Jim Kaculi

About Jim Kaculi

Engineering Leader with 20+ years experience leading and managing company global engineering and R&D functions, new technology developments, projects, and engineering standards and recommended practices. Technical and Policy Advisor for Regulatory Affairs and Industry Standards & Customer Specs Compliance, Interpretation, and Interactions with Customers/Third Parties. Licensed Professional Engineer with 20+ years engineering experience on innovation, design, analysis, testing and commercialization of subsea/surface oil & gas drilling and production equipment. Subject Matter Expert in FEA, Fatigue, Fracture Mechanics, FMECA, and other advanced analysis used for simulation of complex engineering problems to evaluate/optimize designs, predict failure, and verify structural integrity. Championed 30+ technical papers & conference presentations recognized with various prestigious awards. ASME Fellow - Grade of Distinction for Significant Engineering Achievements Citation for Service - American Petroleum Institute “Arthur Lubinski” Award of Excellence “Innovative Thinker Award”, World Oil Leadership roles/engagement in various industry forums, professional organizations, and industry standards development: Member API Committee on Standardization (CSOEM) Member API SC6,SC16, SC17, SC19 Chair API-17TR7 Committee - Subsea Connectors Task Group Leader - API-16A Connector Group Member API-PER15K, TR8, 5C5, 6X, TR12 Committees OOC HPHT Task group co-Chair AWHEM Vice-President Member of the US Technical Advisory Group-ISO Technical Committee 67 Chair of ASME-OTC (Offshore Technology Conference) Committee ASME Petroleum Division Executive Committee Chair Founder & Advisory Board Chair of O&G Big Data/Digital Transformation Forum Professional Engineering (P.E.) License, Texas Inventor, US Patent 6,698,712: Ball Valve Assembly Strategic partnerships & community relationships enhancing brand awareness, business opportunities & engineering recruitment. Adjunct Faculty Teaching Experience – Statics, Dynamics, Strength of Materials. Nanotechnology: Five years academic research.

Experience

1. Senior Technical Advisor Regulatory Affairs

   Chevron

   May 2023 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Work with GOMBU technology leads, professional societies (API, ASME, ISO, NOIA, OOC, etc.) and regulators (BSEE, BOEM, USCG) to manage maturation of conventional and emerging regulatory deliverables to obtain regulatory approval for Chevron major capital projects and technology concepts.

Education

• Lamar University

  MASTER OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE, Mechanical Engineering

  1997 — 1999

• Universiteti Politeknik i Tiranës

  Bachelor of Engineering Science, Mechanical Engineering

  1990 — 1995

• Lamar University

  DOCTOR OF ENGINEERING, Mechanical Engineering

  1999 — 2002

Skills

• Engineering Design
• Structural Analysis
• Oil/Gas
• Finite Element Analysis
• Stress Analysis
• Subsea Engineering
• Fracture Mechanics
• Fatigue Analysis
• Abaqus
• Structural Engineering
• Structural Mechanics
• Product Design
• Design Engineering
• Technical Leadership
• Engineering Management
• Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Mathcad
• Risers
• Fortran
• Computational Mechanics
• Testing
• Modeling
• Materials
• Solid Mechanics
• Oilfield
• Oil & Gas Industry
• Mechanical Engineering
• Recruiting
• Manufacturing
• Numerical Analysis
• Nanotechnology
• Offshore Drilling
• Drilling
• Inventor
• Ansys
• Asme
• Hydraulics
• Piping
• Project Engineering