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RICHARD SIEMENS
Houston, Texas ∎ siemens623@hotmail.com ∎ 1-713-391-0871
Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardsiemens
EDUCATION SUMMARY:
 Master of Science in Civil Engineering- Purdue University (1978)
 Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering- Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1974)
EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:
Chevron (2007 – 2015) – contract employee
 Early Concept Development: Full time assignments on various West African offshore projects. In-house
alternatives generation and evaluation, facilities cost estimating (e.g. Questor), design basis development,
decision support packages, value improving practices and assurances for fixed platforms (greenfield and
brownfield), subsea facilities and deep water evaluations, phase gate basis (West Africa)
 Project Management:
o Contractor Management: principal, resident Company representative for pre-FEED/ FEED work
o Project Team Management: facilities team leader (Sr. Project Engineer) for early phase project
teams, supervising the respective discipline engineers, coordination with Operations and Drilling.
 Project Engineering: scheduling, review of contractor documents, technical issue resolution, contracting
strategies, partner and management presentations, project execution plan development, constructability
workshops, preparation of Invitation to Bid packages, including scope of work development.
 Recognition Awards received for subsea oil tie-in concept (2008) and for Constructability input (2014)
Texaco & Chevron (1978 – 2005) – staff employee
 Offshore oil & gas facilities project execution: full time project assignments, engineering through
installation, including approximately twenty (20) years overseas:
o Engineering management: frequently principal Company representative, resident at engineering
contractor’s office for design of platforms, subsea structures, FPSOs, etc.
o Construction management: principal Company site representative, resident at construction yard,
managing daily technical and commercial/ contractual issues for platforms and subsea facilities
(South Korea, Netherlands, Singapore, UK and China)
o Installation management: Company representative on heavy lift marine installation vessels (e.g.
‘Hermod’, ‘S-7000’) for fixed platform and subsea structure installations (North Sea, Mediterranean
Sea, West Coast of US)
o HUC management: Company representative offshore for management of HUC contractor, e.g.
Platform Harvest, Drilling and Production Platform, West US
 Onshore oil & gas facilities project execution: Company Construction Manager for Area 11 development
of Duri Steamflood for Caltex, in Sumatra, Indonesia, comprising hundreds of well pads, road construction,
interconnecting piping, pipelines and well test stations.
 Project Engineering: project schedule development, review of contractor documents, technical issue
resolution, contracting strategies, partner and management presentations, project execution plan
development, constructability workshops, preparation of Invitation to Bid packages, including scope of
work development, EPCI bid evaluations and contract negotiations, interface management, e.g. with
Operations, Drilling and Marine Warranty Surveyor.
(SEE BELOW FOR WORK EXPERIENCE DETAILS)

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RICHARD SIEMENS Work Experience Details
Chevron
Apr, 14 – Feb, 15
Sr. Project Engineer- Houston (contract employee)
Congo River Crossing-2 (CRX2) Project: engineering, procurement and execution planning for brownfield
modifications to two pigging platforms (Angola and Congo waters). Received recognition award for outstanding
contribution in Constructability Workshop planning/ execution.
Jul, 13- Mar, 14
Sr Facilities Engineer / Sr. Project Engineer- Houston (contract employee)
South N’Dola Project, Block 0, offshore Angola, detailed engineering for brownfield modifications to three platforms
(North N’Dola, East Kokongo and Sanha PCP):
Feb, 10- Jun, 13
Sr Facilities Engineer / Sr. Project Engineer- Houston (contract employee)
Lifua Development Project, Block 0, offshore Angola, on facilities-related work regarding generation of field
development alternatives and concept selection- currently managing Pre-FEED engineering.
Lead facilities engineer conducting facilities evaluations for Republic of Congo growth assessment study involving
and deep water, TLWP/ TLP/ subsea facilities and fixed platform development scenarios.
Jan, 07- Jan, 10
Sr Facilities Engineer / Sr. Project Engineer- Houston (contract employee)
In Early Concept Development Unit (ECDU) working for the Greater Vanza Longui Area (GVLA) Development, Block
0, offshore Angola, Africa. Development Engineer for facilities-related work regarding generation of field
development alternatives and concept selection. Received recognition award for identifying oil export subsea tie-in
option precluding the need for brown field platform modifications that were planned for.
Mustang Engineering
May, 06- Jan, 07
Structural Lead Discipline Engineer / Houston (contract employee)
Responsible for all structural work associated with ongoing modification work to BP's Holstein and Mad Dog spar
platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, including engineering work and preparation of work packages for work execution.
Medex Petroleum
Oct 05- Dec 05
Installation Manager / Tunisia (contract employee)
Responsible for offshore installation of the Didon Phase II Project, comprising jacket/piling, deck, flow lines and
umbilicals, offshore Tunisia (later operated by PA Resources).
Chevron (ChevronTexaco)
Jan 04- Apr 05 (retirement)
Senior Structural Engineer / China & Singapore (staff employee)
Senior Structural Engineer seconded to CACT-OG, based in Shekou, responsible for structural engineering,
construction and installation engineering of HZ21-1B gas platform. Key challenges included providing significant
technical assistance to the contractor for resolution of technical and operational planning issues related to a
marginal jacket lift installation and deck transportation with weather risk challenges. Resident for detailed
engineering work in Singapore and then in Tanggu, China for platform construction.

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RICHARD SIEMENS Work Experience Details
Aug 99-Jan 04
Construction Team Manager / Indonesia (staff employee)
Construction Team Manager for Duri Steam Flood Area 11 new onshore facilities construction, responsible for work
by EPIC contractor with peak of over 800 construction personnel. Facilities included several automatic well test
stations, over 700 wells, and civil works including many kilometers of roads, well pad construction, piping, drainage,
and pipelines for oil production, steam injection and utilities. Implemented an improved standard for Duri Field for
engineering as-built documentation, QC documentation and Operations Manuals, as well as an improved standard of
Quality Control of the construction work, by way of implementation of procedures initiated by the project team.
Texaco
Jun 98-Aug 99
Senior Project Engineer / Houston (staff employee)
Senior Project Engineer involved with conceptual work, cost estimation, project execution plan, design basis and
contracting strategy for North Apoi-Okubie Gas Cycling/ Condensate & LPG Plant project, offshore Nigeria. Actively
involved in identifying and assessing the over 25 field development options and in preparing cost estimates for each.
Development options included conventional steel platforms, concrete platforms and FPSO’s. Also supervised
contractor working on conceptual studies for the project.
Sep 97-May 98
Senior Structural and Construction Engineer / Singapore (staff employee)
Senior Structural and Construction Engineer for the design and construction of ‘Yetagun’ Drilling and Production
platforms for offshore Myanmar. Resident in engineering contractor’s office and responsible for structural
engineering, construction and installation engineering. Later mobilized to Singapore construction site for the
production platform, while also being responsible for the construction of the drilling platform in Batam, Indonesia
where another site team was based. Involvement in project terminated due to sale of asset to other operator.
Nov 96-Aug 97
Senior Project Engineer / London (staff employee)
Senior Project Engineer involved with conceptual design and long term development plan for West of Shetlands
‘Torridon’ and ‘Laxford’ fields. Sole facilities engineer involved with Phase 1 development and cost estimates for
facilities for this area. Developed project execution plan including project schedule and involved with facility
reliability issues. Company later put this area of development on hold.
Dec 94-Oct 96
Company Site Manager / Glasgow, Scotland (staff employee)
Resident Company Site Manager for construction of ‘Captain’ Field Drilling/ Wellhead/ Accommodation Platform,
8000 ton deck and 6000 ton jacket. Initially was sole Company site representative, later working with one QC
inspector. The work was completed on schedule and installed successfully via dynamically positioned semi-
submersible crane vessel.
Jul 93-Nov 94
Senior Project Engineer / London (staff employee)
Senior Project Engineer instrumental in development of project execution plan, bid evaluation procedures and
conceptual and front end engineering for ‘Captain’ Field development, comprised of FPSO and fixed platform, the
work being successfully awarded to an EPIC contractor. Involved in front end engineering as Resident Company
Representative at the EPIC contractor’s engineering office.

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RICHARD SIEMENS Work Experience Details
Mar 92-Jun 93
Company Site Manager / Nigg Bay, Scotland (staff employee)
Resident Company Site Manager at construction yard, and later Company offshore installation engineer, for
construction of 1000 ton subsea manifold and other, ancillary subsea structures for ‘Strathspey’ field development.
The work was completed essentially on schedule, under budget and successfully installed.
Aug 88-Feb 92
Structural and Installation Engineer / London (staff employee)
Structural and Installation Engineer involved in Front End Engineering and Installation Planning for Strathspey
Field Development and conceptual studies for North Sea Southern Basin gas field developments.
Feb 88-Jul 88
Project/ Structural Engineer / New Orleans (staff employee)
Preparation of design criteria and engineering scope of work for Strathspey Field Development.
Aug 87-Jan 88
Project/ Structural Engineer / New Orleans (staff employee)
Performed dynamic structural analyses for compressor additions for two offshore California platforms.
Jan 87-Jul 87
Project/ Structural Engineer / New Orleans (staff employee)
Performed offshore survey of gas wellhead platform, Colombia, South America for recommended modifications for
support of drilling workovers.
Sep 85-Dec 86
Installation Engineer & Offshore Hookup Manager / Offshore California (staff employee)
Company representative offshore on the derrick barge for Platform Harvest installation. Also, worked rotation
offshore as Company Representative for hookup and commissioning of Platform ‘Harvest’. Challenges included
supervising diving repair work to the jacket, with platform-based saturation system concurrent with offshore hook
up and commissioning involving over 200 persons, all living on the platform.
Jul 85-Aug 85
Offshore Installation Manager / London / North Sea (staff employee)
Company representative offshore on the semi-submersible installation vessel for installation of 1,000 ton
‘Highlander’ subsea template and subsea slug catcher structures in UK sector of the North Sea.
Oct 83-Jun 85
Company Site Superintendent / Korea (staff employee)
Company Site Superintendent at construction yard for construction of 16,000 ton Platform ‘Harvest’ jacket and
piling with peak project work force of over 700 in the construction yard with a total yard force of over 10,000.
Jan 82-Sep 83
Project/ Structural Engineer / New Orleans (staff employee)
Structural Engineer Involved with engineering, specification preparation, bid analysis and supervision of contracts
for Platform ‘Harvest’, for offshore California.
Mar 81-Dec 81
Structural Engineer / London (staff employee)
Structural Engineer seconded to ARAMCO for supervision of design of standard 12-well platform for ‘Zuluf’, ‘Marjan’
and ‘Safaniya’ fields for Arabian Gulf.

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RICHARD SIEMENS Work Experience Details
Jun 79-Feb 81
Construction Engineer / The Netherlands (staff employee)
Seconded to Dansk Boreselskab (A.P. Møller concessionaire) as site construction engineer for ‘Gorm’ Field
production and flare platforms. Also was Company representative offshore on the semi-submersible derrick barge
that also housed the offshore hookup and commissioning contractor’s 500 personnel.
Sep 78-May 79
Structural Engineer / New Orleans (staff employee)
Engineering design and analysis work for ‘Tartan’ Field (North Sea) and ‘Schwedeneck’ (Baltic Sea) platforms.
Ebasco Services Incorporated
Jun 74-Jul 77
Associate Engineer (Civil / Structural) / Atlanta (staff employee)
Involved in structural design and analysis of fossil fuel and nuclear power plants.