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Risktec Solutions Inc.1110 NASA Parkway, Suite 203 • Houston, TX 77058(281) 333-5080 www.risktec.com

2009 STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS

CONSULTANTFOR PREMIER

COMPANIES

EMPLOYER OFEXTRAORDINARYPEOPLE

Risktec Solutions Inc. is pleased to provide thisStatement of Qualifications (SOQ). We believe we areuniquely qualified to provide these services based on therange and depth of experience that our fire protection,safety engineers and risk management specialistspossess.

Risktec is capable of providing the following servicesas needed:

• Hazard assessments (HAZID, HAZOP)

• HAZOP

• Consequence analysis; dispersion modeling

• Qualitative and quantitative risk assessment (QRA)

• ALARP assessment

• Performance standards

• Hydraulic analysis of firewater systems

• Safety integrity (SIL) and layers of protection analysis(LOPA)

• Facility siting studies, including building risk assessment

• Egress, escape and rescue studies (EER)

• Dropped object studies

• Bowtie analysis

• Emergency response pre-planning

• Development and implementation of full HSE Casesand HSE Management Systems

• HSE support: policies, planning, procedures, safesystems of work, auditing, incident investigation

• Project risk management

• Incident command training

• Audits

RISKREDUCTION

MANAGEMENTSYSTEM

IMPROVEMENT


RISKTEC: GLOBAL SERVICES INTRODUCTION

• HSE PSM cultural development

• Behavioral improvements

• Training courses, based on practical applications, usingteam workshops and case studies

• Fire and explosion modeling

• Fire protection system assessments

• Fire alarm • Fire suppression

• Water-based systems • Gas detection

• Electrical • Project controls

• Code consulting • Process safety

• Risk management plan • Safety case

• Security vulnerability assessments

• Department of Transportation

• Mineral Management Services

• Fire alarm systems • Gas detection

• Fire suppression • Water-based systems

• Plant-wide systems • Fire hydrants

CULTURAL/BEHAVIORAL

IMPROVEMENT

ENGINEERING

INSTALLATION,INSPECTION,

TESTING ANDCOMMISSIONING

REGULATORYCOMPLIANCE

Risktec Solutions Inc.1110 NASA Parkway., Suite 203 • Houston, TX 77058(281) 333-5080 www.risktec.com

RISKTEC: GLOBAL SERVICES LEARN MORE

Risktec Solutions is an independent safety and riskmanagement consulting firm. Risktec operatesinternationally with over 100 employees located acrossseveral consulting offices worldwide: Houston;Aberdeen, London, Glasgow and Warrington in the UK;and Dubai in the UAE. The Houston, TX office is aTexas-registered professional engineering firm and aregistered fire alarm company.

• Our teams’ industry experience enables us to deliversolutions that are feasible, maintainable and cost-effective.

• Our experienced teams apply their knowledge frombackgrounds in design, operations, safety andmanagement.

• Our employees are self-motivated, client-focused andable to draw on the experience of our affiliate officeswhen required.

• Risktec Solutions, Inc. is an International Organizationfor Standardization (ISO) 9001 registered firm,assessed and approved by Quality ManagementSystems (QMS) for quality administration systems,standards and guidelines BS EN ISO 9001: 2000. Wereceived a gold award from QMS as one of theirhighest ranked participants in a customer satisfactionsurvey.

• Risktec has a unique blend of engineering and creativeskills, proven methodologies and up-to-date analyticaltools.

• We are committed to developing sustainable andmutually trusting client relationships and aim to be thelong-term partner of choice.


OUR APPROACH WHY CHOOSE RISKTEC?

Our core focus is assisting clients in managing theirHSE and business risk.

We have successfully enhanced and applied a uniqueapproach to participative, cost-effective hazard and riskmanagement with an emphasis on practical riskreduction solutions and their implementation.

Our fire and gas detection philosophies areperformance-based to address the hazards and meetthe intent of the codes.

The fire protection staff experiences have led to aunique design capability that has been referred to as a“firefighters” approach — well-accepted by bothindustry and governing authorities.

We believe that workforce participation improvesunderstanding of the risks, encourages ownership ofthe operational hazards and stimulates continued riskreduction.

Our approach involves working collaboratively with ourclients and providing training, when required, to assurethe enthusiastic ownership of solutions and theirsuccessful implementation.

The value of the approach has been recognized andaccepted by many clients and regulators worldwide.


OUR APPROACH HAZARD & RISK MANAGEMENT

We assist clients in major hazard industries,commercial sectors and the government sector. Inthe oil, gas and chemical industries we have asubstantial track record of working with leadingoperating companies. This has given us experiencein a wide range of facilities including offshore fixedplatforms, FPSOs, drilling rigs, marine vessels, gasprocessing plants, onshore terminals, refineries,chemical plants, pipelines and government entities.

We also have considerable experience interactingwith a broad range of cultures and workingenvironments, from ‘compliance’ to ‘learning’organizations and from harsh offshore to mildonshore environments.

We pride ourselves on taking a fresh view of the bigpicture, as well as paying attention to the details.We provide total risk management.

Risktec makes use of the following tools to supportour consulting efforts:

RISK REDUCTIONIndustry standard analysis software:• PHA Works • PHA Pro • FT-PLUS• PHAST • CIRRUS • CFAST• ALOFT • FDS • FLACS• CEBAM • Shell Shepherd • RiskPlot• @RISK, etc. • BowTieXP • Bowtie Analysis

MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT

• BowTieXP • SkillsXP• KnowledgeXP: • Incident investigation & analysis:

• AuditKM • Tripod Beta• FlowKM • Track• CaptureKM • BlackBox• RiskKM • BowTieXP

CULTURAL/BEHAVIORAL IMPROVEMENT

• Tripod Delta • Hearts and Minds

FIRE & GAS

• HAAS • KY Pipe • Autocad• FRED

OUR EXPERIENCE

OUR TOOLS


Aker Kvaerner • Fire protection support for Cameron LNG • Fire protection support for Gulf LNG • Fire protection consulting for High Island Platform

BP• Assessment of facility fire hazard management strategy

(FHMS) for Northstar, Alaska • Fire hazard analysis (FHA) for multiple well pads in

Alaska • Fire protection services for pipelines and logistics

facility upgrades in North America • Risk assessments for various onshore and offshore

facilities • Inspection, testing and maintenance of fire protection

systems for pipelines and logistics facilities throughoutNorth America

• Fire hazard analysis for Liberty Rig in Alaska • Hazard and operability studies for multiple locations • Layer of protection (LOPA) studies for multiple locations • Process safety and risk management support for new

projects

Shell • Ongoing Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE)

technical support for multiple platforms in the Gulf ofMexico (GoM)

• Facility siting analysis for multiple platforms in GoM • Transportation hazard assessment for multiple locations

in North America

Marathon • Hazard and operability analysis for multiple refinery

units in multiple refineries throughout North America • Hazard and operability analysis for Marathon Equatorial

Guinea gas plant • Ongoing process safety consulting for upstream and

downstream facilities and Marathon corporate • Development of corporate standards for management

of change • “What-if?” team leader training for Marathon world-wide

Rolls Royce• Hazard analysis for fuel cell laboratory • Fire protection consulting • Reliability and maintainability consulting

Petrom • Fire and explosion assessment for Black Sea, Romania

crude oil production platforms

National Institute of Health • Fire detection and suppression system test at the

Rocky Mountain facility

Arkansas State University • Facility safety assessment


THE COMPANY WE KEEP

REPRESENTATIVEPROJECT

EXPERIENCE

Kris Smith, a mechanical engineer, is an experttrainer in health, safety, security, emergencyresponse, risk assessment and risk management.She is well known for developing and implementingbehavior-based safety. She has a distinguishedcareer that spans over 20 years.

Formerly, Ms. Smith was Safety & Security Managerat a large petrochemical site running a department of30 professionals and managing a $1.5 million dollarbudget. She developed and implemented programsfor integrated process safety, traditional safety,behavior-based safety, and health and security intothe design of a major brownfields expansion project.

As Safety & Security Manager, she oversawconstruction aspects involving more than 3,000contractors on-site and participated in the startup ofthree new facilities. Additionally, she has conductedProcess Hazards Analyses (PHAs) and facility sitingstudies for petrochemical, chemical and refineryoperations.

Ms. Smith developed and instructed an accreditedclass for Process Safety at Odessa College, inTexas. She has delivered teaching for clients in anumber of specialist topics, including:• Process Hazards Analysis• Management of Change • Contractor Management• Incident Investigation

DATE 1986AWARD B.S. Mechanical Engineering

AWARDING BODY University of Maine

Ms. Smith developed the Process Safety curriculumfor Odessa College as part of the Safety Techniciandegree program. She taught the class for foursemesters.

TEACHINGACTIVITIES

ACADEMICQUALIFICATIONS

PROFESSIONALMEMBERSHIP

PROFILE

MemberAmerican Society of

Safety Engineers

MemberAmerican Institute ofChemical Engineers


KRIS SMITH PRESIDENT

Mr. Smith is an industry authority on process safety andrisk assessment with more than 20 years experience. He isrecognized for conducting Quantitative Risk Assessments,leading Process Hazards Analyses (PHAs) and LayerProtection Analyses, (LOPAs), and for conducting sitingstudies for a variety of facilities including refineries,petrochemical plants, LNG import facilities and offshoreinstallations.

Mr. Smith leads offshore and onshore Quantitative RiskAnalyses (QRAs) and offshore safety and risk case studies formajor oil companies: Shell, ExxonMobil, BP, ConocoPhillips,CITGO, MODEC, among others. His expertise includes fireand explosion analyses, smoke and gas ingress, emergencysystem survivability, escape, evacuation and rescue analysesincluding dropped object studies for clients worldwide.

During his tenure in the BP Exploration Technology Grouphe was the lead author for company-wide standards forOffshore Fire and Explosion Hazard Management, FireHazard Analysis and LOPAs.

Mr. Smith travels worldwide, facilitating Hazard andOperability (HAZOPs) and Hazard Indentifications (HAZIDs)for a variety of facilities: Offshore platforms and FloatingProduction Storage and Offloading Systems (FPSOs),ethylene plants, refinery units (FCC, Delayed CokingCrude, Vacuum Hydro treating, HF Alkylation, CatalyticReforming and others), gas plants, LNG import terminalsand batch chemical plants. Additionally, he conductednumerous LOPAs for refining, petrochemical plants, gasprocessing plants, and LNG import facilities.

BP• Facilitated HAZOPs and conducted fire risk analysis,

dispersion studies, fire systems review and facility siting fortwo major LNG import facilities. HAZIDs for LPRA projectin Trinidad and for Offshore LNG gasification. Performedrisk assessment for Holstein, Horn Mountain and Atlantisdeep water.

• Led risk assessment and review of recovery Measure andsafety systems for BP’s Northstar Island in the arctic andother Alaska Facilities. Conducted LOPA studies for NorthAmerican Gas Facilities.

• Developed hazard management plans for Atlantis semi-submersible facility. Led PSSR covering all facilities forHolstein Deepwater Spar in the Gulf of Mexico.

• Risk Reliability and Safety (RRS) Engineering, LLCDirector of Risk Assessment

• Fina Oil and ChemicalProcess Safety Management Coordinator

• Fluor Daniel, Inc. Process Safety Engineer

• Bachelor of Science. (Honors) in Physics University of Southampton, Hampshire, UK

DUNCAN SMITH PROCESS SAFETY DIRECTOR

PROJECTHIGHLIGHTS

PROFILE


WORKHISTORY

EDUCATION/ TRAINING/CERTIFICATION

Mr. Moore has over 25 years of progressive experience indepartment management, personnel administration andtraining, life safety management programs, quality controland assurance system management, fire and gas detectionand suppression systems design and engineering,emergency program planning and management,automation system design and installation, systempreventative maintenance and customer support.

He served in military, civilian, industrial and volunteer firedepartment/brigades, holding ranks from firefighter to FireChief as well as the National Fire Protection Association(NFPA), Uniform & International Building Codes, Fire &Mechanical Codes, and other Federal Codes from OSHAStandards to DOD Standards.

Mr. Moore has 20 years of service (active and reserve) inthe U.S. Navy. His diverse background in life safetysupports a philosophy of “keeping it simple and practical”which appeals to Federal and state regulators, AHJ, andbusiness managers.

WorleyParsons Engineering• BP Alaska, inlet duct gas detection and fire and gas at Milne

Point, Prudhoe Bay, Endicott upgrade projects; Conoco-Phillips, Kuparuk, CPF-1 Fire & Gas Systems upgrade

Marathon Oil Company (Alaska)• Fire and gas system upgradeBP Exploration Alaska• Fire and gas program (R&D for new system) and fire

protection specification and criteria rewrite

• NANA/WorleyParsons EngineeringDepartment Head/World Technical Authority

• VECO Alaska, Inc Program Manager• Johnson Controls Field Engineer

Mr. Moore attended and taught numerous military, federalgovernment emergency management and fireprotection courses. He also took fire protection systemand project management courses.

• National Institute for Certification in EngineeringTechnologies

• Fire Technology- Fire Alarm Systems, Level III; AutomaticSprinklers, Level II; Special Hazards Layout, Level II;Special Hazards Suppression Systems, Level I

• National Fire Protection Association – Fire Inspector• State of Alaska-Fire System Permit, Level 1C (Engineer),

GREG MOORE DIRECTOR OF FIRE PROTECTION

PROJECTHIGHLIGHTS

PROFILE


WORKHISTORY


National Instituteof CertifiedTechnicians

Society ofFire Protection

Engineers

NationalFire Protection

Association

PROFESSIONALAFFILIATIONS

Mr. Rasco has over 38 years of experience in thepetrochemical and engineering, procurement andconstruction industries. He has extensive experiencein the operation, repair maintenance, predictivepreventative maintenance, arc flash protection, andprocedure writing for electrical equipment up to138KV. He also has a thorough understanding of theNational Electric Code and industry standards. Mr.Rasco earned his Bachelor of Science degree inElectrical Engineering from the University of Texas atAustin.

SNC-Lavalin Engineers• Major revamp of the NGL process at the

ConocoPhillips Borger, Texas refinery• Project to convert steam boiler from off-gas to a

stand alone fuel gas boiler to meet environmentalregulations in the ConocoPhillips Borger, Texasrefinery

The Dow Chemical Company• Electrical Safety and Reliability Audits for the

majority of the 75 process plants at the DowChemical Freeport, Texas site

• Operations focal point for the planning andexecuting of a major ($4million) turnaround at aDow Chemical process plant

• SNC-Lavalin Engineers & Constructors, Inc.Senior Electrical Engineer

• The Dow Chemical CompanyElectrical Maintenance/Reliability Engineer

• Bachelor of Science DegreeElectrical Engineering – University of Texas at Austin

• Westinghouse Power System Design for IndustrialPlants

• ETAP (Electrical Transient Analysis Program)• Apollo Root Cause Analysis• Reliability Engineering Principles• Basic Weibull

DENNIS L. RASCO, P.E. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER

PROJECTHIGHLIGHTS

WORKHISTORY


PROFILE


Houston IEEE (Institute of Electrical andElectronics Engineers) Consultants Network

Professional Engineer(Electrical Engineering) in Texas


Mr. Fortner, a senior consultant, earned degrees in bothmechanical and marine engineering and has over 10 yearsof experience in professional safety and engineering. Hisarea of expertise includes hazard analysis, process safetymanagement, security risk assessment, facility andequipment field surveys, Simultaneous Operations Studies,training, mechanical certification, workshop facilitation andthird party verification and design review for both onshoreand offshore facilities. He is skilled in port and shipsecurity, National Fire Protection Association sprinkler andfire fighting system, and life safety codes. He holds a U.S.Merchant Marine Third Assistant Engineer License fromthe U.S. Coast Guard for steam and motor vessels. Healso completed Government Institute of Security andVulnerability Analysis training.

He has extensive experience working at client and vendorsites performing on-site audits, document reviews, surveysand field assessments. When needed, he facilitatescommunication on complex projects to provide assortedHSE support for various internal client projects.

While at Risktec Solutions, Inc., he has facilitated and/orworked on a number of risk studies such as HAZOPs,HAZIDs, Bowties, What-ifs, F&EI Studies, CEI Studies,Fugitive Emission Studies and LOPAs for the oil and gasindustry.

Formerly he worked for ABS Consulting, including aHAZOP for a crude unit at a refinery in Jamaica, and aHAZOP for a methanol extraction process at a chemicalplant in Kansas.

ABS Consulting• HAZOP for a crude unit at a refinery in Jamaica. HAZOP

for a methanol extraction process at a chemical plant inKansas

• IRC North America Senior Risk Safety Consultant• ABS Consulting Risk and Reliability Engineer

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering California Maritime Academy, Vallejo, CA

• Bachelor of Science degree in Marine Engineering California Maritime Academy, Vallejo, CA

SAM FORTNER SENIOR CONSULTANT

PROJECTHIGHLIGHTS

PROFILE


WORKHISTORY


Greater Houston S.T.E.P.S.(Service, Transmission, Exploration &

Production, Safety) NetworkPROFESSIONAL

AFFILIATIONS

Mr. Stuckart has 30 years of project controls andmanagement experience that includes both thecontractor’s side of the table as well as the owner/client’sside. He has worked during the construction of chemicalplants, oil refineries, nuclear power plants and the oil fieldsin Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, as well as the construction of anunderground utilities system in the arctic and a 51-mile-long road from a remote mine site to the Arctic Ocean.

Mr. Stuckart has been involved with a number ofshutdowns for ARCO at their Washington and LosAngeles oil refineries; planning and then tracking theshutdowns to completion.

He has broad experience in a “home office” environmentwith native corporations, oil companies, the private sector(during feasibility studies for a hydro project), and variousengineering design groups.

State of Alaska• Tracked all the costs and assisted in filing a FERC license

for two dams. BP, Marathon, Conoco• Projects cost-control lead, Fire and Gas Projects Control

leadBP• Assigned to Anchorage as Project Controls Engineer in

the Western Region Development, and later to Prudhoeworking on well tie-ins and reporting

Barrow Utilities• Project Controls lead, managing cost codes, scheduling,

bond and insurance issuesARCO • Managed budgets, trend and cost reporting, schedules

and project control procedures Alyeska Pipeline• Monitored costs, schedules, and progress for 40

maintenance and capital projects, interfacing with costanalysts

• Nana WorleyParsons Project Controls Lead• Fluor Daniel/Raytheon Cost Engineer for ARCO• UIC Construction Assistant Project Manager

• Bachelors Degree - AccountingAugusta College, Augusta, Georgia

• Diploma in Instrumentation TechnologyAugusta Tech, Augusta, Georgia

P. MICHAEL STUCKART PROJECT CONTROLS MANAGER

PROJECTHIGHLIGHTS

PROFILE


American Association of Cost Engineers The Project Management Institute

WORKHISTORY



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