Clint Botard is a registered Professional Engineer (Mechanical, Texas) with over 25 years of experience leading and supporting various engineering, manufacturing, quality control, and business operations in the oil, gas, chemical, and manufacturing industries. He specializes in asset integrity management, risk management, independent design verification, incident investigation, and root cause analysis. He has helped numerous industry clients improve their asset integrity management programs, with a focus on preserving the right to operate and optimizing asset performance. Clint holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology and Master in Subsea Engineering from Texas A&M University. He may be reached at CBotard@ABSConsulting.com.