Core Team
With nearly a century of combined experience, our team of Principals lead Lonestar Deepwater as a premier project management services company for deepwater subsea systems.

Gary McCullough  is the President and the original founder of LoneStar Deepwater, LLC which he created in 2000. He formed LoneStar to provide a seasoned, experienced team to clients that have projects requiring deepwater subsea and floating systems specialists. Gary has been working in engineering and construction projects for over 30 years.

  • Marathon Ozona
  • Pioneer Clipper
  • Dominion Triton/Goldfinger
  • Pioneer Falcon Corridor
  • Mariner King Kong
  • Santa Fe Snyder Panyu 4-2 South China Sea
  • Devon Energy Deepwater Projects Manager
  • Saudi Aramco Maintain Potential Projects
  • Marathon Oil Operations and Construction Engineer
David Faulkinberry  is a Vice President of LoneStar and has nearly 30 years of experience in exploration and production companies both in construction and operations. The last 10 years of his career has been primarily focused on deepwater subsea projects in the Gulf of Mexico, New Zealand and Australia.

  • Apache Van Gogh
  • Alpha Petroleum (AWE) Tui Field
  • LLOG J Bellis Field
  • BP Atlantis
  • Total Eugene Island 275 Toppled Platform
  • Stolt Offshore Gulfstream Pipeline
  • Mariner Energy Production Manager
  • Sonat Exploration Production, Engineering and Operations Manager
Ken Christie  is a Vice President of LoneStar and is a Construction Management expert in onshore and offshore production projects. In this role of 28 years, he has worked in every aspect of construction from developing specifications to installation and commissioning.

  • Pioneer Tunisia Jenien Nord
  • Alpha Petroleum (AWE) Tui Field
  • ENI East Breaks 157
  • Dominion Triton/Goldfinger
  • Pioneer Tomahawk and Raptor
  • Pioneer Harrier/Falcon II
  • PetroSA Sable
  • Pioneer Falcon
  • Mariner King Kong
  • Compania de Servicios de Campeche, S.A. de C.V. Client Site Rep
  • Pogo Producing Project Management
  • INTEC Engineering Construction Manager
  • East Java Gas Pipeline Consultant
  • Consultant to various pipeline and energy companies in Canada and China
Kent Neuman  is Managing Director, S.E. Asia for LoneStar and provides over 22 year of process facilities, engineering design, construction management, and commissioning and start up expertise. He has worked in every aspect of onshore and floating facilities and is fully capable in following projects from preliminary engineering through commissioning and start-up.

  • Noble Energy Aseng  FPSO – Topsides Delivery Manager
  • Storm Ventures International Cosmo Field FPSO – FPSO Manager
  • Alpha Petroleum (AWE) Tui Field FPSO – Topsides Lead
  • Compania de Servicios de Compression de Campeche, S.A. de C.V.   AKAL-GC Gas Compression Platform – Topsides Lead
  • Westcoast Energy Aitken Creek Gas Plant Expansion – Process/Mechanical Lead
  • Westcoast Energy Cabin Lake Compressor Station Inlet Liquids Handling  - Process/Mechanical Lead
  • Duke Energy McMahon/Pine River Gas Plants Maintenance Capital Projects – Project Lead
  • Shell Canada Simonette Gas Plant – Facilities Engineer
  • Shell Canada Harmattan East Production Facilities – Facilities Engineer
  • Shell Canada Olds.Innisfail Production Facilities – Facilities Engineer
Stephen Lyon  is a Vice President of LoneStar and is a subsea production system expert. His experience spans 12 years and he is proven at every stage of an offshore development from conception through early start-up.

  • Noble Energy Benita
  • W&T Offshore Daniel Boone
  • Alpha Petroleum (AWE) Tui Field
  • LLOG J. Bellis
  • Dominion Triton/Goldfinger
  • Pioneer Olowi Development
  • Pioneer Tomahawk and Raptor
  • BP Mardi Gras
  • Burullus West Delta Deep, Scarab/Saffrom
  • ExxonMobil Diana
  • Mariner Pluto
Richard Griffiths  is a Vice President of LoneStar with more than 20 years of experience in design and management of deepwater facilities. His breadth of experience includes roles in engineering, construction and construction management.

  • Pioneer East Cameron 322 Toppled Platform
  • Murphy Thunderhawk
  • Pioneer Ozona (now Marathon project)
  • Dominion Triton/Goldfinger
  • Pioneer Olowi
  • Pioneer Oooguruk
  • Pioneer Tomahawk and Raptor
  • Pioneer Harrier and Falcon II
  • Total Eugene Island 275 Toppled Platform
  • Path Consulting Project Engineer
  • JP Kenny Project Engineer
  • EDG Consulting Project Engineer
  • INTEC Engineering Project Engineer
  • Andrew Palmer & Assoc Project Engineer
  • Robert H Cuthbertson & Partners Engineer
Barbara Thompson  is the General Manager of LoneStar. Using her 27 years of experience in engineering, construction, project management and business development, she runs the day to day operations and business development for LoneStar.

  • Acergy Global Account Manager for the Chevron Corporation
  • Stolt Offshore North America and Mexico Technical Director
  • ABB Offshore Systems Director of Strategic Development
  • Paragon Engineering Director of Business Development
  • ABB Lummus Global Director of Business Development
  • Barnett & Casbarian Principal Naval Architect
  • BLT & Associates Project Consulting
  • Lummus Crest Proposals Manager
  • Lummus Crest Naval Architect
  • Barnett & Casbarian Senior Engineer
  • Seaflo Systems Staff Engineer


Key Team Members

M.B. “Skip” Mick  is a Project Director and has 36 years experience in all aspects of the upstream oil & gas business. He has worked both for operators and contractors and has managed projects ranging from conceptual design to greater than $1 billion in capex. His extensive career has produced the ability to be a strong team player with excellent decision-making and communications skills.

  • Noble Energy Gunflint
  • Husky Energy Sunrise Thermal Project
  • Pluspetrol Camisea Upstream Facilities
  • Amec Paragon Vice President Deepwater/Special Projects
  • Marathon Manager Deepwater Development
  • Marathon Corporate Manager for Health, Environment, and Safety
  • Marathon Manager Brae Projects
  • Marathon Sr Chemical Engineer
  • Exxon Staff Engineer
  • US Army Corp of Engineers Engineer
Joe Martaus  Joe is an offshore construction veteran of over 30 years. He works for LoneStar in Construction Management and Site Supervision. Much of his experience is in tie-backs and specialized construction for tension leg platforms, spars and semi-submersibles.

  • Murphy Thunderhawk
  • Pioneer EC 322A Recovery
  • ONGC G-1/GS 15
  • ENI Tiebacks
  • Bluewater ST 77-C
  • Triton/Goldfinger
  • BP Thunderhorse
  • Murphy Medusa
  • CalDive Q 4000
  • Shell Deepwater
Pepper deRoulac  Pepper has a 16 year history in subsea equipment manufacture and installation and works for LoneStar as a specialist in the manufacture and installation of subsea control system components.

  • Murphy Thunderhawk
  • Ensearch Gardne Banks 388
  • Kerr-McGee Ewing Bank 989
  • Shell Popeye
  • Amoco Lihua
  • Hardy Oil & Gas Shasta and Mustique
  • Santa Fe Garden Banks 224
  • Alcorn West Linapacan
  • Exxon Zinc
  • Ensearch Mississippi Canyon
Michael Stone  has 40 years of experience in the upstream oil & gas and the downstream petrochemical industries. He works for LoneStar as a Scheduling/Cost Specialist. His career highlights include power plant, refinery, process plants, offshore facilities, and floating systems projects. He has worked as an engineering manager, construction manager, project manager and has provided consulting and training for major construction groups.

  • Noble Energy Benita Subsea
  • BP Texas City Refinery Upgrade
  • Honeywell Manager of Project Controls
  • Westinghouse Power Project Management Services
  • DESTEC Energy Project Management Support Services
  • Huntsman Corporation Scheduling Manager
  • COMMINT Vice President Training and Operations
  • Lummus Crest Manager of Proposals
  • LANDCAST Vice President of Engineering
  • King-Wilkinson Construction Manager
  • Ward, Ashcroft & Parkman Chief Building Services Engineer
  • Acres Consulting Services Mechanical Engineer
Kimberly Thompson  has 17 years experience in the upstream industry and is a project management consultant for LoneStar Deepwater. Her career spans engineering consultants and pipeline operators. She has also held senior positions in media relations management and corporate communications.

  • Marathon Ozona
  • Pioneer Oooguruk
  • El Paso Corporation Corporate Spokesperson and Manager of Media Relations
  • Intec Engineering Project Engineer
  • Deepwater Corrosion Services Operations Engineer
  • Marathon Arnold
Joris van den Hark  is a project management consultant for LoneStar. His 7 year career includes extensive pipeline engineering and design and he is well versed in all aspects of pipelines, flowlines, subsea hardware and deepwater applications.

  • Marathon Ozona
  • W&T Offshore Daniel Boone
  • Tullow Jubilee
  • Intec Engineering Lead Engineer
  • Heerema Marine Contractors Project Engineer
  • University of Delft, Netherlands Research Assistant



Support Staff

Our core principals are supported by a staff of 30 experts in the fields of subsea, pipelines, flowlines, production facilities, inspection, and construction.



Key Consultants
We employ an outstanding group of Key Consultants to assist on each project. Our Key Consultants have experience in:

  • Deepwater Flowlines
  • Umbilicals
  • Fabrication
  • Inspection
  • Welding
  • Diving
  • ROV operation