STEVE G. LOUIS, P.E., MBA

Houston, TX  |  713-775-5614  |  sglouis@gmail.com  |  linkedin.com/in/steveglouis  |  U.S. Citizen

EXECUTIVE PROFILE

Senior energy executive with 24+ years driving revenue growth, leading complex offshore EPCI and decommissioning projects, and building world-class organizations. Track record spanning business development ($0 → $400MM+), P&L leadership, project & engineering management, and technology commercialization. Hands-on executive equally effective in the boardroom and in the field. Targeting CEO or COO roles where decisive leadership and deep industry expertise accelerate growth.

CORE COMPETENCIES

P&L Ownership  ·  Business Development & Strategy  ·Offshore / Subsea EPCI & Decommissioning  ·M&A Analysis  ·  Project & Engineering Management  ·Technology Commercialization·  Team Scaling & Culture  ·Government & Major-Account Sales

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Promethean Energy, Houston, TX  |  Apr 2022 – Present  | 

CEO  |  Promethean Decommissioning,  & SVP, Commercial & Technology

  •Secured a 5-year, $100MM DoI contract plus awards with two super-majors and a midstream company,    establishing market leadership in offshore decommissioning.

  •Drive P&L, BD strategy, operations, and M&A analysis for early-stage company; served concurrently as Project    Director on all active projects.

  •Grew revenue from $0 to $20MM+ (2022–2026) while building out the technology and commercial platform.

Eternal Energy, Houston, TX  |  Aug 2018 – Apr 2022  | 

Managing Director &Technology Commercialization Specialist

  •Delivered executive advisory across energy, engineering, technology, construction, and non-profit sectors    for 12 clients — driving revenue growth and one successful exit.

Subsea 7 & EMAS-AMC, Houston, TX|  2007 – 2018  | 

VP of Engineering, Americas (2013–2016)  ·Director of Engineering, Global (2016–2017)  ·  BD Manager (2017–2018)  Subsea 7 (2007-2012), EMAS (2012-2017), Subsea7 acquired EMAS in 2017

  •Scaled engineering organization 2.5× to 140+ personnel and cut turnover by 500% within 16 months;    managed 40+ global offshore projects safely, on-time, and on-budget.

  •Drove BD capturing $300MM+ in pipeline; delivered 1-, 2-, and 5-year forecasts for a $4B corporate budget as    account manager for super-major prospects.

  •Grew Americas revenue from $2MM to $400MM+ (2011–2015).

TechnipFMC, Houston, TX  |  2002 – 2007| 

Lead Design Specialist &  Installation Project Engineer

  •Engineered design and installation of deepwater structures, pipelines, and risers across the full project    lifecycle including novel weld-less link, mid-water arch, subsea PLEM/PLET and manifold SME, and concrete    rehab systems.

EDUCATION

Executive MBA—  Rice University, Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business

BS, Civil Engineering  —  University of Texas at Austin, Cockrell School of Engineering

CREDENTIALS & INDUSTRY RECOGNITION

PE (Texas #98354)  ·  AI Certificate, DeepLearning.AI (2025)  ·Certified Blockchain Expert (2020)·  Fully Offshore Certified (TWIC, BOSIET, HAZWOPER, H2S, OSHA, Rigger +)

6× OTC Session Panel Chairman / Keynote Speaker (2019, 2021–23, 2025–26)  ·  Keynote: "The $100B Elephant in the GoM" — MTS 2023  ·  Chairman, Offshore Network D&A GOM Conference (2024–26)

Published: Offshore Magazine, O&G Journal, World Pipelines, CE News (2012–2023)  ·  Baker Institute Roundtable Emerging Leaders (2015–22)  ·  Board Treasurer/Secretary, Nature Discovery Center (2013–17)  ·  International Offshore Pipeline Forum Committee, ASME, 2015-2019  ·  Innovate Committee, SPE-GCS, 2020-2022  ·Member, Association of Corporate Growth, 2018-2022  ·Certified Blockchain Expert, Blockchain Council, Dec 2020  ·  AI Certificate, DeepLearning.AI, Aug 2025