Rod Hanson

Rod Hanson, the Valdez Marine Terminal Manager for the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, is responsible for the day-to-day safe operations and maintenance of the 1000-acre Marine Terminal.
Terminal operations include measurement and movement of the crude oil inventory, power generation, vapor control systems for the fixed roof storage tanks, marine tanker vapor recovery facilities, processing of marine tanker ballast water, and facilities for loading crude oil onto tankers.
Rod holds a Bachelor s Degree in Civil Engineering from the Oregon Institute of Technology.
He achieved Professional Engineer regis- tration in Oregon, Washington, California and Alaska.
Prior to joining Alyeska Pipeline Service Company in 1991, Rod worked for consulting engineering firms in Alaska as a civil / structural engi- neer.
Rod began his career at Alyeska in 1988 providing field engineering services at the Valdez Marine Terminal.
He was involved in the initial engineering design and construction of Alyeska s Ship Escort Response Vessel System facilities in Valdez as well as marine facilities and hatchery protection programs in Prince William Sound.
Rod held a variety of other positions in Engineering, Maintenance and Projects before moving into Pipeline Operations in 1995.
He then spent several years in operations line management positions on the North Slope and along the trans-Alaska pipeline, serving as a first line supervisor at some of the Pump Stations and also as the Pipeline Manager for the 800-mile pipeline.
Rod is active in both internal and external employee / student development activities.
He sits on Alyeska s Building Foundations for Excellence committee and serves on a Vocational Education Advisory Board for the Prince William Sound Community College.
Rod, his wife Sam, and their two children, Kristin and Rick, enjoy the many summer and winter outdoor activities that abound in the Prince William Sound region.