Charlie Williams

Charlie Williams II was named Executive Director for the Center for Offshore Safety (COS) in March 2012. Mr. Williams recently retired from Shell as Chief Scientist - Well Engineering and Production Technology after a 40 year career. He is a mechanical engineering graduate of the University of Tennessee and Professional Engineer. Mr. Williams serves on the Department of Interior OESC Federal Advisory Com-mittee and the COS Board. He has testified and presented extensively on Safety Management, drilling, drilling safety, and technology - including at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Charlie previously chaired the Joint Industry Task Force - Subsea Well Control & Containment & the BSEE/Argonne Labs Workshop - Effects of Water Depth on Offshore Equipment & Operations.

Mr. Williams is a 35 year member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and the American Petroleum Institute (API) and former Chairman of both the API Executive Committee on Standardization of Oilfield Equipment and Materials and the API General Committee on Special Programs & Industry Services. His recognition includes receiving the API Citation for Service, the U.S. Department of Interior - Corporate Citizenship Award, and the Offshore Operators Committee Recognition Award. His offshore projects have been awarded the National Ocean Industries Association "Safety in the Seas Award", the UK Energy Institute Award for Technology, and Offshore Engineering Project of the Year. Additionally, he has served on the Petroleum Engineering curriculum advisory committee at University of Texas at Austin and as a guest lecturer at two Chinese Universities.