Robert W. Smith
(Managing Director)

Robert Smith is the Managing Director of MEI and responsible for Project Execution and Planning within MEI. He is a licensed professional engineer in various States of America. He is an expert on LNG Facilities site selection and layout design. He has international experience, having worked in USA as well as in Europe. He has 21 years of experience in Oil & Gas industry.

He was the Project Manager and Design Engineer for reactivation of 675 MM SCFD (5.4 MM TPA) Elba Island LNG Import Terminal (one of the 4 LNG Terminals in USA) that has been successfully completed in 2001 and operating currently. He was also the Engineering Manager and Terminal Design Specialist of reactivation of 1 Billion SCFD (8 MM TPA) LNG Receiving Terminal in Cove Point that has also been successfully completed in 2003 and operating currently. He was Engineering Manager for technical services and special studies for all Expansion Phases for Elba Island.

Rea Huston
(Vice President, Principal Process Engineer)

Rea Huston is the Vice President and Principle Process Engineer of MEI. He has Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama.

He is a Licensed Professional Engineer in various States of America. He has international experience, having worked in USA as well as in Europe. He has 34 years of experience in process engineering for LNG and Chemical Facilities.

He was the Senior Process Engineer of reactivation of 1 Billion SCFD (8 MM TPA) LNG Receiving Terminal in Cove Point that has been successfully completed in 2003 and operating currently. He was engineering manager in numerous Project for LNG Regasification Terminals, LNG Peak Shavers and small to medium Liquefaction Plants.

Robert P. Seebohm, Ph.D
(Principal Process Engineer)
 

Rob Seebohm is a Principle Process Engineer of MEI. He has B.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in chemical engineering from the University of London. He has over 40 years of experience in research and development of cryogenic equipment and engineering of LNG facilities. He has extensive experience in process design, construction, start-up and operations of LNG facilities. He has worked in Europe as well as the USA, and has a working knowledge of French, German and Spanish.

He is an authority in Safety Analysis; Safety Calculations, Technical Reviews, Process Calculations

He is an expert in LNG facilities design, construction, and plant optimization. He was instrumental in the re-furbishment and re-activation of the LNG import terminals on Elba Island, Georgia and at Cove Point in Maryland, USA.

He is the principal technical advisor on all MEI LNG projects.