurement and
engineering assistance during installation
of Texacos Green Canyon 6A Platform in 622 feet of water.
On loan to Exxon Company, U.S.A., in their offices to review
installation con-tractors documents and procedures for the Harmony
and Heritage Plat-forms in 1,200 and 1,075 feet of water,
respectively.
A tow fatigue analysis for an 8-pile jacket for Trintomar, being
towed fromMorgan City, Louisiana to Trinidad.
On loan to Shell Oil Company in their o
