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Date of Birth: 26 December, 1952
Nationality: USA
Languages: English
OBJECTIVE
Seeking petroleum operations engineering and/or supervision assignments. Management assignments are also possible all on rotational basis.
WORK EXPERIENCE
June 2008 to November 2008 ¡V Project Manager for Object Reservoir
* Supervise team of Engineers and advisors for field study of large tight gas development program in Argentina.
June 2006 to May 2008 - Field Superintendent for Sasol Petroleum
* Planning of field operations and logistics for a 3 rig program in Mozambique.
* Negotiated and implemented import/export plans
* Government liaison for permits of roads and explosive ect.
* Wrote and evaluated tenders for field services.
* Supervised the operations of all field activity including two drilling rig, completion rig, and test package. All other vendors also reported to this position including transportation, pumping services, drilling fluids, completion equipment, inventory control with warehousing, safety (excellent record), camp and services, and community relations.
June 2004 to June 2006 ¡V Wellsite Supervisor
* Drilling and Completion Wellsite supervision on vertical and horizontal wells in Russian Artic and North America.
* Drilling, Completions, and Operational engineering including well planning, cost estimations, detailed planning, tendering, contact administration, and fracture stimulation design.
2003 to March 2004 ¡V Field Superintendent for Sasol Petroleum Temane
* Supervise the field operations for a twenty (20) well drilling and completion program in Mozambique.
* Built 200 person camp operator owned camp approximately 50/50 expat./local. Camp facilities constructed included water plant, sewage plant, explosive bunker, radioactive bunker, cement bulk plant, and other associated service company areas.
* Governmental liaison with national and local government representatives.
* Staff includes Drilling, Completion, Testing, Environmental, Human Resource, and Local Liaison personnel.
July 2002 to January 2004 Consulting Sr. Drilling Engineer for Sasol Petroleum Temane in South Africa.
* Team member designing, planning, and implementing aforementioned drilling program in Mozambique on a rotating assignment.
* Team member requesting and evaluation tenders for program.
* Developed manuals for completely new Drilling Team.
1999 to 2002 - General Manager. Badger Daylighting and affiliated companies.
„P Opened Badger Daylighting franchise in Denver, CO. Expanded company from a single truck to a four truck operation within two years.
„P Created a sister company to complement the hydro-vac business
„P Major accomplishment: Built the two companies from $200,000 gross the 1st year to over $2,000,000 gross the 3rd year.
1992 to 1999 - Consultant. Stromberg Energy Consultants
„P Designed, drilled, and completed wells from 1000 ft to 19,000 ft deep including horizontal well bores, H2S gas wells, and over pressured wells in the western United States and Canada
„P Expertise includes design and management of drilling and completion programs including cost estimates, bidding, production operations, horizontal wells, H2S, high pressure wells, fracture stimulation, sand control, and tubing conveyed perforating.
„P Wire line, snubbing, and coiled tubing recompletion projects. Including setting & retrieving plugs, packers, stimulation, testing, drilling, cementing, and completion.
1982-1992 - North American Resources. Operations Manager/Drilling Superintendent
„P Personnel Management: Multi-national Engineering and Production Operations Staffs
„P Production Management: 600+ wells in the US and Canada including field studies, and Multi-National Drilling/Completions programs.
„P Major accomplishments:
„P Instituted cost accounting and budgeting systems to track expenses on individual wells. Consistently forecast production and expenses within 5%
„P Managed multiple programs simultaneously.
„P Drilled numerous record wells and fracture stimulated zones that previously had not been successfully treated
„P Drilled and completed wells in UK and Australia
1980-1982 - AA Drilling Company. President, contract drilling company
„P Started and managed company operations, sales and finance
„P Major accomplishments:
„P Raised money
„P Recruited personnel for contract drilling operations
„P Managed and supervised single drilling rig operations.
1978-1980 - Grace Petroleum Corporation - District Engineer
„P Rocky Mountain region southern district
„P Major accomplishments:
„P Instituted drilling and completion programs within budget targets
„P Design and installation of a water flood on the edge of the Rangely Field
1978 - Chevron Drilling.
„P Supervised onsite drilling and completion operations
„P Major accomplishment:
„P Drilled and completed the discovery well for the Carter Creek Sour gas field including multiple testing of zones isolated by setting and retrieving plugs and other equipment with wire line in a sour environment.
1972-1976
„P Roughneck and drilled for various drilling contractors.
EDUCATION
1978 - Montana College of Mineral Sciences and Technology, Butte, MT
Bachelor of Science, Petroleum Engineering
1972-1973 - Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
Marketing
1971-1972 - United States Military Academy, West Point, NY
Engineering
Numerous Industry Schools: Chevron Drilling School, Petroleum Consultants International, Well Operations, Rike Services, Surface Production Equipment, Hazardous Material Training, blow-out prevention training, etc.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Society of Petroleum Engineers
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