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INTERVIEW DAN VELA. OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL

Dynamic ? exibility

Dan’s wide-ranging career in oil and gas has spanned from an offshore technician to sales, account management and now operations. He’s held his current role as vice president - OPG

Americas for three years.

A typical day may vary greatly, but there’s a common em- phasis on developing the teams and scopes that will address the projects that come their way. “It’s a lot of planning of fu- ture work, of current work, and a lot of risk and hazard identi-