The two main principals of ANEAN Consulting LLC each have over 30 years experience in the energy, oil and gas and power business in senior executive positions.  For their entire careers they have worked in the project business around the world. Based in the US they have worked in the US, Europe, Middle East, China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Canada, Central and South America. They have worked for both American companies and European companies and by virtue of their upbringing and their experiences are multi cultural and understand the nuances and efficacies of global business.

Their careers span from field engineering, engineering and technology, project engineering, project management, project controls, commercial negotiations, construction, business development, claim negotiations to executive management positions of COO and CEO.

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Angelique Sands, President

Angelique has broad and extensive general management and technical experience in the petrochemical, chemical, industrial gas, refinery and energy industries with large, major international firms. Served as Chief Operating Officer for Air Liquide Engineering and Construction Business Unit in Americas. Business Unit Leader at Shaw E&C and project manager for major ethylene projects while at Lummus (now CB&I), Most recently served as Project Director for a 4 Billion dollars domestic LNG export and import terminal.

Proven leadership in a broad spectrum of executive management positions including project management, project controls, technology and engineering. Acknowledged for excellent skills in negotiating and executing small to large projects with tight schedules.  Recognized for implementing strategies that improve project technical and financial performance and reduce costs. Possesses great assessment skills in evaluation, selection, hiring, coaching and team building that encourage top tier performance.

Angelique is a Purdue University graduate in mechanical engineering and rose through the ranks of the E&C industry starting as a process engineer progressing to lead engineer, project engineer and project management and then to executive management. She is fluent in English and Vietnamese with a working knowledge of French.

Ian Anderson, Principal

Ian Anderson has more than 35 years of experience in the energy, chemical, and power business sectors with large, major, global firms.  Experience includes a broad spectrum of management responsibilities including: President of a $1 billion year revenue E&C division focused in the Energy and Chemical market; President & CEO for a $ 250 million a year revenue construction company. Acknowledged for managing turnaround challenges and improving profitability of operations, excellent skills in building high performance teams, systems improvements, negotiations and project management.  Recognized for astute problem solving abilities and team building skills that achieve objectives and establishes an exciting and collegial work environment.

Ian started his career for a major boiler manufacturer as a field engineer and progressed to be a project manager, manager of proposals and estimating, manager of projects before moving into executive roles in operations, business development and ultimately president of a number of companies.

Ian has a degree in mechanical engineering from Queens University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada and an MBA from Wilfred Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. He holds both US and Canadian citizenship.