Naval Architect , Marine Engineer & Project Manager who has led flagship projects for Technip, Anadarko, Occidental, Equinor & Google-X in the Gulf of Mexico, Asia, Norwegian and the North Sea regions.

Currently at Occidental Petroleum, he leads a portfolio of Major Capital Projects & Decommissioning for Occidental's offshore fleet of 10 deep-water platforms in Gulf of America. Additionally, he also leads projects for Oxy's global deep-water new field developments.

Before moving to the United States, he was a Marine Engineering Officer sailing onboard large ocean-going vessels in Northern Europe & Baltic states.

Manoj holds a Bachelors degree in Marine Engineering from India and a Master's Degree in Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.