USA

James joined MatthewsDaniel in 2003, and heads our Americas Region. In his operational role as Group Marine Director, he has overall responsibility for the quality and delivery of our marine services worldwide, managing technical and procedural reviews of major offshore installation projects, heavy-lift transports, and wet tows. A graduate Naval Architect and a Texas licensed adjuster, he is also a member of the Royal Institute of Naval Architects and Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. A recognised expert in the international insurance market, James serves on the organizing committee for the Houston Marine Insurance Seminar and is a founding member of the Society of Offshore Marine Warranty Surveyors, acting as a liaison to the London insurance market Joint Rig Committee.

Adriana’s experience focusses on complex engineering claims, both onshore and offshore, with particular involvement in well control losses in North and South America. She has a Master’s Degree in Petroleum Engineering and is fluent in English and Spanish. Before beginning her adjusting career with MatthewsDaniel in 2009, Adriana spent eight years working in the Gulf of Mexico as an offshore cementing engineering specialist, in both the US Continental Shelf and deepwater environments.

Part of our marine group management team, Chris has day-to-day oversight of marine activities and technical review for major projects, dry transports, wet tows and rig moves. He is a graduate Naval Architect, a Licensed Texas Adjuster, a member of both the Society of Offshore Marine Warranty Surveyors and the Royal Institute of Naval Architects and serves on the steering committee for the SafeTrans Joint Industry Project. Prior to joining MatthewsDaniel, Chris worked for an engineering consultancy, initially in London and then running its operation in Houston, specialising in design and analysis of offshore assets, with particular focus on the insurance market.

Chris has key marine team responsibilities, overseeing our global installation-related services on major deepwater projects. He holds a Master Mariner's license, and has over 20 years' prior experience in the offshore industry onboard various supply, geophysical and general cargo vessels. Since joining MatthewsDaniel in 1996, Chris has been principal marine warranty surveyor on numerous deepwater production spar installations around the globe, culminating in his being selected to perform this key role for the installation of the deepest floating production facility in the world (is it still and should we name it). He is a member of the Society of Offshore Marine Warranty Surveyors, the Marine Technology Society and the International Association of Drilling Contractors.

Dan is an energy loss adjuster with over 20 years’ experience, following his 12 years in production and drilling operations in the oil and gas fields of the US Gulf Coast. He holds a BSc in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Texas. His petroleum industry experience complements his specialist adjusting expertise, which spans control of well, physical damage, business interruption, loss of production income, and commercial general liability coverages, onshore or offshore. Dan also has key technical involvement in risk assessments and asset valuations. A popular presenter to the energy insurance industry, Dan’s recent topics have included shale horizontal drilling operations and well control technology.

David joined MatthewsDaniel in 2015 with extensive marine and offshore experience. His seagoing career started in 1989 as a naval mechanical engineer on different types of offshore support vessels, then moving onshore as port engineer and head of maintenance for Mexican and Chilean companies. He was also senior marine surveyor, ISM/ISPS auditor and MLC inspector for a major classification society, leading numerous projects and performing safety inspections and security audits on behalf of Flag Administrations. David is an accredited OVID and CMID inspector, bi-lingual Spanish and English and a member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers and the National Fire Protection Association.

Dave has responsibility for the performance of foundation analyses that support MatthewsDaniel jack-up rig location, marine project and loss groups. With BS and MSCE degrees from the University of Houston and a Texas Professional Engineering (PE) licence, 30 years of offshore experience and hundreds of studies undertaken, Dave is a recognised industry expert in the interpretation of soil conditions and jack-up rig spudcan penetration analyses. He has worked in most offshore international regions with different types of soil conditions and rigs. A member of several ISO jack-up rig committees, the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Marine Technology Society, he has authored numerous publications on soil characterisation and jack-up performance.

Don joined MatthewsDaniel in 2008 and currently manages technical review for major projects with a focus on Latin America. He also performs technical and procedural reviews of heavy-transport, dry transport and general marine cargo loading, securing and transports, as well as major offshore installation projects both in the Gulf of Mexico and worldwide. Don is a graduate in Marine Engineering Systems Design and is a member of the Society of Offshore Marine Warranty Surveyors, IADC Jack-up Rig Committee and Marine Technology Society.

Duane joined MatthewsDaniel in 2013 and in his current role, he carries out marine warranty surveys and performs technical and procedural reviews of heavy-transport, dry transport and general marine cargo loading, securing and transports, as well as major offshore installation projects both in the Gulf of Mexico and worldwide. After graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering in 2004, he spent his early career as a hull engineer for ship construction, ship conversion and ship repair in Singapore shipyards. He is a member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers and the Marine Technology Society.

Since 2017 Manuel manages our loss adjusting services in North America and Brazil, after developing our operation in Brazil since 2007. His career started in the loss-adjusting department of the largest insurance company in Brazil, followed by experience in the international broking sector as the Brazilian market expanded. This extensive insurance background is key to his handling of high profile claims in the oil and gas sector, both upstream and downstream, operating and construction.

A Structural Engineer for the Geotechnical and Marine groups, Miguel is responsible for analyzing structural and transportation components in the stages of loadout, lifting and installation of various marine structures. In addition, Miguel is involved in developing bearing capacity studies and penetration analyses for diverse types of jack-up structures in different global offshore locations and soil conditions. He graduated with a BSc in Civil Engineering, with a Structural Engineering emphasis, and joined MatthewsDaniel in 2014. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and Marine Technology Society.

William joined MatthewsDaniel in 2014 to start up our weather division. He has responsibility for providing weather forecast services for marine operations, such as rig mobilisation, offshore installation, cargo transportation, and diving and salvage operations. Moreover, he provides weather hindcast services for weather-related insurance claims and offshore field development for oil and gas and renewable energy clients. William is also a working group member of OWTAP (Offshore Wind Technical Advisory Panel), a subcommittee of AWEA (American Wind Energy Association), with a remit to establish offshore wind energy recommended practice documentation for bottom-fixed and floating structures in the US federal and state waters and lakes.

Since joining MatthewsDaniel as a marine warranty surveyor in 2006, Leonard has overseen numerous pipeline installations, loading and unloading of multiple drilling units on board heavy lift
vessels and rig moves in weather sensitive areas. He has over 12 years' previous experience in  the offshore industry and is a member of the Society of Marine Warranty Surveyors. Before joining MatthewsDaniel, Leonard served onboard United States Coast Guard vessels in the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea. His career at sea also included working on commercial vessels and as a drillship deck supervisor.