Gregory — Analyst, MR&I Engineering Automation
Gregory
Industries Served
Eligibility
Work History on Automate America
Programming Skills (5)
Have used Microsoft access and other databases for the entirety of my career.
About Me
ICSS LEAD/ PROJECT ENGINEERING
Engineering oversight on 5 Globally Sourced Offshore Oil, Gas, Production (FPSO) and Pipeline Offshore Projects to $2 Billion Started the Charleston Division for Instrument Control Service – Multiple engineering office turnarounds – P&L Management - Industries include oil and gas, pharmaceutical, pulp and paper, water and waste water, food, discrete manufacturing, automotive. Registered Professional Engineer (PE) in 2 States - SC & TX, PMP. Very detail oriented.
Skilled Trades (1)
In my current role I support 3 Gulf of Mexico platforms largely from an instrument reliability standpoint.
Professional Competencies (12)
Registered Professional Engineer in Texas and South Carolina (Automation). Have spent my entire 33 year career engineering automation systems. I'm will to do the most mundane automation tasks but approach everything I do with that experience.
I've started new offices, outperformed my peers constantly on P&Ls and have managed as many as 200 people. For the last fifteen years of my career I've focused on detailed project oversight of projects with Automation and Safety Systems as a focus.
Applications (6)
Most applications that I've supported have been higher level such as predictive modelling or supply chain management.
All 5 of my FPSOs included multiple systems, on the order of 25 disparate platforms and integration was my shining point for all of these.
My Business
Work Experience(26)
GTherm EOR Oil & Gas, LLC GTherm EOR (Enhanced Oil Recovery) develops proprietary clean' oil and gas extraction technology. GTherm's innovative approach | Vice President of Engineering | Houston, TX | 2015-Present utilizes a thermally-driven system to recover previously unobtainable oil and gas, sequester CO2, & generate baseload electricity. Responsible for designing and building subsurface processing systems for onshore crude oil projects. Serve as the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) Lead. Processes designed include gas/oil/water separation, power generation, CO2 compression, and water injection. Develop the process models, process flow diagrams (PFD's), equipment specifications and detailed design packages. Create the Aspen HYSYS models for process equipment specifications. Improve the efficiency & cost of extracting hydrocarbon assets through a thermally-based volumetric approach which lowers viscosity and influences oil flow direction. Process designs minimize environmental impact, compared to legacy approaches. Started as BG Knarr wound down. Key Accomplishments - For 30+ multi-million dollar projects, created the complete EPC work breakdown schedules, costs & equipment structures. - Worked directly with Fortune 500/Global 500's Siemens, Caterpillar, and Schlumberger/Cameron on implementation costs. - Designed processes that would allow access to 10,000,000+ barrels of oil on GTherm property - previously unobtainable
BG Knarr FPSO - Samsung - Teekay | Safety and Automation System (SAS) Manager | South Korea & Norway | 2011- 2016 The BG Group (Shell) Knarr FPSO is a $1billion, 900,000 barrel ship, manufactured in South Korea by Samsung Heavy Industry. The ship is owned by Teekay & was positioned in 400 meters of water off the coast of Norway. Initial operations began in March of 2015. Responsible, as a key leader within the Project Management Team, to serve as the Group Safety and Automation System Manager. Led multi-national teams for Process Control (PCS), Process Safety (PSD), Emergency Shutdown, Fire, Gas, & Marine Control Systems, and Sub-Sea Interfaces. The FPSO design included capability for 60,000 barrels of oil per day in production, water injection, gas compression for pipeline export, and a debutanizer. Responsible for tow oversight from Geoje, South Korea to Flor, Norway - my 4th FPSO delivery. Involvement spanned from the cutting of the first steel in the shipyard, to delivery halfway across the globe, through the start-up and commissioning of all major systems
| 2011- 2016 BG Knarr FPSO - Samsung - Teekay (continued) - Selected to lead all Process Control and Process Safety for this $1 billion, 60K barrel per day, floating production vessel. - Successfully directed collaboration from work groups from 4 diverse cultures - Korean, Indian, Norwegian, and British. - Key leader in enabling the fastest project to production in Norway in the past 10 years. Completed with 100% safe schedules. - Designed duplex communications between controls and equipment, with instantaneous input and reporting, 5 stories apart
Noble Energy Aseng FPSO | Noble Energy Rep - Instrument and Control Systems Lead Noble Energy is a $3.5 billion, petroleum and natural gas exploration and production company headquartered in Houston, Texas. The | Singapore | 2009- 2011 Aseng FPSO is a $1 billion, Very Large Crude Carrier conversion, operating in 1000 meters of water off the coast of Equatorial Guinea. Responsible for serving as the Noble Energy representative and the Project Management Team Lead for all Instrument & Control Systems on this FPSO conversion. Work was performed in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Involved from the review of FPSO bids to First Oil. Responsible for all subsea control interfaces, as well as the following systems: ICSS (Process Control, Process Safety, Fire & Gas and ESD), IT, Communications, Package UCPs, Vessel, PAGA, CCTV, and Security System. The conversion included: 5 production manifolds supporting 3 HP and 2 LP separators, Gas Turbine Generators, HP & LP Compression, Water Purification and Injection, Gas Dehydration, Gas Injection & Lift, 2 Subsea Production Manifolds, and a Metering Skid. - Directed all Instrument & Control Systems development for this $1 billion, 80K barrel per day, floating production conversion. - Led, developed, mentored, and coordinated multi-cultural teams to finish 5 months before original schedule. - Key leader enabling production to start within 22 days of FPSO delivery in Equatorial Guinea. - Ensured success of this 1st-ever FPSO, engineered by SBM Offshore Corporation in Malaysia
Murphy Azurite FDPSO | Murphy Oil Rep - Instrument/Control Systems/Commissioning Lead Murphy Oil is a $1.8 billion, petroleum and natural gas exploration company headquartered in El Dorado, Arkansas. The Azurite was | Singapore | 2007- 2009 the world's first floating, drilling, production, storage and offloading (FDPSO) vessel. Conversion from a VLCC was $1 billion project. Responsible for serving as the Murphy Oil representative, Instrument & Control Systems Lead, and the Commissioning Lead for this Prosafe-owned FDPSO conversion. Oversaw all control systems from engineering through construction and commissioning through start-up. Directed diverse teams for the development of the Process Control Systems, Safety Systems, Fire and Gas Systems, Vessel Systems and Sub-Sea and Drilling Interfaces. Conversion was performed in Singapore and then delivered to operate in 1400 meters of water off the coast of the Republic of the Congo. - Directed all Instrument & Control Systems Development and Commissioning for this $1 billion, 60K barrel per day, vessel. - Conversion was the 1st floating drilling and oil production vessel created in the world. - Led, developed, mentored, and coordinated multi-cultural teams
AWE Umuroa FPSO | AWE Representative - Instrument & Control Systems Lead AWE (Australian Worldwide Exploration) is a $229 million (USD) Australian energy company focused on upstream oil and gas | Singapore | 2006- 2007 opportunities. Prosafe-owned Umuroa is a 50K bopd FPSO conversion, operating in 120 meters of water off the coast of New Zealand. Responsible for serving as the AWE representative and Instrument & Control Systems Lead for this Singapore based FPSO conversion. Managed cross-cultural teams for all instrumentation & control system engineering, procurement, installation, commissioning, & start-up in NZ. Systems included the Process Control Systems, Safety Systems, Fire & Gas Systems, Vessel Management Systems and Sub-sea System Interfaces. The ship included a gas/oil separation module, water treatment module, dehydration module, two gas lift compressors & a vapor recovery compressor, two gas/oil fired boilers, and two turbo alternators. - Successfully directed all Instrument & Control Systems Development and Commissioning for this $.5 billion FPSO conversion. - Systems had to process 50,000 barrels of oil, 120,000 barrels of water, and 25 million scf of gas compression, daily. - Led, developed, mentored, and coordinated multi-cultural teams. Up to 1500 workers per day were involved in the conversion
| 2001- 2006 The Automation Group / Contech Control Services / Maverick Technologies | Engineering Project Mgr | Houston, TX Recruited to lead technical projects in broad-scope, Engineering, Project Management and Sales roles. Defined and managed turnkey EPC projects for refining, petrochemical and oil & gas production. Projects included estimating, project planning, system definition, field survey, instrument and electrical specification, P&ID, and cause & effect development. Additionally, led systems specifications, functional definition, instrument & electrical design, and implementation. - Led, hired, developed, and mentored up to 27 engineering and 31 craft for Delta V projects from $100k to $10 million. - In a Sales role for Maverick, positioned the firm to win the $6 million Chevron BBT offshore project in Angola. - Served such Fortune 500/Global 500 clients as ExxonMobil, BP, Chevron, and LyondellBasell
Aspen Technology, Inc | Senior Project Manager | Newark, DE | 2000- 2001 AspenTech is a provider of software and services for the process industries. The firm had $326 million in revenue during my tenure. Responsible to lead a team of 40+ business consultants in Chicago and London on the application of the 3 major modules of AspenTech's MIMI Supply Chain Software product - Demand Forecasting, Supply Demand Balancing, and Scheduling. - Implemented a $20 million Integrated Supply Chain project for 10 chemical business units w/ 2000 user activities within BP. - Project included work at 80 plants in North America, Europe and Asia
| West Chester, PA | 1998- 2000 | Vice President - Atlantic Division Responsible for P&L management of the Atlantic Division. Control System retrofit projects included scope definition, project management, instrumentation selection, electrical design, control system configuration, check-out, and start-up. Served primarily pharmaceutical, food and beverage industries, but also chemical, refining, and discrete manufacturing. - Led 4 regional operations and delivered growth from $30 million to $40 million - a full third of the company's revenue. - Led, mentored, and developed a staff of approximately 200. - Served Fortune 50 pharmaceutical clients such as Merck, Pfizer, and Amgen
| 1997- 2000 TAVA Technologies, Inc. TAVA was a $100 million industrial IT company, providing system integration & control services to industrial markets
| Cypress, CA | 1997- 1998 | Director of Operations - Western Division Responsible for P&L management of the Western Region. Conducted retrofit projects in the food, pharmaceutical, and refining industries. Region included two branch offices - Los Angeles and Sacramento, CA. - Turned around P&L for region from a $200,000/month loss to a $375,000/month profit on $15 million in revenue. - Led, mentored, and developed a team of 100 full time employees. Promoted to VP of the Atlantic Division
| Charleston, SC | 1994- 1997 | Engineering Manager Responsible for the start-up and management of the Charleston Regional Engineering Group. Provided management on projects, including: scope definition, estimating, instrument selection, design engineering, control configuration, construction, check-out and start-up. Served the Pulp & Paper and Chemical industries. - Grew service revenue from $0 to $12 million within 3 years - the most successful startup within the company. - Hired, led, developed, and mentored over 40 employees. Project managed: $20 million, Milliken Textile Mill Rebuild
| 1993- 1997 Instrument Control Service, Inc. ICS provided instrumentation and control system retrofit services. During my tenure, ICS grew from $45 million to $75 million
| Pensacola, FL | 1993- 1994 | Project Manager and Technical Lead Responsible for serving as a Project Manager - including construction management, primary customer interface, and technical lead for systems engineering projects. Provided overall EPC project management on a series of control system retrofits. - Project managed: $10 million, Mount Vernon Textile Mill Upgrade. - Earned promotion to start the Charleston, SC Engineering Group. Early Career - Upon graduation as an engineer, I started my career as a Coal Miner in Colorado for a year. I was subsequently hired by my father's firm in Iowa, where I began to learn the design and installation of control systems. My first position as a Project Manager was for Emerson-owned, Rosemount in Burnsville, MN. Emerson training was extensive and I led 25 to 30 projects a year in control systems for LNG, refining, chemicals, gas plants, and batch pharmaceuticals. There, I had high-level responsibilities while in my 20's, and negotiated pricing, terms & conditions, and purchase orders. Next I joined $500 million, John Brown E & C. & became a control systems lead with up to 9 Engineering Direct Reports. ICS, above, was my next transition
Education / Training / Certificates(2)
Colorado School of Mines | Mining Engineering | Golden, CO | 1980- 1984
Frequently Asked Questions
- What does Gregory do?
- Gregory is a Analyst, MR&I Engineering Automation on Automate America, the global professional marketplace for skilled talent across industrial, commercial, and residential work.
- Where is Gregory located?
- Gregory is based in Houston, Texas.
- What does Gregory specialize in?
- Gregory works with Microsoft, Fanuc, Emerson, PMP, Siemens as a Analyst, MR&I Engineering Automation on Automate America, the global professional marketplace for skilled talent across industrial, commercial, and residential work.
- Is Gregory available for work?
- Availability unknown. Gregory has not marked it recently.
- How do I connect with or hire Gregory?
- Create a free profile on Automate America and send a connection or contract request from this profile. Gregory can then respond and coordinate the work directly through the platform.













