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Dr. Daniel C. S. Ahn,
Chairman/CEO
Dr. Daniel C.S. Ahn
graduated from M.I.T. in 1972 with a Ph.D. degree in Ocean Engineering. Over
the previous thirty years, Dr. Ahn has held several executive management
positions within the offshore
and plant industries. Dr. Ahn was the founder of
today’s Offshore and Engineering Division at Hyundai
Heavy Industries Co., Ltd
(“HHI”) and was instrumental in the growth of HHI that led to it become a
leading
contractor in the worldwide offshore oil and gas industry. Together
with his long time associates, including
Mr. Sung Joon Uh as President/COO, Dr.
Ahn has inaugurated a new company, OPT (Offshore & Plant
Technology Services Co., Ltd) to serve the offshore and plant construction
industries.
Professional Record:
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Position |
Dates |
Company |
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Chairman/CEO |
2005-present |
Offshore & Plant Technology Service Co. |
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Chairman |
2005-present |
Shinhan Machinery Co., Ltd |
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Chairman |
2005-present |
SungChang Plant Construction& Industry Co.,
Ltd |
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CEO |
2005-present |
Ramunia International Holdings Ltd |
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International Advisor |
2005-present |
Shanhaiguan Shipyard |
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President |
2003-2005 |
HHI Offshore Engineering and Industrial
Plant Division |
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● Led the HHI Offshore & Engineering Division
during the expansion into floating FPU and FPSO systems
for oil and gas
production. Successfully completed/secured the following projects:
▪
ExxonMobil Kizomba FPSO A & B, 1 month and
3 months ahead of schedule respectively. Production
capacity 250,000 bopd, 400 mm scfd with 2.2 mmbbl
oil storage. Topsides Modules 24,400 m‑tons,
Hull 56,300
m-tons
▪
Block
5 Field Development for Maersk
Oil, Qatar
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Sabrata
NC 41-C Platform Integrated, Topside Modules 10,800 m-tons
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ACT-OG
Huijou Field Development, Topside Modules 2,400 m-tons, Jacket & Piles
7,300 m-tons
& Pipelines 291
km)
▪
Sinopec
Hangzhou Pipeline, Total 150km
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ONGC
MUT trunkline 600 km and ONGC MSP Projects
▪
PTP
pipeline (500km) in Thailand
▪
BP
Plutonio FPSO. Production capacity 200,000 bopd with 2.2 mm bbl
oil storage. Topside
Modules 22,400
m-tons, Hull 54,000 m-tons
▪ Chevron-Texaco EGP3 onshore plant &
offshore oil/gas projects in
Nigeria
▪
KOC
Oil Terminal Projects, onshore plant & offshore oil trunkline and SBM
systems exceeding USD 1.2 B
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AKPO
FPSO & Mohobilondo FPU for TOTAL
● Expanded the offshore installation fleet by
purchasing HD 60 Barge from McDermott |
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Chairman/CEO |
2004-2005 |
Petro-Hyundai Engineering Co. (PHECO) |
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Established an engineering company in
Houston to assist HHI in the ExxonMobil
East Area project in
Nigeria and perform consulting studies for BP on
Standardization of FPSO’s, Chevron EGP-3 and
KOC tendering assistance.
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President |
1996-present |
Dan’s Global Management Co., LLC |
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Systematic management of
domestic and international business |
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President |
1992-1995 |
Offshore Hyundai International (OHI) |
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● Led HHI as it expanded its role
from onshore fabrication into offshore platform and pipeline
installation.
By joint-venturing with OPI, HHI
was capable to operate as a reputable EPIC contractor for onshore
fabrication and offshore platform and pipeline installation.
●
Acquired/upgraded the HHI
offshore platform and pipeline installation spreads, including the
HD-423, HD-289, HD 2500 |
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CEO |
1986-1995 |
Hyundai John Brown Offshore Engineering Co. |
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Established a joint venture
engineering company in Seoul Korea
between HHI and John Brown. The
focus was to perform the engineering for
numerous consecutive EPIC contracts (onshore plant and offshore
oil/gas)
awarded by ONGC, including the NQP/NQC project exceeding USD 1-billion.
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Sr Executive V.P. & COO |
1981-1995 |
HHI Offshore & Engineering Division |
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Expanded HHI’s EPIC offshore oil/gas
project activities and qualifications into all worldwide offshore oil/gas
operating areas, including the
US, Canada, Australia and the North Sea.
Successfully completed/secured
the following major projects:
▪ Cities
Services San Miguel Project, Jacket 13,000 m-tons, Topside Modules
18,000 m-tons
▪ AGIP NC
-41 B Bouri Project in Libya, Topsides Modules 11,000 m-tons
▪ Exxon SYU Harmony Jacket (39,700 m-tons) & Heritage jacket (32,300 m-tons)
offshore Santa Barbara, USA
▪ BP Riser
Jacket for the North Sea, UK, 6,500-m-tons
▪ Ravva oil & gas field development
(onshore plant & offshore oil/gas) in East India for
Command Petroleum
▪ Woodside
Goodwyn A process platform, Total Topside Modules 10,332 m-tons
▪ ONGC L-ABCD
well head, NQP & NPC platforms, Total 73,161 m-tons
▪ Hibernia Projects for Mobil Canada, Process
& Utility Modules 7,140 m-tons and L/Q& Service
modules 5,280 m-tons
▪ ONGC
Hazira phase–II Expansion Projects
▪ PVS Gas
utilization projects in Vietnam. Pipelines 105 km offshore, 16.5 km
onshore
▪ ONGC South Basin projects 42" x
222 km offshore, 42"x
21.1km onshore |
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Executive VP |
1978-1980 |
HHI Offshore Business Development |
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Expanded HHI Offshore Project
Work into the Middle East and
Southeast Asia.
Successfully
completed/secured
the following projects:
▪ Shell Brunei Champion Project
▪ Jackets and Decks for EPMI in Malaysia
▪ Shell Sarawak and Chaligali projects in
Malaysia
▪ Union Oil/Gas Projects in Thailand
▪ ONGC WIN & WIPS Offshore Oil/Gas
Projects
▪ Aramco Marjan/Zuluf Offshore Oil/Gas
Projects
▪ Jubail
Industrial Harbor Project |
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Principal Engineer |
1975-1978 |
EBASCO Engineering Service Co. |
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Ocean Thermal Power Plant, Philipine
Nuclear Power Plant and Niagra Mowak Power Plant |
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Principal Researcher |
1977 |
Kuwait Institute of Science Technology |
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Environmental monitoring, finite element
modeling of oil gathering system |
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Applied Science Manager |
1972-1975 |
EG&G International |
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● Floating
nuclear power plant, and environmental effects of industrial plant and
power plants at coastal waters |
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Research Associate |
1970-1972 |
Cambridge Science Co., Office Of Naval
Research Project |
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Research & Teaching
Asst. |
1965-1972 |
M.I.T. |
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Instructor |
1959-1965 |
Korea Maritime University |
Other Organizations & Awards:
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Position |
Dates |
Organization |
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Chairman |
2004-Present |
Board Of Trustee; Intercultural University |
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Chairman |
1999-Present |
The Korean Forum Foundation |
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President |
1994-Present |
Astoria World Manor |
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Chairman |
2003-Present |
Korea-India Economic Council |
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Vice Chairman |
2004-Present |
Korea Plant Construction Association |
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Chairman of Board |
1995-2000 |
Korean–American Chamber Of Commerce Of New
York |
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Advisory Council |
2001-2003 |
Advisory Council Member Of Greater New York
for Peaceful Unification Of Korea |
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Award |
2002 |
Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business
by Asian American Business Development Center |
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National Leadership
Award |
2002 |
NRCC (National Republican Congressional
Committee) |
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Industrial Medal Award |
1990 |
Award from the President Of Korea |
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Advisory Council |
1976-1982 |
Korea Ministry Of Science &Technology |
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Recorded |
1980 |
‘Who’s Who in the World’ |
Education:
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Degree |
Dates |
Organization |
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AMP |
1990 |
Advanced Management Program, Harvard
Business School |
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Ph.D. |
1972 |
M.I.T., Ocean Engineering |
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M.S. |
1969 |
M.I.T., Naval Architecture |
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M.S. |
1967 |
M.I.T., Meteorology & Oceanography
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B.S. |
1959 |
Korea Maritime University, Maritime
Operations |
Publications:
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Publication |
Dates |
Title |
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KFF Biographic Essay |
1999 |
Run as Far as You Can See, then You’ll See
More |
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AEC |
1973 |
Environment Effects of Nuclear Power Plants
at Coastal Water |
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M.I.T., Ph.D. Thesis |
1972 |
Elastic-Plastic Response of Structure under
Dynamic Loading |
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M.I.T ., M.S. Thesis |
1969 |
Pressure Sense Of Submarine passing Density
Front |
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M.I.T., M.S. Thesis |
1967 |
Numerical Prediction Of Hurricane Motion |
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