Engineer

David E. Brown, C.E.M

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Petroleum Engineer with over 10 years of experience in the oil and gas industry

Subject Matter Expert in hydraulic modeling and fluid property design of Newtonian/non-Newtonian fluids, natural gas, compressible flow, and multiphase flow for a wide range of applications.

Expert in natural gas pipeline and facility design, permitting, and construction.

Developed an optimization modeling software for hydraulics, DRA, and energy management.

Leading teams to develop R&D products through technical and business ready KPI’s to drive decisions at the executive leadership level.

Managing cross functional teams in oil well cementing, drilling, completion, pipeline, and facility projects of varying size.

Developing construction plans for multiple projects and ensure their implementation.

Developing and executing environmental and permitting work.

Specifying and Selecting materials and equipment for pipeline projects.

Developing and distributing bid proposals and contracts for pipeline construction projects.

EDUCATION

MS Petroleum Engineering

University of Utah December 2017

BS Mechanical Engineering; Aerospace Engineering Minor

Montana State University, Bozeman, MT December 2011

EIT Certification March 2011

WORK EXPERIENCE

Operations/Asset Engineer, Phillips 66: Bartlesville, OK May 2023 - Current

Principal interface between operations, BD, SME’s, GMC’s, and field support groups on area projects and LRP’s for OKC, OK-01, SOHI, SAHI, and specialty projects in the central region.

Managing project costs, project schedule, project resources, technical competency, environmental requirements, and safety.

Participating in and supporting the use of the Front-End Loading, Detail Design, and other demonstrated best practices in the execution of projects.

Coordinating with the area and field work teams and develop and execute small project scope and engineering design packages.

Participating in Process and Physical Hazard Analysis.

Supporting and driving process and mechanical designs review.

Supporting Area Optimization and Engineers assisting with troubleshooting operating, quality and equipment problems.

Familiar with all P66 Required Standards and SSSP’s.

Developing cost estimates, equipment specifications, and tracks/monitors construction/maintenance progress, for small area projects.

Providing technical knowledge around process safety management (MOC, PHAs, Process Safety procedures, and sustainability).

Providing technical guidance to ensure projects are executed in an effective, timely, and cost-efficient manner.

Collaborating and nurturing relationships with peers and work groups. (Areas, Inspection, CFR’s, Superintendents, Supervisors and Projects).

Supporting reliable and efficient field operation and maintenance of facilities.

Developing and executing Capital projects.

Managing resolution of complex encroachment issues.

Supporting pre-startup safety reviews for handover to operations.

Developing work plans for project execution.

Facilitating startup and commissioning plans with project team.

Leading project kick-off meetings with contractors and field personnel and have a field presence project execution.

Supporting the development of system capital and major maintenance budgets.

Product Manager, Phillips 66: Bartlesville, OK June 2022 – May 2023

Participate in and lead customer discussions to understand needs and help P66 Researchers prioritize and translate these needs into product features.

Work closely with researchers to help translate technical attributes into value propositions.

Search for profitable business models that deliver value to customers.

Provide support for joint development agreements, licensing intellectual property, etc.

Determine addressable market size and early-stage strategies to capture customers.

Deconstruct value chains, assess collaborators and competitors.

Lead, develop, and participate in the presentation of materials to external and internal stakeholders.

Took the software that I invented through the product development process to a final decision with Phillips 66 Leadership team and R&D.

Hydraulic Modeling and Energy Management Engineer, Phillips 66: Bartlesville, OK June 2019 – June 2022

Provide subject matter expertise (SME) for hydraulic analysis of pipelines and facilities withing midstream and refining within Phillips 66.

Managed external contractors and vendors as a SME to ensure results and services are accomplished according to Phillips 66’s KPIs.

Managed and developed optimization and energy management programs across Phillips 66 assets to create significant value across several business units.

Work with stakeholders to ensure analysis is understood and implemented according to recommendations.

Developed software to optimize pipeline energy use that was successful in a direct operational cost savings of >$10MM in 2 years.

Fostered relationships in midstream and refinery to drive a project that was financially negative to midstream but exponentially valuable to a refinery on the scale of >$10MM/yr.

Consulted on several R&D projects outside of my group to enhance optimization in other areas of Phillips 66 where my experience and expertise led to successful modeling results in the field.

Cement Bulk Plant Manager, Rock Hard Cementing: Miles City, MT Sept. 2018 – June 2019

Developed and managed warehouse inventory and tracking of cement and additives.

Managed personnel to successfully execute a successful bulk plant.

Designed and installed an automated system in the bulk plant.

Managed personnel in loading product in trucks to send to field locations.

Consulted in fluid design and proposals for oil and gas wells in MT, ND, and WY.

Consulted in developing chemical injection processes for oil and gas wells.

Consulted in developing dual phase and compressed fluid processes and designs.

Pipeline Engineer, WBI Energy Transmission: Glendive, MT February 2016 - July 2018

Designed, managed, and constructed a FERC regulated 8” pipeline relocation project during winter in Tioga, ND while remaining under budget.

Developed operational procedures for multiple new construction and maintenance projects of new and existing pipeline facilities.

Expert in FEED for natural gas pipelines.

Developed construction inspection procedures for FERC regulated transmission pipelines.

Developed a pipeline drying standard with processes and methodology.

Designed Horizontal Directional Drilling projects.

Trained in pipeline and facility design through SGA, PHMSA, FERC, and NDSC.

Technical Engineer, Halliburton: Bakersfield, CA January 2012 – February 2016

Designed and lab tested fluid properties for wellbore applications with non-Newtonian, dual phase, and compressible fluids.

Developed and invented hydraulic models to match field conditions and observations for engineering project designs of compressible gas flow.

Procured a long-term exclusive multi-million-dollar contract for all exploration projects in the San Joaquin Basin for an exploration and production company.

Lead Engineer on a team that was featured in an article within Halliburton’s companywide publication ‘HalNEWS’, Process yields wellbore integrity, wins customer, Oct 31, 2013.

Drove a project that implemented a new technology in Bakersfield to economically improve acid resistance in cement.

Developed and managed >10 $100,000+ foam cementing programs that won contracts for several well packages.

Helped in the design and execution of the killing of the PG&E gas storage well blowout in Southern California in the winter of 2015/2016, outside of Las Angeles.

Volunteering

Director of the Board, Bartlesville District Science Fair (BDSF): Bartlesville, OK June 2023 – Current

BDSF is an ISEF affiliated organization that sends 3 projects from local high schools each year to this international event.

BDSF also sends 35 projects from local middle and high schools to the state fair OSSEF at OSU.

Our board of 15 members organizes and puts on a local science fair for regional students from grades 2 – 12.

BDSF is supported financially through donations, volunteers, facilities, teachers, government etc… from several interties in our community.

This event usually brings in OK senators and local leadership representatives.

I drive relationships to keep the donations and other support for BDSF to operate well into the future.

As BDSF is an ISEF affiliated organization we are required to follow the strict ISEF standards for projects, experiments, development, safety, etc…

SPECIALIZED SKILLS

Computer based simulation and modeling software: SPS, Fathom, Python, VBA, Eclipse, CMG, E-StimPlan 3D, WellCat, WellLife, iCem, Well Logging Analysis, Cement Bond Log Analysis

Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, VBA, PowerPoint, SharePoint

Facility and Chemical Design: ProMax, ASPEN HYSYS, PVTsim, Pipeline Toolbox, GPSA

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