Business Development Senior Principal

NATHANIEL “HEATH” WAGNER, P.E., PMP

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SENIOR PRINCIPAL EQUIPMENT ENGINEER

Dynamic Senior Principal Equipment Engineer with more than 25 years of industry experience. Demonstrated expertise in product oversight, mastery, improvement, quality, reliability and best practices. Proven systems engineering experience for both equipment, product and software development, stress analysis, life-cycle capability management, operational analysis and modeling, and project and business case development, evaluation and support. Skilled at account management, project and design equipment management, mechanical engineering design, process and safety engineering, failure investigation and finite element analysis. Solid engineering experience in oil and gas, construction and manufacturing industries as well as vendor management. Strong business development, project and program management experience training and leading up to 60 project personnel in mixed teams and multiple disciplines.

Mechanical & Application Equipment Engineering Account Product Management Asset Protection Cost / Benefit Analysis P&L Management Failure Analysis Vendor Relations Product Life Cycle Management Change Management Team Leadership / Motivation Capital Management Tool Redesign / Revision International Operations Safety Incident Investigation Product Evaluation & Releases Scheduling Production Evaluation / Testing Product Development Business Development Product Development Contract Review & Development Contractor Bids Interviews Project Controls Client Relations Needs Assessment Offshore Operations Project Management Business Development Team Building & Collaboration Decision Making Communications Documentation Development Vendor Assessment & Management Best Practice & Standardization Development

XFM4 INC Spring, Texas 11/2015 – Present

Consulting Engineering Management Company providing product applications, expertise, program & project management for oil field service companies in both land and offshore new product development, life cycle, manufacturing, turbines, motors, compressors, rotary equipment, including MPD, pumps, drilling and completions with specific specialty on down-hole tool development, deployment, support as well as failure investigation and analysis.

Senior Principal Equipment Engineering Consultant

New product Develop cost savings, design, design review, solid modeling & optimization, estimates, engineering and project plans, mechanical and electrical installation scheduling for domestic and international offshore projects. Develop budgets, schedules, labor estimates, engineering review support and code compliance.

Customers:

Petrobras; Saudi Aramco; Exxon; BP; Chevron; Diamon Offshore; Seadrill; Transocean; PMEX; Weatherford; Schlumberger; Baker Hughes; Winchester Interconnect

Achievements:

Multiple failure investigation and analysis projects that focused on solution, remediation and improvement of equipment and best practices. Average project size approximately $20MM - $100MM.

Providing commissioning and decommissioning best practices and systems for new system such as MPD implementation. Project scope approximately $150MM

Development of design solutions including manufacturing implementation and oversight. Average project size $20MM.

Successfully designed/developed a portfolio of 10 separate design/products worth, $40MM

Senior project manager in charge lean cost development for new equipment development, project size $20MM.

Program Management oversight for new product development for completions and drilling equipment with a portfolio of $180MM.

Provide customer interface for external customers and vendors in $15MM new project development contract.

Track and report KPI of ongoing projects, including budgetary, costing, schedule and vendor performance for $400MM portfolio.

Developed commercial bid for drilling contractor MPD electrical installation project. Documented all project requirements identifying risk, hidden cost, scheduling needs and code compliance. Submitted bid proposal on time winning $100MM contract award.

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WEATHERFORD / SDS Houston, Texas 7/2014 – 11/2015

International Drilling, Completions Service and Equipment Company.

Deepwater MPD Installation and Commissioning Equipment Product Manager

Managed Deepwater Installation and Commissioning Team developing, installing, and commissioning next generation MPD systems for domestic and international offshore vessel deployment certification. Provided technical sales and marketing support for ABS-CDS & DNV-OS-E101 Rig Class Three regulatory certification and compliance. Directed installation and commissioning of more than $480MM in worldwide equipment and rentals. Hired and developed project team for rig surveys and scanning, MPD installations and commissioning. Served as Design Chair for engineering MPD development projects and API 7k, 17k and 16c standards for drilling operations. Utilized TapRoot accident and review methodologies to investigate MPD field equipment failures.

Customers:

Petrobras; Saudi Aramco; Petronas; Exxon; BP; Chevron; PMEX; Diamond Offshore; Nabors; Ensco; SeaDrill; Qatar Energy

Achievements:

Reduced high-pressure mud hose expenses by redefining supply specifications. Established a new class of hoses lowering cost by 25% and production time by a third. Saved around $200MM in supply chain cost.

Developed new equipment certification and acceptance methods for MPD systems and equipment installations. Created specialized team with policies and procedures to ensure customer acceptance of equipment. Allowed installation and commissioning of two Seadrill projects for $200MM in revenue.

Established company representation on DNV, ABS and API committees for MPD requirement’s development. Worked with active committee members for sponsorships leading to a projected $1 billion in revenue over five years.

Valve development and optimization for high temperature, extreme pressure, velocity control, solids management, and abrasive management for managed pressure drilling control safety systems.

Improved vendor relationships to control cost, project scope and scheduling, and ensure product and service quality. Reviewed top vendors and developed team contacts for streamlined communications and performance. Increased delivery performance by 50% and reduced cost by $20MM while lowering quality issues by $5 million.

Re-established MPD technical support for marketing and sales. Created 3D modeling support team reducing technical proposals time by 70% and increasing acceptance rate by 200% adding $85MM in revenue

INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT Spring, Texas 2/2014 – 8/2014

Independent Small Project Engineering Management Firm focusing on small to mid-term equipment development projects.

Project Engineer/Manager

Reviewed product equipment production to increase efficiency.

Achievements:

Lowered production costs by $15MM through process review and streamlining design and manufacturing.

PARKER DRILLING Houston, Texas 3/2013 – 1/2014

Advanced Drilling Solutions to the Energy Industry that focus on unique arctic drilling equipment and systems that provided 5th generation drilling technology to land based drilling in North Slope Alaska and Sakhalin Island Russia.

Senior Project Equipment Engineer / Manager

Provided project management and project control for Arctic rigs in Sakhalin and North Slope, Alaska. Developed FEED studies and design feasibility for new Arctic Rigs. Performed risk management assessments and business development management to limit legal liability. Served as Project Manager for $200 million EPC project. Managed 25 personnel on long-term projects in Houston, Alaska and Oklahoma. Maintained North Slope and Arctic Rig Certifications.

Customers:

BP; Chevron; Exxon

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Achievements:

Created demobilization plan for BP Liberty site in North Slope Alaska. Established consulting arrangement providing oversight of the $350 million process.

Improved vendor’s relations and communications to maintain schedule for the North Slope re certification process. Increased vendor performance by 40% within six months.

BAKER HUGHES Houston, Texas 7/2005 – 3/2013

US Based Drilling, Completions Equipment and Service Company,

PMEX; Petrobras; Saudi Aramco; Petronas; Exxon; BP; Chevron; Nabors; Ensco; Qatar Energy

Completions & Production Equipment Portfolio Account Manager

Tasked as Senior Project Equipment Engineer tasked with oversight in designing prototypes of completions equipment for extreme pressure and high temperature use. Lead team of 90 personnel to establish and grow Completions equipment portfolio and implement new best practices and stage gate process within in all of Baker Hughes.

Achievements:

Designed new multi-function sand control-system to fill $200MM. Lead Systems Engineering team developing the new SC-XP system. Managed team and vendor interaction to complete project and delivered equipment for customer field trials.

Served as technical project manager for development of a remotely actuated primary mechanical packer to prevent well bore blowouts such as the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico. Managed $20MM project including budget, scope, schedule, testing, and delivery. Opened $500MM market earning World Oil Awards recognition.

Established PMO project group to control $360MM in annual project cost. Reduced operating expenses by 40% and cut project life cycle by 50%.

Standardized company’s development PDM system across divisions to enhance portfolio performance.

Developed explosive setting tool for India's national oil company allowing higher temperature and pressure operations. Designed, manufactured and tested prototypes completing $8 million project developing $40 million in setting tool orders.

WELL DYNAMICS / HALLIBURTON Spring, Texas 11/2004 – 6/2005

Manufacturer of Intelligent Completion Technology to the Upstream Oil Industry.

Project Engineer / Completions

Served as Product Design Engineer for intelligent well clamps and mounting systems. Performed product design, development, prototyping and value engineering. Supervised six design engineers and drafters.

Achievements:

Reduced manufacturing cost of intelligent well clamps and hardware by introducing investment casting to replace traditional machine manufacturing methods. Performed feasibility study of utilizing investment casting and determined the process saved $15 million in cost and reduce production time by 1/3.

Developed intelligent well packer prototype successfully obtaining an initial $2 million order and additional sales of $25 million.

WEATHERFORD COMPLETIONS Houston, Texas 12/2000 – 11/2004

Completion Tools, Drilling Equipment and Services.

Project Engineer

Directed prototyping engineering and vendor management for safety valve and inflatable packer development. Provided domestic and international technical engineering support for operations. Tested and evaluated inflatable products per current industry standards. Managed daily laboratory testing of safety valves and premium thread development. Lead $50 million safety valve project developing 24 new valves for production and sales

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Achievements:

Designed and delivered 24 approved safety valves for company’s completion product portfolio developing $200 million in revenue in the first year.

Managed company project to produce a premium thread to allow the safety valves provide a metal-to-metal seal to pass API specification. Developed design for in-house manufacturing scalable to multiple sizes. Saved $80 million in royalties with new design.

Served as Lead Engineer verifying inflatable packer performance for BP. Completed testing resulting in $15 million in orders.

SCHLUMBERGER / CAMCO Houston, Texas 11/1999 – 12/2000

Completions Equipment and Services Company Providing Specialized Safety and Gas Lift Valves.

Project Design Engineer

Designed, built, tested and certified $10 million in valves. Provided technical field engineering support for gas lift, safety valve and completions tools at domestic, Gulf of Mexico and international locations.

Achievements:

Designed the world's smallest outer diameter safety valve developing $15 million in sales and establishing a new marketing opportunity.

Tested and certified new safety valves meeting API 14A specifications. Certified valves leading to $10 million in initial sales and an additional $40 million in pull through sales from bid packaging.

Additional Experience

Drill Equipment Engineer, Shaffer / Varco Company, Houston, Texas

EDUCATION

Master of Project Management

oKeller Graduate School, Houston, Texas

Master of Arts in Business Administration

oUniversity of Phoenix, Houston, Texas

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

oTexas A&M University, College Station, Texas

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

PE Mechanical Engineering, Texas Board of Professional Engineers, License #111765

PMP, PMI License # 1361961

AFFILIATIONS

ASME, API, DNV, PMI, ABS

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Office Suite, MS Project, MP Access, MathCAD

TapRoot, FMEA, ProE, Solid Works, AutoCAD

LANGUAGES

English, Spanish

PATENTS

Non-elastomer cement through tubing retrievable safety valve, US7314091 B2,

Non-elastomer cement through tubing retrievable safety valve, CA2482290 A1

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