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Phil Grossweiler
Principal Consultant
M&H
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pgrossweiler@silverfox.org
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Phil has worked in the energy industry for over 35 years at Exxon and as a Consultant in domestic and overseas locations. His range of project management and technical leadership positions includes: ship construction; oil and gas facilities design and construction, Arctic projects, regulatory policy, management information systems, litigation support, environmental restoration projects, and R&D projects. In 2007-08 he served as a Legislative Assistant to Congresswoman Heather Wilson for energy policy issues. He is also a retired U.S. Coast Guard Officer with extensive service as a marine engineer on ships which operated in North Atlantic and Arctic regions. He also served as a naval architect on staff at U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters. He is currently working in areas related to U.S. energy security, climate change and renewable energy issues and policy.
After retiring from careers at Exxon and the U.S. Coast Guard, Phil’s passion has been to continue working in a wide range of activities related to U.S. energy and climate change policy. Since 911 his motivation in response to the national consensus for supporting the troops is: “If you want to support the troops – contribute to solving the nation’s energy security problems”. In addition to direct involvement in oil and gas and renewable energy development projects, he is an active volunteer in professional societies involved in energy activities including Society of Petroleum Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers and the IEEE (Oceanic Engineering Society).
He has worked over the last decade as a Principal Consultant at M&H. In 2007-08 he served as a Legislative Assistant to Congresswoman Heather Wilson, assisting her in policy areas related to energy, climate change, nuclear (non-weapons) issues, science and technology, and New Mexico land and water issues. He developed ideas for energy legislation introduced by Republican leadership in 2008. He continues to study the climate change policy and technical issues and is a subject matter expert in this area.
He has been active in areas of public policy for the energy industry. He served as Chair of a U.S. Department of Energy Advisory Committee to advise the Secretary on the $200MM ultra deep water oil and gas production R&D programs. He served as a Technical Advisor to Bipartisan Policy Center in developing analyses for the President’s National Commission on the Macondo Gulf of Mexico Spill. He developed Gas Industry Training Programs for the U.S. Trade and Development Agency. He continues to serve the Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America (RPSEA) as a member of their Program Advisory Committee for Ultra Deep-water R&D.
A significant portion of his recent consulting has been in gas industry and LNG (liquefied natural gas) infrastructure projects. He assisted ExxonMobil Development Co. in developing analyses of transportation networks for all worldwide LNG projects in the corporate natural gas portfolio. As a Consultant to Conoco he developed technology assessments for LNG ships and offshore terminals and strategy options for entry into LNG businesses. He has also worked for start-up companies as a Technical Advisor to a company developing algae biofuels and as Technical Manager at EnerseaTransport to develop CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) ship designs.
Over his 22 year career at Exxon (Research and Production Companies, U.S. and Norway) his range of assignments and leadership were both technical and business in nature. Assignments requiring primarily technology leadership included: Research Team Leader on a corporate breakthrough research project; on a Bp design team for Arctic developments; designing engineering facilities for North Sea production platforms; on loan to Arco for designing facilities for installation in the Beaufort Sea to support oil production at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska; and managing construction of an oil tanker.
Assignments at Exxon which were primarily of a business nature and required complex interactions with many stakeholders included: coordinating litigation support for a major corporate tax issue; serving on the Prudhoe Bay Operations Subcommittee; and as a business analyst in the Corporate Planning Department of Esso Norge.
With regard to his service as U.S. Coast Guard officer, he served 11 years on active duty and 17 years in the Coast Guard Reserve. This included six years of service at sea as Chief Engineer and Assistant Engineer on frigate class ships and polar class icebreakers. As a reserve officer he served the City of Houston – Emergency Management Office (1992 – 1994) under a DOD/FEMA program which assigned Reserve Officers to assist in hurricane and disaster response planning. He retired with rank of Commander, USCGR.
Phil has an MBA from Houston Baptist University, Masters Degrees in Ocean Engineering and Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a BS in Marine Engineering from the U. S. Coast Guard Academy. He also completed a program in National Security Management (Field Grade Officers – Correspondence Program) from the National Defense University.
He has been guest lecturer at the George Washington University Institute for Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management (Energy Industry Practices for Assessment of Risks on Major Projects) and at the American University Program for Public Administration in Maritime Affairs (Maritime Policy Impacts on Energy Production in Worldwide Ocean and Arctic Region).
Over the last two years he has made presentations to nationwide audiences on issues of energy security and climate change.
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