Dick Williams joined Shell in 1980 after receiving his Electrical Engineering degree from Penn State. He worked in a variety of Shell's regions as an engineer—building and supporting projects in the Gulf of Mexico, California, and Illinois. In 1987 he returned to Houston for several positions in the business, including Base Chemicals, then went to St. Louis as Mid Continent District Superintendent. Upon returning to Houston in 1993, he joined the Joint Ventures group—responsible for negotiating and operating several large projects in the Gulf of Mexico. In 2000 he lead the Commercial Development effort of a major restructuring, then spent 3 years as the Operations Support Manager for Shell's Pipelines and Distribution Terminals, and then served 3 years as the Commercial Manager for Shell Distribution North America--which encompassed all the customer facing activities for pipelines and distribution terminals in the United States and Canada. Dick was appointed President, Shell WindEnergy, in 2008. Shell’s Wind activities include operating 11 windfarms, 8 in North America and three in Europe, with a capacity of 1100 MW and developing new projects in North America. He maintains Professional Engineering licenses in Texas, Louisiana, and Pennsylvania. Dick lives in Houston with his wife Sandi and two sons, Conrad and Colin. When not chasing windmills, he spends time with several charities, including his son’s schools, Rebuilding Together Houston-- which rebuilds homes for the less advantaged people of the Houston area, is on the boards of Breakthrough Houston—an educational collaborative which nurtures high achieving students from at-risk areas, and the Houston Technology Center. He is also getting involved with the National Urban League Green Jobs initiative. | |
