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Over twenty years oil & gas experience. Drilling & completions supervisor for 12 years, 7 years as environmental/regulatory/safety specialist. Has worked in multiple locations including Rocky Mountains, Permian Basin, Anadarko Basin and East Texas. Supervised drilling, completion, and workover operations on wells from 2,000’ to 23,000’. Experienced with weighted water and oil-based mud systems, air/foam/mist systems, underbalanced and directional drilling. Enhanced logistical skills due to working in remote & severe weather areas. Strong computer skills, excellent interpersonal skills, and actively pursues continuing education training.
EXPERIENCE
CITY OF BRYAN; Bryan,Texas; Purchasing Dept Contract Buyer; 01/02 - Present
Responsible for all capital purchases and service contracts procurement above $35k in value. Must analyze federal, state and municipal codes dealing with purchasing, and ensure compliance with those codes.
CITY OF BRYAN; Bryan,Texas; Emergency Management Specialist; 06/99 – 01/02
Responsible for: Updating City of Bryan Emergency Management (EM) Standard Operating Procedures.
Responsibilities:
• Providing comments for improvement of Brazos County Interjurisdictional EM Plan.
• Developing and managing EM budget.
Accomplishments:
• Has developed EM procedures for Anthrax Response, HazMat Response and Severe Weather Response.
• Team Leader in assessment of cities risk from terrorist use of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), used data collected to write an application for a Department of Justice grant that resulted in the award of $273,000 in WMD related equipment for the City.
• Served as Bryan Liaison in the College Station EOC during response to TAMU Bonfire Incident, also coordinated Critical Incident Stress Management efforts for emergency responders.
• Instructor for courses in HazMat Response, HAZWOPER & HazCom Regulations, Incident Command System, EOC Operations and a variety of EM issues. Have presented EM programs to multiple audiences including TAMU students, Blinn College faculty, city and county residents, has been a guest on WTAW Radio and played a role on a EM Exercise program aired on Bryan cable TV channel. Developed and participated in creation of a Mobile Command Post training video. Has designed two Bryan EM websites.
• Serving as Radio Project Manager, supervised an assessment of city-wide radio system needs and secured $4.2 million in city funding for two-way radio communications system replacement.
DRILLMARK CONSULTING; Midland,Texas Drilling/Workover Consultant; 09/97-06/99
Supervised contract personnel during oil & gas drilling and workover operations. Trained crews in emergency response procedures and initiate drills to evaluate efficiency. Prepared and submitted computerized reports via internet. Ensured contractor compliance with state, federal and environmental rules and regulations, and the operator-contractor contract. Drafted DrillMark safety manual.
• Drilled several wells for Anadarko Petroleum Company in Freestone County, Texas including two simultaneous field record wells.
• Drilled and completed numerous wells for Pennzoil Exploration and Production in the following areas:
 Eddy County, New Mexico
 Hockley, Winkler and Scurry Counties, Texas
INDIAN ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES; Hobbs, New Mexico Environmental Specialist; 03/96-09/97
Prepared and submitted job proposals including cost estimates. Managed project activities and budget, created job reports. Developed and/or updated safety manuals for oil & gas operators, updated and enhanced safety programs. Trained sub-contract personnel on safety and emergency response procedures. Supervised Hazardous Waste collection and disposition. Performed Environmental Site Assessments for Real Estate and Oil & Gas properties. Installed and operated Soil Vapor Extraction units, Pump & Treat Groundwater Remediation systems. Calibrated and repaired meters and sensors.
EXXON CO. USA; Midland, Tx; Sr. Regulatory Specialist - Environmental & Regulatory Affairs 04/89-03/96
Developed checklists and performed environmental/regulatory and safety/health assessments at over 400 production facilities, 500 sale/acquisition properties and 100 commercial waste disposal facilities located in 8 states, primarily Rocky Mountain areas and New Mexico. Assisted field personnel in addressing assessment findings. Liaison between field personnel, Exxon subject matter experts and State and Federal Agency personnel. Negotiated NOVs with BLM, accompanied BLM reps on rig and production facility inspections. Edited and maintained Division Environmental & Regulatory Compliance Manual. Coordinated training programs and presented training to company and contract personnel on numerous Environmental Protection Agency, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and State Regulations (e.g., SARA, HAZCOM, HAZWOPER, RCRA, TSCA, Federal Onshore Orders). Initiated and evaluated emergency response drills, audited HAZMAT equipment readiness. Managed and provided on-site supervision of a ¾ million dollar hazardous waste cleanup project. Provided legal deposition on subsequent litigation which resulted in a favourable settlement. Discovered Montana House Bill exempting landfills for certain oil and gas wastes from permitting requirements. Developed operating plans for Exxon-owned/operated landfill which subsequently saved over $200,000 in disposal costs and reduced liability at 3rd party sites. Successfully commented on proposed North Dakota and Nebraska legislation resulting in favourable influence on final regulations. Determined applicability of Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA); developed reporting guidelines; coordinated data collection and report generation for over 700 facilities in 7 states. Provided vacation relief for production field supervisors with operations in North Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado and Texas. Supervised 20-30 company and contract employees, well workover operations and production facility construction.
EXXON CO. USA; Midland, Tx; Drilling Superintendent - Exxon Drilling Organization 02/79-04/89
Accomplishments during last three years of drilling assignment: No lost time accidents on rigs under my supervision; Three record time drillwells in three separate production fields; Four exploration drillwells completed ahead of target.
• Supervised straight hole and directional drillwells in 12 states, including the Rocky Mountain Overthrust region, and Snyder, Anadarko and Permian Basins using conventional weighted mud systems, oil/diesel based muds and air/foam/mist systems.
• Experienced in under-balanced drilling, high-concentration poisonous gas environments, challenging logistical locations and inclement weather conditions.
• Majority of work performed on Federal (BLM) and Native-American Lands.
• Supervised up to four day work drilling operations simultaneously.
• Supervised construction / cleanup / reclamation of locations, and performed completion and workover operations including deep, high-pressure gas completions in Anadarko Basin, shallow gas completions in Arkansas and Texas Panhandle.
Performed temporary assignments during this period which included: Installed and implemented computerized preventive maintenance system at a billion dollar Wyoming gas plant, dehydration facility and Wellfield. Developed and implemented computerized work order tracking system for same; Supervised well workover/completions in 5 states including deep gas completions in Anadarko Basin.
EXXON CO., USA; Operator/Technician - Exxon Production Operations 2/1978 - 2/1979
Waterflood technician, pumper, operated company-owned workover rigs.
VARIOUS DRILLING CONTRACTORS; Texas; Driller, Derrick Man and Floor Man; 1973 - 1978
Worked for Parker Drilling, Sharp Drilling, Norton and Wharton Drilling Companies during summers and breaks while attending college. Driller on cable tool rig for Roy H. Johnson, Sr. Drilling Company while in high school.
Education
State and Federally-Sponsored Schools; 1999 - Present
Over 200 hours of Emergency Management related training including FEMA Incident Command System Train-the-Trainer, Disaster Preparation and Response, Exercise Design and Evaluation, Disaster Recovery.
Blinn College; 2000
Spanish
Industry and Exxon-hosted Schools; 1978 - 1996
Over 1,500 hours of documented classroom training covering Environmental/Regulatory Issues, Safety, Computer Programs, Administration Skills and Soil & Water Remediation. 40-Hour Hazwoper Certification; 10 Hours OSHA Certification; H2S/respirator Certification; CPR/First Aid
Texas Tech University; 1975 – 1977; Lubbock, Texas
Mechanical Engineering.
Member of ASME and Pi Kappa Alpha
Fort Stockton High School; 1975 Graduate Fort Stockton, Texas
College Preparatory Classes, Senior Class President, Football Team Co-Captain
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