Rob Little

Rob received his B.S. (Summa Cum Laude) and M.S. degrees in Civil Geotechnical Engineering from Texas A&M.  He worked as project engineer, project manager, senior consultant, and engineering manager for geotechnical consultancies before joining Chevron in 2010.  His primary areas of expertise are in development of offshore site investigation programs, design of offshore foundations and application of geotechnical engineering knowledge and methods in the evaluation of geologic hazards.  He has led offshore site investigations worldwide and has a broad experience in foundation design in a wide range of soil conditions.  Some of the more challenging design problems he has tackled include finite element modeling of subsidence and seabed displacements resulting from offshore production and mining, wave-induced seabed instability and mudflow effects on facilities in delta sediments, quantification of the risk of earthquake-induced slope failures and subsequent debris flow and turbidity current effects on infrastructure, and the effects on subsea facilities and well stability that can result from the dissociation of naturally occurring gas hydrates in the shallow seabed. Rob currently chairs API RG7 - ISO Panel 4, helping establish international standards for offshore foundation design of fixed and floating structures.

Current Position at SUT

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Member, Offshore SIte Investigation and Geotechnics Committee


Education

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Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1985
Masters of Science in Geotechnical (Civil) Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1987


Professional Interests

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His reseach interests are focused on offshore geotechnical engineering and offshore geohazards