Accumyn welcomes Jan Varma as a Managing Consultant. Mr. Varma is an industry-recognized leader in the engineering, procurement and construction industry, with over 40 years of experience.  His diversified domestic and international engineering and management experience includes  Process, Power and Industrial business, and a successful track record in multi-billion dollar global capital project execution. Mr. Varma’s core skills include leadership, entrepreneurship, turnkey project management, financial (P&L) responsibility, contract negotiations, strategic planning, global business development, quality management and relationship building. You can ready more about Mr.…

 Accumyn is pleased to announce that Ross Smith has joined us as a new Analyst. Ross is a political scientist with experience in international treaties, along with political and legal research. He is looking forward to assisting with client engagements, research, financial analysis, and preparation of expert reports. Ross received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and in History from Northwestern University.

Accumyn is pleased to announce that Constantine Caracostis, Ph.D., has joined us as a new Associate Managing Consultant. He looks forward to working with the team on energy and commercial sector engagements including Capital Project Management, Exploration & Production and Construction Claim & Dispute matters. Prior to joining us, Constantine was with Shell for 15 years as both a Senior Offshore Engineer and an Independent Consultant. He earned both a Ph.D. and master degree in civil engineering. Constantine is a native of Greece and…

Accumyn is pleased to announce that Geoff Fletcher has joined us as a new Associate Managing Consultant. He looks forward to working with the team on construction claim and dispute engagements. Prior to joining us, Geoff was a Senior Contract Manager for Shell Global Solutions. Previous positions include Senior Quantity Surveyor for Basra Gas Company (Iraq), a JV with Shell and a Construction Consultant for Faithful and Gould. Geoff is a graduate of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors as part…

Accumyn is pleased to announce that Crystal Thomas has joined us as a new Associate Consultant. She looks forward to working with the team on safety engagements. Prior to joining us, Crystal was an Incident Investigations Advisor for a major oil company.  Previous positions include Hazardous Materials Accident Investigator at the National Transportation Safety Board and a Ballistics Test Engineer at the Naval Surface Warfare Center. Her work for the National Transportation Safety Board involved high-profile investigations into major domestic and international railroad, aviation,…

Accumyn Consulting presented its first annual State of the Union on Friday, December 2, 2016. During the event, Scott A. Bayley, Accumyn's Founder and President, reviewed the company's performance over the last ten years and the outlook for 2017. Managing Consultant Maria Ritchey and Marketing Consultant Kara Kovalsky provided an overview of operations and business development strategies.

Accumyn is pleased to announce that Kara Kovalsky has joined us as a Marketing Consultant. She looks forward to coordinating our marketing plan, managing our website and social media and developing our internal and external  events. Prior to joining us, Kara was a Consultant  for Regester Larkin, an international crisis management consultancy. Previous positions include Communications Assistant at Hess Corporation and Marketing Intern at TGS-NOPEC. Kara is a Baylor University graduate earning her Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing in 2010. Kara is…

Accumyn's Carl Oland explores how oversight activities and audits should be developed to suit proprietary processes in his article, "Coordinate, Collaborate and Consolidate" in the October issue of Quality Process Magazine. To read the article click here. Mr. Oland is an Accumyn Managing Consultant directing its management systems functions that include quality, safety, environmental, and risk management. He is the founder and Limited Partner of Oland Interests, L.P. with over 45 years of experience in design, engineering, quality, and management…

Accumyn in the News: Accumyn Consulting - Dispute Analysis President Scott A. Bayley wrote the article Americans and their Cars” that appeared in the SHALE Oil & Gas Business Magazine.

Accumyn in the News: Accumyn Consulting - Dispute Analysis affiliate director Ian Threadgold wrote the article “What the new worker safety policy means for managers” that appeared in the Houston Business Journal.

Accumyn in the News: Accumyn Consulting - Dispute Analysis affiliate director Dan Watson wrote the article “Which Five Shale Companies Are Doing the Best in the Low Price Environment and Why” that appeared in the SHALE Oil & Gas Business Magazine.

Accumyn in the News: Accumyn Consulting - Dispute Analysis President and Director Scott A. Bayley wrote the article “Managing Your Savings ” that appeared in the SHALE Oil and Gas Business Magazine.

Accumyn in the News: Accumyn Consulting - Dispute Analysis President and Director Scott A. Bayley wrote the article “The Big Deals That Made Big Oil” that appeared in the SHALE Oil and Gas Business Magazine.

Accumyn in the News: Accumyn Consulting - Dispute Analysis President and Director Scott A. Bayley wrote the article “4 ways to get smart about managing IP in lean times” that appeared in the Houston Business Journal.

Accumyn in the News: Accumyn Consulting - Dispute Analysis affiliate director Ian Threadgold wrote the article “The U.S. oil and gas industry needs to get serious about safety: 3 lessons from the global energy industry” that appeared in the Houston Business Journal.

Accumyn in the News: Accumyn Consulting - Dispute Analysis affiliate director Dan Watson wrote the article “One year later, how oil producers have changed their outlook” that appeared in the Houston Business Journal.

Accumyn in the News: Accumyn Consulting - Dispute Analysis affiliate director Laurance L. Prescott wrote the article “Swing Producer: A new role for U.S. shale and how to embrace it” that appeared in the Houston Business Journal.

Accumyn in the News: Accumyn Consulting - Dispute Analysis team members appeared on KPRC2 Local 2 News enjoying a 'puppy break'. The initiative was a partnership between BARC Animal Shelter and Uber that allowed offices around Houston to request a puppy break instead of a coffee break. All of the proceeds from this citywide program ($25 per puppy request) went to the BARC Animal Shelter to help find abandoned and stray animals new homes.

Accumyn in the News: Accumyn Consulting - Dispute Analysis President and Director Scott A. Bayley and affiliate director Guy Brasseux wrote the article “5 ways the oil price slump today is different from 30 years ago” that appeared in the Houston Business Journal.  

Accumyn in the News: Accumyn Consulting - Dispute Analysis president Scott A. Bayley and director Guy Brasseux wrote the article “To Drill or Not to Drill - That is the Question” that appeared in the Houston Business Journal. Accumyn experts took sides, representing a very timely issue facing the energy industry.  

Particle Drilling Technologies, Inc., based in Houston, Texas, is an oilfield service company in the process of commercializing its patented advanced drilling technology known as Particle Impact Drilling (PID). The purpose of the PID System is to significantly reduce the time and cost of drilling hard rock or other difficult to drill formations. The company was publicly‐held from 2004 through May of 2009, and has operated since 1993. Deteriorating capital markets, costly financing and weak financial management were driving Particle’s…

Accumyn Consulting recently completed an engagement for a state regulatory agency representing ratepayers in a proceeding to address the rising cost of construction for an electric generating facility. The regulatory commission order concluding the Duke Energy Edwardsport case has reduced ratepayer liability for construction cost overruns by almost $900 million, and capped the costs for the life of the Project, saving ratepayers approximately $2 billion over the next 30 years. Accumyn experts, Scott Bayley and Robert James, were asked to provide…

The deregulation of the California energy markets, intended to provide consumers with competitive energy prices, had the unintentional result of allowing market manipulation and inducing significant volatility in power and gas prices. During this time, several regulated power and gas utilities became active, via unregulated affiliates, in the commercial trading and retail marketing of power and gas to small-scale commercial customers. Following a dramatic run-up in prices in late 2000 and early 2001, these unregulated affiliates attempted to lock in…

Scott Bayley provided an expert disclosure, deposition testimony, and trial testimony resulting in a unanimous twenty-seven page verdict for the minority partner on all claims (breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, minority oppression, fraud, civil conspiracy, and aiding and abetting) including punitive damage findings in less than two hours.

Accumyn director Robert James, PE, and chemical engineer Carl Bradow were hired by counsel for Amegy Bank National Association (the plaintiff) to provide expert services in support of the bank’s position in a matter involving contractor liens on materials and equipment.  After the bankruptcy of its owner, several contractors (the defendants) had claimed removal of their installed improvements at a High Purity Isobutylene (“HPIB”) unit constructed in Pasadena, Texas.  Mr. James’ testimony was deemed credible and given substantial weight in the Court’s…

Accumyn in the News: Accumyn Consulting - Dispute Analysis President and Director Scott A. Bayley and affiliate Director David N. Eliff wrote the article “Fraud Detection” that appeared in the Oil & Gas Investor.