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OBJECTIVE:
To provide leadership and capacity-growth in E&P Consulting (Technical Support Operations & Business Development) using cutting-edge Applications-technology skills, Information Technology & Information Management. To immediately contribute to the organization (at Advisor, Consultant, Senior Staff or Practice Manager level) by conceiving, planning and executing projects (relating to Reservoir Seismo-Geology/ Seismo-Petrophysics, 3D Geomodeling/Reservoir Modeling, Seismic Interpretation, & Sequence Stratigraphy) enhanced with Information Technology; High-Quality Service Delivery, Strategy Management, Risk Management.
Possesses Vendor-Certified Technical Support & Trainer Proficiency in Multi-Vendor Software & Multiple Applications.
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:
Regional Manager/Director of Business Development & Marketing in Petroleum E&P Software & Consulting Services (US Citizen), with cutting edge technology skills with extensive international experience (in 9 countries across 4 continents), with Technology-intensive background in Exploration & Development operations and service companies involving Multi-Vendor Software.
Served in various roles of Operations/Program Manager, Project Manager/Managing Consultant, Technical Lead/Service Delivery Manager (Training, Consulting, Technical Workflows, Applications Support and Data Management Projects), and Business Development (Consultative Sales/ Market Analysis).
Utilizes high-level Strategy Analysis & Alignment/Realignment, Risk Management (including Operational & Financial Risk Analysis, Business Continuity Planning), with Business Development and Technical Support/Sales, Technical Services Delivery/Account Management (Support & Consultative Sales, Customer Relationship Management), Sales Account Management, Technical Training & Training Development, Marketing /Market Analysis, Project/Consulting Management (including Feasibility Analysis/Economic Valuation), Marketing /Market Analysis, Product Marketing/Product Management (Information Technology Products & Services),Team Development methodology; Technology Transfer/ Training & Training Development, Change Management, Project Management (including Feasibility Analysis/Economic Valuation).
Highly motivated to lead employer-company to high profitability and optimum performance by developing effective teams, developing and leading aggressive operational and business programs. Accomplished investigator and author, having more than 50 peer-reviewed technical publications/conference papers, more than 70 unpublished professional / proprietary study reports, as well as a number of recently submitted papers and reports in progress.
MAJOR RECENT ENGAGEMENTS:
(with Multi-National, International Independents & National Oil Companies):
(A). HYPERDYNAMICS CORPORATION, INC., Houston, Texas – Served in role of Manager of Petroleum Development & Chief Geophysicist [Domestic & International Operations]
(B). ARAMCO PETROLEUM CO., GEOSTEERING OPERATIONS CENTER, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia - Filled role of Geosteering Consultant/Reservoir Characterization Specialist/Modeler
(C). SHELL PETROLEUM DEV. CO, (SHELL OIL CO. GLOBAL SERVICE CENTER –AFRICA) Port Harcourt, Nigeria), HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES / LANDMARK GRAPHICS - Filled role of Onsite Team Lead (Support Manager), Principal G&G Consultant
(D). BP EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO., Houston, Texas - Filled role of Applications Support Project Manager
(E). EXXONMOBIL EXPL. CO. - UPSTREAM TECHNICAL COMPUTING, Houston, Texas - Filled role of Computing Support Coordinator /Technical Account Manager
(F). PEMEX, Mexico City, Mexico, - (Reynosa, Cd. del Carmen, Tampico, Veracruz Operations) - Sr. Geophy., Expl. & Integrated Reservoir Applications Consultant
(G). LANDMARK GRAPHICS CORPORATION, Houston, Texas - Senior Technical Consultant - Geophysical / Exploration Applications
Subsidiary Clients: Landmark Graphics Technical Assistance Center (North America); Agip Petroleum/Landmark-EAME (Africa); Amoco Production - USA; BP Exploration - USA; Western Atlas Exploration & Production –USA
MAIN PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
1 Petroleum Production/Development using Quantitative & Reservoir Geophysical/Geological Interpretation
2 Petroleum Exploration & Production using Seismic Stratigraphy/Sequence Stratigraphy
3 Petroleum Exploration using Basin Analysis/Regional Tectonics
4 Management, Training Development & Supervision
Selected Short-List of Accomplishments:
* Provided Technical Support and Managerial oversight for operations assets worth $75 million to $135 million in computing and data resources.
* Made research-based predictions (interpreted from multi-disciplinary technical data, and an evaluation of maturation and hydrocarbon plays/prospects offshore and onshore Gulf of Guinea and Niger Delta) confirmed by several new discoveries, 7 of which have estimated reserves of between 1 billion and several hundred million barrels (Total estimated reserves of 6 billion to 12 billion barrels), each valued (using the conservative $25/barrel pricing of the 1990's) at $1 billion to $25 billion.
* Utilized extensive industry and government contacts (at senior management-level) to help a leading petroleum service company in retrieving/rescuing two major accounts (one of which was about $130,000 per year) that were under threat of termination and of being supplanted by market rival.
* Initiated, negotiated and managed corporate strategic alliances with major industry players involving international operations.
* Developed training materials for corporate Infrastructure Assets Security, Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity.
* Analyzed Operations Management and Project Management issues in key industry segments.
* Prepared and evaluated 3-D reservoir model, and set up up-scaled reservoir models for reservoir simulation using leading industry software.
* Evaluated dynamic behavior of various reservoirs and reservoir fluids applying Darcy's law, and Material balance using Microsoft Excel and various computer programs.
* Seasoned Economic Analyst utilizing multi-disciplinary domain-knowledge to generate accurate and reliable asset estimates and calculations.
* Repeatedly won Top Producer (Vendor Revenue) for solution sales of products and services.
* Won International Top Performer rating (Customer-ranked) in Technical Computing & Support Delivery.
* Seasoned Economic Analyst utilizing multi-disciplinary domain-knowledge to calculate accurate and reliable resource and financial estimates.
* Seasoned Team-Builder/ Team-Developer utilizing Group Processes and MBTI team-compatibility analysis. Effective Coach-Trainer-Mentor, Team-Leader and Work-Group Manager with intrinsic reward strategies.
MAJOR PROFESSIONAL HONORS & AWARDS:
* 2005 "NMGS/Shell Award" - Recipient of the highest award of the Nigerian Mining & Geosciences Society (NMGS) - in recognition of "significant contributions to the field of Earth Sciences on the African Continent through excellence in research".
* 1991 Sigma Xi Election - Elected to Full Membership by Sigma Xi (the American National Honor Society for Scientific Research since 1886) in recognition of a research record judged to be "noteworthy achievement as an original investigator".
* Research Grants - Won more than 10 Research Grants from US institutions and organizations - 1981 to 1990
* Fellowships/Scholarships - Won 4 major Fellowships/Scholarships –1980 (Geosciences), 1981(Geosciences), 1989 (Geosciences), 1997 (Business Administration)
* Research Assistantships - Awarded University Research Assistantships/Research Scientist Assistantships – 1982-1983, 1989-1990.
INFORMATION SYSTEMS & SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE SKILLS:
TECHNICAL COMPUTING SKILLS:
Extensive knowledge and experience of Geoscience/Exploration, Data Management & Reservoir Modeling/Characterization Software (at User, Technical Support & Trainer Proficiency Levels)
* Landmark Graphics' OpenWorks, SeisWorks, EarthCube, GeoProbe, OpenVision, StratWorks, WellBore Planner, ZMap Plus, StrataModel, Post-Stack/PAL, RAVE, and SigmaView.
* Schlumberger/GeoQuest's GeoFrame, GeoViz, Petrel and Charisma
* Miscellaneous Vendors' Reservoir Modeling Applications: AVO, STRATA (Hampson-Russell), Tigress, Integrate, DSite (Jason Geosystems), IRAP (Roxar), Hampson Russell's AVO and Strata, Paradigm's VoxelGeo, GoCAD
* ESRI's Arc suite of tools.
* Other Image Processing, Geo-Spatial Modeling, Mapping, & Cartographic Software
OPERATIONS & BUSINESS COMPUTING SKILLS
* System Analysis/System Development (using Object-oriented UML, Visible Analyst, Rational Rose, Visio)
* Project Management Software (MS Project, MS Schedule+)
* Business and Technical Data Analysis and Risk Analysis Software (MINITAB, SAS, SPSS, STATISTIX and Excel)
* ERP, CRM and SCM Software (Oracle, SAP, SPSS, SAS)
* Business Intelligence & Data Warehousing Software (Cognos)
* Economic & Business Analysis, Petroleum Reservoir Economics and Asset Management (PEEP, ARIES, TERAS, @RISK)
* Call Center Information & Customer Relationship Management Systems (QUINTUS Enterprise Suite, Siebel's SCOPUS, Platinum Technology's APRIORI, PeopleSoft's Vantive)
OPERATING Systems, Database Systems and PROGRAMMING
* Systems Analysis and Development (Object Oriented and Traditional)
* Client-Server Architecture (and Infrastructure) for Databases & Applications
* Oracle RDBMS and Servers (7.x, 8.x and 9.x) and Database Administration
* Oracle ERP Applications Implementation (Assets, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, etc.)
* UNIX - System Admin & Systems Management: SunOS, Solaris, IRIX (Silicon Graphics), AIX (IBM), HP/UX
* Programming Languages - Fortran, BASIC, SQL, PL/SQL (and SQL*Plus), C/C++, Visual Basic, SAS
* MS Access, dBase, FileMaker Pro - Implementation, Data Ingress/Egress and Administration
* Hummingbird's Exceed 3D - LAN access to UNIX networks; Citrix Applications Server
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
1. AFRAM-TECH INTERNATIONAL, INC., Houston, Texas April 1995 – Present
Managing Principal Consultant/ Operations Manager, Applications Support Project Manager – Reservoir/Exploration Geophysics & Integrated Reservoir Characterization/Modeling
Responsible for Strategic & Operational leadership, Profit & Loss, Business Development, Development & Delivery of Training, Mentoring, E&P Project and Support consulting engagements (for major Petro-Technical Clients), Project Management & Execution of Operational/Strategic and Business Development Plans.
2. HUGHES APPLIED INFORMATION SYSTEMS, OF HUGHES INFO TECH CO. Landover, MD
Senior Scientist/ - (Science-Customer Relations/Product Marketing Manager) May 1994 - April 1995
Performed role of Client Interface Manager, Product Manager/Product Marketing Executive for NASA's $2.56 billion EOS Data and Information System (Core System Project). Developed Customer Surveys, Performance/Project metrication tools, schedules and milestones for support and requirements development. Provided Scientific Workflow consulting; tested various prototypes and served as editor of technical newsletter.
3. AFRAM-TECH INTERNATIONAL GEOSCIENCES, Houston, Texas
Managing Geophysicist/Project Manager – Expl. and Workstation Consulting June 1987 – May 1994
Responsible for Strategic & Operational leadership, Profit & Loss, Development of Training, Mentoring Projects
Primary Clients: Chevron Overseas Petroleum, Elf Aquitane, Du Pont/Conoco.
Joint Venture Partners: Seismic Micro Technology, Jason Geosystems, LCT, Inc.
4. U. OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Columbia, SC (& TRILOGY RESOURCES & BP EXPL. CO.)
Sr. Expl. /Research Geophysicist Aug. 1988 – Dec. 1990 (Part-Time)
Trilogy Research Fellow/Consultant (1/90-2/90), Sr. Dev. Geophy. (4/90-8/90), Grad. Teaching Asst. (8/88-12/89)
5. GEOS-EX CONSULTANTS, Austin, Texas and Houston, Texas
Managing Exploration/Research Geophysicist Sept. 1984 – May. 1987 (Part-Time)
Joint-Venture VP for Geophysical Exploration & Research (3/86 - 8/88), with PETROPROS INT'L, INC.
6. UNIV. OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN, Austin, TX (BUR. OF ECON. GEOL.; INST. FOR GEOPHY.)
Exploration Geophysicist/Geoscientist (Research Scientist Asst.) Sept. 1982 – May 1984 (Part-Time)
Project Geophysicist-Geoscientist, Research Scientist Asst. III, Graduate Research Asst. II:
7. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NIGERIA, Kaduna, Nigeria Aug. 1976 - Aug. 1981
Exploration Geophysicist, Project Lead Geophysicist, Research Geophysicist (8/76 to 7/77: National Youth Service Corps; Also Hydrogeologist Intern, 6/74-9/74.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
Geosciences:
* Ph.D. Geological Sciences (Geophysical/Geological Engineering) –1990, Univ. of South Carolina - (GPA: 3.82/4.0).
PhD "Minors": Computer Applications & Geographic Information Systems
* Master's in Geol. Sciences (Geophysical/Geological Engineering) – 1984, U. of Texas at Austin - (GPA: 3.23/4.0).
Master's "Minors": Computer Applications & Petroleum Engineering
* B.S. Applied Geophysics (2nd Major: Geology) – 1976, Univ. of Ife, Ile-Ife, Nigeria - (GPA: 3.74/4.0 Equiv, Summa-cum-Laude Level).
Bachelor's "Minors": Physics, Mathematics
Engineering:
* Post-Doctoral Engineering Studies – Petroleum /Reservoir Engineering & Industrial Engineering / Engineering Mgmt – 2001-2005, U. of Houston, Houston, Texas - – (GPA: 3.67/4.0).
Information Technology & Business Administration:
* M.B.A. - Information Systems Concentration – 2003, Univ. of Houston, Houston, Texas – (GPA: 3.62/4.0).
MBA "Minors": Strategic Mgmt/Operations Mgmt & International Business/International Marketing
* Post-Doctoral Information Technology Studies – Information Communication Technology, Information Technology Project Management – 2001-2005, U. of Houston, Houston, Texas.
CERTIFICATIONS PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
* PMP – PMI's Project Management Professional (Candidate)
* CISM - ISACA (Information Systems Audit & Control Association) Certified Information Security Manager (Candidate)
* CBCP – DRII (Disaster Recovery Institute International) Certified Business Continuity Professional (Candidate)
EMPLOYMENT/FLEXIBILITY & OTHER INFORMATION
* Citizenship: United States of America
* Open to global travel, rotation (up to 90%) and international relocation.
* Languages (in addition to English) by Fluency/Facility/Interest:
> Fluent: English, Pidgin/Krio (West African Pidgin/Creole English), Yoruba, Hausa, Gullah (Creole English of the Sea Islands of South Carolina and Georgia, USA),
> Business Basic: Spanish, French
> Basic: Portuguese, Arabic, Igbo, Nupe and Igala
* Broad knowledge of (& interest in) World Cultures & Business Customs, World/ Ethnic History & Mythology
* Soccer, Biking, Badminton, Tennis, Team Sports.
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