Richard has recently been appointed Vice President, Gulf of Mexico Production, for BP's Gulf of Mexico business. He is an Aggie Petroleum Engineer, class of 1980, with extensive US and International technical and business leadership experience.
Richard has spent over half of his 27 year career working internationally in engineering and operations leadership roles in the Netherlands, Congo, Egypt, United Arab Emirates and Venezuela. Recent leadership roles have included Technical Director for BP's North American Gas Business, Vice-President of BP's Western US Gas Operations, President of BP's Northern Emirates E&P Business, and President of BP's Venezuela E&P Business.
Prior to the merger of BP and Amoco, Richard was Amoco's Worldwide Manager of Engineering. During his assignment in Sharjah UAE, Richard joined the Board of Directors for the American University of Sharjah and helped shape and prepare the engineering program to gain accreditation.
Richard and his wife Liz live in Katy, Texas and have 2 sons in high school, and right now it looks like a house divided; one headed to Austin, the other to College Station.