Ryan LaVergne is a Project Director for Percheron, LLC with over 20 years of experience in the energy industry, specializing in pipeline integrity, midstream projects and facilities. He oversees multidisciplinary projects across Percheron’s engineering, survey, environmental and right-of-way services, managing budget, schedule and resources from start to finish. He works closely with clients, from PHMSA regulators to the crews in the field, to deliver turnkey solutions on time and on budget.

Before joining Percheron, Ryan was Division Manager of Integrity at Primoris Service Corporation, where he led large-scale anomaly dig programs across North America and set up master service agreements with major owner/operators. As Director of Technology at Western Specialties, he developed the patented SmartSleeve™ pipeline repair system in coordination with Lloyd’s Register, and he built testing programs that aligned with ASME PCC-2. He began his career at Stress Engineering Services, where he spent a decade in full-scale testing. He has presented at PPIM, API and AMPP and has published in the proceedings of the International Pipeline Conference.