G.Curtis Gibby
GCG Consultants
P.O. Box 73207
Houston, Tx 77273
(281) 353-4350
E-mail: gcgconsult@n-star.com


Principal, GCG Consultants, Houston, TX Nov. 84 - Pres.

Marine Consulting. Project Management.  Emphasis on Offshore Mooring and related equipment including Mooring Equipment for Floating Production Systems. Troubleshooting of Mooring Systems. Over twenty years experience in technical project management, product development and marketing. Working independently or as a member of project teams on a consulting basis. 

 
Design of Hurricane Mooring Enhancements  for Gulf of Mexico Rigs (2005-2006)

FMEA of  Winch-Windlass (2005)

Recommissioning, operation and decommissioning of  Buoyancy Barge for  float off of Constitution Spar (2005)

Inspection  and  Testing of  Fittings for Suction Pile Anchors  for Mad Dog Spar (2003),  Thunder Horse (2004) and  Independence Hub (2005)
Attended change out of four top chains on ChevronTexaco Genesis Spar. (2003)

Unloading of Mad Dog Spar -  supervised conversion of  deck barge into air operated dock to enhance stability during float off. Operated the barge during float off. (2003-04)

Unloading of Gunnison Spar- supervised conversion of buoyancy barges and installation on Mighty Servant.  (2003)

Installation supervision and inspection of  suction pile anchor vent valve systems for BP Holstein (2002), BP Mad Dog (2003) and BP Thunder Horse (2004)

Management of on and off vessel mooring systems for Murphy Medusa and Front Runner Spars (2002)

Client Representative, fabrication of suction pile anchors for BP Horn Mountain SPAR (2001-2002)

Mooring Consultant, west Africa FPSO Project (2001)

RBS8M and RBS8D projects - Team Leader Naval Architecture. Stationkeeping, mooring and thruster system management, review and inspection of hardware. (1998-1999)
Global Celtic Sea - Shipyard supervision of mooring upgrade installation and testing. Attended first installation on location GOM. (1997-1998)
Global Drillships - C. R. Luigs and Jack Ryan. Participated in early conceptual design and evaluation. Station keeping equipment (1997)

Diamond Offshore - Ocean Quest and Ocean Star, conversions of Victory Class rigs. Specification and design assistance for integration of new equipment into upgraded MODUs (1996)

Liuhua FPS Project - Mooring Engineering Team Leader. Design and specification and selection of permanent mooring and positioning system for FPS Conversion for South China Sea. Team leader of several engineers, consultants and designers. (1994-1995)
Conversion of Amoco Tanker to Floating Production Storage & Offloading (FPSO) for West Africa. Developed proposal for naval architecture and marine engineering tasks. Design of Mooring Handling System for spread mooring.
Review, comparison of technical specifications and recommendation for selection of linear mooring winches for a floating offshore production platform conversion.

Area Sales Manager - Skagit Products, LTV Energy Products Co., Houston, TX 1981-1984

Responsible for the marketing and sales of custom engineered and manufactured mooring equipment to the offshore drilling and construction companies.
Marketing and sales of custom engineered mooring equipment. First SCR controlled automatic mooring winches on the Great Lakes. Development of a Traction Towing Winch for use on Navy Fleet Tugs.

Project Engineer - Pine Tree Engineering, Brunswick, ME 1972-1974

Supervised design of marine winches and anchor windlasses for merchant vessels.

United States Navy 1961-1971

Navy SEAL, Ship's Officer (Deck & Operations), Joint and Navy Staff billets, Vietnam service

Education

Bachelor of Science in Naval Science, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, Class of 1961.

Computer Literate

WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Lotus, Excel, AutoCAD.
Professional

          Fellow,  Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers.  "Century Award Recipient"

          Marine Technology Society