William C. "Hoot" Gibson, Jr.
William
C. "Hoot" Gibson, Jr., is the Project Manager for the Strategic Petroleum
Reserve Project Management Office (SPRPMO) in New Orleans, Louisiana. The SPR is
the world's largest crude oil stockpile and currently has over 600 million
barrels in storage at four sites in Louisiana and Texas.
Mr. Gibson manages all activities of the SPR, including administration, quality
assurance, environmental, safety and health, security, maintenance and
operations and systems and projects. Mr. Gibson served as drawdown manager
during the Desert Storm Drawdown ordered by the President in 1991.
Mr. Gibson has a B.A. in American Government from the University of Virginia and
a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Maryland. He is a Navy
veteran and is listed as a Registered Professional Engineer (by examination)
State of Louisiana.
Mr. Gibson resides in New Orleans and has three daughters.
A Systems Approach to Infrastructure Security at the SPR: A Case Study
Presenter will explain the systematic approach to security planning employed by the Department of Energy and its application to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in a post 9/11 timeframe.