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Reservoir characterization expert with extensive, broad based experience in domestic and international exploration, production and acquisition environments with global independents. Creative problem solver with ability to work effectively as part of cross-functional teams using current and emerging technologies to identify and evaluate hydrocarbon systems. Strong sense of enthusiasm, initiative and entrepreneurial spirit combined with a practical, results oriented approach. Demonstrated ability to convey technical data concisely and clearly. Proven track record of success in the identification and quantification of commercial hydrocarbon productive zones previously overlooked through routine analysis.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
KEROGEN RESOURCES INC. 2007 – 2008
Chief Petrophysicist
Responsible for reservoir characterization and development of unconventional oil and gas reservoirs within the Williston, Fort Worth, and western Canadian sedimentary basins.
* Identified significant additional oil reserves within the Williston Basin through application of advanced magnetic resonance analysis technologies.
* Developed and coached junior staff in reservoir characterization duties.
* Developed rock mechanics models, constructed regional databases, reservoir and resource mapping that focused companies drilling and acquisition programs.
* Applied worldwide expertise gained in well completion, hydraulic fracture methods, core analysis, advanced open hole and cased hole logging technologies to both field wellsite and corporate functional requirements.

CARIGALI HESS OPERATING COMPANY SDN. BHD. 2005 – 2007
Senior Technical Advisor, Subsurface Department
Responsible for reservoir development operations of multi-field Malaysia – Thailand joint government gas development area.
* Introduced novel reservoir characterization technologies for high pressure / high temperature / high CO2 evaluations.
* Developed and coached junior national staff in reservoir characterization duties.
* Developed rock mechanics, thin bed analysis and gas saturation model that significantly impacted gas drilling operations and gas in place determinations.
* Identified a key company top employee during first year of service.

APACHE CORP., HOUSTON, TX 2000 – 2004
Senior Technical Advisor, Exploration and Production Technology
Responsible for reservoir characterization analysis and documented results for company wide exploration, development and acquisitions including GOM, mid-Continent, Canada, Poland, Egypt, Australia, China, United Kingdom/North Sea and New Ventures/Argentina.
* Established credibility, responsiveness and the ability to quickly "switch gears" as opportunities arose within rapid paced, entrepreneurial corporate culture.
* Developed and implemented company wide procedures, work flow and technology to rapidly provide high quality reservoir characterization that both reduced capital risk and identified E&P opportunities.
* Selected for onsite management of first Egyptian deepwater project; awarded special corporate commendation for project accomplishments.
* Identified tight gas sand reservoir within Anadarko Basin play leading region personnel to further exploit this commercial production interval.
* As member of corporate technology team of five, provided a $6.3 million cost savings to the company within one year.
* Reduced department capital expenditures adding $1.6 million value through identification of cost effective replacement technologies and optimization of internal and externally available subsurface information sources.
* Cultivated a large network of technical experts in oil and gas and service companies, the academic community, and research centers to cost effectively transfer technology to company.
* Provided technical leadership, training and mentoring for domestic and foreign national personnel.

RESTECH HOUSTON, INC., HOUSTON, TX 1995 – 2000
President (1998 – 2000)
Reported to the board of directors; provided company with financial, technical, staff and client leadership; consistently met performance objectives.
* Provider of management leadership and training to a team of engineers, geologists and technicians.
* Generated concise professional reports and presentations for domestic and world-class international projects.
* Identified and made recommendations that led to $20 million oil discovery in Bohai Bay, People's Republic of China, for major independent exploration and production (E&P) company.
* Reversed client company's activity that resulted in the completion of a highly successful well located Offshore Africa; saved over $5 million for client.
Senior Vice President (1995 – 1998)
* Turned around financially underperforming company; expanded client base, reduced corporate debt to zero and increased revenue and profits tenfold by using strong marketing and technical skills.
* Introduced revolutionary technology and promoted total staff efficiency to provide expert scientific analysis of reservoir engineering data.

CANADIAN HUNTER EXPLORATION, LTD., CALGARY, ALBERTA 1987 – 1995
Senior Petrophysicist, Research and Technology Department
* Developed and applied unique technologies to exploit horizontal drilling and evaluation systems within the Deep Basin, western Canada.
* Provided petrophysical training, development and mentoring to geotechnical staff.
* Communicated technical evaluations and recommendations to all levels of senior management, joint venture partners and international delegations.
* Identified as a key contributor to company value creation and bottom line results and subsequently granted a special stock option plan.
* Completed advanced petrophysical analysis of Saskatchewan reservoir; presented technical advice of revised oil reserves to Saskatchewan government, which increased daily oil production allowance by over 100%; company enjoyed significant revenue increase.
* Pioneered development of a computerized software system that geologically controlled the trajectory of highly deviated or horizontal wellbores; enabled optimum stratigraphic placement of well path and allowed company to achieve significant technical advantage.

SCHLUMBERGER OF CANADA, CALGARY, ALBERTA 1979 – 1987
Manager, Log Interpretation Center (1985 – 1987)
* Invaluable hands-on experience with premier wireline service company; promoted regularly.
* Managed data processing services for hydrocarbon exploration/development.
* Established and implemented departmental goals, controlled budget expenditures and met objectives.

Sales/Marketing Engineer, Frontier Business Unit (1982 – 1985)
Wellsite Wireline Logging Engineer, Canadian Arctic & western Canada (1979 – 1982)

EDUCATION

B.Sc., Electrical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
Electronics Technology - Diploma with Honors, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Edmonton

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Downhole Seismic, Amplitude vs. Offset, Migration, Seismic Modeling, Shear Wave Seismic,
Low Resistivity Reservoir Analysis, Russian Log Analysis, Drill Stem Test Analysis,
Carbonate Facies, Carbonate and Siliceous Clastics Examinations

AWARDS

Numerous company commendations; significant performance based financial rewards
Numerous awards for technical presentations to Canadian Well Logging Society conferences
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