SERVICESEngineering, Procurement, andConstruction (EPC)Commercial ContractsExpert Witness and Dispute SupportProperty Damage and BusinessInterruption Insurance ClaimsAsset Valuations

INDUSTRIESOil and Gas ProductionGas ProcessingPower GenerationPetroleum Refining

EXPERIENCEOffshoreWaterborne/MarineEPC-relatedArbitrationOperations/MaintenanceProperty DamageProject FeasibilityPhysical Asset AppraisalCommercial Terms Review

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONSLETAPAEWE

EDUCATIONSouthern Methodist University, B.S.Mechanical Engineering (1995)

HOMERO RUSSARESConsultant

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSHomero Russares has 20 years of experience in business development, contractmanagement, commercial analysis, and project development for domestic andinternational energy markets. He started his career with Coastal Power Companyand later became the lead development engineer for new power plant ventures inLatin America. Homero’s background includes significant experience in projectengineering for site evaluations, capital cost estimates, power efficiency analysis,and construction scheduling.

During his 14-year career with ConocoPhillips, Homero completed severalimportant assignments in the execution and management of major internationalEPC projects. He was responsible for the development of power and cogenerationprojects and the assessment of new ventures in Venezuela. As a ContractsSpecialist for downstream projects, he managed key equipment and servicescontracts for a large delayed coking project at a U.S. refinery. For a large LNGproject in Australia, Homero negotiated and managed a major EPC contract and keyequipment supply and service agreements. Immediately prior to joining Baker andO’Brien, Homero served as Procurement Lead and Contract Manager for an EPCcontract to build a $1 billion offshore platform located in the North Sea. Theseassignments covered all project phases, including detailed engineering,procurement, construction, sail away, offshore hook-up, and close-out. He alsoensured that the company’s export compliance and technology licensing policieswere aligned and auditable with corporate policies and government regulations.

In 2019, Homero achieved a Level 7 Certificate (Regulated QualificationsFramework, RQF, accredited at master's level qualification) for Legal ExperienceTraining Advanced Professional Award in Expert Witness Evidence (LETAPAEWE).

PREVIOUS POSITIONS2001-2015: ConocoPhillips,Senior Contracting and Purchasing SpecialistContracts Specialist - Downstream ProjectsCapital Project Procurement LeadDirector, Commercial DevelopmentSenior Business Developer

2001: El Paso Corporation,Senior Development EngineerTechnical AdvisorDevelopment Engineer

1995-2001: Coastal Power Company,Development EngineerAnalyst, Business Development