About Our Team
Rich Ruggiero, PE
Rich has 40 years of energy industry experience, notably in executive roles in Amoco (operations, asset management, commercial, regulatory, and LNG developments) and Baker Hughes, where he created and built the Field Development organization and headed the first ever strategic planning group.
Rich also has a decade as an Executive with Gaffney, Cline & Associates, leading the sovereign advisory business. He provided executive and ministry-level strategic resource development and fiscal policy advice to NOCs and governments, including Alaska, Australia, Brazil, Indonesia, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Trinidad and Venezuela. Rich is a professional engineer and has a BS in Chemical Engineering from Colorado School of Mines.
About Our Team
Rich Ruggiero, PE
Rich has 40 years of energy industry experience, notably in executive roles in Amoco (operations, asset management, commercial, regulatory, and LNG developments) and Baker Hughes, where he created and built the Field Development organization and headed the first ever strategic planning group.
Rich also has a decade as an Executive with Gaffney, Cline & Associates, leading the sovereign advisory business. He provided executive and ministry-level strategic resource development and fiscal policy advice to NOCs and governments, including Alaska, Australia, Brazil, Indonesia, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Trinidad and Venezuela. Rich is a professional engineer and has a BS in Chemical Engineering from Colorado School of Mines.
Christina Ruggiero, MBA
Christina has 10 years of energy industry experience, beginning her career working on a midstream natural gas construction project. After obtaining her Masters degree, she joined Gaffney, Cline & Associates as a petroleum economist, performing analysis and recommendation regarding government energy policy, asset valuation, reserves reporting, and bid round administration and participation.
Following, Christina spent 4 years at Baker Hughes, first as an analyst in global operations of the Completions product line, and then transitioning into her role in Latin America as a Business Analyst Manager, responsible for Latin America Region profit maximization, including strategy design and implementation, process and systems management, and region reporting. While at Baker Hughes, Christina was asked to participate in special projects under corporate M&A, including both strategic alliances, as well as potential asset sales.
Christina holds a B.S. from the University of Texas at Austin and an M.B.A from Houston Baptist University.
Christina Ruggiero, MBA
Christina has 10 years of energy industry experience, beginning her career working on a midstream natural gas construction project. After obtaining her Masters degree, she joined Gaffney, Cline & Associates as a petroleum economist, performing analysis and recommendation regarding government energy policy, asset valuation, reserves reporting, and bid round administration and participation.
Following, Christina spent 4 years at Baker Hughes, first as an analyst in global operations of the Completions product line, and then transitioning into her role in Latin America as a Business Analyst Manager, responsible for Latin America Region profit maximization, including strategy design and implementation, process and systems management, and region reporting. While at Baker Hughes, Christina was asked to participate in special projects under corporate M&A, including both strategic alliances, as well as potential asset sales.
Christina holds a B.S. from the University of Texas at Austin and an M.B.A from Houston Baptist University.