Chris joined Shell in 1992 and worked for 17 years in Deepwater related projects, covering multiple roles including R&D for facility design, Installation Manager for the Brutus Tension Leg Platform and Project Manager for the BC-10 FPSO offshore Brazil. In 2009 Chris became the General Manager- Project Delivery Unconventionals, managing delivery of Shell’s Heavy Oil and Unconventional shale projects across North America. In 2014 Chris relocated to the Middle East as the Technical Director for Basra Gas Company in Iraq, a Joint Venture between Shell, Mitsubishi and the Government of Iraq to capture and process associated gas from oil field developments. Following Iraq, Chris was the Project Director for the Pennsylvania Chemicals Project with accountability for delivery of the 1.5million ton/annum ethylene cracker and polyethylene facility. Chris is currently the Senior Vice President for Engineering and Project Capability.

Chris holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Texas A&M University, a Master of Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a Doctorate in Engineering from the MIT/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute joint program.