Chuck Schaff

Background

About Chuck Schaff

I built my career doing the work — not advising on it. After earning my Marine Engineering degree and U.S. Coast Guard license at Maine Maritime Academy, I started as a Roustabout in the Gulf of Mexico in 1995 and spent the next decade working through every major role in offshore drilling operations. At Transocean I progressed from Assistant Driller on deepwater rigs to Operations Engineer and Rig Manager across four continents. I then spent 14 years at Chevron as a Drilling Engineer on deepwater programs in the Gulf of Mexico and offshore Australia, and as a Superintendent leading operations in Kuwait and the Permian Basin. Today I embed directly with energy and refining operations teams as a Senior Implementation Coach at RLG International. My focus is maintenance planning standardization, frontline execution, and building performance systems that deliver real, sustained cost savings. I don't hand clients a report and leave — I stay until the results are locked in. My areas of focus- Upstream well engineering & construction — onshore and deepwater- Operational performance improvement- Maintenance planning & reliability- Organizational effectiveness & frontline engagement Currently completing my Executive MBA at Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Business (Class of 2026).