NewsCognascents Announces AI-Amplified Engineering Services HOUSTON, TX — April 2026 Competence unleashed. Value multiplied. Process safety, asset integrity, and process engineering redefined for the demands of a new era. Cognascents Consulting Group, Inc., today announced the formal launch of its AI-amplified engineering services practice — a strategic expansion of the firm’s process safety, asset integrity,…
WebinarIs Your Piping Integrity Program Effective? Is RBI the Right Program? Live Webinar | Hosted by Cognascents Date: March 25, 2026 Time: 11:30 am CST Duration: 60 minutes (45-minute presentation + 15-minute Q&A) Register Now Register Here Webinar Overview Many operating companies have adopted Risk-Based Inspection (RBI) as the foundation of their piping integrity programs.…
NewsCognascents Celebrates 15 Years of Excellence, Integrity, and Growth Fifteen years ago, a shared vision to make the industry safer and to do things the right way, sparked the creation of Cognascents Consulting. Founded in 2010 by John and Colette Perez, a husband and wife and both experienced engineers, Cognascents began as a small process…
NewsCognascents Consulting Group Honored in HBJ’s 2024 Houston Fast 50 Cognascents Consulting Group is proud and honored to be recognized by the Houston Business Journal (HBJ) in their 2024 Houston Fast 50, which celebrates the fastest-growing private companies in the Greater Houston area. Being nominated and ranked among this prestigious group underlines Cognascents’ relentless dedication…
Cognascents Consulting is pleased to promote its strategic alliance with MiraCAD Technologies, a powerful collaboration aimed at elevating client support in risk reduction, operational efficiency, and regulatory compliance. This collaboration combines Cognascents’ extensive domain knowledge and established engineering workflows with MiraCAD’s leading-edge reality capture and asset visualization solutions. Together, we’ve optimized inspection and maintenance strategies,…
On October 12th, 2022, OSHA held a virtual informal stakeholder meeting to give the public a chance to provide testimony regarding several potential changes and provisions to the current Process Safety Management (PSM) Standard (29 CFR 1910.119). Potential changes could include: Clarifying the exemption for atmospheric storage tanks; Expanding the scope to include oil- and…
On Friday, 05 February 2021, the Cognascents Consulting Group, Inc., welcomed aboard four new minority shareholders – Justin Daarud, Jeffrey Miller, Norberto Pineda, and Billy Wimberly. The four new minority shareholders join Najib Melhem (minority interest), Colette Perez (founding shareholder), and John Perez (founding shareholder) in the Cognascents ownership structure. In the face of a…
We have navigated the COVID-19 pandemic without a reduction in workforce – in fact we have grown 15% since March 2020. We frequently travel and work offshore to support asset integrity projects – hurricanes and viruses may slow us down, but they do not stop us. We have an extremely competitive office fantasy football league.…
Proper design, installation, and maintenance of overpressure protection and protective devices are critical to ensure plant safety. Join Justin and Norberto in Banff on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at 10am for discussions on Overpressure Protection Requirements. The goal of the workshop is to provide an understanding of the requirements set in ABSA’s AB-512b Section 4.19…
With the holiday season in full swing, we took some time to enjoy some good food, good company, and good music! This year, our own Cognascents (mostly) house band provided fabulous entertainment for our company holiday celebration. A good time was had by all! Happy holidays!
Cognascents will be at the 2019 Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center International Symposium in College Station from October 22nd-October 24th. We will be at booth #17 as well as one of Tuesday’s presenters. We hope to see you at TAMU! Conference Details:2019 Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center International SymposiumOctober 22-October 24, 2019Texas…
Cognascents is pleased to announce a signed agreement to partner with Antea for licensing, distribution, and delivering 3D and digitization technologies as a systems integrator. This partnership allows for improved assistance in asset intensive organizations and the management of the integrity of their assets. Antea’s tool, Palladio, offers a web platform that manages multiple…
Meet our newest team members! Please join us in welcoming Noel Moreno, Maria Ordonez and Paul Vitolo to the Cognascents team. Noel and Paul joined us in late spring, while Maria came on board this summer. They are a great asset to our team and are ready to serve our clients. Join us in getting…
Cognascents will be at the 2019 AIChE Spring Meeting and 15th Global Congress on Process Safety in New Orleans from March 31st-April 4th. Stop by our booth #213 to pick up this year’s puzzle and meet the newest member of the Cognascents team, Justin Daarud. Conference Details:2019 AIChE Spring Meeting & GCPSMarch 31 – April…
Introducing the new Cognascents.com. With improved navigation, extra resources and up-to-date training schedules, we are pleased to announce that 2019 brings us a fresh new look. We think you will find the content more accessible, the website easier to navigate, all the while continuing to learn more about our services and solutions. We will be…
