John has over thirty years experience in offshore engineering.  He has considerable experience with the design of deepwater hull forms such as Tension Leg Platforms, Semisubmersibles, Spars, FPSOs, and other offshore facilities including single point moorings.  John’s specific areas of competence are structural design and analysis, Naval Architecture and global performance, regulatory submissions, technology and software development and model testing.  John has participated in and directed many offshore projects ranging from concept selection and development through detailed engineering, fabrication and installation.  He has also participated in the development of Industry standards and recommended practices.

 

John was the original founder of Houston Offshore Engineering in the early 1980’s.  His team would eventually merge with Han-Padron Associates in 1988, and subsequently was acquired by ABB Lummus Global in 1998.  Many of this same team reformed Houston Offshore Engineering at the end of 2004.

 

John has BS and MS degrees from Florida Institute of Technology.  John has published more than 30 technical papers, has been awarded US Patents for deepwater facilities and operations, and is a Guest Professor of Harbin Engineering University in China.  John is also an Editorial Advisor to Offshore Engineer Magazine.