Paul Govan

Paul Govan

About

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

Senior Engineer

GE Aerospace
Greenville, SC

Reliability, Maintainability, & Testability (RM&T)

2023 – Present

Senior Technical Leader

GE Vernova
Greenville, SC

Reliability and Data Analytics

2016 – 2023

Risk Management Specialist

TechnipFMC
Houston, TX

Risk & Reliability Management

2014 – 2016

Graduate Assistant for Research and Teaching

Texas A&M University
College Station, TX

Texas Engineering Experiment Station

2010 – 2014

Civil Engineer

The Shaw Group, Inc.
Baton Rouge, LA

Engineering & Infrastructure

2006 – 2009

Education

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

NCEES

Professional Engineer (PE)

NCEES • Issued Jan 2017
FAA

Remote Pilot

Federal Aviation Administration • Issued Feb 2024
SFFMA

Certified Firefighter

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

Emergency Medical Responder

National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians • Issued Sep 2012

Publications

Books

Online Book
2026

Articles

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

Projects

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R packages
iOS apps

Service

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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