Derek B Gilboe, PE - Pipelines, Metallurgy, Welding, Natural Gas
Plano, TX 75026-0375
Office: 832-975-1652
Derek Gilboe has over thirty (30) years of international experience in the oil & gas, manufacturing, and consulting sectors. Educated as a metallurgical engineer, which included mechanical and chemical engineering, enabled breadth and depth of experience in multiple specializations that were further expanded through graduate business education (MBA) that included a focus on corporate governance and modeling of organizations. Mr. Gilboe is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE/PEng) in the USA (Texas, California, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Illinois) and Canada (Alberta), in addition to being an Irish Chartered Engineer (CEng), European Engineer (Eur Ing), and International PE (Int PE). Work experience over his thirty years in industry includes supermajors, integrated operators, midstream operators, service companies, and manufacturers. He brings extensive oil & gas knowledge in upstream (wellheads, gathering, and corrosion), midstream/pipelines (transmission, storage, and terminals), and downstream (gas processing, refining, chemicals, gas distribution, and terminals) through hands-on experience in all phases of the life of these assets. He has held roles that include individual contributor, team leader, and senior executive leadership in multiple organizations. Mr. Gilboe has also worked in onshore and offshore locations with environmental conditions ranging from arctic to deep desert.
- Failure Analysis
- Forensic Engineering
- Hazardous Materials
- Materials Engineering
- Metallurgy
- Oil & Gas
- Petroleum Engineering
- Pipelines
- Refineries
- Welding
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: BSc Metallurgical Engineering
MBA
Professional Engineer - PE (Texas, California, Louisiana, Illinois, and Tennessee)
Professional Engineer - PEng (Alberta, Canada)
Chartered Engineer - CEng (Ireland)
International Professional Engineer - IntPE
European Engineer - Eur Ing
- Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)
National Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
American Welding Institute (AWS) - Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
- A: No
- Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
- A: 21
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: oil and gas: welding, pipeline failures, pipeline explosions, gas explosions, gas storage explosions, welding accidents, and natural gas rate cases.
construction: material failure - Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
- A: 90
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
- A: 10
- Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
- A: 1
- Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
- A: 2024
- Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
- A: 1
- Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: 8
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: consulting, engineering, reports, site inspections, case review.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
- A: We provide an initial consultation, generally 30 minutes, at no charge for the attorney to ensure the expertise is appropriate. Provided upon engagement.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
- A: Provided upon engagement.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
- A: Provided upon engagement.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
- A: Provided upon engagement.
- Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
- A: All services are based on a refundable, replenishable retainer. Expenses are billed at cost.
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