Career History:
1998 to Present Drilling Foreman (Company Man) – 4 AM Solutions, LLC, Pinedale, WY
- On-Site Operations Manager Of Land Drilling For Single and Multi-Zone, “S” Shape, High Angle & ERD Wells To +21,000’ MD/15,000’ TVD In an HTHP Environment.
- Champion & Owner of Daily Operations & Forward Planning as well as Safety & Compliance.
- Proficient with Air, Under-Balanced and Managed Pressure Drilling W/ Water & Oil Based Muds
- Developer of Methodical Procedures & Drill System Innovations to Enhance and Comply With Best Practices and Mitigate Surface and Downhole NPT as well as Spill Prevention.
- Developer and Creator of Safety Management System(s) as well as JSA Standards & Manual
- Strong Leadership and Mentor/Life Coach and Cultivator of Junior Personnel Into a Deliver The Limit Drilling (rDTL) and Goal “0” HSE Culture.
- Took New Start-Up Rig and Established Numerous New Pinedale Anticline Records as well as Repeated Nabors “Top Ten” Rig List. Set Short Radius ERD Records in Kern River Field, Established New "Best in Class" Records, "Fastest Lateral Section" in the Bakken, as well as "Most Improved Rig Status" in Fleet.
- Skilled in Drilling, Completion & Development Practices for Conventional and Un-Conventional Reservoirs Including Tight Sands, Shales and Coal Bed Methane.
- Primary Clients include Chevron USA, Shell E & P Americas (SWEPI), Marathon Oil, Devon Energy, Newfield Exploration, JM Huber, Williams, Barrett Resources as well as other Private & Publicly traded Contract Drilling and Service Firms.
1997-1998 Sales/Service Engineer - Matrix Drilling Products, Rexburg, ID
- Marketing and Serviced Down Hole, Under-Balanced and Reverse Circulation, Drilling Equipment/Tooling to E & P, Construction and Contract Drilling Firms, Throughout North America.
1996-1997 Regional Representative - Eastern Drillers, MFG., Lancaster, PA
- Territory & Service Manager F/ Down Hole Drilling and Related Equipment.
- Expertise Included Marketing, Technical Training, Trouble-Shooting, Inventory Management & Service.
- Increased Territorial Sales and Client Growth Over 50%.
1992-1996 Sales/Service Engineer, Client Liaison - Stewart Brothers Drilling Company, Milan, NM
- Skillful Developer of Business and Backlog for Multi-State Contract Drilling Firm
- Expertise Included Relationship Based Marketing, Proposal Creation, Market Analysis, Technical Writing, Project Planning, Development and Management.
- Clients Included E & P Firms, National Laboratories, US & State Government Agencies, as well as Engineering, Mining and Related Sub-Contract Groups.
- Created Award Winning Graphics and Text for Sales Brochures, as well as a Corporate Identity and Established Market Presence. Also Developed Marketing Media, Profit Tracking Programs, Technical Presentations as well as Co-Authored Company HSE Policies
- Conceptualized and Engineered Drilling Technology and Inserted Specifications for Use on US DOE/DOD and EPA Projects.
- Grew Firm from Seven to Fourteen (Active) Rigs In A Mature Marketplace.
1990-1992 Client Services - WDC & X (Exploration), Woodland, CA
- Developed Business and Backlog for the Drilling Service Industries Including Environmental Restoration and Water Supply.
- Expertise Included Relationship Based Marketing, Proposal Creation, Market Analysis, Technical Writing, Project Planning, Development and Management and the Backlog and Coordination of 23 Drilling Rigs and 5 Pulling Units.
- Primary Clients were US Department of Energy/Department of Defense, and their Sub-Contractors.