Education
  • University of Houston
    M.B.A. (2000)
  • Texas Tech University
    B.S. Mechanical Engineering (1988)
Areas of expertise
  • Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC)
  • Project Feasibility
  • Renewables and Regulatory
  • Commercial Contracts
  • Insurance Claims
  • OSHA-Related
  • Standard of Care
Industries
  • Oil & Gas Production
  • Chemicals and Petrochemicals
  • Renewable Fuels
  • Power Generation
Certifications

Project Management Profesisonal (PMP)

Summary of Experience

Keith offers more than 30 years of engineering, procurement, fabrication, and construction experience in the oil and gas, renewables, and power industries. A certified Project Management Professional, his areas of expertise include mechanical design, mechanical engineering, engineering management, project engineering, and project management. His extensive experience encompasses the early appraisal phase, from project feasibility study and Front End Engineering Design (FEED), through the execution of EPC projects.

Keith began his career as a design engineer for a fabricator and maintenance service provider to oil and gas and petrochemical production facilities. With over 25 years working for major EPC contractors, he has held engineering and project leadership roles with Mustang Engineering, Jacobs, Samsung Engineering, Worley, and CTCI Americas. Prior to joining Baker & O’Brien, Keith had worked on a major oil refinery project to rebuild after a chemical explosion and a conversion project to convert a refinery to produce renewable diesel.

Since joining Baker & O’Brien as a consultant in 2022, Keith has contributed to expert assignments that require a critical review of project management and engineering disciplines in the energy sector. He has demonstrated his project management and technical expertise to clients for arbitrations, commercial litigation, and insurance claims involving onshore and offshore oil and gas facilities, pipelines, LNG, renewable fuels, and power production facilities.

Previous Experience

2020-2022: CTCI Americas,
Mechanical Department Manager

2019-2020: Worley,
Project Manager

2017-2019: Jacobs (formerly CH2M),
Project Manager

2014-2017: Samsung Engineering,
Vice President-Engineering Division

2004-2014: Jacobs,
Manager of Engineering
Project Engineering Manager
Section Manager-Mechanical Engineering
Project Engineer
Lead Mechanical Engineer

2001-2004: Mustang Engineering,
Project Engineer / Lead Vessel Engineer

1997-2001: Jacobs,
Lead Mechanical Engineer / Lead Vessel Engineer

1995-1996: Hahn & Clay Fabricators,
Mechanical Engineer

1989-1995: Team Industrial Services,
Design Engineer