Deep engineering expertise in process safety and asset integrity, delivered across 600+ projects over 15 years. AI is our value multiplier – our domain knowledge, proven workflows, and engineer accountability are what makes it trustworthy and defensible where it matters most.
Engineering Expertise
Amplified by AI.
Unleashed Competence. Accelerated Value. Comprehensive Assurance.
Faster programs. Stronger regulatory posture. Proven outcomes. We are the partner that makes AI work where it must be right.
600+
Projects Delivered
Est. 2010
Serving process safety and asset integrity
65+
SME Engineers
“Our engineering expertise is what makes us trustworthy, our deliverables valuable, and your risk assured in the environments where it matters most. And AI is now our value multiplier.”
John Perez, P.E. — Principal Engineer & Owner, Cognascents
We’re the partner that makes AI work where it must be right.
Integrated process safety expertise. AI-accelerated.
Engineer-owned. Built for operations where failure isn’t an option.
Core Capabilities
Integrated engineering expertise across the disciplines that matter.
Process Safety Management
PHA/HAZOP facilitation, PSM & RMP programs, compliance audits, facility siting studies, and open recommendations resolution — services focused on keeping people, assets, and operations safe.
Asset Integrity & Reliability
Mechanical integrity and reliability programs, RBI implementations, CCDs & IOWs, and IDMS & CMMS data solutions. All focused on reducing unplanned risk.
Process Engineering
Pressure relief design, flare systems, alarm rationalization, safe operating limits, and process simulation — From concept to calculation, we have process expertise that delivers.
Clients we’ve worked with.
Why Cognascents
The only engineering partner that sees the whole picture.
Process safety isn’t siloed. Neither are we. We cover every discipline — from hazard identification and consequence modeling to alarm management, mechanical integrity, and SIL — under one roof, with one team that never loses context between workstreams. AI amplifies our knowledge and our engineers make it defensible.
Domain Expertise with Proven Track Record
Practical, field-informed expertise in process safety and asset integrity, in one integrated advisory model. Proven delivery across 600+ projects. Long-term, repeat clients – we’ve done this at scale.
AI Fluency at Architecture Level
Purpose-built knowledge bases and proven engineering workflows — not prompt engineering. Designed for deliverables that must be right.
One Team. Integrated by Design
We span every process safety discipline under one roof. No blind spots. Our work is grounded in the standards that matter: OSHA PSM, EPA RMP, API, ASME, and the full regulatory framework your operations demand.
100% SME Review, No Exceptions
Every AI output goes through an independent hard gate check by an SME before the next phase begins. No bypasses. No shortcuts.
How We Work
Engineering work delivered differently.
Domain Expertise
65+ engineers with deep domain knowledge in process safety, asset integrity, and reliability. Built on decades of field experience, codes, and standards.
AI-Accelerated Workflows
Agentic engineering systems handle data preparation, calculations, and documentation. Faster delivery on every in-scope service. Same technical rigor.
Human Sign-Off on Everything
No deliverable issued without licensed engineer review. AI accelerates the work. Engineers interpret, validate, and stand behind the output.
Our Leadership
Meet the technical leadership behind the work.
John Perez, P.E.
Principal Engineer & Owner
B.S. Chemical Engineering, CCPSC, 25+ years experience
Norberto Pineda
Chief Operating Officer
B.S. Chemical Engineering, 18+ Years Experience
Billy Wimberly, CSP
Director of Process Safety & Risk Management
B.S. Industrial Engineering, 20+ Years Experience
Justin Daarud
Director of Asset Integrity & Reliability
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 19+ Years Experience
Casey Houston, P.E.
Director of Process Technical Consulting
B.S. Chemical Engineering, 20+ Years Experience
Ready to see it in action?
Talk with one of our engineers. No sales process. We’ll walk you through exactly how AI-accelerated delivery works for your specific scope of work.
Talk to an Engineer.
Whether you’re ready to start or just want to understand what AI-accelerated delivery looks like for your scope of work, we’re happy to have that conversation.