Engineering Partners

Gregg S. Perkin, P.E.
CEO/Principal Mechanical Engineer

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Mechanical Engineer with over thirty five (35) years of domestic and international experience in energy-related and other industries.
Registered Professional Engineer by examination & comity in ten (10) states; California, Hawaii, Texas, North Carolina, Wyoming, New Mexico, Arkansas, Alabama, MIssissippi and Louisiana.
Expert witness in litigation and insurance matters; over nineteen (19) years experience in giving legal testimony as a forensic engineer relative to:
Oil & Gas Well Drilling, Drilling & Well Servicing Rigs, Completion, Production and Well Servicing.
Onshore & Offshore Safety Systems Blow Out Prevention Equipment, Pressure Control, Top Drive Design & Systems, Coiled Tubing, Artificial Lift, Subsurface Safety Valves, Thread Design, Connections, Downhole Tools and Equipment and Instrumentation.
Pipeline design, use and application including DOT Pipeline Safety Regulations.
Mechanical Systems Design, Machinery, Equipment & Tools.
Onshore and Offshore Cranes; rigging and other heavy lift equipment.
Power Generation, Power Transmission and Power Utilization.
Atmospheric Tanks and Pressure Vessels.
Worked as an Oilfield Roughneck, Derrickman and Serviceman in both offshore and onshore operations.
Production, Refining & Process Safety Management.
Experienced in various mechanical fields relative to conducting product liability, personal injury and accident reconstruction analysis.
Author of technical manuals, computer programs and industry related papers.
Safety expertise relating to oil & gas facilities, refining and construction operations worldwide.
Inventor & co-inventor; presently hold twelve (12) US patents pertaining to downhole equipment and other mechanical systems.
Instructor; University of Texas at Austin; Petroleum Extension Service (?PETEX?). Drilling & Production, Well Deepening Operations, Directional Drilling & Sidetracking, Pipeline Materials of Construction and Offshore Catastrophes; Lessons Learned.
Board of Advisors; University of Texas at Austin (2004).

Professional Experience:

1996 to Present:	Engineering Partners International (EPI), Inc. Kingwood, (Houston), Texas CEO, Principal Engineer Conduct product liability, personal injury and accident reconstruction investigations relative to mechanical equipment, oil & gas well drilling, well servicing, completion and production systems, surface and downhole operations. Expert in the design, use and evaluation of tools & equipment, tanks, pressure vessels, rotating & dynamic machinery, pipelines and pipeline operations. Expert in the use of finite element analysis for complex stress analysis problems (both elastic and plastic), heat transfer, dynamics and vibrations. Note: merged previous employer PVA, Inc. into EPI, Inc. 1995 to 1996:
1995 to 1996:	PVA, Incorporated. Kingwood, (Houston), Texas Principal Engineer Development and evaluation of the design, use and application of mechanical engineering systems relative to offshore and onshore drilling, to include production and refining operations and other mechanical systems including tools & equipment, atmospheric tanks and pressure vessels and rotating & dynamic machinery. Expertise relative to matters involving natural gas and liquid propane (LP) storage, transportation/distribution systems and the evaluation, use and installation of associated products and services.
1987 to 1994:	CH&A Corporation Kingwood (Houston), Texas Senior Consulting Engineer, Principal Engineer Consultant to PEMEX (Petroleous Mexicanos) in 1993-1994 relative to offshore safety systems. Co-author of three (3) technical papers published by the Society of Petroleum Engineers.
1986 to 1987:	Cougar Tool, Incorporated, Division of the Oil Patch Group Houston, Texas and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Engineering Manager Guided the development of new and improved products in the area of downhole drilling equipment used on a worldwide basis. Also, guided the development of downhole drilling tool projects including directional and straight hole drilling systems.
1985 to 1986:	Lone Star Grinding, Incorporated Houston, Texas Vice President of Engineering Responsible for the design of very accurate hardened and ground working and master thread gages conforming to the specifications of the American Petroleum Institute (API) and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) specifications. Also, responsible for the creation of new gauging systems and quantifying them for the National Bureau of Standards. Past chairman of American Petroleum Institute (API) work groups relative to Non-Magnetic Drill Collars in Directional Drilling and Rotary Shouldered Connections.
1980 to 1985:	LOR, Incorporated Houston, Texas Chief Engineer, Director of Manufacturing. Responsible for overseeing the engineering, quality control and manufacturing departments. Personally designed, developed, field tested and supervised the development of numerous mechanical devices for oilfield purposes; some of which were patented. Author of LOR?s Practical Product Guide and Functional Downhole Drilling Series. Directly responsible for plant safety and the installation of a fully operational metallurgical laboratory.
1969 to 1980:	Servco, Division of Smith International, Incorporated Los Angeles, California and Houston, Texas Draftsman, Engineer Trainee, Design Engineer, Engineering Manager. Personally designed, developed, field tested and supervised the development of numerous mechanical devices for oilfield purposes; some of which were patented. Co-author of Servco?s Handbook of Downhole Drilling & Completion Systems. Designed a series of products relative to enhanced recovery (EOR) in the areas of reverse circulation drilling and production.
1968 to 1969:	Regan Forge & Engineering San Pedro, California Draftsman, Engineer Trainee Responsibilities included working in the product design group relative to the design, use and application of offshore and onshore blow out prevention equipment, to include subsea production equipment.
EDUCATION:	Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from California State University at Long Beach, (1973) Attended graduate courses in Business Administration after graduation. Petroleum Extension Service (PETEX), University of Texas at Austin. Paul Munroe School of Hydraulic Equipment. American Management Association; Engineering Management & Fundamentals of Management Algor?; Finite Element Analysis techniques pertaining to linear and non-linear materials and mechanical event simulation
REGISTRATIONS:	Registered as a Mechanical Engineer by examination and comity in California, Hawaii, Texas, North Carolina, Wyoming, New Mexico, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.
AFFILIATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS:	American Petroleum Institute (API) Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) National & Texas Societies of Professional Engineers (NSPE, TSPE). National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Instrument Society of America (ISA) American Welding Society (AWS) Association of Energy Servicing Companies (AESC)

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