Interviewer(s): T. Priest. Houston, TX

Affiliation: University of Houston/History International

After graduating Purdue with a degree in Civil Engineering in 1953, Cliff Swanlund began his career with Shell. He served in the Army soon after his assignment with Shell forcing him to come back to the company in 1956. He first worked in the Delta division in New Orleans but later spent time working in New Orleans Marine Division, offshore. During that time he was Project Engineer for Eugene Island 188, and block 100. He also served as Division Drilling Engineer. In 1960 he moved to the design group and worked developing various offshore structures. In 1966 he began work for Esso Production and Research and stayed there until his retirement in 1995.