MARC BIK

Houston, TX - USA cell: +1-281-***-**** e-mail: acry1n@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Versatile engineering geologist with over 25 years working experience in offshore geotechnical engineering and geophysical data acquisition. Primary focus on foundation design for offshore oil and gas field development projects as well as routing of pipelines for subsea development and export of hydrocarbons to shore. Broad range of experience in offshore geotechnical engineering, survey and geohazards, project management and offshore installation, representing both oil and gas producers and service companies. Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written and converses easily with all levels of management and staff.

Skills:

Project management

Management of offshore surveys and geotechnical investigations

Customer representation and QA/QC during geotechnical and geophysical surveys

Scope of work, technical specification and tender package preparation

Bid review and program support

Technical review and validation of geotechnical, survey and positioning equipment

Jack-up rig spudcan penetration analysis

Technical review and validation of geotechnical, survey and positioning equipment

Sizing of mud mat or suction caisson for foundation of subsea structures

Pipe-soil interaction

Pipeline bottom roughness analysis

Pipeline routing and shore crossings

Jumbo Piston Coring, Drop and Box Core sampling

Piezocone (PCPT) operations and analysis

Soil borings, downhole tools and in-situ testing

RELATED EXPERIENCE

INTECSEA, Houston, TX December 2000 – April 2015

Survey & Geosciences Discipline Manager

Survey & Geosciences Discipline Manager within the INTECSEA Marine Pipeline Systems business unit, responsible for overseeing and managing the discipline group with respect to resourcing, recruiting, engineering tools, communication, learning and development, mentoring, technical articles, key performance indicators, and performance. Provided the following key functions to the INTECSEA Houston operation:

Supported Manager of Projects in resource allocation and forecasting

Supported HR in recruitment efforts for the discipline: prepared job descriptions and interviewed candidates as required

Provided / coordinated communication within the discipline group

Supported business development in the location – promoting the doer/seller model.

Supported proposal preparation

Coordinated discipline performance reviews

Provided / coordinated discipline learning development and adherence to technical standards

Drove preparation of technical articles and papers, as well as technical standards and document templates for internal use

Provided discipline support for technology management and engineering toolbox development

Project Manager

Managed a variety of multidisciplinary deep water and shallow water development projects. Project teams typically ranged in size from five to 20 persons over periods of a few months to several years.

Project management includes the following key projects:

Noble Energy Mediterranean – Leviathan (Concept Selection - Survey & Geosciences Support)

ExxonMobil - Kalamkas (Concept Selection / pre-FEED)

Atlantic Sea Island Group - Safe Harbor (pre-FEED)

Spectra Energy - Westcoast Gas Connector (pre-FEED development and execution of survey and geotechnical programs)

ExxonMobil - Blue Ocean Energy (pre-FEED)

Cabinda Gulf Oil Co. – Congo River Crossing (pre-FEED management of survey program)

Cabinda Gulf Oil Co. - Mafumeira Norte Pipelines (FEED)

Senior Geotechnical Specialist / Survey Lead

Responsible for collection and dissemination of geotechnical data related to foundations for manifolds, riser bases, PLETs and SDUs, pipeline crossings and development of soil springs for pipe-soil interaction. Sized mud mat and suction pile foundations, developed soil springs. Responsible for evaluating marine geohazards and routing of pipelines, flowlines and umbilicals. Prepared scope of work and specifications for geophysical surveys and geotechnical investigations, prepared tender packages, bid evaluation and recommendations for contract awards. In the execute phase of the field work, duties included management and field supervision of offshore site investigations and geophysical surveys, client representation and QA/QC of activities onboard the vessels. Performed bottom roughness analysis aboard survey vessels during execution of geophysical surveys. Major areas of work: Gulf of Mexico, West Africa, East Africa, Trinidad, and Western Canada. Key projects include:

BP - Mardi Gras – GoM (pre-FEED and FEED)

Enbridge - Neptune and Shenzi Gas Lateral Export Pipelines – GoM (FEED and detailed design)

ChevronTexaco - Blind Faith – GoM (pre-FEED and FEED)

Hess – Tubular Bells – GoM (pre-FEED and FEED)

Anadarko Petroleum Company - GC518 Subsea Development – GoM (pre-FEED and FEED)

Chevron Texaco – Loran-Manatee Offshore Development – Trinidad (pre-FEED)

Kosmos Energy - Jubilee - Ghana (Concept Select through FEED)

Amarada Hess - Okume Complex - Equatorial Guinea (Concept Selection through FEED)

Pioneer - Olowi - Gabon (pre-FEED and FEED)

Secondment to KBR for Total Angola Block 15 and BP Angola Block 18 Pipeline Route Surveys (pre-FEED)

Anadarko - Prosperidade - Mozambique (pre-FEED and FEED)

Noble Energy Mediterranean - Tamar (pre-FEED and FEED), Leviathan (pre-FEED)

Woodside – Pluto (pre-FEED)

Independent Geotechnical Consultant, Houston, TX April 1999 – December 2000

Serving in various capacities, consulted on an independent basis to several leading oil and gas companies on various projects. Clients included ExxonMobil Exploration Company, Marathon Oil Company and Marsco, Inc. Duties included quality control and quality assurance as well as field representative during offshore geotechnical investigations off Trinidad, Sakhalin Island, Russia and in the Gulf of Mexico.

Marsco, Inc., Houston, TX

Senior Geotechnical Engineer November 1994 – April 1999

Onshore and offshore project management, engineering, supervision of field crews, design of laboratory testing programs and writing of reports dealing with soil strength, mud mats, pile capacity and integrated geophysical studies. Supervising engineer on soil investigations off specialized drilling vessels and jack-up rigs. Soil investigations for fixed platforms and independent leg jack-up rigs. Specialized studies included ROV coring and drop core analysis for deep-water pipeline design.

Fugro-McLelland Engineers, Leidschendam, the Netherlands

Geotechnical Engineer April 1991 – September 1994

Party Chief / Field Engineer on numerous offshore geotechnical investigations for a wide range of platform foundation types and marine pipeline routes – investigations conducted worldwide and often from specialist geotechnical drilling vessels. Site management and field supervision.

Seateam B.V., Den Helder, the Netherlands

Marine Geologist February 1990 – April 1991

Geophysicist / Geologist on numerous site surveys, pipeline route surveys and high-resolution shallow gas surveys. Responsibilities included quality control and analysis during data acquisition, onboard and onshore data interpretation and reporting. Gained experience with side-scan sonar, various types of sub-bottom profiling equipment, magnetometer and MicroMax workstation for geophysical data processing and interpretation.

EDUCATION

Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands

Master of Science (Ir.) in Mining Engineering with specialization in Engineering Geology 1988

LANGUAGES

Native speaker English and Dutch, working knowledge of German

MEMBERSHIPS

American Society of Civil Engineers

Society of Underwater Technology

CERTIFICATIONS

Offshore Survival and Helicopter Underwater Egress Training (HUET) – Date: Oct. 28, 2014

UKOOA Offshore Medical Certificate OGUK/2009-1303 - Date: Oct. 21, 2014

SAFEGULF ID# 402144 - Exp.: N/A

BP – License to go offshore: May 23, 2004

Transportation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC) - Exp.: August 29 2019

Transport Canada – MED A3 Certificate No. MEA: NA166097 – Date: Feb. 24, 2014

USSailing – certified small boat sailing instructor

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