Leadership

Richard Bourque

Richard joined the Chouest Group in 1990 and has held multiple positions within the organization. His first 22 years were with the vessel group, in positions ranging from Vessel Master, Operations Coordinator, Operations Manager and Senior Operations Manager, covering areas including the Gulf of Mexico, Alaska, Mediterranean, and Mexico.

In 2012, Richard was transferred to C-Innovation and assumed the position of General Manager. With the reorganization and development of the Subsea Group, Richard was promoted to Chief Operating Officer in 2020.

Richard has more than 40 years of experience in the oil and gas industry.

David Sheetz

David Sheetz as Vice President is responsible for overseeing and managing C-Innovation’s Subsea Projects Group in Houston, Texas. The Subsea Projects group is comprised of the Project Management, Operations, Engineering, New Well Delivery, and Well Intervention teams.

David has 32+ years of experience in the Subsea Oil & Gas Industry getting his start at Sonsub/Saipem and advancing to Managing Director of Asia Pacific. After 15 years, David transitioned from the contractor’s side to the operator side by joining BP in the Gulf of Mexico as the ROV Operations Lead. David’s experience between both companies included the Gulf of Mexico, Asia Pacific, and North Sea Regions.

David joined C-Innovation in 2015 with a focused effort on combining as many of the Edison Chouest Offshore’s group of companies to offer the industry a true single-source project-based offering from CI.

Lucas Cribley

Lucas Cribley

Lucas Cribley rejoins the C-Innovation team as Business Development Manager. In this role, he will be focused on strategic growth for integrated subsea services within the offshore energy industry.

With more than 20 years of experience in the Oil and Gas, Maritime, and Renewables sectors, Lucas brings a wealth of knowledge to our superior management team.

He began his career in 2000 at Sonsub International in offshore operations, ultimately becoming one of the early employees of C-Innovation in 2008. His experience spans IMR and Light Construction projects, Light Well Intervention, and LoF and ROV services. Most recently he served as Regional Director, overseeing the deployment of legacy offshore operational experience and novel technologies to the dynamic offshore wind market.

Lucas earned both a Bachelor of Science in business operations and an MBA from Boise State, as well as Six Sigma and Project Management Professional (PMP) certifications.

Rebecca DuFour

Rebecca Dufour, as Commercial Manager, is responsible for providing commercial
support throughout project lifecycles, from initial client engagement to tendering,
contracting, and operational execution, along with analysis of the current market to
develop strategies for growth and new opportunities.
Rebecca joined C-Innovation in 2021 as Proposal Manager, bringing with her more than
20 years of tendering and commercial experience in the Offshore Oil & Gas Industry.