Meet the Team.

Our team’s diverse background ranges from operator experience to audit expertise and provides our clients with a new perspectives on managing pipeline compliance challenges.

  • Lauren Tipton specializes in DOT pipeline and facility integrity management regulatory compliance with experience in supporting hazardous liquid and natural gas operators in asset integrity management through the application of holistic compliance strategies, engineering analyses, and process development. Lauren’s areas of focus include third party audits, DOT Facility Integrity Management, and written program implementation strategy. Lauren enjoys cooking, gardening, and going to the lake with friends and family as often as possible.

  • Nicole Tebow’s DOT pipeline experience began in 2005 with integrity management consulting support. She moved into an operator role and established a comprehensive DOT pipeline program from the ground up, including construction, operation and maintenance, emergency response, public awareness and damage prevention, integrity management, control room management, operator qualification, and substance abuse programs for hazardous liquid and gas pipelines. Eventually, Nicole moved back into the consulting arena in an effort to support a variety of companies in establishing and improving their DOT pipeline programs. Nicole’s expertise includes jurisdictional determinations, written program support, third party and regulatory audit support, and implementation guidance.

    In her spare time Nicole enjoys spending her time gardening, playing billiards, fly fishing, and spending time in the mountains.

  • Allison Albright has been working in DOT pipeline safety compliance since 2019. She has experience creating custom integrity management, operations and maintenance, and public awareness and damage prevention programs for liquid and natural gas operators. Allison has also worked extensively with clients on the creation and implementation of procedures to address newly regulatory requirements, audit preparation, training, and written program support.

    When she’s not assisting clients with the ins and outs of regulatory requirements and program updates, Allison enjoys hiking, baking, and horror movies.

  • With more than a decade of experience as a Pipeline Safety Investigator and Regulatory Compliance Auditor—serving both the PUC of Ohio and PHMSA —Sam brings a combination of regulatory insight, field experience, and operator‑focused problem solving.

    Building on a 13‑year military career as an investigator, Sam has developed a reputation for analytical rigor, quality assurance, and audit readiness. He has held senior leadership roles in the natural gas sector where he has led enterprise‑wide compliance initiatives.

    Sam provides strategic guidance to pipeline operators seeking to strengthen regulatory alignment, enhance Safety Management Systems, and improve operational performance.

    Sam holds a B.S. in Adult Education from Oklahoma State University and a Certificate of Specialization in Leadership & Management from Harvard Business School Online. He is currently pursuing his MBA at Franklin University.

  • Damarley performs gap analyses on client documents against regulatory requirements, reviews and analyzes upcoming U.S. regulatory requirements, trends, and enforcement guidance, and develops and revises written pipeline safety programs.

    In his spare time, Damarley enjoys skiing, dancing, hiking, and reading court opinions.