Melih Oran B.S.
Senior Advisor
Melih Oran has over 32 years of project engineering and management experience in concept selection and development, project execution planning, design, fabrication, installation and start-up of onshore and offshore oil and gas projects. Melih has held leading project management positions in multiple domestic and international deepwater developments with both major and independent operators. He has proven successes in the integration and alignment across project Facilities, Operations, Production Engineering, and Drilling Teams, as well as technical and commercial interface management between multiple EPCI contracts. He is continuously focused on providing big picture, best-for-project solutions while delivering safe, fit-for-purpose, and optimal value adding assets. His capabilities in decision framing, analysis, facilitation and support package preparation in stage gate project planning and development, coupled with his ability to bridge cultural and communication gaps, contribute to project success.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science – Mechanical Engineering, University of Missouri – Columbia, Missouri
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