Background
Gudmestad, Ove Tobias was born on March 10, 1947 in Sandnes, Rogaland, Norway. Son of Magnus and Anna (Fattnes) Gudmestad.
oil industry executive Civil engineering educator
Gudmestad, Ove Tobias was born on March 10, 1947 in Sandnes, Rogaland, Norway. Son of Magnus and Anna (Fattnes) Gudmestad.
Master of Science, University Tromsoe, Norway, 1973. Doctor of Science in Engineering and Marine Technology, University Bergen, Norway, 1985. Doctor (honorary), Gubkin University Oil and Gas, Moscow, 2002.
Doctor (honorary), Murmansk State Technology University, 2003.
Visiting scientist Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, 1979, 83-84. Engineer Statoil Hydro, Stavanger, Norway, 1975-1983, supervising engineer, 1984-1992, special advisor, project manager, 1992—2007. Special advisor Arctic Maine Tech, Staranger, since 2007.
Course leader Norwegian Petroleum Directorate/Petrad, since 1991. Adjunct professor marine technical Stavanger University, since 1994. Adjunct professor arctic offshore engineering Norw University Science and Technology, Trondheim, since 2005.
Advisor, project manager offshore development projects in Russian Arctic, 1996-1999. Study manager design of ship, floating production and storage, platform requalification, development Arctic technical, since 2000. Member committee Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, Stavanger, 1982-1995.
Committee chairman Norwegian Standarization, Oslo, since 1994. National delegate Eurocode 8, Brussels, 1993-2000. Recent projects include offshore field development, arctic engineering, risk during construction projects, offshore wave kinematics and forces, deepwater technical.
Visiting scientist Offshore Technology Research Center, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1991. Instructor Gubkin University Oil and Gas, Moscow, Russia, since 1997, University Studies Svalbard, since 1997. National delegate International Organization for Standardization standard on Arctic Offshore Structures, since 2002.
Fellow Royal Institute Naval Architects (United Kingdom). Member Norwegian Association Civil Engineers, Norwegian Association Earthquake Engineering (chairman 1989-1991, 1999-2000), Norwegian Society Physicists, Norwegian Academy Technological Sciences.
Married Ruth Oddrun Grannes, July 29, 1972. Children: Magne Olav, Helge Arne, Odd Tore, Bjoern Terje.