Biography

Dale is currently the Project Manager for the Perdido Development Project in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.  He has worked for Shell for 23 years starting in Research and Development and then moving into the deepwater projects organization.  He worked as a mechanical engineer and then lead engineer on the Auger, Mars, Ram-Powell and Ursa projects.  He then became the Well Systems Manager responsible for the Ursa and Brutus platform drilling and riser systems, and for the Angus, Europa and Macaroni subsea project well completions.  In Aberdeen, he was the Expro Subsea Manager responsible for Shell’s U.K. subsea projects and maintenance of all subsea facilities.  He then became the General Manager of the EP Projects organization in Aberdeen, responsible for engineering and project management in support of projects in Gabon, Nigeria, Qatar, the Netherlands and the U.K.  Upon returning to the U.S., he became the Perdido Development Project Manager, responsible for concept selection, design, construction and startup of the new asset. 

Dale has a BS degree from the U.S. Military Academy, a MSME degree from Penn State and is a registered Professional Engineer.  Prior to joining Shell, he worked as a professional engineer in the U.S. Army and in the paper industry.