Interviewer(s): B. Beauboeuf. Houston, TX

Affiliation: University of Houston/History International

Carl Wickizer went to work for Shell in 1954 after graduating from Oklahoma State University in 1954. After training, his first assignment was to New Orleans as a production engineer in 1957. He worked in various capacities until 1971 when he first worked with the offshore Gulf of Mexico. In 1973 he became Project manager for the pilot subsea system and he spend the rest of his career developing deep water technology in various management positions. He retired in 1993 after 39 1/2 years of service.