Dr. Sergio Jaramillo has more than 20 years of experience in metocean engineering, physical oceanography, and offshore environmental analysis. He is a Senior Metocean Engineer at Shell Global Solutions U.S., where he leads metocean services across the Americas, including oversight of real-time observing systems, survey campaigns, and the development of operability and design criteria for offshore activities in the Gulf and other deepwater regions. His work has supported major deepwater developments, pipeline assessments and coastal infrastructure evaluations central to safe and efficient offshore operations.

Dr. Jaramillo’s research contributions include long-term studies of Loop Current and Loop Current Eddy variability using machine learning approaches, as well as observational and modeling investigations of deep-water circulation in the Colombian Caribbean. His earlier academic work encompassed AUV-based coastal hydrodynamics, wave–sediment interaction studies, and numerical model development for coastal and shelf environments, resulting in multiple peer?reviewed publications and conference papers.

Before transitioning fully into research and offshore engineering, Dr. Jaramillo served in the Colombian Navy, gaining foundational maritime operational experience that informed his later work in ocean engineering. He holds a Ph.D. in Coastal and Oceanographic Engineering from the University of Florida, an M.Sc. in Physical Oceanography from the University of British Columbia, and bachelor’s degrees in Physical Oceanography and Naval Sciences from the Escuela Naval Almirante Padilla. He remains active in the Gulf observing community, represents Shell in several Joint Industry Projects, and serves as a reviewer for scientific journals and research funding programs.