Frank S. Chou
Shawn Ghosh
Derek Siu
Der Ping Chou
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FRANK S. CHOU, Ph.D. Naval Architect/Structural
Ph.D., Ocean Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, 1976
M.S., University of Massachusetts, 1968
B.S., Taiwan Provincial Maritime College, 1964
Vice Admiral E. L. Cochrane Award (SNAME) 1977
Served as Section vice Chairman of Ocean II in the ASME annual meeting of 1979
Holds U.S. Patent No. 4,232,623 for an apparatus to reduce vessel motions.
Over Thirty-Seven years of diversified experience in shipbuilding, naval architecture, pipeline, hydrodynamics and structural engineering. Experience encompasses/includes areas related to the application of advanced hydrodynamic theories to the design and analysis of barges, ships, jack-up, semisubmersibles, tension leg platforms, and spar based floating platform. Dr. Chou is known for his innovations in the development of self-installed single column floater, motion suppression systems for derrick/pipelay barge and semisubmersibles as well as onboard computer system. He has been involved in the development software which is both practical and state-of-the-art in the areas of vessel dynamic responses in frequency and time domains, mooring and station keeping, stability, interaction of hydrodynamic and structural analysis, optimization, on-board loading system. He is also a SunMicro certified hardware/software engineer.
Dr. Chou was the Chief Naval Architect with Bechtel Corporation and supervised projects related to drilling ships, semisubmersibles, and spar. He directed a group of naval architects to perform station-keeping and stability analysis, hydrodynamic load generation, application of these loads to floating systems to assess their structural strength and stability. He was responsible for overall technical quality for Bechtel Offshore group projects. The projects of interests include Development of API RP 2FP (Draft), FPSO risk Assessment, Transocean Drillship and Mooring System (Side-by-Side and Tandem mooring for offloading) evaluation, etc. He is the developer of the MECAS suite of software which is being used by Bechtel Offshore for stability, hydrodynamic, mooring, riser, and structure static and dynamic loading analysis of floating systems. He led a group of engineers in carrying out the conceptual design of Spar and the design of the SSV Marine 700 drill rig. He successfully coordinated with DnV to obtain the approval of DnV classification. He developed and delivered an on-board stability monitoring and assessment system for the same vessel.
Dr. Chou established the consulting firm, Frank Chou & Associates, Inc. (FCA) in July, 1983. In 1987, the name of the firm was changed to FCA International, Inc. He developed the suite of software “MECAS” for the design/analysis of floating vessels as well as tethered platforms. These software packages include weight control, stability, vessel motions in frequency and time domains, mooring and riser analysis, interfacing TLP motion response calculation program with structural analysis program ANSYS and COSMOS. In addition, Dr. Chou has been involved in the development of a multi-user Computer Aided Drafting software package (AlphaCad) and linked it with the FCA in-house stability program.
Dr. Chou’s other major experience is to assist American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) in their development of the SAFEHULL system. Dr. Chou was heavily involved in the rule development for both Phase A and Phase B studies. Phase A includes the initial scantling of a tanker, section modules, longitudinal strength, and strength of deep support member. Phase B includes the development of structural model for FEM analysis, the wave loads generation for bulk carrier and link these loads to GIFT FEM program.
Dr. Chou was the Project Manager of FCA for the Conceptual Study and Preliminary Design of CONOCO Greens Canyon Tension Leg Well Platform (TLWP) Project. In particular, he was personally responsible for building the TLWP structural model, which included deck, hull and 1700 feet long tendons, and for performing all the static, quasi-static and dynamic structural analyses using the ANSYS program.
Dr. Chou worked eight years for the Marine Division of Brown & Root, Inc. He worked in many state-of-the-art offshore engineering projects and held several key technical and management positions in the marine engineering division. Dr. Chou was a member of the Research and Development Committee for long-term and short-term corporate budgeting, planning and development and was also a member of Deep Water Development Committee. Later, he was in charge of the development of software for tension leg platforms. He was also the leader of the technical development group in advanced studies such as High-Deck Mating Concept, Barge Mounted Methanol Plant (Litton), Lena Guyed Tower (Exxon), Hutton Tension Leg Platform (Conoco), etc. . He played a major role in supporting the development of pipelay/Riser software in Brown & Root which helped pipelay stringer, riser clamp design. The pipe laying down time was considerably reduced due to less buckling of pipes during laying.
Project Experience:
Project Experience with FCA International, Inc: 1983-2012
A) ABB Lummus Global, Houston
1. Project manager for the development of small oil fields of Gulf of Mexico. In charge of developing floating platforms for deepwater application up to 10,000 ft water depth. Developed a patented Floating Stability Device (FSD) for the Single Column Floater (SCF).
2. Developed the deepwater semi-submersible and truss SCF and self-installed SCF for deepwater application.
3. Software development for the prediction of tendon loading during ratcheting process for an Extended Tension Leg Platform (ETLP), and for the loading between the SCF and its FSD during wet tow and installation.
B) Diamond Offshore
1. Support the upgrade of Ocean Endeavor to deep water drilling semi-submersible for 8,000 ft water depth. Major tasks include; a) hydrostatic and tank tables, b) hydrodynamic model with RAO’s and air gap analyses, c) hydrodynamic loadings for space frame and finite element structural model.
2. Dynamic and quasi-static mooring simulations for Ocean Baroness, Ocean Star, Ocean endeavor, Ocean American, Ocean Epoch, Ocean Vanguard, Ocean Saratoga and Ocean Monarch using FCA in house program MECAS software packages together with Flexcom and OrcaFlex for computing of the effect of cable dynamics.
3. Installed FCA’s loading and stability software on Diamond deep water rig, Ocean Baroness, and performed on board training and installation
4. Performed drilling riser contact loads for Ocean America, and riser analysis for Ocean Valient in case of broken mooring lines.
5. Install DIMOOR on nine (9) Diamond deep water offshore rigs.
6. Install DAPII on twelve (12) Diamond deep water offshore rigs.
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C) Baker Marine
Perform intact and damaged stability analyses for rigs Nanhai-1, Nahai-4, Key Victoria, Bohai8, Bermuda, Pacific-2006 and Pacific-2007.
D) Reading & Bates Drilling Co.
1. Stability, motion and thruster evaluation on CONOCO R&B drill ship for 10,000 ft water depth.
2. Weight, loading condition, longitudinal strength, stability, motion and thruster evaluation for SWOPS “Seillean”.
3. Detail weight and stability analyses for RBS-6 semisubmersible.
E) CONOCO, Inc.
1. Deep water TLP (6000 ft) - Parametric study on TLWP principal dimensions, stability, motion responses, tendon loads and tendon transportation.
2. TLWP Green Canyon 228 - Evaluation of the maximum tendon tension due to the misplacement of tendon during installation. Misplacements are represented by linear and angular mispositions.
3. Joliet TLWP - (a) Structural analyses of static, quasi-static and dynamic loads; (b) Frequency domain, time domain and transportation analyses; (c) Tendon installation study and downtime analysis; (d) Weight control, intact and damaged stability during tow, correlation of NMI model test data.
4. Design and analysis of a spread buoy assisted mooring system for tanker.
F) Shell Oil Company 1. Transportation analysis of Shell’s TLP.
2. Developed a pressure load generation program to link Shell Oil’s program DYNRES to COSMOS for using in ANSYS space frame analysis.
G) U. S. Navy Static and dynamic analyses of a 3-legged buoy assisted mooring system.
H) U. S. Coast Guard 1. Evaluation of current technology of motion response analysis of barges and semisubmersibles. Correlation study with model test data.
2. Analysis of relative motion of ships and self-elevating MODU’s.
3. Developed a general stability package and integrated it with a CAD system.
I) Amoco Production Company Developed panel geometries of four selected drilling semisubmersibles (Pace Setter Class, SEDCO 700 Series, Aker 3.2 and GVA 4500) for using with WAMIT, a 3-D constant panel method developed by MIT.
J) Marathon 1. Compilation of database of motion characteristics of semisubmersibles: ZAPATA LEXINGTON, GLOMAR ARCTIC 1, PENROD 76, WESTERN PACESETTER IV, PENTAGONE 82 and SEDCO 702.
2. Mooring analysis of semisubmersible Ocean NOMAD.
K) Global Marine 1. Benchmarked FCA’s PCSTAB with stability calculations using the drilling semisubmersible rig ARCTIC.
2. Performed motion response analysis of the drilling ship “Glomar Rebort F. Bauer”.
3. Determined limiting sea states for drilling rigs “Glomar Arctic I/II”.
4. Developed on-board stability and ballast system for jack-ups.
L) Zapata Offshore Company Motion and hydrodynamic pressure loads for Jack-up Marathon 116c.
M) Noble Denton & Associates Motion responses calculation for jack-up “NORTHSTAR” loaded on barge SUPER SERVANT.
N) Marathon Letourneau Motion and pressure loads for Grangulf Class Semisubmersible.
O) Sonat Offshore Drilling 1. Motion response calculations of drilling ship DISCOVERER 534.
2. Motion response and dynamic mooring analysis of GVA 4500.
3. Motion study of H. Goodrich.
4. Transportation of Jack-up “BAHRAM” on GENMAR 105.
5. Prepare sounding tables for drilling rig “ORIZONT”.
6. Stability analyses for drilling vessel DISCOVERER II.
P) Brown & Root, Inc., Chevron Corporation, London Offshore Consultants (UK), Marathon LeTourneau and Shell Oil Company
MECAS Joint Industry Project: Developed an integrated package of Marine Engineering Computer Analysis System.
Other Project Experiences: NetManage, Bellingham, WA - 2000/ 2001 Senior Software Engineer: Maintained RUMBA Shared Folders - a PC compatible file system on IBM AS400 system consisting of two device drivers; one for NT and W2K; and the other for 95/98/ME. Major responsibilities include troubleshooting and resolve issues regards Windows 95/98/ME/NT/W2K using tools such as SoftIce, WinDbg and Visual Studio. Enhanced PC to Host (AS400) communications, such as DRDA, and ODBC data access.
Bechtel Offshore – 1997/1999 Chief Naval Architect - Directed the following major engineering tasks:
Brown & Root, Inc. – 1975/1985 Senior Project Supervisor - supervised the development and research projects including: feasibility study and design of tension leg platform; on-board crane boom tip motion predictor; motion and mooring analysis for free and moored vessels and floating platforms; wave loads and strength analyses for single or multi-hull vessels; conceptual engineering, theoretical analyses, and model test verification of the ship motion reduction devices; jacket launching analysis for the prediction of barge responses; working time analysis for various types of pipelay barges and semisubmersibles; design of pipelay stringers, wave loading on risers, statistical analyses for the measured wave data and simulations of random seas; structure analyses for pipeline semisubmersibles using finite element techniques.
Taiwan Provincial College of Marine and Oceanic Technology - 1972/73 Visiting Associate Professor - taught courses concerning hull form calculation and drawings, theory of structures, wind waves, and ship motions in waves.
Davidson Laboratory, Stevens Institute of Technology - 1969/71
Research Engineer - worked on theoretical studies of the behavior of ocean platforms in waves, including the calculation of shear stress, bending moment, and motion. Also worked on wave spectrum analysis.
Taiwan Ship Building Corporation - 1965/67
Mechanical Engineer - duties included outfitting installation, ship repair, and supervision of ship construction.
Publications “Self Installed Single Column Floater. ” 23rd International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, Proceedings of OMAE04, June 20-25, 2004.
“Self Installed Hull Form for Deepwater Production. ” Texas Section of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Proceedings of the 13th Offshore Symposium, February 24, 2004.
“Conceptual Design Process of a Tension Leg Platform.” Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Transactions Vol.91, 1983.
“Design Considerations of a Tension Leg Platform.” Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE 10753, March 1982.
“An Integrated Motion and Structure Analysis System for Tension Leg Platforms.” OTC 4072, 1981.
“Motion and Hydrodynamic Loads of a Ship Advancing in Oblique Waves.” Transactions Vol. 88, 1980, SNAME.
“Analytical Approach to the Design of a Pipelay/Derrick Semi-submersible Barge.” Transactions Vol. 87, 1979, SNAME.
“Launch and Flotation Analysis of Offshore Structures Part 3 – Hydrodynamic Forces and Moments During Launch.” Petroleum Engineer International, June 1979.
“A Minimization Scheme for the Motions and Forces on an Ocean Platform in Random Seas.” SNAME Transactions, Vol. 85, 1977.
“Motion of Jackup Drill Rigs in Head Seas.” Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Monthly, Vol. 20, No. 231, May 1973.
“Prediction of Drifting Force and Moment on an Ocean Platform Floating in Oblique Waves.” Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Monthly, Vol.20, October 1973, No. 230.
“Motion of a Semi-submersible Drilling Platform in Head Seas.” SIT-OE-71-8, Dec.1971 2nd Marine Technology, April 1973, SNAME.
“Hydrodynamic Characteristics of Prismatic Barges,” Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, April 1971.
“Prediction of Motions of Ocean Platforms in Oblique Seas,” SIT-OE –70-1, Stevens Institute of Technology, June 1970.
“Wave-Exciting Forces and Moments on a Fixed Ocean Platform in Oblique Seas,”OTC 1180, Offshore Technology Conference, April 1970.
“Vibration of a Thin, Elastic, Square Plate Subjected to a Random Driving Force,” Master’s Thesis, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Massachusetts.
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Shawn Ghosh
SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE
Over thirty five (35) years of diversified experience in shipbuilding and offshore industry. Carried out many project management, engineering supervisory assignments of conceptual, preliminary and design, transportation/installation engineering, model testing of floating production system (FPS), ships, tension leg platforms (TLP), SPAR, mobile offshore drilling units (MODU) - ships and semisubmersibles, pipelay/derrick semisubmersibles, jack up platform, fixed jackets, arctic platforms, Offshore Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) and software developmental works. Conducted model tests of Brown & Root concept of floatover (HIDECK) installation of deck. Designed many offshore module structure considering in-place and wave induced dynamic loading during load-out, transportation, tie-down structure, and associated naval architectural activities, e.g., barge selection, stability, motion responses, longitudinal strength, ballast arrangement, interfacing with regulatory agencies, classification society and/or warranty surveyors.
Developed the first ABS Guide for Building and Classing Floating Production and Storage Systems, directed revising the 1996 ABS Rules for Building and Classing Single Point Mooring. Coordinated developing the first draft API RP on FPSO funded by Deepstar, and delivered the document on June 1999. Was responsible of project management of two major ABS projects, e.g., Oryx "Neptune" SPAR based floating production system, and POGO Tantawan field development project consisting of two fixed platforms and a Floating Production and Storage System. Completed design engineering of conversion of a drilling submersible “Paul Romano” owned by Noble Drilling Services to an “Economic Value Added” (EVA 4000) drilling semisubmersible for operations in the Gulf of Mexico in 4000 feet deep water. Design engineering of conversion of tanker “Unisina” to a deep water dynamically positioned drillship. Performed sizing of sponsons, global structural analyses, fatigue analyses of a major conversion work of a drilling semisubmersible Marine 700. Performed a comprehensive technical evaluation of a patented (spar based) floating platform for deepwater.
EDUCATION Languages English University Of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan Spanish (working knowledge)
M.S.E. in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Bengali, Hindi
University Of California, Berkeley, California
M.S. in Structural Engineering and Structural Mechanics
REGISTRATION / MEMBERSHIP Texas, P.E., Registration No. 44682, 1979
Member, Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
Member, Mooring Design Task Group, API Subcommittee on Floating System Criteria, 1994-96.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc., Houston, Texas 2005 – Mar 2015
Global Maritime, Houston, Texas 2000 - 05
Bechtel Offshore, Houston, Texas 1997 - 00
ABS Americas, Houston, Texas 1991 - 97
Hudson Engineering, Houston 1990 - 91
FCA International, Inc., Houston 1988 - 90
Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Beaumont 1986 - 88
Brown & Root Marine Division, Houston 1975 - 85
Marine Division, Campbell Industries, San Diego 1972 - 73
PUBLICATIONS
“Role of Marine Warranty Surveyors and Their Requirements for Selected Items”, OMAE 2004.
“Shallow Water PEMEX Production Platform with Large Production Capacity in Cantarell”, OMAE 2004
“Neptune Project - Regulatory and Classification Issues and Requirements”, Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, May 1997.
"ABS Rules and Standards as Applicable to Mooring and Anchors of Floating Production Systems", Mooring Seminar hosted by Vryhof Ankers, Singapore, December 1994.
"ABS Rules and Standards for Classification of Floating Production Systems", ABS Seminar on Floating Production Systems, Houston on February 1993 and at Rio de Janeiro in April 1993.
"Regulatory, Statutory and Classification Requirements of Floating Production Systems", 3rd Offshore Symposium, SNAME Texas Section, February 1993.
"Modern Mooring System in the View of Classification Societies", SNAME Texas Section Annual Meeting, February 1992.
"Review of Semisubmersibles and Tension Leg Platform Analysis Techniques", NCEL TM No. 44‑85‑02CR, January 1985.
"Conceptual Design Process of a Tension Leg Platform", Transactions, SNAME 1983.
"Design Considerations of a Tension Leg Platform", Society of Petroleum Engineers 10753, 1982.
"Analytical Approach to the Design of Tension Leg Platform", OTC, Houston, May 1980.
"A Rational Approach to the Design of Pipelay/Derrick Semisubmersible Barge", SNAME Trans79.
DETAILED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. October 2005 – Mar 2015
Specialist Naval Architect
Involved and supervised activities in the area of Naval Architecture and Structural Engineering. It included interacting with contractors for mooring design and analyses of Semisubmersible drilling rigs for upgrading to meet the new API/MMS criteria for hurricane in GOM. Represented Diamond Offshore in API 2SK work group for developing the criteria for hurricane mooring and was a team member for developing API 95F. Carried out deadweight survey and inclining experiments of drilling semisubmersibles. Involved in revising and standardizing operation manuals of drilling rigs, comparison of performances of various floating drill rigs, dry transportation of dsemisubmersible and jack-ups from one location to another, etc.
Global Maritime, Houston, Texas April 2000 – Sept. 2005
Manager of Engineering/ Director – Special Projects
Presently working in the BP Thunder horse Subsea Installation team. Prior to this assignment work in Module and Mooring installation team where primary responsibilities included review documents by various contractors, e.g., Kiewit Offshore Services (KOS), Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC), Otto Candies, British Maritime Technology (BMT), and others regarding module lifting, installation, seafastening, towing, storage barges, transportation barges, tugs, etc. Evaluated barge longitudinal strength, stiffening of side shell of barges, buckling strength of bulkheads, shimming calculations, ballast plan, mooring system design for hurricane survival, grounding plan of barges, hurricane contingency plan of PDQ, offloading and maneuvering of PDQ etc. Attended field and offshore activities of module installation and mooringline hook up.
In July 2003, approved and attended the loadout, trans-atlantic transportation, and installation of 7000 tonnes Deck (PEMEX) in Cantarell field offshore Mexico. Supervised transportation engineering of Kizomba Drilling packages from Corpus Christie to Rotterdam (Pride International), and also bridge sections of Bay area Carquinez Bridge from Japan to bay area (Dept. of California Transportation).
Responsible for managing Marine Warranty projects of Pemex Cantarell, TFE Canyon Express, Triton Ceiba, BP Hornmountain “Spar”, Saipem/Saibos Ranger “Espoir”, and others. Extensively involved in marketing and proposal efforts. As an engineering manager of Cantarell project & Hornmountain Spar project, traveled many times to Mexico and Spain to resolve project issues.
Bechtel Offshore, Houston, Texas March 1997 – March 2000
Engineering Supervisor
Reviewed design modifications of various decks of fixed platforms for the PEMEX Cantarell Project in Cd del Carmen, Mexico. Coordinated the development and delivered the first draft of API RP on FPSO. Advised as a consultant for modularization plan of a Coker Project Plan for Hess oil of Venezuela, South America (HOVENSA). Developed a patented “SPAR” based concept of floating system for deepwater application, sponsored by a major oil company.
Reviewed R&B Falcon’s deepwater drill ship design “Pathfinder” which was built at Samsung yard, Korea. Lead a project of converting a tanker “Unisina” to a drill ship for water depth > 7000 ft.
Supervised structural engineers and naval architects to carry out engineering activities, e.g., global analysis, fatigue assessment, structural redundancy, stability analysis, sizing column “blisters”, air gap analysis, development of an on-board stability system, etc. in a project of designing semisubmersible drilling vessel “Marine 700”. Participated in a project of a major conversion of a three-column drilling submersible “Paul Romano”, owned by Noble Drilling Services to a “Economic Value Added” (EVA-4000) drilling semisubmersible.
ABS AMERICAS, Houston, Texas July 1991 - Feb 1997
Principal Engineer, Offshore Engineering Department.
Was appointed as Head of the Site-dependent Structures. In this role he was in charge reviewing all mooring systems for FP(S)O, SPARs, Semisubmersibles, tankers, drilling vessels, etc.
ABS Project Manager for two major projects, e.g., the ORYX “Neptune” SPAR, and POGO Tantawan field development. ABS’s involvements for the first project were :
a) Classification of world’s first production SPAR as X A1 Floating Production System, b) Review on behalf of USCG regulations, and c) carry out the CVA activities for design, fabrication, and installation as required by the OCS Platform Verification Program which is administered by the Minerals Management Service (MMS). The other project of Tantawan field development offshore Thailand consists of certification of two fixed platforms (250 ft. water depth), pipeline, along with the classification of a floating production and storage system.
ABS proposal manager of the British Borneo project of a [mini] TLP for “Morpeth” field in the Gulf of Mexico. Initiated the project as the project manager before leaving ABS. Other activities included a) representing ABS in a JIP on Spar based platform model test organized by Deep Oil Technology, b) Project leader of Shell Auger TLP - CVA for Design, c) Reclassification of Texaco "Oloibiri" as Floating Storage System, d) Regulatory and Classification Requirements Study of FPS for Exxon, e) Rule Development for Fixed Offshore Oil Production Platform for Government of Chile, and f) Survey of Subsea Completion Regulations for Japan Oil Engineering Company.
Developed the first ABS Guide for Building and Classing Floating Production System and the First Edition of the Guide has been published in 1996. Revised the 1973 ABS Rules for Building and Classing Single Point Moorings, and has been released as 1996 edition.
Was involved in ABS public relation and marketing efforts. Organized successful FPSO seminars (hosted by ABS) in Houston, Rio de Janeiro, London, and Singapore in 1994 and 1995. Designated as the Program Manager of FPSO Marketing for ABS in 1994-95, developed and initiated implementation and monitoring ABS marketing strategies globally for FPSO business.
HUDSON ENGINEERING CORPORATION, Houston 1990 - 91
Consulting Naval Architect Performed installation engineering works for the jacket TEXACO TICK for water depth of 720 feet. It included launching, floatation, upending, transportation analyses and tie-down design.
FCA INTERNATIONAL INC., Houston 1988 - 90
Project Manager
Managed an interactive software developmental project "Plan Review System" for USCG to evaluate stability (intact, damaged, righting arm, longitudinal strength, floodable length, wind force, etc.) of both mono and multiple hull vessels based on appropriate USCG Rules.
Managed a JIP to develop pc-based software for stability, motion response, mooring and weight control. JIP was sponsored by Brown & Root, Shell Oil, Marathon Letourneau, London Offshore Consultants and Chevron,. Carried out feasibility engineering study of a TLWP in water depth of 6000 feet for CONOCO Inc., determined the optimal configuration, and studying the impact of buoyancy in tendon design and transportation of tendons by towing in open sea.
BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION, Beaumont Yard 1985 - 88
Naval Architect
Carried out many shipyard support engineering works of floatation, stability and ballasting calculations, inclining experiment, operating and damage control manuals, and on site ballasting of mat supported jack up drilling platform. Prepared blocking plans for dry docking of ships and jack ups. Calibrated the dry dock for hydrostatics and tank capacities.
BROWN & ROOT MARINE DIVISION, Houston 1975 - 85
Engineering Manager I
Managed, supervised and carried out many projects of preliminary, conceptual and design engineering of floating vessels (barges), tension leg platforms, fixed jackets, arctic platforms, Offshore Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) projects. Prepared bid packages, maintained and documented software packages.
Carried out numerous deck module transportation analysis and design on deck cargo barge. It requires modularization, structural design of deck modules, selecting barges, etc. Specifically, it included structural as well as marine and naval architectural activities, e.g., towing rout selection, environmental design basis, barge longitudinal strength analysis, barge motion response calculations, barge stability analysis, determination of appropriate ballasting arrangement, interfacing with regulatory agencies, classification society, and/or warranty surveyors, etc.
Carried out the responsibilities of a project naval architect in a Joint Industry Project (JIP) on TLP cost, Feasibility and model testing. The JIP was sponsored by 13 major oil companies. Worked as a project naval architect in a project of parametric studies of Tension Leg Platforms for Shell Oil for water depths varying from 1000 to 9000 feet. Also performed several cost studies of TLPs for SOHIO, Occidental, Texaco, Mobil and Exxon. Worked as lead naval architect in the preliminary design of a TLP for CONOCO in Gulf of Mexico at a water depth of 1500 feet.
Evaluated various software available for use in the design of floating platform as well as TLP for Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory (NCEL).
Developed a methodology for evaluating semisubmersible production facilities in Hibernia area for Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Petroleum Directorate.
Performed transportation and deployment engineering works of installing 30 feet diameter cold water pipe for OTEC. Designed work barges for CHAHBAHAR project, Iran.
CAMPBELL INDUSTRIES, Marine Division, San Diego 1972 - 73
Performed various naval architectural and structural engineering calculations related to design and fabrication of 200 feet long purse seiner. Was in charge of material control, weight take off, and construction verification of a 160 feet long aluminum ferry boat.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Berkeley 1970 - 72
Designed and conducted model test (with Prof. Paulling) for wave forces on tubular members. Performed stress analysis of tanker frames of ESSO Norway (Prof. Schade) and performed finite element analyses for tubular joints (Professors Clough & Powell).
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Derek Siu-Ming Siu, Ph.D., P.E.
EXPERIENCE
Consultant 1997 - present
Engineering Services (Bechtel Offshore, FCA International, Reading & Bates Drilling):
Gateway Center Project (1996 Gold Nugget Grand Award)
The Gateway Center is the largest intermodal hub in the United States. This $300 million project includes a new railway station, a lush three-acre plaza, an underground park-and-ride facility for 3,000 cars, a 28-story MTA headquarters building, and sites for four future office buildings. Project was completed on schedule and within budget, thus avoiding a $4 million lease penalty.
M.S., Ph.D. Transportation/Operations Research, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
B.S. Civil Engineering, Cooperative Education Program with Honors, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
P.E. Registered professional engineer in State of California (C49718)
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Der Ping Chou
Education/Experience
B.E. Naval Architecture and Computer Science (dual major) - State University of New York, SUNY, 1989
MS in Computer Methodology Program - Queens College, CUNY, NY, 1987-1989
C.R. Cushing - Naval Architect, NY 1987-1989
Robert Allan & Associates - Naval Architect, Vancouver Canada, 1989 - 1990
Coast Design Inc - Naval Architect and Software developer, Vancouver Canada, 1990 - 1993
ABS - Engineer and Software developer for Safe Hull program, NY, 1993 - 1995
IBM - Software Development Manager, Data Architect, Seattle, WA, 2003 - 2010
Diamond Offshore - Naval Architect Consultant, Redmond, WA 2010 - 2015
Shawn Ghosh
Derek Siu
Der Ping Chou
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FRANK S. CHOU, Ph.D. Naval Architect/Structural
Ph.D., Ocean Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, 1976
M.S., University of Massachusetts, 1968
B.S., Taiwan Provincial Maritime College, 1964
Vice Admiral E. L. Cochrane Award (SNAME) 1977
Served as Section vice Chairman of Ocean II in the ASME annual meeting of 1979
Holds U.S. Patent No. 4,232,623 for an apparatus to reduce vessel motions.
Over Thirty-Seven years of diversified experience in shipbuilding, naval architecture, pipeline, hydrodynamics and structural engineering. Experience encompasses/includes areas related to the application of advanced hydrodynamic theories to the design and analysis of barges, ships, jack-up, semisubmersibles, tension leg platforms, and spar based floating platform. Dr. Chou is known for his innovations in the development of self-installed single column floater, motion suppression systems for derrick/pipelay barge and semisubmersibles as well as onboard computer system. He has been involved in the development software which is both practical and state-of-the-art in the areas of vessel dynamic responses in frequency and time domains, mooring and station keeping, stability, interaction of hydrodynamic and structural analysis, optimization, on-board loading system. He is also a SunMicro certified hardware/software engineer.
Dr. Chou was the Chief Naval Architect with Bechtel Corporation and supervised projects related to drilling ships, semisubmersibles, and spar. He directed a group of naval architects to perform station-keeping and stability analysis, hydrodynamic load generation, application of these loads to floating systems to assess their structural strength and stability. He was responsible for overall technical quality for Bechtel Offshore group projects. The projects of interests include Development of API RP 2FP (Draft), FPSO risk Assessment, Transocean Drillship and Mooring System (Side-by-Side and Tandem mooring for offloading) evaluation, etc. He is the developer of the MECAS suite of software which is being used by Bechtel Offshore for stability, hydrodynamic, mooring, riser, and structure static and dynamic loading analysis of floating systems. He led a group of engineers in carrying out the conceptual design of Spar and the design of the SSV Marine 700 drill rig. He successfully coordinated with DnV to obtain the approval of DnV classification. He developed and delivered an on-board stability monitoring and assessment system for the same vessel.
Dr. Chou established the consulting firm, Frank Chou & Associates, Inc. (FCA) in July, 1983. In 1987, the name of the firm was changed to FCA International, Inc. He developed the suite of software “MECAS” for the design/analysis of floating vessels as well as tethered platforms. These software packages include weight control, stability, vessel motions in frequency and time domains, mooring and riser analysis, interfacing TLP motion response calculation program with structural analysis program ANSYS and COSMOS. In addition, Dr. Chou has been involved in the development of a multi-user Computer Aided Drafting software package (AlphaCad) and linked it with the FCA in-house stability program.
Dr. Chou’s other major experience is to assist American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) in their development of the SAFEHULL system. Dr. Chou was heavily involved in the rule development for both Phase A and Phase B studies. Phase A includes the initial scantling of a tanker, section modules, longitudinal strength, and strength of deep support member. Phase B includes the development of structural model for FEM analysis, the wave loads generation for bulk carrier and link these loads to GIFT FEM program.
Dr. Chou was the Project Manager of FCA for the Conceptual Study and Preliminary Design of CONOCO Greens Canyon Tension Leg Well Platform (TLWP) Project. In particular, he was personally responsible for building the TLWP structural model, which included deck, hull and 1700 feet long tendons, and for performing all the static, quasi-static and dynamic structural analyses using the ANSYS program.
Dr. Chou worked eight years for the Marine Division of Brown & Root, Inc. He worked in many state-of-the-art offshore engineering projects and held several key technical and management positions in the marine engineering division. Dr. Chou was a member of the Research and Development Committee for long-term and short-term corporate budgeting, planning and development and was also a member of Deep Water Development Committee. Later, he was in charge of the development of software for tension leg platforms. He was also the leader of the technical development group in advanced studies such as High-Deck Mating Concept, Barge Mounted Methanol Plant (Litton), Lena Guyed Tower (Exxon), Hutton Tension Leg Platform (Conoco), etc. . He played a major role in supporting the development of pipelay/Riser software in Brown & Root which helped pipelay stringer, riser clamp design. The pipe laying down time was considerably reduced due to less buckling of pipes during laying.
Project Experience:
Project Experience with FCA International, Inc: 1983-2012
A) ABB Lummus Global, Houston
1. Project manager for the development of small oil fields of Gulf of Mexico. In charge of developing floating platforms for deepwater application up to 10,000 ft water depth. Developed a patented Floating Stability Device (FSD) for the Single Column Floater (SCF).
2. Developed the deepwater semi-submersible and truss SCF and self-installed SCF for deepwater application.
3. Software development for the prediction of tendon loading during ratcheting process for an Extended Tension Leg Platform (ETLP), and for the loading between the SCF and its FSD during wet tow and installation.
B) Diamond Offshore
1. Support the upgrade of Ocean Endeavor to deep water drilling semi-submersible for 8,000 ft water depth. Major tasks include; a) hydrostatic and tank tables, b) hydrodynamic model with RAO’s and air gap analyses, c) hydrodynamic loadings for space frame and finite element structural model.
2. Dynamic and quasi-static mooring simulations for Ocean Baroness, Ocean Star, Ocean endeavor, Ocean American, Ocean Epoch, Ocean Vanguard, Ocean Saratoga and Ocean Monarch using FCA in house program MECAS software packages together with Flexcom and OrcaFlex for computing of the effect of cable dynamics.
3. Installed FCA’s loading and stability software on Diamond deep water rig, Ocean Baroness, and performed on board training and installation
4. Performed drilling riser contact loads for Ocean America, and riser analysis for Ocean Valient in case of broken mooring lines.
5. Install DIMOOR on nine (9) Diamond deep water offshore rigs.
6. Install DAPII on twelve (12) Diamond deep water offshore rigs.
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C) Baker Marine
Perform intact and damaged stability analyses for rigs Nanhai-1, Nahai-4, Key Victoria, Bohai8, Bermuda, Pacific-2006 and Pacific-2007.
D) Reading & Bates Drilling Co.
1. Stability, motion and thruster evaluation on CONOCO R&B drill ship for 10,000 ft water depth.
2. Weight, loading condition, longitudinal strength, stability, motion and thruster evaluation for SWOPS “Seillean”.
3. Detail weight and stability analyses for RBS-6 semisubmersible.
E) CONOCO, Inc.
1. Deep water TLP (6000 ft) - Parametric study on TLWP principal dimensions, stability, motion responses, tendon loads and tendon transportation.
2. TLWP Green Canyon 228 - Evaluation of the maximum tendon tension due to the misplacement of tendon during installation. Misplacements are represented by linear and angular mispositions.
3. Joliet TLWP - (a) Structural analyses of static, quasi-static and dynamic loads; (b) Frequency domain, time domain and transportation analyses; (c) Tendon installation study and downtime analysis; (d) Weight control, intact and damaged stability during tow, correlation of NMI model test data.
4. Design and analysis of a spread buoy assisted mooring system for tanker.
F) Shell Oil Company 1. Transportation analysis of Shell’s TLP.
2. Developed a pressure load generation program to link Shell Oil’s program DYNRES to COSMOS for using in ANSYS space frame analysis.
G) U. S. Navy Static and dynamic analyses of a 3-legged buoy assisted mooring system.
H) U. S. Coast Guard 1. Evaluation of current technology of motion response analysis of barges and semisubmersibles. Correlation study with model test data.
2. Analysis of relative motion of ships and self-elevating MODU’s.
3. Developed a general stability package and integrated it with a CAD system.
I) Amoco Production Company Developed panel geometries of four selected drilling semisubmersibles (Pace Setter Class, SEDCO 700 Series, Aker 3.2 and GVA 4500) for using with WAMIT, a 3-D constant panel method developed by MIT.
J) Marathon 1. Compilation of database of motion characteristics of semisubmersibles: ZAPATA LEXINGTON, GLOMAR ARCTIC 1, PENROD 76, WESTERN PACESETTER IV, PENTAGONE 82 and SEDCO 702.
2. Mooring analysis of semisubmersible Ocean NOMAD.
K) Global Marine 1. Benchmarked FCA’s PCSTAB with stability calculations using the drilling semisubmersible rig ARCTIC.
2. Performed motion response analysis of the drilling ship “Glomar Rebort F. Bauer”.
3. Determined limiting sea states for drilling rigs “Glomar Arctic I/II”.
4. Developed on-board stability and ballast system for jack-ups.
L) Zapata Offshore Company Motion and hydrodynamic pressure loads for Jack-up Marathon 116c.
M) Noble Denton & Associates Motion responses calculation for jack-up “NORTHSTAR” loaded on barge SUPER SERVANT.
N) Marathon Letourneau Motion and pressure loads for Grangulf Class Semisubmersible.
O) Sonat Offshore Drilling 1. Motion response calculations of drilling ship DISCOVERER 534.
2. Motion response and dynamic mooring analysis of GVA 4500.
3. Motion study of H. Goodrich.
4. Transportation of Jack-up “BAHRAM” on GENMAR 105.
5. Prepare sounding tables for drilling rig “ORIZONT”.
6. Stability analyses for drilling vessel DISCOVERER II.
P) Brown & Root, Inc., Chevron Corporation, London Offshore Consultants (UK), Marathon LeTourneau and Shell Oil Company
MECAS Joint Industry Project: Developed an integrated package of Marine Engineering Computer Analysis System.
Other Project Experiences: NetManage, Bellingham, WA - 2000/ 2001 Senior Software Engineer: Maintained RUMBA Shared Folders - a PC compatible file system on IBM AS400 system consisting of two device drivers; one for NT and W2K; and the other for 95/98/ME. Major responsibilities include troubleshooting and resolve issues regards Windows 95/98/ME/NT/W2K using tools such as SoftIce, WinDbg and Visual Studio. Enhanced PC to Host (AS400) communications, such as DRDA, and ODBC data access.
Bechtel Offshore – 1997/1999 Chief Naval Architect - Directed the following major engineering tasks:
- Global Motion, stability, structural analysis and design, hydrodynamic model tests for air gap clearance, motions and stability analyses of the SSV Drill Rig Marine 700.
- Conceptual and preliminary engineering of a patented concept of spar based floating platform of a major oil company. It required parametric studies, model testing, hydrodynamic analysis, scantling design and analysis.
- Development of an onboard stability assessment and monitoring system for the SSV drill rig Marine 700.
Brown & Root, Inc. – 1975/1985 Senior Project Supervisor - supervised the development and research projects including: feasibility study and design of tension leg platform; on-board crane boom tip motion predictor; motion and mooring analysis for free and moored vessels and floating platforms; wave loads and strength analyses for single or multi-hull vessels; conceptual engineering, theoretical analyses, and model test verification of the ship motion reduction devices; jacket launching analysis for the prediction of barge responses; working time analysis for various types of pipelay barges and semisubmersibles; design of pipelay stringers, wave loading on risers, statistical analyses for the measured wave data and simulations of random seas; structure analyses for pipeline semisubmersibles using finite element techniques.
Taiwan Provincial College of Marine and Oceanic Technology - 1972/73 Visiting Associate Professor - taught courses concerning hull form calculation and drawings, theory of structures, wind waves, and ship motions in waves.
Davidson Laboratory, Stevens Institute of Technology - 1969/71
Research Engineer - worked on theoretical studies of the behavior of ocean platforms in waves, including the calculation of shear stress, bending moment, and motion. Also worked on wave spectrum analysis.
Taiwan Ship Building Corporation - 1965/67
Mechanical Engineer - duties included outfitting installation, ship repair, and supervision of ship construction.
Publications “Self Installed Single Column Floater. ” 23rd International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, Proceedings of OMAE04, June 20-25, 2004.
“Self Installed Hull Form for Deepwater Production. ” Texas Section of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Proceedings of the 13th Offshore Symposium, February 24, 2004.
“Conceptual Design Process of a Tension Leg Platform.” Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Transactions Vol.91, 1983.
“Design Considerations of a Tension Leg Platform.” Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE 10753, March 1982.
“An Integrated Motion and Structure Analysis System for Tension Leg Platforms.” OTC 4072, 1981.
“Motion and Hydrodynamic Loads of a Ship Advancing in Oblique Waves.” Transactions Vol. 88, 1980, SNAME.
“Analytical Approach to the Design of a Pipelay/Derrick Semi-submersible Barge.” Transactions Vol. 87, 1979, SNAME.
“Launch and Flotation Analysis of Offshore Structures Part 3 – Hydrodynamic Forces and Moments During Launch.” Petroleum Engineer International, June 1979.
“A Minimization Scheme for the Motions and Forces on an Ocean Platform in Random Seas.” SNAME Transactions, Vol. 85, 1977.
“Motion of Jackup Drill Rigs in Head Seas.” Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Monthly, Vol. 20, No. 231, May 1973.
“Prediction of Drifting Force and Moment on an Ocean Platform Floating in Oblique Waves.” Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Monthly, Vol.20, October 1973, No. 230.
“Motion of a Semi-submersible Drilling Platform in Head Seas.” SIT-OE-71-8, Dec.1971 2nd Marine Technology, April 1973, SNAME.
“Hydrodynamic Characteristics of Prismatic Barges,” Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, April 1971.
“Prediction of Motions of Ocean Platforms in Oblique Seas,” SIT-OE –70-1, Stevens Institute of Technology, June 1970.
“Wave-Exciting Forces and Moments on a Fixed Ocean Platform in Oblique Seas,”OTC 1180, Offshore Technology Conference, April 1970.
“Vibration of a Thin, Elastic, Square Plate Subjected to a Random Driving Force,” Master’s Thesis, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Massachusetts.
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Shawn Ghosh
SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE
Over thirty five (35) years of diversified experience in shipbuilding and offshore industry. Carried out many project management, engineering supervisory assignments of conceptual, preliminary and design, transportation/installation engineering, model testing of floating production system (FPS), ships, tension leg platforms (TLP), SPAR, mobile offshore drilling units (MODU) - ships and semisubmersibles, pipelay/derrick semisubmersibles, jack up platform, fixed jackets, arctic platforms, Offshore Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) and software developmental works. Conducted model tests of Brown & Root concept of floatover (HIDECK) installation of deck. Designed many offshore module structure considering in-place and wave induced dynamic loading during load-out, transportation, tie-down structure, and associated naval architectural activities, e.g., barge selection, stability, motion responses, longitudinal strength, ballast arrangement, interfacing with regulatory agencies, classification society and/or warranty surveyors.
Developed the first ABS Guide for Building and Classing Floating Production and Storage Systems, directed revising the 1996 ABS Rules for Building and Classing Single Point Mooring. Coordinated developing the first draft API RP on FPSO funded by Deepstar, and delivered the document on June 1999. Was responsible of project management of two major ABS projects, e.g., Oryx "Neptune" SPAR based floating production system, and POGO Tantawan field development project consisting of two fixed platforms and a Floating Production and Storage System. Completed design engineering of conversion of a drilling submersible “Paul Romano” owned by Noble Drilling Services to an “Economic Value Added” (EVA 4000) drilling semisubmersible for operations in the Gulf of Mexico in 4000 feet deep water. Design engineering of conversion of tanker “Unisina” to a deep water dynamically positioned drillship. Performed sizing of sponsons, global structural analyses, fatigue analyses of a major conversion work of a drilling semisubmersible Marine 700. Performed a comprehensive technical evaluation of a patented (spar based) floating platform for deepwater.
EDUCATION Languages English University Of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan Spanish (working knowledge)
M.S.E. in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Bengali, Hindi
University Of California, Berkeley, California
M.S. in Structural Engineering and Structural Mechanics
REGISTRATION / MEMBERSHIP Texas, P.E., Registration No. 44682, 1979
Member, Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
Member, Mooring Design Task Group, API Subcommittee on Floating System Criteria, 1994-96.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc., Houston, Texas 2005 – Mar 2015
Global Maritime, Houston, Texas 2000 - 05
Bechtel Offshore, Houston, Texas 1997 - 00
ABS Americas, Houston, Texas 1991 - 97
Hudson Engineering, Houston 1990 - 91
FCA International, Inc., Houston 1988 - 90
Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Beaumont 1986 - 88
Brown & Root Marine Division, Houston 1975 - 85
Marine Division, Campbell Industries, San Diego 1972 - 73
PUBLICATIONS
“Role of Marine Warranty Surveyors and Their Requirements for Selected Items”, OMAE 2004.
“Shallow Water PEMEX Production Platform with Large Production Capacity in Cantarell”, OMAE 2004
“Neptune Project - Regulatory and Classification Issues and Requirements”, Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, May 1997.
"ABS Rules and Standards as Applicable to Mooring and Anchors of Floating Production Systems", Mooring Seminar hosted by Vryhof Ankers, Singapore, December 1994.
"ABS Rules and Standards for Classification of Floating Production Systems", ABS Seminar on Floating Production Systems, Houston on February 1993 and at Rio de Janeiro in April 1993.
"Regulatory, Statutory and Classification Requirements of Floating Production Systems", 3rd Offshore Symposium, SNAME Texas Section, February 1993.
"Modern Mooring System in the View of Classification Societies", SNAME Texas Section Annual Meeting, February 1992.
"Review of Semisubmersibles and Tension Leg Platform Analysis Techniques", NCEL TM No. 44‑85‑02CR, January 1985.
"Conceptual Design Process of a Tension Leg Platform", Transactions, SNAME 1983.
"Design Considerations of a Tension Leg Platform", Society of Petroleum Engineers 10753, 1982.
"Analytical Approach to the Design of Tension Leg Platform", OTC, Houston, May 1980.
"A Rational Approach to the Design of Pipelay/Derrick Semisubmersible Barge", SNAME Trans79.
DETAILED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. October 2005 – Mar 2015
Specialist Naval Architect
Involved and supervised activities in the area of Naval Architecture and Structural Engineering. It included interacting with contractors for mooring design and analyses of Semisubmersible drilling rigs for upgrading to meet the new API/MMS criteria for hurricane in GOM. Represented Diamond Offshore in API 2SK work group for developing the criteria for hurricane mooring and was a team member for developing API 95F. Carried out deadweight survey and inclining experiments of drilling semisubmersibles. Involved in revising and standardizing operation manuals of drilling rigs, comparison of performances of various floating drill rigs, dry transportation of dsemisubmersible and jack-ups from one location to another, etc.
Global Maritime, Houston, Texas April 2000 – Sept. 2005
Manager of Engineering/ Director – Special Projects
Presently working in the BP Thunder horse Subsea Installation team. Prior to this assignment work in Module and Mooring installation team where primary responsibilities included review documents by various contractors, e.g., Kiewit Offshore Services (KOS), Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC), Otto Candies, British Maritime Technology (BMT), and others regarding module lifting, installation, seafastening, towing, storage barges, transportation barges, tugs, etc. Evaluated barge longitudinal strength, stiffening of side shell of barges, buckling strength of bulkheads, shimming calculations, ballast plan, mooring system design for hurricane survival, grounding plan of barges, hurricane contingency plan of PDQ, offloading and maneuvering of PDQ etc. Attended field and offshore activities of module installation and mooringline hook up.
In July 2003, approved and attended the loadout, trans-atlantic transportation, and installation of 7000 tonnes Deck (PEMEX) in Cantarell field offshore Mexico. Supervised transportation engineering of Kizomba Drilling packages from Corpus Christie to Rotterdam (Pride International), and also bridge sections of Bay area Carquinez Bridge from Japan to bay area (Dept. of California Transportation).
Responsible for managing Marine Warranty projects of Pemex Cantarell, TFE Canyon Express, Triton Ceiba, BP Hornmountain “Spar”, Saipem/Saibos Ranger “Espoir”, and others. Extensively involved in marketing and proposal efforts. As an engineering manager of Cantarell project & Hornmountain Spar project, traveled many times to Mexico and Spain to resolve project issues.
Bechtel Offshore, Houston, Texas March 1997 – March 2000
Engineering Supervisor
Reviewed design modifications of various decks of fixed platforms for the PEMEX Cantarell Project in Cd del Carmen, Mexico. Coordinated the development and delivered the first draft of API RP on FPSO. Advised as a consultant for modularization plan of a Coker Project Plan for Hess oil of Venezuela, South America (HOVENSA). Developed a patented “SPAR” based concept of floating system for deepwater application, sponsored by a major oil company.
Reviewed R&B Falcon’s deepwater drill ship design “Pathfinder” which was built at Samsung yard, Korea. Lead a project of converting a tanker “Unisina” to a drill ship for water depth > 7000 ft.
Supervised structural engineers and naval architects to carry out engineering activities, e.g., global analysis, fatigue assessment, structural redundancy, stability analysis, sizing column “blisters”, air gap analysis, development of an on-board stability system, etc. in a project of designing semisubmersible drilling vessel “Marine 700”. Participated in a project of a major conversion of a three-column drilling submersible “Paul Romano”, owned by Noble Drilling Services to a “Economic Value Added” (EVA-4000) drilling semisubmersible.
ABS AMERICAS, Houston, Texas July 1991 - Feb 1997
Principal Engineer, Offshore Engineering Department.
Was appointed as Head of the Site-dependent Structures. In this role he was in charge reviewing all mooring systems for FP(S)O, SPARs, Semisubmersibles, tankers, drilling vessels, etc.
ABS Project Manager for two major projects, e.g., the ORYX “Neptune” SPAR, and POGO Tantawan field development. ABS’s involvements for the first project were :
a) Classification of world’s first production SPAR as X A1 Floating Production System, b) Review on behalf of USCG regulations, and c) carry out the CVA activities for design, fabrication, and installation as required by the OCS Platform Verification Program which is administered by the Minerals Management Service (MMS). The other project of Tantawan field development offshore Thailand consists of certification of two fixed platforms (250 ft. water depth), pipeline, along with the classification of a floating production and storage system.
ABS proposal manager of the British Borneo project of a [mini] TLP for “Morpeth” field in the Gulf of Mexico. Initiated the project as the project manager before leaving ABS. Other activities included a) representing ABS in a JIP on Spar based platform model test organized by Deep Oil Technology, b) Project leader of Shell Auger TLP - CVA for Design, c) Reclassification of Texaco "Oloibiri" as Floating Storage System, d) Regulatory and Classification Requirements Study of FPS for Exxon, e) Rule Development for Fixed Offshore Oil Production Platform for Government of Chile, and f) Survey of Subsea Completion Regulations for Japan Oil Engineering Company.
Developed the first ABS Guide for Building and Classing Floating Production System and the First Edition of the Guide has been published in 1996. Revised the 1973 ABS Rules for Building and Classing Single Point Moorings, and has been released as 1996 edition.
Was involved in ABS public relation and marketing efforts. Organized successful FPSO seminars (hosted by ABS) in Houston, Rio de Janeiro, London, and Singapore in 1994 and 1995. Designated as the Program Manager of FPSO Marketing for ABS in 1994-95, developed and initiated implementation and monitoring ABS marketing strategies globally for FPSO business.
HUDSON ENGINEERING CORPORATION, Houston 1990 - 91
Consulting Naval Architect Performed installation engineering works for the jacket TEXACO TICK for water depth of 720 feet. It included launching, floatation, upending, transportation analyses and tie-down design.
FCA INTERNATIONAL INC., Houston 1988 - 90
Project Manager
Managed an interactive software developmental project "Plan Review System" for USCG to evaluate stability (intact, damaged, righting arm, longitudinal strength, floodable length, wind force, etc.) of both mono and multiple hull vessels based on appropriate USCG Rules.
Managed a JIP to develop pc-based software for stability, motion response, mooring and weight control. JIP was sponsored by Brown & Root, Shell Oil, Marathon Letourneau, London Offshore Consultants and Chevron,. Carried out feasibility engineering study of a TLWP in water depth of 6000 feet for CONOCO Inc., determined the optimal configuration, and studying the impact of buoyancy in tendon design and transportation of tendons by towing in open sea.
BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION, Beaumont Yard 1985 - 88
Naval Architect
Carried out many shipyard support engineering works of floatation, stability and ballasting calculations, inclining experiment, operating and damage control manuals, and on site ballasting of mat supported jack up drilling platform. Prepared blocking plans for dry docking of ships and jack ups. Calibrated the dry dock for hydrostatics and tank capacities.
BROWN & ROOT MARINE DIVISION, Houston 1975 - 85
Engineering Manager I
Managed, supervised and carried out many projects of preliminary, conceptual and design engineering of floating vessels (barges), tension leg platforms, fixed jackets, arctic platforms, Offshore Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) projects. Prepared bid packages, maintained and documented software packages.
Carried out numerous deck module transportation analysis and design on deck cargo barge. It requires modularization, structural design of deck modules, selecting barges, etc. Specifically, it included structural as well as marine and naval architectural activities, e.g., towing rout selection, environmental design basis, barge longitudinal strength analysis, barge motion response calculations, barge stability analysis, determination of appropriate ballasting arrangement, interfacing with regulatory agencies, classification society, and/or warranty surveyors, etc.
Carried out the responsibilities of a project naval architect in a Joint Industry Project (JIP) on TLP cost, Feasibility and model testing. The JIP was sponsored by 13 major oil companies. Worked as a project naval architect in a project of parametric studies of Tension Leg Platforms for Shell Oil for water depths varying from 1000 to 9000 feet. Also performed several cost studies of TLPs for SOHIO, Occidental, Texaco, Mobil and Exxon. Worked as lead naval architect in the preliminary design of a TLP for CONOCO in Gulf of Mexico at a water depth of 1500 feet.
Evaluated various software available for use in the design of floating platform as well as TLP for Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory (NCEL).
Developed a methodology for evaluating semisubmersible production facilities in Hibernia area for Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Petroleum Directorate.
Performed transportation and deployment engineering works of installing 30 feet diameter cold water pipe for OTEC. Designed work barges for CHAHBAHAR project, Iran.
CAMPBELL INDUSTRIES, Marine Division, San Diego 1972 - 73
Performed various naval architectural and structural engineering calculations related to design and fabrication of 200 feet long purse seiner. Was in charge of material control, weight take off, and construction verification of a 160 feet long aluminum ferry boat.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Berkeley 1970 - 72
Designed and conducted model test (with Prof. Paulling) for wave forces on tubular members. Performed stress analysis of tanker frames of ESSO Norway (Prof. Schade) and performed finite element analyses for tubular joints (Professors Clough & Powell).
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Derek Siu-Ming Siu, Ph.D., P.E.
EXPERIENCE
Consultant 1997 - present
Engineering Services (Bechtel Offshore, FCA International, Reading & Bates Drilling):
- Created 3-D hydrodynamic models of oil rigs for intact and damaged stability analyses using AutoCAD data. Projects included tension leg platforms (TLP), jack-ups, and a $235 million ultra deep semi-submersible (RBS-6).
- Responsible for engineering software development using C++ and Fortran for stability analysis of drilling rigs; authored operation manual and software user manuals; conducted quality assurance tests for an onboard loading and stability system.
- Automated complex analysis of vessel response by developing VBA codes and consolidating multiple databases.
- Benchmarked engineering software on mooring analysis for oil rigs.
- Developed business plan, budget, and cash flow analysis. Evaluated business proposals.
- Automated accounting systems, which reduced sales reconciliation from days to minutes.
- Supervised preparation of financial statements and corporate tax returns.
- Developed strategic plans for a telecom start-up, including staffing, as well as identifying and analyzing potential locations for placement of telecom equipment.
Gateway Center Project (1996 Gold Nugget Grand Award)
The Gateway Center is the largest intermodal hub in the United States. This $300 million project includes a new railway station, a lush three-acre plaza, an underground park-and-ride facility for 3,000 cars, a 28-story MTA headquarters building, and sites for four future office buildings. Project was completed on schedule and within budget, thus avoiding a $4 million lease penalty.
- In charge of the design and construction of the project from design to completion.
- Coordinated design requirements at conceptual, design development, and construction phases.
- Reviewed design, resolved staff comments, and ensured final documents met user requirements.
- Negotiated contracts and addenda with contractor – prepared summary of negotiations, contract addenda, and board reports. Saved $40,000 in one contract negotiation. Presented addendum report at board meetings with management.
- Monitored construction progress and budget; approved progress payments.
- Coordinated meetings with staff, consultants, developers, contractors, and outside agencies.
- Represented owner in various project meetings. Speedily resolved issues to obtain occupancy permits on schedule.
- Coordinated tenant improvement for relocating 2,000+ employees.
- Resolved conflicts between architect and general contractor by designing and implementing an automated system for punch list tracking and resolution.
- Managed closeout activities such as training, acceptance of equipment, warranty requests.
- Maintained configuration control of record documents and approved configuration changes.
- Performed simulation analysis of pocket track locations.
- Analyzed dispatch scheduling plans and fleet size requirements of Metro Red Line.
- Conducted design review of joint development projects.
- Served on the signage committee to approve Metro Rail signage.
- Managed the fare collection equipment contract: monitored field service test, evaluated maintenance scenarios, developed revenue collection strategies, participated in contract negotiations, assisted marketing staff in customer interface development.
- Conceived an innovative implementation of a new fare type, which reduced wear and tear on ticket vending machines by up to 50%. Presented design and findings at the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Conference.
- Designed an enterprise network for the archive and retrieval of engineering drawings, as well as supervised the implementation using Sun/Solaris for server and PC for clients.
- Served on committees overseeing corporate IT and GIS strategies, including the
corporate CAD (computer-aided design) standard.
- Conducted consulting assignments: performed structural analysis of CONOCO’s 1800 feet Tension Leg Well Platform using the ANSYS finite element analysis software; designed an integrated CAD/Stability software system for the U.S. Coast Guard.
- Led CAD software development in database, graphics, symbols, and annotations.
- Managed marketing and support of LAN-based mini and micro computer systems.
- Responsible for all accounting activities: payables, receivables, invoicing, payroll, inventory, and purchase order. Prepared financial statements and corporate tax returns.
- Evaluated travel demand in metropolitan Detroit: transit model calibration and data preparation, local/express train scheduling with mixed integer programming.
- Rotational assignments to various departments: civil, structural, transportation and traffic, construction, and soil.
M.S., Ph.D. Transportation/Operations Research, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
B.S. Civil Engineering, Cooperative Education Program with Honors, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
P.E. Registered professional engineer in State of California (C49718)
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Der Ping Chou
Education/Experience
B.E. Naval Architecture and Computer Science (dual major) - State University of New York, SUNY, 1989
MS in Computer Methodology Program - Queens College, CUNY, NY, 1987-1989
C.R. Cushing - Naval Architect, NY 1987-1989
Robert Allan & Associates - Naval Architect, Vancouver Canada, 1989 - 1990
Coast Design Inc - Naval Architect and Software developer, Vancouver Canada, 1990 - 1993
ABS - Engineer and Software developer for Safe Hull program, NY, 1993 - 1995
IBM - Software Development Manager, Data Architect, Seattle, WA, 2003 - 2010
Diamond Offshore - Naval Architect Consultant, Redmond, WA 2010 - 2015