Application Engineer/Data Analyst

Rodrigo B. Serrano

**** ****** ** *** 462*-***-*** 5419 *******.*.*******@*****.***

Houston, Texas 77004

Summary: Seasoned engineer with over 10 years of experience in Drilling Dynamics, Optimization, Torque and Drag, Hydraulics and MatLab, and multiple engineering codes. Strong attention to detail combined with solid interpersonal communication skills, dependability, efficiency, and punctuality. Professional Experience:

June 2014 - June 2016 Baker Hughes, Drilling Application Engineer

● Provided technical support for the drilling services product line (Drillstring design, torque & drag and borehole hydraulics, advanced BHA analysis, anti-collision, well planning) and wrote pre-planning technical proposals and end-of-well reports;

● Ensured safe operations, in compliance with company standards. Monitored well programs and made recommendations for optimizing well objectives and well design;

● Assisted sales with technical product information and case histories;

● Provided support for real-time torque and drag modeling;

● Investigated unusual or unsatisfactory product performance to determine root cause and appropriate course of action.

May 2013 - June 2014 Baker Hughes, Drilling Optimization Engineer As a member of the Baker Hughes Remote Services team and Managed Innovations, GoM:

● Maintained regular client contact;

● Developed new strategies for promoting BHI’s technology, experts, and equipment;

● Prepared recommendations for all aspects of drilling operations based on specific job criteria, expert knowledge, and past performance;

● Maintained a close working relationship with field service personnel by telephone;

● Solved a diverse range of complex problems at the well site where data analysis required a broad knowledge of product line’s resources and/or services associated with drilling optimization;

● Showed initiative in providing quality assurance and quality control for a 20-million-dollar project along with, the primary task of testing of DrillEdge Live Software (case base reasoning and data analytics);

● Prepared presentations on remote optimization projects for customers and the global BHI community;

● Designed custom graph to be viewed by customers in real-time;

● Generated MSE power curves, developed drilling optimization procedures, and designed dashboards for remote operations;

● Trained the customer to use customized software;

● Customized upgrade proposals to expedite decisions for real-time optimization operations. August 2012 -

May 2013 Schlumberger, Mechanical Engineer

● Implemented critical changes to completions tool designs;

● Consulted manufacturing design specialists as to viable designs solutions;

● Provided consultations regarding any other changes required for tools to function under different conditions. February 2011 -

August 2012 National Oilwell Varco, Drilling Solutions Engineer

● Operated and supervised downhole drilling tools;

● Analyzed tool performance data, prepared performance summaries and outstanding run reports and presented them to customers;

● Analyzed drilling dynamics data to improve drilling performance;

● Performed project manager functions, including interactions with drilling engineers, tool logistics, and cost estimate generation;

● Provided recommendations for improving rate-of-penetration and extending the lifespan of the bit and BHA;

● Participated in customer interaction aimed at settling asset issues and fine-tuning project objectives;

● Interfaced with crew members at rig site on a daily basis and served as a field engineer;

● Completed required and optional training courses covering drilling tools and rig equipment, such as drill pipes, drill collars, HWDP, top drives, draw works, ST80(rough neck), and BOP. January 2008 -

September 2010 ERC, Aerothermal Engineer

● Certified and analyzed debris casualty for US satellites during re-entry;

● Validated criteria for debris casualty using output data from internal engineering codes;

● Performed object geometry simplification using engineering judgment;

● Supported Arc-Jet testat Johnson Space Center (JSC), including initial condition testing and CFD generation;

● Supported STS-119 Damage Assessment Orbiter Entry Aeroheating Team meetings;

● Designed 2D/3D grids using Gridgen;

● Used CFD codes for analyzing impact of protrusions on high heating;

● Performed wind tunnel tests and CFD post-completion assessment;

● Implemented comparative analysis of grid adaption vs. non-grid adaption and heating value analysis;

● Modeled the plume into a vacuum using SCARF nozzles. October 2006 -

January 2008 United Space Alliance (USA), Engineer I

● Verified de-orbit and entry designs for the space shuttle;

● Performed shuttle propagation assessment with given conditions using orbital dynamic equations in Matlab;

● Conducted simulations for 3 Degree of Freedom (DOF) and 6-DOF design verification;

● Transcribed FORTRAN Monte Carlo program to Matlab. Education:

May 2006 Bachelor of Science, Aerospace Engineering The University of Texas at Austin

Training: Drill Bits (PDC, Rollercones), Downhole Tools (Jars, motors, agitators, fishing tools), HUET and BOSIET certified, critical speeds for BHA (resonance), Terrascope (lithology graphs), bit hydraulics, Lean Six-sigma

(Yellow belt), GeoMechanics (Pore Pressure and Wellbore Stability), COMPASS (well plan), Advantage

(hydraulics and torque and drag).

Academic Experience: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Design/Build/Fly Competition

● Assembled a model airplane that was built to accomplish a task;

● Collaborated with different people to build the airplane;

● Helped calculate the propulsion needed;

● Fabricated the frame of a model airplane.

Mechatronics

● Coded micro-controllers and truth tables;

● Used a glove with resistors to be able to read sign-language from the user on a computer screen. Additional Skills: Proficient in Matlab, LabView, MultiSims, LINUX, Gridgen, Pointwise, DPLR, Microsoft Word, Excel, VBA, and PowerPoint;

Working knowledge of C++, C, Assembly, R, BASIC programming, SolidWorks2001, AutoCAD2009, Thermal Desktop, Thermal Workshop, ProE, Star-CCM+, ISO 9001, ISO 14310, and Spotfire. Languages: English, Spanish

Affiliations: Member, Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), American Association of Drilling Engineers (AADE)

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