Rio Pipeline 2017

Darron Phillips – Mr. Phillips has served various engineering, project, and testing management roles with Oil States Industries, Inc. over the past 25 years. He is currently Senior Project Manager, and managed the flexible joint products deliveries for two pre-Salt rigid riser projects. Mr. Phillips is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, and of the University of Dallas, holding degrees in mechanical engineering and business management. Mr. Phillips is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas, U. S.

Cliff Johnson joined Pipeline Research Council International (PRCI) in September 2010 as President. He has overseen the creation of the new PRCI Technology Development Center (TDC) in Houston, Texas, which opened in 2015. The TDC will be a cornerstone for PRCI research and deployment for key solutions for the pipeline industry. As President, he has been able to grow PRCI membership by 20%. Today PRCI represents over 60% of the world’s transmission pipeline mileage.

Prior to joining to PRCI, Mr. Johnson spent 13 years at NACE International, where he has held a variety of positions during his career. His most recent position was as NACE’s Director of Public Affairs where he led NACE’s legislative initiatives.

Mr. Johnson earned his Master of Public Affairs from the Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Austin College in Sherman, Texas. He has obtained his Certified Association Executive (CAE) designation and is active in the America Society of Association Executives.

He currently lives with his wife, Courtney, and 5 children (Emma, Oleg, Vivian, Lena, and Hana) in Centreville, Va.

Possui graduação em Engenharia Química pela Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG (2006); especialização em Engenharia de Processamento de Petróleo pela Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro - UERJ (2008) e em Avaliação e Gerenciamento de Riscos pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ (2009); mestrado em Tecnologia de Processos Químicos e Bioquímicos pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ (2013); e pós-graduação em Engenharia de Dutos com ênfase em Análise de Riscos pela Universidade de Newcastle, na Inglaterra (2014). Atualmente cursa Doutorado em Sistemas de Gestão Sustentáveis com foco em Gestão de Riscos em Dutos na Universidade Federal Fluminense (previsão de conclusão em 2020). Atuou na área de Análise de Riscos Industriais de 2008 a 2015 como empregado da Petrobras, dando suporte técnico tanto durante os processos de licenciamento de empreendimentos da companhia quanto na seleção de traçados de dutos e de layout/localização de plantas de processo, com foco em risco ao público externo. Atualmente atua na área de Gestão Integrada de Continuidade de Negócios e de Riscos Operacionais da Petrobras.

Caio is a Senior Engineer at Comgas, a natural gas distribution company in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He is leading the research and assessment of corrosion in gas pipeline. He is also responsible for assessing damage to steel pipes for natural gas distribution systems. Caio also take part of National Committees for the development of Brazilian Standards related to gas distribution systems and corrosion. He also works as a Professor at the Faculdade das Américas.
Caio is graduated in Materials Engineering from the University Presbiteriana Mackenzie, with a a Master of Science degree in Materials Science from the University of São Carlos and two pHDs: in Nuclear Energy (Materials) from University of Sao Paulo and physical-chemical from Universit Pierre and Marie Curie (France).

ACADEMIC EDUCATION
• Graduation in Civil Engineering - PUC /RJ – 1975;
• Post - Graduation: Safety and Occupational Engineering Specialist (UFMS- 1990);
• Post - Graduation: Specialist at Worker Health - Dr. Jorge David Nasser Public Health School and Osvaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ- 1995);
• Post-graduation: Specialist at Natural Gas Technology - University for Regional Development of Pantanal (UNIDERP- 2004);
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
• Work Safety Engineer, Safety and Occupational Health Director – Secretary of Labor and Justice of Mato Grosso do Sul State - 1991-2002;
• Safety and Environment Manager- Gas Company of Mato Grosso do Sul (MSGÁS)- 2003-2005, Campo Grande, MS;
• Safety Analyst of MSGÁS - 2002 (current), developing Security Environment and Health (SHE) activities related to the implementation of Company's SHE Policy and to the natural gas distribution process in Campo Grande, Três Lagoas and Corumbá (cities in Mato Grosso do Sul-MS).