Misael Luis Santana

Katy, TX 713-***-****

LinkedIn.com/in/misaelsantana aczgwd@r.postjobfree.com

Senior-Level Engineer and Advisor

Drilling Performance Engineer Technical Advisor E & P Data Specialist Data Scientist

Proven expert with extensive experience in the oil industry, with working experience in upstream. Dedicated researcher skilled in testing, model creation and data analytics. Author of multiple engineering-based publications published nationally and internationally. Fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Technical proficiency in Microsoft Office, MS Project, Autocad, 3d visualization software, Decision Space, Openwells, OpenWorks, OpenWire, Compass, WellPlan, Drillworks, Data Analysis tools such as C++, PL/SQL, Python/Pandas, SAS, and Spotfire.

Project Oversight

Technical Advising

Engineering Consulting

Research & Model Building

Conference Participation

Mechanical Drill Systems

Data Analytics

Facility & Crew Management

Leadership

Strategic Planning

Oil Industry Familiarity

Workflow Optimization

Professional Experience

PETROBRAS AMERICA INC, Houston, USA 2010– 2016

Data Engineer/Drilling Engineer

Provided vital support for well design, construction, and quality testing employing a wide variety of analyses.

Organized and streamlined company administrative processes and procedures, submitting key reports on testing results and overseeing rig operations to ensure safety and efficiency.

Implemented reports for invisible lost time during the operations. This identified rig team efficiencies and inefficiencies by measuring in detail the impact of each distinct activity on total rig time.

Synchronized the Houston drilling operations database with the International database in Brazil, making data sharing much more efficient.

Enabled the team to make critical corrections on tasks in a timely manner by applying in-depth knowledge of MS Project.

Increased efficiency and accuracy of communications between partners working on well projects by implementing a Daily Operations Unified Report shared between both US and Brazil operations.

Collaborated with service companies, suppliers, and contractors to provide excellent service.

HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, Houston, TX 2005– 2010

BP-Real Time Center Team Lead, 2008-2010

Nominated for Employee of the Year, and earned multiple awards for service and excellence, including the “Service Star Award,” “Drilling Employee of the Year,” and “Maximizing Value added Performance.”

Offered outstanding service using current technology, strategic planning, and activity coordination.

Ensured technical personnel satisfaction by determining their requirements and addressing their needs.

Saved planning time, ensured data consistency, provided real time check on models reducing nonproductive time by implementing an interdisciplinary workflow, resulting in an increase in the number of onsite consultants.

Performed business process for on-site consulting.

Managing Consultant, 2005-2008

Received the “Outstanding Onsite” award for support provided in the North America Region, working with Shell, Chevron, and BP.

Supported project planning and modelling to ensure project success.

Provided training, advising, and mentoring to clients and technical instructors.

HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2001-2005

Senior Technical Advisor, 2003 – 2005

Pioneered the first real time pilot project of monitoring drilling operations showing all the workflows around the project using the concept of “drilling to the earth model,” which improved the communication and collaboration between geologists and drillers accelerating the well design process and decision making during the operations.

Designed and implemented a testing and monitoring facility for Petrobras.

Served as Openwells instructor for local Brazilian oil companies.

Onsite Drill Team Lead, 2002 – 2003

First consultant of Halliburton Landmark on site in Petrobras Rio de Janeiro. Installed a drilling operations database for a couple of rigs as a test. Successfully integrated the systems to manage the flow of data and creation of daily reports. Based on the success of the demonstration, expanded the business to 8 consultants to install and manage the systems for additional rigs. Integrated and matched each consultant to the right unit in Petrobras and developed a system of rotations that let Petrobras chose the consultants with the best match to each unit. The implementation of the onsite consultancy group was very successful.

Oversaw a team of eight drilling consultants for Petrobras.

Performed business process for on-site consulting.

Engineering Consultant, 2001 – 2002

Certified in DIMS (operational database) customer support, and worked to install DIMS on offshore oil rigs.

Earned the “Drilling Employee of the Year Brazil” award for providing installation of the Oracle database, resulting in the purchase of the Halliburton Drilling database by Petrobras.

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Additional experience as an Independent Consultant and Research Engineer at CENPES (Petrobras Research Center).

Education & Credentials

Master of Science in Data Science, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX

Master of Science in Civil Engineering, University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

Post-graduate studies in Petroleum Engineering, Pontifical Catholic University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Active participant in continuing education and training, including conferences on Computational Mechanics, Chemical Engineering, Drill and Well Technology.

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