Dr Malcolm Sharples

Board Member

Dr Sharples is President of Offshore Risk & Technology Consulting Inc., USA. With over 35 years' experience in offshore oil and gas exploration and production projects, Dr Sharples focuses primarily on technical risk analyses for financial and insurance interests, regulatory compliance and accident investigations. Prior to his current position, he headed the worldwide offshore business for American Bureau of Shipping as Vice President (six years) and previously President of Noble Denton & Associates Inc. Dr Sharples' research work includes contracts for Minerals Management Service of the Department of the Interior (USA) on hurricane incident analyses. He is currently a consultant to major oil companies on regulatory compliance and management of risk issues. He also assists in industry standard committees for Onshore Wind Farms.

Dr Sharples is a Registered Professional Engineer, a Fellow of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers and Member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and the Institute of Marine Engineers. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Offshore Energy Center (offshore drilling rig museum and learning center), in Galveston, Texas (USA), where he also serves in the Hall of Fame Pioneer selection committee.