Alexander M. Cernoch

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ac0c8a@r.postjobfree.com 713-***-****

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATES

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN December 2011

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Minor, Business Foundations Program

ENGINEER IN TRAINING CERTIFICATE August 2013

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

CHEVRON CORPORATION

DEEPWATER EXPLORATION AND PROJECTS, GULF OF MEXICO Aug 2016 Present

Lead Field Engineer

Onsite engineering point of contact for ~$1MM/day deepwater drilling and completions operations

Managed a team of 4 field engineers and vetted all onsite operational procedures and calculations

Accompanied new drillship from Korea to ensure all equipment and procedures were ready for drilling

operations upon arrival in the Gulf of Mexico

Ensured well control kill sheets were updated each hole section and mud weight change

Oversaw all critical operations and provided guidance to ensure procedures were executed per plan

Managed 28-day forecasting tool for all operations and logistics

Assisted with SIMOPs procedures for deepwater drilling, completions, and production operations

DEEPWATER EXPLORATION AND PROJECTS, GULF OF MEXICO Aug 2014 Aug 2016

Field Engineer

Provided onsite engineering support to ~$1MM/day deepwater drilling and completions operations

Developed and executed procedures for all drilling and completions operations

Performed all onsite engineering procedures and calculations

Ensured regulatory compliance throughout all operations

Designed and managed casing, liner, and tieback runs in ~30,000 ft. complex wells

Oversaw abandonment procedures, lost circulation prevention, and directional programs

Provided onsite engineering support for multi-zone frac-pack completions in lower tertiary reservoirs

Worked with office based team to model operations in Landmark Engineering Desktop Software

Coordinated call-out and return of all business partner rental equipment and service personnel

Managed rental costs by thoroughly examining and disputing invoices

Negotiated ~$300,000 in savings with business partners in 2016

Implemented fleet wide initiative to eliminate the call-out of unnecessary contingency equipment at

~$2,000 per casing/liner cement job

Documented casing strings, tubing strings, and cement details in WellView daily drilling reports

Filled in as day Drill Site Manager as needed

ASIA SOUTH BUSINESS UNIT, GULF OF THAILAND Sep 2013 Aug 2014

Field Drilling Engineer

Supported the drilling of ~40 infill wells in an offshore factory drilling environment

Provided onsite engineering support for drilling and abandonment operations, lost circulation prevention

and contingency plans, hole section look-backs, and WellView daily drilling reports

Managed complex wellbore challenges such as high temperatures, severe losses, and ballooning while

maintaining some of the highest ROPs in the world

Worked closely with directional drillers and MWD/LWD personnel to optimize bit selection, BHA design,

log interpretation, and manage drilling parameters for directional control

Developed cement slurry volume and displacement calculations, plug bumping/packer setting

procedures, LOT/FIT procedures, and BOP test procedures

Managed casing/tubing inventory on rig and developed tallies and space-outs

Analyzed the impact of sweeps pumped on ROP in the intermediate hole section and identified average

improvements of ~200 ft/hr

APPALACHIA/MICHIGAN BUSINESS UNIT, PENNSYLVANIA Jul 2013 Sep 2013

Wellsite Engineer

Worked with Wellsite Managers to improve process efficiency and to streamline safe work practices

around fracturing operations

Presented findings to Completions Superintendents and recommended updates to the business units

Hydraulic Fracturing SOP

ACCELERATED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (ADP), GULF OF MEXICO Jun 2012 Jul 2013

ADP Engineer

Rotated 21/21 on a 6th generation deepwater drillship while seconded to Transocean as a roustabout,

floorhand, subsea engineer, derrickhand, assistant driller, driller, marine engineer, and dynamic

positioning officer

Participated in all Transocean related daily jobs and responsibilities, job safety analyses, and pre-job

meetings

Developed a hitch evaluation form for ADP engineers that emphasized safety, participation, and

leadership

MAXDRILL PERFORMANCE DRILLING GROUP, HOUSTON Feb 2012 Jun 2012

ADP Engineer

Developed interval look-backs for deepwater Gulf of Mexico wells to capture drilling parameter

objectives, BHA design optimization, offset comparison, and improvement opportunities

TECHNICAL COURSEWORK

Drilling Practices, Primary and Remedial Cementing, Drilling Fluids, Solids Control and Waste Management,

Completions and Well Intervention, Geology and Geophysics for Drilling and Completions, Wellbore

Positioning and Directional Drilling, T.H. Hill Drill String Design, IADC Well CAP Drilling, Work over &

Completion Surface and Subsea, Supervisory Level, Schlumberger Cementing, Schlumberger Fracturing

and Stimulation, Schlumberger Wireline, Subsea Mudlift Drilling Fundamentals, Subsea Solutions Subsea

Equipment 101, Performance Drilling Practices, Financial Acumen and Decision Analysis

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