Engineer Manager

Michael Awalt

Houston, TX ***** +1-281-***-****

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Director of Operations

Senior Operation Manager, Energy Engineer with 15+ years’ experience in global management.

International Project Manager with keen business acumen focused on actively engaging teams to develop rigorous milestones and timelines for delivery of global projects with million-dollar budgets. Recognized as senior level subject matter expert in the field of well-cementing chemical engineering. Proven expertise in conducting strategic planning, recommending best practices, and interpreting business challenges to improve products, processes, and services while meeting industrial, quality, and safety standards. Promoted to multiple positions with increasing responsibility throughout my career with largest oilfield service company in the industry. Strong leader able to effectively and efficiently lead diverse international teams. Learning agility. U.S. Navy Veteran.

Highlights of Expertise

Administration

Project Management

Technical Knowledge

Executive Presentation Skills

P & L Management

Financial Controls

Supply Chain

Financial Goals

Team Building

Performance Management

Safety Management Program

Hazard Analysis

Global Energy (Oil, Gas, Exploration)

Senior Level Cementing Engineer

Operations Management

Professional Experience

Schlumberger Well Services (July 2005 to April 2020)

Assets & Global Traceability Deployment Lead, Houston, TX (2018 to 2020)

Improved asset utilization through informed decision making based on business analytics with focus on balancing existing fleet, new capex planning, T&M costs, and opex. Improved sharing across all locations and geomarkets though global balancing. Utilized business analytics to visualize assets while increasing utilization. SAP rollout.

Increased work capture while driving a $37M decrease in capex costs.

Actively managed fleet of 30K active assets with $5.7B in gross book value in 107+ locations; delivered short term and tactical asset planning for 1.5K asset types.

Applied change management to maintenance, logistics, standby, backup, and waiting processes to reduce non-operating time by 30%.

Operations Planning & Resource Manager, Pointe Noire, Congo (2016 to 2018)

As Well Services Operations Planning Manager for Well Production Services, Well Cementing Services, Coiled Tubing Services, and Sand Control, directed all operations in Sub Sahara Africa including deepwater, land, and remote land work in 35 countries. Managed asset inventory, service delivery, technology life cycle, supply chains, field operations, and regulatory compliance. Delivered technology and process expertise to marketing and sales departments to improve market share. Promoted visible quality, safety, and health environment (QHSE) commitment and implemented Schlumberger policies and standards. Maintained safe and profitable operations against aggressive market competition by focusing on service quality delivery, health, safety, and environment management. Optimized profitability through strategic allocation of capital and positioned company for sustainable growth by balancing trade-off between short and long terms goals.

Transformed business unit from negative margins to profitability through market positioning, strategic account planning, business development, global staff alignment, and deploying fit-for-purpose technologies; reduced depreciation by $400K per month and slashed lease and rent expenses by $1.1M monthly.

Streamlined asset utilization to reduce CAPEX expenditure by 50%; transferred low-use equipment to new locations and reduced deprecation by 25%.

Financially managed activity growth via increased workforce productivity; achieved 15% improvement in Effective Capacity Gain (ECG) and attained $1M in annual compensation cost savings.

Operations Manager, Director, Balikpapan, Indonesia (2015 to 2016)

Oversaw Well Services Service Delivery Process while managing objectives for remote land work, barges, deepwater operations, cementing, sand control, and stimulation. Supervised highly skilled international personnel and maintained departments including service delivery, client relationships, revenue growth, and business development. Ensured service delivery during economic downturn while managing project timelines and deliverables alongside strong team leadership.

Managed $97M in annual revenue while providing direct and indirect oversight of 350+ direct reports.

Geomarket Operations Manager, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (2014 to 2015)

Managed Well Service Delivery Process in East and South Africa while overseeing business growth and development. Orchestrated application of the quality management system and recommended changes for improvement. Led diverse team focused on engagement and transparent communication.

Completed technical reviews and signed off on cementing programs as Geomarket Technical Engineer.

Recognized as subject matter expert while leveraging Senior level technical expertise in cementing engineering.

Quality & Operations Support Manager, EAR, Kenya (2012 to 2014)

Generated technical reviews of cementing programs for geomarket. Coordinated mobilization and demobilization of equipment for various organizations throughout Africa. Tracked equipment purchasing, maintenance, performances, and process steps to ensure compliance and effective process management. Ensured fulfillment of client expectations while maintaining operational and global business standards. Collaborated on modernization and restructuring of Schlumberger Cementing Engineering Manuals, Well Services East Africa and Remotes Quality Book, KPI, and Quality Reviews. Developed and implemented policies on capex planning, investigations, audits, training, and awareness.

Black Sea Cementing Project Manager, Ankara, Bucharest, Romania, and Turkey (2011 to 2012)

Facilitated management and oversight of remote, ultra-deep-water wells in the Black Sea while maintaining relationships with multiple clients. Designed, wrote, executed, and evaluated deep-water cementing programs while maintaining compliance with internal guidelines. Managed mobilization and demobilization of equipment across multiple countries while coordinating the setup of bases, programs, auditing, inspections, and personnel management.

Provided direct management for six laboratory managers and material coordinators.

Leveraged efficient budget management while preparing finance statements, profit and loss sheets, balance sheets, and cash flow statements; administrated $1.8M monthly budget and produced 30% income before taxability (IBT).

District Technical Engineer, Central Africa: Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon (2009 to 2011)

Managed and completed technical reviews for all Well Services Engineers. Performed logistic load out of chemicals and equipment; designed, executed, and evaluated deep-water cement jobs in remote areas and gravel pack skids work. Trained, reviewed, and approved all cementing programs from Well Services engineers; oversaw laboratory training, operations, annular pressure buildup migration, job evaluation CBG, VDL, and USIT.

Managed startup of six offshore rigs in Equatorial Guinea.

Deepwater Cementing Engineer, USA: Gulf of Mexico deep water, shelf, and inland waters (2005 to 2009)

As Cell Leader, delivered cement program design, laboratory testing, cementing procedures, engineering, and construction for projects that included oil cementing, gas migration, HPHT cementing, shallow flow hazards, deep water, salt saturated cementing, expandable tubular, loss zones, salt formation, narrow annuli, tight pore/frac gradients, and foam cementing. Utilized cementing software, laboratory testing, bulk plants, and bulking.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, ABET, Utah State University, Logan, UT (2005)

Master’s in Business Administration (MBA), Strayer University (2021)

Credentials

Shingo Prize Auditor Lean Six Sigma (2005)

Engineer-In Training EIT (2005)

General Field Engineer (2008)

Technical Senior III Level, Cementing Engineering (2013)

Publications and Presentations

"Case History: Lesson Learnt from Shallow Gas Well Cementing Design of Tunu Field” (IPA17-334) Indonesian Petroleum Association Publication: IPA (2017)

"Application of Engineered Fiberd Cement System in Lost Circulation Plug - A Case History in Kalimantan, Indonesia” (IPA: 377-E) Indonesian Petroleum Association Publication: IPA (2016)

"Designated Dual Wiper Plug System for 3 1/2 in Monobore Well to Prevent Slurry Contamination” (IPA: 584-E) Indonesian Petroleum Association Publication: IPA (2016)

"Increasing Plug and Abandon Efficiency in East Africa: Challenges and Solutions” (SPE-AFRC-2571807-MS) SPE/AAPG Africa Energy and Technology Conference, Nairobi City, Kenya (2016)

"Novel Cementing Solutions to Impede Lost Circulation with Highly Crush-Resistant Lightweight Cement System and Engineered Fibers” (SPE-182250-MS) SPE Asia Pacific Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition, Perth, Australia (2016)

"Successful Application of Single Stage Cementing with Fibered Cement Slurry in Low-Fracture-Pressure Production Formation” (IPA: 206-E) Indonesian Petroleum Association Publication (2016)

"Using Engineered Fiber Pills to Cure Losses in Carbonate Formations - Offshore Deepwater Kenya” (OTC-26365-MS) Offshore Technology Conference (2016)

"Engineered Highly Crush-Resistant Cement Slurry to Prevent Lost Circulation" (SPE-176038-MS) SPE/IATMI Asia Pacific Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition (2015)

"Well Abandonment Using Hydraulic Tubing Release Tool" First EAGE Eastern Africa Petroleum Geoscience Forum (2015)

"Overcoming Losses in Top-hole Sections in Deepwater Namibia" (SPE-170328-MS) SPE (2014)

Awards

Performed by Schlumberger

Bronze Award, "Developing New Markets in Open Water Subsea" (2018)

Gold Award, "First Integrated Offshore Multistage Completion" (2017)

Bronze Award, "Jangkrik - Efficient multi-zone subsea completions" (2016)

Segment President Award, "Increasing P&A Efficiency-A Multi-Segment Approach" (2015)

Bronze Award, "The First Multi-Zone Alternate Path System KAL ING" (2015)

Bronze Award, "OVERCOMING LOSSES IN CHALLENGING TOPHOLE SECTIONS" (2014)

Bronze Award, "ISPM Breaking new ground offshore Namibia." (2013)

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