Experienced and result oriented independent engineering, management and strategy Consulting Expert (subject matter expert and advisor [adviser]) located in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), Texas area suburb with about 35 years of experience in providing consulting services in a collaborative work environment to various private and public sector clients including law firms, consulting firms, insurance companies, operating companies, engineering and construction companies, financial institutions/investors and governmental agencies. Outstanding analytical, strategical, and technical problem-solving skills coupled with resourceful thinking to analyze problems, evaluate options, and obtain definitive solutions based on obtained information and data. Reliable, proactive, approachable, outgoing, and friendly personality. Seeking projects and assignments to provide professional consulting services.

Successfully advised and provided solutions (identifying, assessing, and resolving issues) on strategic matters, projects, assignments, disputes, and cases/lawsuits pertaining to the areas of: Energy and Utilities, Oil and Natural Gas, Refining, Petrochemicals, Chemicals, Pipelines, Manufacturing, Renewable Energy, Environmental Health and Safety, Economics (related to environmental/ energy/engineering) and Project Management.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Independent Consultant/Senior Consulting Associate (G&A)

Independent Consultant (Technical Issues - Energy, Environmental, Engineering, and related Economics) and Contract Consultant at Greene & Associates, Inc. (G&A) until 2020.                                                                                                

Dallas, Texas  (2004 to Present) 

• Providing engineering, management, and strategy (litigation, insurance and financial) consulting services to diverse clientele. Expertise related to technical aspects and strategy development on projects and lawsuits (suits) involving energy and utilities, environmental health, and safety (EHS/EH&S), oil and gas (O&G), refining, petrochemical and chemical, pipelines, industrial manufacturing and project management areas.

• Participated as a team member/project lead on several US based and international projects for a variety of clients (consulting firms, law firms, insurance companies, operating companies, engineering and construction companies, financial institutions/ investors, and governmental agencies) working for a Dallas area consulting firm as a senior level consultant/expert, and as a contractor (senior consulting associate) with the aforementioned entity. Currently operating as an independent consultant.

• Oversaw engineering, management, litigation, and insurance related projects in the above-mentioned sectors. Experience comprises of working on assignments associated with project management analysis, construction bids and contracts, engineering design, property damage (PD) cost analysis, cost accounting, business interruption (BI)/lost profits, feasibility studies, economic valuations, asset valuations, energy economics/ markets, techno-economics, environmental economics, EH&S issues, regulations/ compliance and engineering codes and standards. Worked as a consulting expert (non-testifying expert) on multiple lawsuits and assisted in expert witnesses’ preparation.

• Involved in consulting related to engineering/technical issues, project feasibility, project evaluation studies, construction disputes/claims and incident investigations for projects pertinent to energy and utilities, oil and gas [upstream, midstream, and downstream], refining, cogeneration, petrochemical and chemical plants/facilities. This comprised of assisting with analysis on issues related to capital projects such as project costs, project economics/investments, project feasibility, project finance, production costs, market studies, cash-flow/financial/pro-forma economic analyses, capital expenditures (CAPEX) operating expenses (OPEX), process economics/efficiency, plant automation issues, and strategy matters.

• Advised and familiar with due diligence (including EH&S) related to mergers & acquisitions, and divestitures. Assisted clients in decision making, asset valuations, strategic planning, operations management, policy implementation, project selection, business development, and liability issues related to technical/financial cost aspects.

• Additionally, experienced in evaluating and analyzing matters regarding project/ operations management, project schedules, progress tracking/monitoring, construction downtime/delay issues, cause and origin (C&O) of industrial accidents/incidents (explosions) and failure analysis (FA) for projects/disputes/cases related to energy, environmental and chemical process industries that included facilities inspection for investigation and assessments.

• Analyzed, developed, and prepared multiple property damage (PD), business interruption (lost profits), and production/operational loss claims/estimates on suits/actions and insurance losses. Worked on cases/projects related to corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&A), O&G production/prices and royalties, chemical prices, and oil prices/refined product pricing loss claims.

• Performed analysis on impacts of EH&S policies and regulatory matters on projects and businesses (including economic/financial impacts), decision making and liabilities, risk evaluation, and energy/environmental policies and related economics. Knowledgeable about renewable energy (wind and solar) technologies – engineering aspects, project development and renewable economics. Conversant with energy storage technologies.

• Furthermore, consulted on numerous projects and lawsuits related to issues at O&G field processing facilities, petroleum refineries; petrochemical plants; chemical plants; pipelines; petroleum storage terminals and tanks; power plants; and industrial facilities/properties. This involved performing technical research, review and analysis on projects pertinent to environmental law/regulations/policies (policy), environmental economics, energy economics, regulatory compliance, process safety, process hazards, pollution, environmental governance (ESG), and contamination/remedial problems.

• Experience involved working on personal injury (wrongful death) cases due to plant/facility explosions and toxic exposures. Worked on chemical plants cost recovery actions (CERCLA-Superfund and private), potential responsible parties (PRP) cost recovery/allocation, pollution liability claims/analysis, occupational safety and health (OSHA-PSM/PHA) issues, operations and maintenance (O&M) issues, regulations/codes/ standards, and environmental liability and related risk analysis/assessments.

• Dealt with technical/cost/contract aspects of pollution liabilities (claims). Performed EH&S evaluations, facility inspections and assessments, C&O (incidents) investigations and plant audits (risk/liability). Consulted on issues related to code of federal regulations (CFR - 29 CFR 1910, 40 CFR and 49 CFR), regulations/compliance (OSHA, RCRA, CERCLA, TSCA, CWA, CAA, SWDA and others), and engineering codes/standards (ASTM/ANSI, API, ASME, ASCE, NFPA/NEC and other industry standards) and policy research. Familiar with FERC and PHMSA (pipeline and hazardous material safety) regs, ISO standards, energy industry efficiency standards and patents.

Senior Consultant/Consultant 

(Engineering, Energy, EH&S, Chemical and related Economics)

Greene & Associates, Inc. (Engineering & Management Consulting Firm)

Dallas, Texas  (1993 to 2003)

• Participated as a team member/project lead (project manager) consulting (as previously described) on US based and international projects, assignments, cases, and lawsuits working/managing for a Dallas/Houston area-based independent engineering and consulting services firm.

• Addressed energy, engineering and environmental strategy matters for both private and public clients. Coordinated with engineers, managers, attorneys, adjusters, accountants, investors, and consultants of diverse backgrounds. Generated reports (for projects and lawsuits), analyses, presentations, drawings, workflow charts, project schedules/metrics, progress reports, forecasts, trends, maps, research files, white papers, and similar documents.

• Specialized on technical issues related to engineering, project management, engineering economics (concerning energy; environmental; chemical plant operations; processes and projects), insurance, litigation and regulatory compliance in the fields of energy, EH&S, oil and natural gas, refinery, petrochemical, chemical and pipelines. Visited plant sites, facilities and properties for inspection and investigations.

• As a consulting expert, assisted and technically supported expert witness(es) in preparation for providing depositions and trial testimony on lawsuits. Technically supported clients in arbitrations, mediations, settlements, and negotiations.

• Additional responsibilities included marketing and developing projects, managing day to day operations, company’s projects billing/accounting needs, and implementation of information technology and communication system.   

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Graduate Research Assistant/Teaching Assistant

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas    (1991 to 1992)

• Performed research, supported (including programming) and assisted the civil engineering department faculty on development of an engineering software project related to city water supply and distribution.  Delivered a range of student assessment (teaching) activities.

Independent Consulting Engineer/Contractor

Project Manager (Design & Construction)/Consulting Engineer/Contractor

India   (1988 to 1990)

• During initial years of consulting career and to a limited extent while studying in engineering school – worked as a contract engineer and a consultant on projects that involved engineering and planning, architectural/structural/civil design work, drawing reviews, engineering procurement and construction (EPC), schedule monitoring, cost estimating/budgeting, project reporting and project management related to industrial/manufacturing facilities, commercial buildings, residential properties, waterways, pipelines, canals and other civil structures.  Coordinated with developers, contractors, sub-contractors, consultants, vendors and suppliers.

EDUCATION

MSCE (Master's Degree in Engineering),  Texas Tech University – Lubbock, Texas, USA

 BECE (Bachelor's Degree in Engineering),  Bangalore University – Karnataka, India

SKILLS

Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Experienced in professional and public speaking. Skilled at technical literature review and generalized/specific research including online (internet) resources. Proficient in software applications: Office (Microsoft Office, Google Docs/G-Suite, OpenOffice), financial, energy information websites/databases, project management applications and technical (engineering/simulation/modeling) software. Knowledgeable about industrial automation, process control and plant safety systems. Conversant with information systems/technology (IS/IT), databases (for data analysis), statistical software, case (legal) management software, geographic information system (GIS), networking and process system, and knowledgeable in Artificial Intelligence (AI).

CONTACT INFORMATION

For more details, please contact me at:

Jeevan Shankar

Email: jshankar100@gmail.com

Cell: +1 214-497-8832