Venki Gowda is an experienced Lead Project Engineer at Heerema Marine Contractors since December 2007, specializing in project engineering management, conceptualization, engineering, fabrication, transportation, and installation of offshore facilities and subsea structures. Prior experience includes roles as Offshore Structural Engineer at American Bureau of Shipping, focusing on design review and verification of offshore facilities, and as Onshore Structural Engineer at BE & K (KBR), where structural analysis and design were key responsibilities. Earlier, Venki Gowda worked as Civil & Structural Engineer at Chemtex Consulting of India Ltd, specializing in structural analysis and civil engineering for industrial facilities. Educational qualifications include a Master of Science in Structural Engineering from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and a Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering from Bangalore University.