Our Team

Bini Vallassery

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

As CEO, Bini sets the goals, direction and objectives for the entire company. Bini Vallassery is a petroleum engineer with experience working overseas, in the continental US and deep water offshore. Bini got exposed to Mechanical Integrity and the critical nature of inspections while working in operations management. His belief that every company must do everything in their power to have employee go home safe at the end of the day and his focus on operations excellence are the primary reasons that he is involved in ESI.

Paul Breaux

Vice President - Operations

Paul Breaux is our VP – Operations in New Iberia, La. A seasoned professional with 40 years of operational experience working in the international and domestic field, has allowed for a well-rounded management portfolio. A successful background of consistently creating strong relationships and managing complex problems. Always having a strong belief in the need to grow and constantly pushing myself and my team to excel while overachieving and never shying away from making tough decisions. I understand that to have success depends on several factors; that includes diligence, supervision of personnel, strong knowledge of operations and administration. My extensive work experience ensures the effective completion of large projects within the required delivery timelines.

Scott Leitko

Vice President - Enterprise Strategy

With over 30 years of industry experience, Scott’s focus has been on strategic alignment and development of assets and resources to maximize value to stake holders. Scott’s extensive experience in product, program and project execution strategy development and deployment is invaluable in aligning the capabilities of ESI with the goals and objectives of our clients. Scott has delivered success at corporate, executive management and project levels over the past 20 years. Scott has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Houston.

Janice Konerza

Business Manager

Janice ensures that our services are delivered to our clients with maximum focus on technical integrity through comprehensive administration of contracting, accounting and personnel management. Janice facilitates certifications, site access requirements and asset coordination to assure Elliott is prepared to deliver top quality services on time and according to commitments. Janice has a distinguished background in the technical assurance industry and has comprehensive knowledge of the keys to business delivery and understands the necessity of organization along with careful handling of company’s requirements of employees, subcontractors, government institutions, and all clients.

Jesus Mayoral

Project Engineering Manager

Jesus Mayoral is our lead Mechanical Integrity Engineer and supervises our inspection/engineering interfaces and projects. Jesus is an expert in applying RBI for asset management and reliability applications.

Jesus has 28 years of experience as a field engineer, inspection engineer and reliability and maintenance. His experience includes
• consulting
• supervising shut downs
• performing inspection and mechanical integrity analysis
• fit for service (FFS) calculations and assessments
• risk-based inspection calculations and assessments

Jesus has certifications in:
• API 580 Risk-Based Inspection Certification – American Petroleum Institute #63373
• API 571 Corrosion and Materials Certification – American Petroleum Institute #60765
• API 510 Pressure Vessel Inspector Certification – American Petroleum Institute #28705
• API 570 Piping Inspection Inspector Certification – American Petroleum Institute #39879
• Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professional – SMRP ID: 222023

Jesus’ broad background, experience, and technical expertise brings to our clients a robust set of tools and applications to extract the maximum value out of their inspection planning, execution and compliance tracking.