Speaker James A.(Jim) Haney, Senior Staff Consultant and Alp A. Kocaman, Supervisor- Marine Engineering
J. Ray McDermott
James A. (Jim) Haney
Jim Haney earned a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering from Northwestern University in 1966 and has perfected his experience in the offshore structural engineering field for the past 35 years. Jim began working for J. Ray McDermott Engineering in 1974, first as a senior structural engineer …
J. Ray McDermott
James A. (Jim) Haney
Jim Haney earned a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering from Northwestern University in 1966 and has perfected his experience in the offshore structural engineering field for the past 35 years. Jim began working for J. Ray McDermott Engineering in 1974, first as a senior structural engineer and in increasingly responsible positions since that time. He did pioneering work on deepwater fixed platforms in the Gulf of Mexico and also lent his expertise to several spar platform projects in recent years. Jim is the main or contributing author of 8 U.S. patents for offshore structural devices or systems.
Alp A. Kocaman
Alp Kocaman earned a Master's Degree in Naval Architecture from the University of California Berkeley in 1980. In 1991, after working for an offshore engineering office for 2 years and the offshore operations of an oil company for 9 years, he joined J. Ray McDermott Engineering. At McDermott, he has been in charge of detailed installation engineering and field supervision of installation activities. In addition to authoring numerous technical papers, he has been the main contributor to 2 U.S. patents.
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