STEVEN ARTHUR CARLSON

Executive Profile

Over 35 years of experience in national and international leadership, project management, equipment and structural design, country and operational management and management systems implementation.

Manager with Project/Engineering Management experience for new drilling unit – Land, Offshore (MODU and Platform) and Workover – manufacturing, fabrication, equipment upgrade, and technological implementations.

Manager with supervisory experience covering engineering and project teams with budgets in excess of $150M. Over 15 years of senior-level management and consulting experience.

Manager with skills in performance - strong technical background and highly effective strategic management and operations expertise.

Developed and managed operations/programs within budget while improving profitability. Strategic vision and customer focus with a sense for market opportunities and the ability to successfully identify problems, develop solutions, and implement best practices and process improvements throughout organization – prepared and executed long-range business plans for 9 million to over 264 million in annual sales.

An experienced leader experienced in developing highly competent, well-functioning teams which insured a productive business organization. Demonstrated ability to rapidly learn and understand key performance drivers and deliver results within market-driven timelines.

Career Achievements

• Provided leadership to the Mexico operations thru the expansion of the offshore and land drilling services from a $6M per month revenue base to $ 22M per month revenue base by winning customer confidence in the team’s ability to perform and resolve operational, equipment, maintenance, project development and safety issues. Added new equipment to the fleet as well as maintaining the existing fleet thru project improvements.

• Project management for several new build construction projects as well as refurbishment of existing equipment. Projects came in on time and within the budget constraints. These projects included the design and fabrication of new offshore domestic and international mobile rigs (Jack-Ups and Semi Submersibles) and platform rigs, land rigs and well servicing equipment and the refurbishment of offshore rigs in various shipyards and/or manufacturing facilities - Singapore, South Korea, Malaysia, Italy, Mexico and the USA.

• Building teams thru leadership to perform the overall goals and objectives of the corporation. Some of these team members are now in other organizations as well as the existing organization in positions of influence and leadership.

• Obtained contracts for equipment requiring extensive rebuild and modification. Customers demonstrated trust in the ability to form an organization to perform and get the requirements accomplished.

Professional

Self Employed March 2016 to Present

San Antonio, Texas

Consulting services in the areas of Engineering Design, Environmental Compliance, Management systems and

Insurance for individuals, small business owners and self-employed entrepreneurs.

Vice President / General Manager

C&J Energy Services June 2015 to Feb 2016 Pleasanton, Texas

Responsible for all activities in the South Texas Well Servicing Division for the company.

Full P&L and operational responsibilities for the South Texas Division

Responsible to expand business thru team building, customer relations and detailed business line management.

Project Director 2008 to June 2015

Carlson International s.r.l. Ravenna, Italy

Responsible for all consulting activities for projects in the drilling rig design and construction field.

Project Management for the engineering design, construction and commissioning overview in Paris and Ulsan South Korea during the EPCIC-EDE and SDE phases for a Production Platform and associated Drilling Rig installed on the Top Side. Float over was accomplished in December 2012. Completed the commissioning phase of the drilling unit on 28 February 2013 now working for Daewoo International in the Bay of Bengal, Myanmar.

Project Manager for Mast Equipment Package engineering design, construction and commissioning overview in Paris, France and Dalian China for a Semi-Submersible Tender Assist Drilling Unit now working offshore Congo for Total.

Regional Director – Italy and North Africa 2008 to 2008

Nabors Drilling International Ltd. Ravenna, Italy

Responsible for all activities in Italy and Libya for the company.

Full P&L and operational responsibilities for the offshore operations in Italy.

Responsible for a management team in Libya operating a land based operation.

General Manager – Mexico/ Regional Director – South America 2003 to 2008

Nabors Drilling International Ltd. Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico

Responsible for all activities in Mexico for the company.

Full P&L and operational responsibilities for all activities including offshore platform and jack-up rigs, land drilling rigs, rental equipment (Top Drives and Instrumentation Packages), supply vessels and crew change vessels.

Expanded business thru team building, customer relations and detailed country management from 6 Offshore Rigs to 10 Offshore Rigs, 6 Land Rigs and 5 offshore supply vessels.

Monthly Revenue was increased from 6 million USD in August 2003 to 22 million USD in May 2008.

Responsible as Regional Director of Latin and South America for all the company operations in Ecuador, Colombia, Trinidad & Tobago, Bolivia, Venezuela and Argentina while remaining as the General / Legal Representative / Manager of Mexico.

Responsible for over 1,000 employees both direct and contract.

General Manager - Trinidad 2002 to 2003

Nabors Drilling International Ltd Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Responsible for all activities and Legal Representation in Trinidad and Tobago for the company.

One offshore platform drilling rig working and obtained contract for one jack up rig to continue in Trinidad and Tobago.

Responsible for over 100 contract employees and 40 company employees

1980 to 2002 - Pool Company

Manager Engineering – San Angelo Texas – 1-1/2 Years

Manager of San Angelo Shop Support Facility – San Angelo Texas - 3-1/2 Years

Project Manager – Malaysia Rig 450 – Italy Rig 447 – 2 Years

General Manager/Legal Represenative – Italy – 9 Years

Operations Manager Well Servicing – West Texas – 3 years

Special Project Manager – Harvey, La. – 2 years

Operations Manager – Well Servicing - South Texas – 2-1/2 years

1976 to 1980 - Loffland Brothers Odessa, Texas and Bakersfield, California

Provide mechanical equipment evaluation to establish rebuild or replacement priority.

Supervised the rebuild of mechanical drilling equipment including but not limited to drawworks, mud pumps, diesel engines, travel and handling equipment and rotary tables.

Responsibilities included the onsite design and fabrication of drilling structures and equipment packages.

Responsible for the field maintenance of 12 land drilling rigs operating in the state of California. Field maintenance mechanics and electricians as well as the rig move team reported to this position.

Education

B.S. Mechanical Engineering 1976

University of Texas at Austin Austin Texas

Military service in the US Air Force in the Defense Language program assigned to Iraklion Crete 1970 to 1974

Milby High School - Houston Texas 1968

Computer Skills

• Microsoft Window 97 and Vista operating systems

• Microsoft Windows Programs – Projects, Excel, Word, Power Point, Outlook and Access

• Autocad – 2 D version

Languages

• English – Mother Language

• Italian – Spoken, Written and Read to medium to high level of competence

• Spanish – Spoken, Written and Read to medium to high level of competence

Affiliations

• American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1976

• Society of Petroleum Engineers, 1990

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