Paul Govan

Paul Govan

About

Engineering meets data science

I'm a reliability engineer with GE Aerospace, currently working on RM&T systems in the Power and Avionics business. My work sits at the intersection of engineering and data analysis, whether that's reliability modeling, FMEA, or building tools that make these methods more accessible.

Over the years I've developed several software packages for reliability, risk, and data analysis, and I'm active in the research and development community. Outside of work I volunteer as a guest speaker for STEM in virtual classrooms, contribute to NASA citizen science programs, and spent a few years as a volunteer firefighter.

Experience

Building expertise across engineering, risk, and data

Senior Engineer

GE Aerospace
Greenville, SC • 2023 – Present

Reliability, Maintainability, & Testability (RM&T)

Senior Technical Leader

GE Vernova
Greenville, SC • 2016 – 2023

Reliability and Data Analytics

Risk Management Specialist

TechnipFMC
Houston, TX • 2014 – 2016

Risk & Reliability Management

Graduate Assistant for Research and Teaching

Texas A&M University
College Station, TX • 2010 – 2014

Texas Engineering Experiment Station

Civil Engineer

The Shaw Group, Inc.
Baton Rouge, LA • 2006 – 2009

Engineering & Infrastructure

Education

Foundations in civil engineering and risk analysis

Doctor of Philosophy

Texas A&M University
Zachry Department of Civil Engineering • 2010 – 2014

Master of Engineering

Texas A&M University
Zachry Department of Civil Engineering • 2009 – 2010

Bachelor of Science

Louisiana State University
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering • 2003 – 2008

Licenses & Certifications

Professional Engineer (PE)

NCEES
Issued Jan 2017

Remote Pilot

Federal Aviation Administration
Issued Feb 2024

Certified Firefighter

State Firefighters' & Fire Marshals' Association of Texas
Issued Sep 2013

Emergency Medical Responder

National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians
Issued Sep 2012

Publications

Peer-reviewed research in reliability, risk, and data analytics

ReliaGrowR: Modeling and Plotting Functions for Reliability Growth Analysis
Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS)
2026 DOI
ReliaLearnR: Learning Modules for Reliability Analysis
Journal of Open Source Education
2026 DOI
ReliaShiny: A Shiny Application for Reliability Analysis
IEEE Reliability Magazine
2026 DOI
Developing Management Policies and Analyzing Impact of Change Orders on Labor Productivity in Construction Projects
Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology
2022 DOI
Structural Network Measures for Risk Assessment of Construction Projects
ASCE-ASME J. of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part A
2020 DOI
BayesianNetwork: Interactive Bayesian Network Modeling and Analysis
Journal of Open Source Software
2018 DOI
eAnalytics: Dynamic Web-based Analytics for the Energy Industry
Journal of Open Research Software
2016 DOI
The Resource-based View on Project Risk Management
Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
2016 DOI
Discovering the Impact of Late Change Orders and Rework on Labor Productivity: A Water Treatment Case Study Analysis Using System Dynamics Modeling
Construction Research Congress (ASCE)
2018 DOI
Causal Network Methods for Project Risk-based Decision Making
INFORMS Annual Meeting
2014 DOI
Causal Network Methods for Integrated Project Portfolio Risk Analysis
Texas A&M University (Dissertation)
2014 Handle
Benchmarking Natural Gas Pipeline Projects
ASCE Pipelines Conference
2013 DOI

Projects

Open-source tools for reliability, risk, and data analysis

Service

Giving back through STEM outreach and community

Citizen Scientist

NASA / Zooniverse
2024 – Present

Guest Speaker

Pathful Inc.
2017 – Present

Firefighter / Emergency Care Attendant

Brazos County Precinct 4 Volunteer Fire Dept.
2011 – 2014

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