Cesar de Leon, P.E., is a pipeline safety engineering consultant and pipeline expert witness. In the Federal government, he was with the Office of Pipeline Safety, D.O.T. for over 23 years, including Director and Deputy Director of the Office. In those positions, he directed or co-directed the national program for issuing and enforcing Federal design, construction, operation and maintenance regulations for all gas and oil pipelines in the country. In the oil industry, he was Vice-President of Geo-Condor, Inc., and Engineering Manager of The Western Company, both companies in the well servicing business.

He holds a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from University of Texas/Austin and an M.Eng. in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University/College Station. He is a licensed professional engineer in Texas and Colorado. Mr. de Leon is fluent in Spanish.

Mr. de Leon has provided successful pipeline expert witness and engineering consulting services in over 100 projects. He has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in many pipeline litigation investigations, reports, including over 20 depositions and court testimony.