Darren Chaney

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Athens, Texas *****

903-***-**** (C)

PROFILE

DC Computer Systems, LLC

Client: Eiche Mapes & Company, Inc

September 2008 – Present

Tyler, Texas

IT/GIS Manager (Contract/Consultant)

Create various maps for landmen utilizing ESRI ArcMap 9.2 and 10.1, 10.2 versions.

Managing File, Database, and Exchange Servers in a small business network.

Managed web server. This server was designed for remote access for landmen to input their billing and scanned data into.

Create custom MS Access databases for various landman needs.

Repair and maintenance and administration of computer/network equipment.

LAKE RONEL OIL CO

June 1995 – September 2008

Tyler, Texas

LAN/WAN Administrator

Developed several Access databases for company inventory of Logs, Seismic Tapes, Maps, and CDROM’s, and Software.

Developed custom Access database for land acquisition for company Land Department. This database was directly linked to ArcView (GIS Application).

Recently developed Access database application for importing and integrating ODBC database data from our mapping system for creating custom reports via Access.

Responsible for the selection of all hardware platforms for LAN.

Installed Exchange Server 2003 and Blackberry Enterprise Server.

Responsible for all software that utilizes FlexLM security to assure all licenses are up to date.

Installed and managed Microsoft Server 2003.

Setup Windows XP network (Peer-to-Peer) in remote office for Land Acquisition.

Setup and installed Accounting Department Windows 2003 Server.

MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY

Sept 1993 – June 1995

Tyler, Texas

Engineering/Computer Technician

Responsible for updating and maintaining our company database in ARIES, which includes updating production data monthly and setting up new wells as they are acquired.

Assisted in the running of our biannual economics for the entire company and maintain all data in engineering binders.

Assist various engineers in setting up spreadsheets and graphs when needed.

Digitize logs and contour maps using SGI workstation and then load into our Western software.

Assist when needed regarding computer problems or setting up new computer systems.

AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY

Oct 1992 – Sept 1993

Houston, Texas

Exploration/Computer Technologist

Responsible for all data that was received to be input into our database and inventoried into our system using internal Amoco software.

Responsible for application support for our UNIX based geological mapping software, ZMAP+.

Assisted geologists and geophysicists in the production of work maps and presentation maps.

Supported users in using the LandMark ZMAP+ mapping application.

EXPLOITECH/CONCURRENT SOLUTIONS (LANDMARK GRAPHICS)

July 1990 – Oct 1992

Houston, Texas

Geological/Geophysical Technician

Assisting geological, geophysical and engineering professionals on projects ranging from large, multidisciplinary filed studies, to simple work maps.

Assisted in the evaluation and testing of our geological mapping and database applications which were developed and written by LandMark Graphics.

Tested software on two major projects for Phillips and Torch Energy and they were very pleased with the output. My responsibilities included updating geological and cultural data, gridding, contouring and digitizing work maps and presentation maps.

Responsible for planimetry and volumetric calculations, creating final base maps, contour maps, and 3D perspective displays using SeisWorks and producing charts and graphs for inclusion in final reports.

I gained extensive knowledge and became proficient in the use of SUN workstations and DOS and Windows based PC’s with a variety of software including LandMark’s SeisWorks, StratWorks (Cross-Section Mapping), ZMAP+ (Geological Mapping), REZULTS (Engineering database), PCMS (PC based geological mapping), ARIES (Engineering/Economics database), DSS, PARAGON (Geologic database), GRAFTOOL, RBASE, LOTUS 123, and Harvard Graphics.

EDUCATION

Tyler Junior College

1984 – 1987

Tyler, Texas

AAS in Petroleum Technology.

Houston Community College

1990 – 1991

Houston, Texas

University of Texas at Tyler

1995 – 2007

Tyler, Texas

Computer Science

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