Client Focused
At DeepTech Solutions, we believe in utilizing our depth of knowledge to create growth and value for our clients at every stage. Our achievements in terms of industry awards and patents are a result of the cumulative experience and the industry recognized expertise of our leadership.
Core Team Experience
A company is only as good as its people. Our experience includes site surveys to project planning and execution to performing detailed analyses. Our capabilities have only continued to strengthen.
Core Team Capabilities
DeepTech Solutions Core Staff
Randy Jordan
CEO & President
Randy Jordan, President
Randy Jordan, our CEO and President, founded DeepTech Solutions LLC October of 2018. The Company specializes in Floating Production Unit Integrity Management focusing on the detailed assessment of Mooring Systems, Hull Systems, Riser Systems and Topside Systems for Continued Service Assessment (CSA).
Mr. Jordan is responsible for the day to day operations and management of the company as well as establishing the overall business strategy. He has served the past 36 years in the Oil and Gas Industry managing multiple major EPCI Projects related to deep water subsea completions, Tension Leg Platforms, Semi-Submersible Production Units and Deep Water Mobile Offshore Drilling Units.
In addition, Mr. Jordan has served in a Project Director & Sr. Project Management capacity for major deep-water projects overseeing their engineering, procurement, construction and installation. This included concurrent construction of three DP-CLII Deep Water Semi-Submersible Mobile Offshore Drilling Units, TLP Tendon Systems, Dry-Tree Top Tensioned Production & Drilling Riser Systems for TLPs.
Mr. Jordan has led multiple detailed deep-water facility decommissioning feasibility assessments and studies as well as managed deep-water decommissioning and salvage related projects.
Robert M. Kipp, P.E., Ph.D.
Chief Technical Officer
Robert M. Kipp, P.E., Ph.D., Chief Technical Officer
Bob Kipp, our Chief Technical Officer, holds numerous patents related to designs of mechanical components and hardware for offshore riser, tendon, pipeline and drilling systems. He earned his Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from the University of Illinois and is a registered Professional Engineer in Texas as well as a member of both the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Society of Naval Architects Marine Engineers.
Having firsthand experience with the majority of the world's TLP projects, Bob is recognized within the offshore industry as the leading Technical Authority for all aspects of TLP tendon systems.
With over 46 years of experience with deep water floating platforms and subsea systems focusing on conceptual selection, design development, fabrication, construction and installation, Bob brings over 51 years of engineering experience to DeepTech Solutions. His extensive experience also includes multi-million-dollar, multiple year projects as well as short term, quick delivery projects in roles ranging from design engineering to group and project management.
Bob has held numerous significant HSSE roles throughout his technical career. His passion for safety extends to his personal life where he served as a Senior Officer and Emergency Medical Technician for several years in his local Volunteer Fire Department. Bob is also an Emeritus Member of the Alumni Board of the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering of the University of Illinois.
Kent Davies, Ph.D.
Sr. Technical Authority
Kent Davies, Ph.D., Sr. Technical Authority
Kent Davies, Sr. Technical Authority, is a specialist in offshore dynamic analysis and FPU concept design. He is an originator of the SeaStarTM mini-TLP Concept and the DeepDraft SemiTM Production FPU. Dr. Davies has 49+yrs total experience including 39+ years in the offshore industry.
His expansive areas of expertise include TLP Tendon Design and Analysis, Coupled Global-Performance Analysis of Floating Platforms, Top-tensioned Riser Design Analysis, model testing and data analysis for Design and Integrity Management, as well as Fracture Mechanics.
More recently, Dr. Davies has focused on life-extension studies of aging Gulf of Mexico platforms and has carried out three major studies in the last several years.