Meet Our Advisors
Advisor - Wells
Armando Gonzalez
Petroleum and Mechanical Engineer since 2002, founded Aries One Energy Consultants in 2017. His career began with notable roles at Hess Corporation and Precision Energy Srvs. With over 20 years of extensive experience in the upstream industry, Armando has managed major, large-scale capital projects across domestic and international markets, including deepwater, shelf, and onshore operations. His expertise spans the entire E&P value chain, specializing in drilling, well engineering, and comprehensive project management. Armando holds dual BS degrees in Petroleum Engineering and Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tulsa and is an active member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).
Advisor - Advanced Engineering
Shafiq Khandoker, PhD, PE
Mechanical Engineer since 1982, brings over 40 years of profound industry experience. He began his career with Christiani & Nielsen of Denmark and has since held technical and management roles at Cameron, Baker Hughes, Hess Corporation, and Kinetic Pressure Control. Shafiq's expertise lies in advanced engineering and multifunctional technology, with a focus on mechanical engineering, engineering mechanics, aerospace, oil-field, and pressure vessels. He is skilled in designing offshore shallow to deepwater surface and subsea equipment and systems, ensuring life, functional performance, safety, and integrity assurances. Shafiq holds an MS and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of New Brunswick and Texas A&M University, respectively. He is also a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas.
Advisor - Geoscience
Christian Clark
Geologist since 1998, has nearly 30 years of extensive experience in the field. He began his career with Chevron and has since held increasingly prominent technical positions at companies such as Devon Energy, Lukoil, Repsol, HTR Oil & Gas, Apache Corporation, Equion Energia, Freeport-McMoran, Noble Energy, EnVen Energy, W&T Offshore, Cantium, Kosmos Energy, BHP, PPC, and Viking. Christian is a subject matter expert in Pre-Drill Pore Pressure, Fracture Gradient Modeling, and GeoMechanics Modeling. He also has extensive experience in real-time operations monitoring across onshore, offshore, and deepwater basins worldwide. Christian holds a BS in Geology and an MBA, both from Louisiana State University.
Advisor - Facilities Engineering
Daniel McCaulley, PE
Mechanical Engineer since 2011, brings 13 years of industry experience to the table. He began his career at Halliburton and has since held technical and management positions of increasing responsibility at Legacy Measurement Solutions, Encore Wire Corp, and Ultimus Engineering. Daniel specializes in facilities engineering, with expertise in design and drafting, equipment and material selection, structural engineering, MEP systems, various engineering analyses, and project management. He holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Arkansas Tech University, an MS in Mechanical Engineering from Iowa State University, and an MBA from the University of Illinois. Daniel is also a Registered Professional Engineer in multiple US states, including Texas.
Advisor - Data & Technology
Sop Meas
Computer Scientist since 2003, brings over 20 years of experience to the field. He began his career at Southwestern Energy and has held increasingly responsible technical and management positions at Cimarex, SAIC, Devon Energy, Statoil, and ComboCurve. Sop specializes in lean digitalization solutions, including machine learning, benchmarking operational and financial performance, data cloud transformation and integration, data engineering, workflow automation, and real-time operational analytics. He is proficient with a wide range of O&G systems such as OpenWells, WellView, ProCount, Energy Components, WellEZ, Energy Navigator, Tobin Land System, Quorum Land System, Aries, Enersight, Rimbase, Enertia, Cygnet, M/D Totco, Pason, Tibco Information Server (Cisco/Composite), SAP HANA, Spotfire, and Power BI. Sop holds a BS in Computer Science and Management Information Systems from the University of Houston.
Advisor - QA/QC
Rey Mejias
Mechanical Engineer since 2003, has over 20 years of extensive industry experience. He began his career at PDVSA and has held increasingly responsible technical positions at EcoPetrol, PetroEcuador, Shell, BP, and Chevron Phillips. Rey specializes in mechanical integrity assessment and inspection, quality control and assurance, project management, and risk management for pressure vessels, tanks, piping, welding, and electro-mechanical and rotating equipment. He holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University de Oriente (VE) and has numerous API and AWS certifications.
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