Chad is a professional engineer with over 27 years' experience in the Energy sector and is founder and principal consultant of Angler Solutions Inc. and is responsible for charting the course of the company forward in support of the Energy Transition.
Chad is currently executing projects related to emissions reductions in the energy sector including offshore electrification, onshore/offshore renewables, blue and green hydrogen, carbon capture & storage (CCS), marine decarbonization, digitalization and ocean technology. Chad has worked in various capacities both locally and internationally, providing technical and project management expertise in the areas of subsea/offshore construction, concept field development and selection, feasibility assessments, front end engineering design and detailed analysis. Chad was a co-founding principal & director of Frontier Subsea Inc. and has held senior consulting positions with local Oil & Gas operators and associated research entities involved in developing and evaluating full field development concepts in support of the strategic monetization of Oil & Gas resources on the East Coast of Canada and Frontier/Arctic regions.
Chad has a wide variety of project exposure ranging from small grass roots to multibillion-dollar offshore Oil & Gas developments with specialist expertise in R&D, technological innovation, techno-economic analysis, stakeholder engagement, and a broad range of skillsets in support of early phase project framing and development. Chad’s previous and current positions have led to extensive interaction with industry, R&D funding institutions, government agencies, regulatory & certifying authorities, Tier 1 contractors and academia through direct management of R&D technology initiatives and participation in R&D joint industry projects (JIP’s). Chad holds aBachelor of Engineering degree (1996) in Civil Engineering from Memorial University and a Master of Engineering degree (2007), also from Memorial University, in Ocean & Naval Architectural Engineering. Chad is a registered professional engineer with PEGNL (Professional Engineers & Geoscientists Newfoundland and Labrador).
