BEAU H. LANGLA
Houston, Texas 77095
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Skills
Strong math, science and mechanical skills; proficient in GeoDraft, Excel, MS Word, and PowerPoint.
Experience
Geosteering/unit manager Carbon logger, Geological Services, Inc., a.k.a. The Mudlogging
Company, a.k.a
Empirica, Houston, Texas
2008 - Present
- Typical work activities - working in well site units, collecting, processing, logging and analyzing
geological samples; evaluating detailed and complex data for signs of oil or gas using various
laboratory techniques; monitoring computer recordings of drillings; interpreting information and
feeding this back to the drilling team to enhance safety and success; operating and maintaining a real-
time computer-based data acquisition system, the advanced logging system (ALS), which records
all aspects of rig activity; undertaking some on-site maintenance, for which a knowledge of electrical
and mechanical systems is useful; taking on the primary health and safety role for the well through
constant monitoring of all critical drilling parameters; predicting dangerous situations, such as over-
pressured formations; assisting the well site geologist during coring operations; reporting back to
the well site geologist and to the oil company in written reports; frequently acting as a drilling
engineer, collating and then logging details of drilling operations in oil companies’ computer
systems. Proficient in carbon logging all of my experience has been in the Eagleford shale.
Materials Tester/Soil Technician/ Drill Tech, Urban Test & Environmental Services, Inc., Atlanta,
Georgia
1999 to 2002
- Responsible for overall safety of the construction sites in accordance with blueprints, job
specifications and the civil engineer’s calculations; field monitoring of geotechnical instrumentation
and field documentation, and communication of information to the civil engineer; experience in
compaction testing for site grading, foundation inspections, drainage inspections, and experience
working at residential sites; working with the EPA and OSHA regarding same; preparation of daily
reports of all activities and tasks performed; inspection of rebar welds, concrete samples, crusher run,
and soil; worked closely with the Army Corps of Engineers on wetland reconnaissance and clear-
cutting of the land pre-construction; identified potentially hazardous materials while analyzing core
samples; responsible for filing blueprints with County Clerks of Court; performed research of
records on potential sites to ensure sites was not historically significant, etc.
Aviation Machinist Mate (aircraft engine mechanic)/ Lineman (E-3), US NAVY: VP-4 Patrol
Squadron 4 USN, Barbers Point, Hawaii
1994 to 1999
- Assigned to a squadron of twelve P3 Orion aircraft; responsible for troubleshooting aircraft and
performing pre-and post-flight inspections, adjusting, testing, repairing and overhauling aircraft
engines and propellers; performed routine aircraft maintenance, including maintaining and servicing
aircraft engines, fuel and lubrication systems; performing complete aircraft turbo shaft/turboprop
engine repair; prepared aircraft for flight and assisted in handling aircraft on the ground; also flew
as member of the aircrew responsible for performing numerous in-flight duties including in-flight
maintenance of aircraft electrical and mechanical gear; working with pilots to operate and control
aircraft systems; supervised the Line Shop while deployed to Okinawa, J apan; worked in the phase
shop and performed required phase maintenance on the squadron aircraft, which included checking
and changing all parts of the aircraft such as turbines, fuel pumps, oil pumps, propellers, prop
housings, hydraulic lines, fuel lines, oil lines, flight rigging, high and low pressure fuel filters, oil
filters, air lines, APU’s, etc.; checking engines and other crusher areas for corrosion and hairline
cracks; welding airframe panels and riveting the skin of the aircraft; responsible for paperwork on
all maintenance performed for QA.
Qualified expert swimmer, marksmen, and shipboard firefighter.
Education:
The University of West Georgia, Carrollton, Georgia
2003 to 2007
Major: Mathematics; Minor: photography
Director of student weekend activities - responsible for planning and organizing events for students;
Responsible for the annual budget; supervised 20 student
workers.
Organizations: Kappa Sigma Fraternity Fund-Raising Chair
The Children’s Miracle Network of Atlanta Recruitment Chair