Robert van Kuilenburg

Robert van Kuilenburg graduated in 1996 from the Technical University of Delft with a degree in mechanical engineering, where his studies focused on the use of neural networks for condition monitoring. He joined Huisman Equipment in 2001 as a concept engineer and progressed to vice president of projects by 2012.

He joined Noble in 2012 as part of the startup team for the company's newbuild drilling rigs in Korea, relocating to Houston in 2014. He was closely involved in the development of Noble’s eBOP and MPD systems and is currently senior manager of technical marketing.

As former chairman of the IADC ART Committee, he was and remains involved in numerous IADC guideline documents, including the new IADC Drill Bit Standards. He is also a member of the DWIS leadership team, contributing to interoperability standards for the drilling industry.