Days to Remember

Dean Rippetoe was born and raised in Comanche County Texas. Served in the U.S. Air Force in the Korean Conflict, Joined Shell Oil Company in 1956 and served in various capacities and retired in 1990 as a Senior Safety Advisor for Shell’s Western Division. Dean was heavily involved in the development of Shell’s Safety Management System in the 1970’s and 1980’s and developed numerous Supervisory and Management training courses that were taught throughout the world. Dean served as a spokesman for Shell Oil Company, The American Petroleum Institute and the Texas Oil and Gas Information Committee during the “Energy Crisis” created by the Arab Embargo in the 1970’s. Dean retired from Shell in 1990 and started Dean Rippetoe Enterprises, A Safety Management Consulting firm and has traveled world wide teaching, training and auditing for numerous firms in the petroleum business. Dean continues to work as a full time consultant in the Permian Basin Petroleum Industry He lives in Midland with his wife Jean of 67 years.