Farzan Parsinejad is a senior adviser in the Subsea, Civil and Marine Engineering unit within Chevron Technical Center. He has over 15 years of experience in industry including R&D in chemicals and downstream, technology leadership in subsea engineering, and major capital projects. He is currently the chair of flexible pipe sub-committee at IOGP as well as the chair of subsea technical committee at PRCI. Farzan Parsinejad holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and is a Fellow of Institute of Marine Engineering Science and Technology (IMarEST).