Coordinate directional services throughout western Canada and the United States.
Professional Experience
Schlumberger Drilling & Measurements, 2005 to present Provide directional services and management for projects in western Canada and USA. Directional Drilling Coordinator, US West, 2010 Manage directional services and personnel (20+) to clients throughout the western United States. Develop relationships with clients through interactions for job sales, planning and well reviews. Create tool orders, follow up with vendors and manage all aspects of the directional drilling execution on site. Help review and control the P&L with an income of 3-6 million per month. Utilize the Operation Support Center to remotely drill up to 7 wells at one time in the Pinedale region. Promote service quality, health, safety, and environmental to all employees from the field to the shop personnel. Senior Directional Driller, Western Canada, 2006 to 2010 Directionally drill horizontal, vertical, S-shape, sidetrack and multi lateral wells throughout Western Canada and United States. Drilling wells from the Horn River, Foothills, Canyon Coal, Bakken, Cadomin and Nikanassin formations for oil and gas. Worked offshore in the Gulf Coast and Malaysia for the national company. Proficient with Schlumbeger’s rotary steerable fleet and Bottom Hole Assembly (BHA) designs. Optimize drilling parameters for BHA best performance and reducing rig drilling times. Coordinate rig crews to handle directional equipment efficiently and safely to minimize overall drilling time. MWD/LWD Engineer, Western Canada, 2005 to 2006 Apache Canada Ltd, Swan Hills Alberta, 2000 to 2003 Oilfield Production Operator for the House Mountain production field. Operated and maintain producing oil and gas wells, batteries, separators, and pipelines. Also optimize reservoirs with water and CO2 injection wells. Perform government testing and reporting of production for the entire field. H&H Steam Cleaning, Swan Hills Alberta, 1996 to 2000 Owner / operator of oilfield maintenance and steaming equipment to maintain oil and gas facilities for local clients. Bohn Petroleum Svc Ltd, Swan Hills Alberta, 1995 to 1996 Pump-jack Maintenance Technician, working throughout western Alberta. Completed installations, routine maintenance, stroke changes, motor adjustments, and alignments on all types of pump-jacks.
Eductation
A graduate of the Petroleum Engineering program at Souther Alberta Institute of Technology, with disciplines in drilling, geology, production, completions, reservoir, fluid dynamics, calculus, economics and technical English. Note: graduated as a Valedictorian of the energy program.
Certification
Schlumberger Specific Training Management Essentials Level 1 Management Skills Basic Finance Lean Six Sigma Worksite Concepts Service Quality, Health, Safety & Environmental Management Advanced Directional Drilling Systems Rotary Steerable Drilling Tools Directional & Measurement While Drilling Introduction
HSE Integrated Training Confined Space Entry and Basic Rescue Ground Disturbance Radiation Defensive Driving WHMIS Transportation of Dangerous Goods Fall Protection Fire Extinguisher safety Injury Prevention Training
Additional Information
A R E A S O F E X P E R T I S E
Industry expertise. Proven experience in the western Canadian and USA oil and gas sector has produced expertise in: • directional drilling coordination; • personnel management; • well evaluation and optimization; • service quality; • health, safety and environmental impact.
Team management. A dynamic team manager able to build and motivate up to 20 multidisciplinary individuals, highly skilled in training and instruction.
Communications and relationship building. Demonstrated expertise in building relationships and maintaining effective communications with senior decision- makers, colleagues, contractors, industry professionals, and both field and office staff.
Financial management. Fully versed in managing income and budgets to the order of $36 million/annum. Comprehension and analysis of all parts of a company’s Profit and Loss statements.
