K. Arnold Consulting, Inc.
Kenneth E. Arnold was the founder of Paragon Engineering Services in Houston, an oil and gas project management and engineering services company which became AMEC Paragon in 2005. He has over 40 years experience in facilities engineering design and project management, having worked on both onshore and offshore projects in many areas of the world. He is co-author of two textbooks and over 50 technical articles on this subject. He is a member of the national Academy of Engineers.
Arnold is the editor of the Production Facilities Volume of the Society of Petroleum Engineers Petroleum Engineering Handbook (2007) and served on the Board of SPE as the first specialty director of facilities and construction. He has twice been chosen as an SPE distinguished lecturer, and is a recipient of the SPE DeGoyler Medal and Public Service Award. He was named 2003 Houston Engineer of the Year by the Texas Society of Professional Engineers and is a member of the Board of The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas, and of the Marine Board of the National Research Council.
Arnold has taught facilities engineering at the University of Houston. He is a registered Professional Engineer and serves on the Advisory Board of the Engineering School of Cornell University. In 1964, Kenneth E. Arnold received a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Cornell University. He completed a M.S. in Civil Engineering at Tulane University in 1967.