Process Engineer

Overview:

Engineer from the petroleum and recycling industry seeking employment in Florence, SC and surrounding area.

Experience summary:

** ***** ** ******* *** multi-cultural industry experience, covering Process Engineering, Project Management, Continuous Improvement, Marketing & Sales, Operational Management, Field Operations and Complex Data Analysis

Qualifications & Key Competencies:

Engineer with broad experience.

Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.

Analyst, trouble-shooter, problem-solver, implementer.

I have energy, initiative and perseverance.

I am a quick study.

Multi-Cultural experience. I have worked with people from all continents and most cultures.

Education:

M. Sc., Petroleum Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland (2013)

B. Eng., Mechanical Engineering, 1st Class Hons. University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland (1989)

Languages:

English, Spanish, German, Norwegian

Work Experience & Achievements:

May 2017 to present Johnson Controls, Inc

Process Engineer

Currently employed as Process Engineer at Johnson Control’s recycling center in Florence, South Carolina.

Increased product line yield from 79% to 86% by optimizing the local process.

Reduced certain material cost by 45% through training, follow-up and promoting accountability.

Improved area safety by listening to staff concern and implementing multiple over-due changes.

Mar 2013 to Jan 2017 Dong Energy Ltd

Consultant Petrophysicist

Initially assigned to Exploration, performing well evaluations in the North Sea (Danish, UK and Norwegian sectors).

Temporary assignments in mini field-studies (Oselvar and Trym South).

Assigned to London for a period covering the Laggan & Tormore development and other UK assets.

Assigned to the Hejre field development project from Aug 2014 to Jan 2017:

Jun 2012 to Dec 2012 Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland

M.Sc. Petroleum Engineering

Completed my distance-learning program for my M.Sc. in Petroleum Engineering by writing up the thesis: "Scoping for Shale Gas through basic Well Log Analysis".

Jul 2009 to May 2012 Talisman Energy Inc., Calgary, Canada

Petrophysicist Team Lead

Worked in the International Exploration and Technology Group in Talisman. Projects were varied - from reservoir evaluation with limited datasets to future planning and contract bidding.

Main project in the last 12 months was to investigate and evaluate shale gas plays worldwide.

May 2006 to Jun 2009 Maersk Oil Qatar, Doha, Qatar

Lead Petrophysicist

Lead Petrophysicist for Maersk Oil Qatar during the execution of the Al Shaheen Field Development. Operationally responsible for daily evaluation of LWD logs and also interpretation and planning of geosteering information in mainly horizontal wells, covering up to 25000 ft reservoir sections in relatively thin clastic and carbonate reservoirs.

Created a new method for assigning facies from raw LWD logs in horizontal wells.

July 2004 to Apr 2006 Schlumberger Oilfield Services, Gulf Geomarket, Abu Dhabi

LWD ID Petrophysicist

In charge of Schlumberger Logging-While-Drilling Petrophysics offshore in the UAE. Area of responsibility included advanced processing and interpretation of logs and images, real-time well placement and also introduction of new technology. Steered several PeriScope wells in the region. Launched the StethoScope (Formation Pressure on LWD) in Qatar.

Aug. 2001 to June 2004 Schlumberger Oilfield Services, Gulf Geomarket, Abu Dhabi

Business Development Manager, Wireline.

Primary contact for all clients in the UAE on MaxPro services (Production, corrosion and saturation monitoring). Managed during the 3 years to build strong relations with all UAE clients based on integrity, technical competence and interpersonal skills.

July 2000 to July 2001 Schlumberger Oilfield Services, Bergen, Norway.

Sales Engineer

Assigned to Norsk Hydro to cover all technical and contractual issues for Wireline.

The main achievement during this period was linking Norsk Hydro with the SLB perforation research center for the development of a new gun system that eventually increased well production 10-fold compared to previous field average (OrientXact, directional PURE guns).

July 1998 to June 2000 Schlumberger Oilfield Services, Bergen, Norway.

Field Service Manager

Operational Manager responsible for Cased Hole operations offshore Norway. A very active period.

Feb. 1990 to Jun 1998 Schlumberger Oilfield Services.

General Field Engineer – Norway

Senior Field Engineer – UK

Field Engineer – Argentina, Chile, Shetland, Norway

Field Engineer (Crew Chief) for Schlumberger Wireline.

Non-technical work summary:

2014 – 2015. Mentor for Petrophysicist in Copenhagen.

2008-2009 President (and co-founder) of the Qatar chapter of SPWLA (Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts.

2006 – 2008. Mentor for Junior Petrophysicist.

2004. Schlumberger Coordinator during Adipec (Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition).

2004-2006. Regular guest lecturer at the Abu Dhabi training center for Log Analysts.

2002. Schlumberger Coordinator during Adipec (Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition)..

2001 – 2006. Held regular training sessions for client technical staff in Abu Dhabi (Logging Services and applications).

1999. Represented Schlumberger at Offshore Technology Conference (Houston) during the launch of new technology.

1999 - 2001. Guest lecturer at the Schlumberger European Training Center in Aberdeen, Scotland, teaching the ‘Flagship’ service. ‘Flagship’ (horizontal well evaluation) was the most advanced production logging service in the world at the time.

1999. Organised the first practical Flagship school (borrowed the UK training facility).

Publications & Presentations:

Real-Time Azimuthal Laterolog Image Interpretation for Successful Horizontal Drilling in a Carbonate Reservoir in the U.A.E. SPE 97417-MS. Presented at the 2005 SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference & Exhibition in Dubai.

Presented 'Overcoming Structural Uncertainties in a Reef-Developed Thin Oil Reservoir in the Middle East' at GEO 2006 in Bahrain.

Presented 'Geosteering 25000 ft in carbonates and steering/evaluation in thin sandstone layers' at the SPWLA conference in Taos, 2008.

Hobbies:

Trumpet, Sailing, 1972 VW Beetle, motorcycle adventure travelling.

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