I provide expert witness and consulting services in personal injury and property damage cases.  These cases involve oil field drilling equipment, operations, workover rigs and cranes operations on offshore, inland waters and land locations.

I have over 36 years working on land and offshore in production, drilling, well, workover and crane operations.  I have worked over 21 years as an expert witness and consultant in oilfield operations and training programs.

I have managed offshore operations for drilling contractor in the Gulf of Mexico and Brazil, S.A.; conducted safety inspections and safety meetings on drilling rigs; prepared “Supervisors Investigation Reports” on all lost time accidents occurring on rigs under my supervision and helped prepare drilling contractors “Employee Safety Manual”.  In addition, I worked for oil companies supervising drilling operations offshore Texas, Louisiana, New Jersey and Trinidad.  Conducted “Rig Safety Inspection” on all rigs working under my supervision.

          I have prepared training and educational material in printed form, videos and in power point presentations to help judges and juries have a better understanding of oilfield equipment, procedures and terminology.

I have a B. S. Degree in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering from Texas A&I University, in Kingsville, Texas (1952).

I am a Registered Professional Engineer in Louisiana #15916 since 1976 and Texas #41541 since 1977.

I have continued an ongoing training and education program by attending special schools and training programs.

American Petroleum Institute (API)

International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC)

National Safety Council (NSC)

Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)

American Association of Drilling Engineers (AADE)

I have accumulated a library of American Petroleum Institute (API), Petroleum Extension University of Texas (PETEX) and International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) training, books videos and publications.

I have maintained an updated library of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) for the Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA), the Mineral Management Service (MMS) and the United Stated Coast Guard (USCS)