Senior Project Manager Brings Energy Experience to Coffman Engineers
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Coffman Engineers added James Wiseman to the project management team as Senior Project Manager. In that position, Wiseman works on oil and gas and alternative energy projects.
Wiseman has acquired twenty-five years of engineering and project management experience in the energy industry, with projects spanning across the globe. At Coffman, Wiseman has led complex energy projects through the value stage-gate process, from asset acquisition to decommissioning. He has worked on every type of oil and gas production facility, both onshore in the arctic and offshore at remote locations.
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Wiseman earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil and environmental engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. Prior to joining Coffman, he was the capital project lead for Tesla’s first lithium refinery engineering, procurement, and construction project. Before his role with Tesla, he served as Santos’ Senior Vice President and Project Director, leading the Pikka project on the North Slope.
As a project leader, he has worked on projects located in Alaska, the Gulf of Mexico, Israel, Russia, and Africa. Wiseman has focused on how new technology can make projects safer and more efficient. He helped develop a diverless pipeline repair system for offshore lines and multi-diameter pigs for commissioning and maintenance of the record-setting BP Mardi Gras system. His Out of Service Pipeline field study is still used by operators world-wide for re-use and restart of critical infrastructure.
“We are excited to have James on board to provide leadership and guide new energy projects. His extensive domestic and international experience in the energy industry will be a tremendous asset to our clients,” says Project Management Principal Rob Wasserman.
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