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ABOUT

We JNB is a solution provider for offshore/onshore/marine projects in North America. Considering the importance of harmonized and systematic characteristics at each engineered project, we provide our integrated solutions from engineering, consulting, equipment & material supply, and project management. Especially, we offer quality, credible and competitive equipment & materials with customized local services and supports to our Clients. With our main office in Houston, Texas, our focus lies in markets all across North America. Utilizing an extensive network of business partners, we provide nearby support wherever your projects may be.

Our vision is to have Clients better understand the reliability of our products and services, and for Clients to experience this dependability at the competitive offers and with attentive services.

Leadership

John Shin, PE
LNG & Offshore Plant Specialist

John K. Shin is the founder of JNB and is responsible for Business development and Agent services.

John has more than 34 years of experience in the offshore oil and gas industries. Prior to JNB, he served in numerous roles at Bechtel Corporation in Houston, SBM Offshore Group in Monaco, SBM Offshore in Houston, Hyundai Heavy Ind., Ltd in Houston and Ulsan Korea, and Hanjin Heavy Ind. Ltd. Busan.

His roles included engineering, procurement, cost and construction management and project delivery services as project engineering manager of FPSOs, Drilling Platforms, Floating and land based LNG terminals, Power plants and Process modules projects at Bechtel, SBM and major fabrication shipyards in Korea, Singapore, Malaysia and China.

John has a great stock of knowledge in installation, operation and maintenance of marine and industrial equipment such as engines, turbines and pumps.

John is a graduate of Inha University in Korea with BS.Eng. in naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.

John is a Professional Engineer of the State of Texas in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.

Venkat Bhabani, PE
Energy & Power Plant Specialist

•Professional Engineer, Registered in the State of Texas

•MS Ch.E., University of Arkansas, USA

•32 year industry experience as a Chemical Engineer with broad expertise in Petrochemical Plants, Oil Refineries and Power Plants projects

•Worked at:

§Bechtel Oil, Gas & Chem. Houston (Process plant project manager)

§Atlas Engineering, Houston (Chemical Engineer)

§Akzo Noble Chemical, Houston (Chemical Engineer)

§Mitsubishi Corp, Saudi Arabia (Chemical Engineer)

James Jang, MBA
Business Development Specialist

James Jang is a board member of JNB and is responsible for Business Development, Marketing & Sales, and Agent services.

James has more than 32 years of experience in the oil & gas, petrochemical, marine & shipbuilding industries. Prior to JNB Offshore Consulting Group, he served in numerous roles at DSME (Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd) in Seoul Korea, DSME Houston Office in Houston Texas, Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd in Ulsan Korea, and Hanjin Heavy Industries Co., Ltd in Busan Korea.

His roles included marketing & sales of offshore/onshore oil & gas, power EPC/EPCIC projects as head of offshore marketing team at head office; business development of offshore/onshore projects like floating/fixed production platforms, floating LNG (LNG FPSO), FSRU, LNG plant modules, drilling rigs, floating power plant, shipbuilding, naval ships, and windmills as managing director & regional head at Houston office covering the Americas; cost estimation & planning of process equipment for refinery, petrochemical, chemical plants as sales engineer; and ship outfitting & machinery design as technical engineer.

James got MBA at University of Michigan Ross School of Business in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and BS.Eng. in naval Architecture & Marine Engineering at Inha University in Korea.

Mohamed Ibrahim 
Project Finance Specialist

Mohamed is a Mechanical Engineer from University of Madras, followed by a graduate degree in Computer Science from University of New Orleans, LA. He has experience in a variety of sectors such as power, healthcare software, healthcare and real estate. Prior to JNB, he has successfully run a couple of companies in healthcare industry and real estate industry in Houston.

He has served in power industry in maintenance of large thermal power plants in India and commissioning and operation of large thermal power plants and desalination plants in Saudi Arabia. Later he worked with ADAC Healthcare System and Cerner in architecting, designing and developing healthcare applications. He has run a couple of companies in healthcare industry serving the Greater Houston area hospitals and patients. Mohamed is also a real estate investor in the greater Houston area.

Mohamed has a technical background in power industry and a variety of business expertise and ability to adapt and focus on business development and strategy.

Brian Bae, PhD
Offshore & Subsea Specialist

Dr. Bae is a board member of JNB and is responsible for Engineering project management and technical consulting.

S. Bae has more than 16 years of experience in the offshore oil and gas industries. Prior to JNB, he served in RE(Responsible Engineer), project management, sub-contractors management , contacting, and business development at Bechtel Corporation in Houston, Worley Parsons Group in Houston, and Offshore Technology Research Center in Texas State Government.

His specialty is covered from sea surface to seafloor. It includes subsea system development, riser/umbilical/power cable design, Hull piping and FPSO/TLP/ SPAR/Semi-submersible global performance.

S. Bae earned his Ph.D. in Ocean Engineering at Texas A&M University in College Station Texas USA.  

S. Bae is a member of SNAME (Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers).

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