Andy Kirchin is the Executive Vice President in charge of RPS Group’s Houston upstream consulting and training services. RPS brought Andy to Houston in 2011 to help grow their U.S. consulting business and facilitate an effective exchange of skills between their international offices. Before moving to the U.S., Andy was the Operational Director in charge of RPS Group’s City of London office, providing integrated geoscience, engineering, and commercial analysis of oil & gas properties internationally. He has more than 29 years of industry experience and, as one of the Principal Consultants at RPS Energy, Andy has conducted numerous expert roles both in Unitization/ Redetermination disputes and in the Valuations/ Certification/ CPR arena, providing advice on reserves assignment within the confines of multiple regulatory bodies. Andy has worked on projects in many of the world’s oil & gas regions on both conventional and unconventional plays. He is a geophysicist by training but has broad experience in dealing with the technical and commercial aspects of the upstream sector.