Summary
Gerard Aden is a Senior Project Engineer specializing in subsea EPCI projects with 12 years of hands-on experience steering multimillion-dollar offshore installations from FEED through commissioning. He has led teams and delivered complex deepwater programs for major operators including BP, Shell, Exxon and LLOG, with proven success managing budgets, schedules and safety across 5,000–7,000 ft depths. Promoted through technical and managerial roles, Gerard blends mechanical engineering depth with commercial acumen—having won competitive FEED bids, negotiated contracts, and driven cost and productivity improvements. He is skilled at cross-cultural stakeholder engagement, marine operations coordination, and risk/HSES governance, and has repeatedly reduced technical costs and cycle times through process improvements. Not obvious from the headline: he’s equally comfortable in the office negotiating tender strategy as he is offshore leading hook-up, commissioning and startup activities. Based in Houston, he brings a track record of turning complex subsea challenges into safe, on-budget deliveries.
12 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering - B.E., Mechanical Engineering at UVCE (Bangalore University), Distinction, Bachelor of Engineering - B.E., Mechanical Engineering at UVCE (Bangalore University), Distinction at UVCE
Hindi, Kannada, English