Managing Director
George DeBakey

George DeBakey is a co-founder and Managing Director of AP-Networks. He shares responsibility for the company's overall strategic direction, and management of its long-term growth and profitability. As co-founder, Mr. DeBakey has been instrumental in the development of the company's values, ethics, and customer-focused philosophy.

Mr. DeBakey has more than 25 years of professional experience generating measurable improvements in asset and operational performance in the energy, petrochemical, and construction industries. His leadership style and professional experience characterize AP-Networks' commitment to delivering long-term value and measurable results to its clients worldwide.

At AP-Networks, Mr. DeBakey has led an organization responsible for more than 350 turnaround and project assessments worldwide with clients such as Celanese, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Dow Chemical, ExxonMobil, Flint Hills Resources, Shell, and Valero. In the early days of AP-Networks, Mr. Debakey was the father of the Turnaround Readiness Pyramid^TM - the worlds' most proven and used turnaround best practices tool. He has earned a recognized standing in the petrochemical industry as an expert in improving turnaround performance, and is a regular participant in an expert panel for best practices at the National Petrochemical Refining Association (NPRA) Conference. Mr. DeBakey is a thought leader in the industry and speaks at numerous conferences and events all over the world.

George started his career with Bechtel Corporation working on the engineering and construction of mega-projects. Later in his Bechtel career, he played key roles in a start-up organization responsible for taking commercial nuclear power plants from mechanical completion to steady state operations. His nuclear acclamation gave him the opportunity to be one of select few consultants who worked on improving the Systemic Assessment of Licensee Performance ("SALP") ratings of three nuclear power plants. This experience gave him the invaluable understanding of achieving breakthrough results by improving, in concert, the performance of people, processes, and the material condition of physical assets. George holds a Master degree in Engineering.