Global energy and marine consultancy ABL expand its global asset integrity management (AIM) business for the US under the leadership of seasoned expert in asset management and oil and gas sector, Luis Gonzalez.
Under Gonzalez leadership, ABL aims to strengthen its AIM offering, focusing on optimization of performance and reliability of local energy and maritime industries.
Gonzalez joins ABL from a senior asset management role in Jacobs. He has previously held managerial roles in CGI, Wipro limited, Petrofac, PJP4 Energy Services, Transocean and OGS Energy Services. He holds an MBA from Texas A&M University-Mays Business School.
Gonzalez will be Based in Houston, Texas, US, and will lead the expansion of AIM services to cover ABL’s operations in the US and supporting operations across the Americas region.
“Luis possesses a comprehensive background in asset management and product management and has extensive experience in implementing digital transformation strategies across multiple industries. He worked with key stakeholders in Latin America and delivered electricity grid reliability project, both areas of growth for our AIM operations. AIM unlocks operational capabilities that allow clients to receive unparalleled support throughout the entire lifecycle of their projects. Luis is the right person to help realise such benefits for our clients across energy and oceans in the Americas region,” says Nicolas Cazeres, Regional Managing Director, Americas, ABL.
ABL’s AIM team offers specialized consultancy services, along with a unique toolbox of proprietary software and a range of training courses in asset management, reliability, maintenance, and process safety management. AIM enhances the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) perspective within ABL’s service portfolio, delivering innovative end-to-end solutions. These solutions enable clients across energy and oceans to receive unparalleled support throughout the entire lifecycle of their projects and assets.
“Strategic Asset Management represents the approach to derive best value from physical assets throughout their entire lifecycle. Best value is a combined consideration of asset total cost of ownership, enterprise risk and performance. I particularly look forward to introducing more advanced technologies to our clients in the oil and gas and maritime industries, like IoT, artificial intelligence, and predictive analytics to improve the accuracy and effectiveness of their operations. This will not only increase the reliability of our clients’ assets portfolio but also extend their lifecycles, reducing costs and improving safety,” adds Luis Gonzalez, ABL’s country manager for AIM in the USA.
