Engineer Sales
Resume:
David L. Ellison
Odessa, Texas 79766
Home Phone: 432-***-****
Employment Objective
A position in technical sales/management utilizing past sales and technical experience with the potential to move up within corporate management.
Qualifications
Ability supervise and coordinate the activities of 2 to 40+ people. Supervisory training and experience through previous positions and courses.
Ability to operate without supervision, only specific goals.
Effective in communicating with other personnel and accomplishing work by effective management of my people.
Ability and experience in several aspects of sales and management, which were obtained through previous job experiences and enrollment in a MBA program.
Developed training manual for gas and liquid chromatography to aid in training and developing experience technicians. Aiding in development of current ASTM procedure for determining purity of high purity styrene using chromatography.
Developed procedures and products for stimulation products for my previous employers.
Professional Experience
Region Engineer/Technical Sales/Frac Focus, Cudd Energy Services May 2011-April 2020
Midland, TX-Responsibilities were designing jobs, bidding proposals and training new Engineers.
Covering jobs in the field when customer requests or technical issues or training issues needed
to be addressed. Worked with salesmen to address technical questions or explain the pricing of
a bid or bill. Helped chemical pricing and quality control of products from our suppliers. Maintained
Frac Focus Chemical Database for Cudd, forms and uploads for Post Frac Reports and Disclosures
to Frac Focus National Data Base for our customers.
Region Engineer/Technical Sales, Cudd Energy Services November2006-May 2011
Midland, TX – Responsible for designing, bidding and selling stimulation jobs. Setting up vendors,
chemicals, products, and pricing for the Permian Basin Region of Cudd. Going on jobs to maintain
customer relationships, monitor job quality, and further train and coach key employees on location.
Act as liaison between the customer and our field personnel. Take on any project the Region Tech
Manager might need.
Senior District Engineer, Cudd Energy Services November 2005-November 2006
Odessa, TX – Responsible for designing, bidding and selling stimulation jobs. Procurement of chemicals,
sand, and trucking of all products to yard and to location. Maintaining inventory controls at yard and
usage in the field for variances and quality. Maintaining suppliers along with cost and quality controls.
Training new engineers, fluid techs, treaters, and other key personnel. Also responsible for making sure
personnel were trained to be able to replace the current personnel when and if it became
necessary including my replacement before moving up or changing positions. I also set up the
equipment, personnel, chemicals, and the logistics for each frac job.
District Engineer, Cudd Energy Services November 2002-November 2005
Odessa, TX – Same as Senior District Engineer plus setting up region lab, streamlining product line,
suppliers, and improving our costs and our profits on all products and services along with helping to
improve equipment.
Field Engineer, American Energy Services September 2000-November 2002
Midland, TX – Responsible for designing frac and acid jobs, training and maintaining quality control fluid
testing, computer operators and fluid techs in the field, monitoring frac jobs with computer programs,
customer relations, and Post Frac Reports.
Fluid Technician, BJ Services March 1999 – September 2000
Alice, TX – Responsible for testing and redesigning frac systems in the field when
necessary in a mobile lab van. Responsible for maintaining less the 2% variance on
chemicals pumped on location.
Laboratory Technician/Lab Manager, BJ Services March 1997 – March 1999
Alice, TX – Responsible for testing and modifying cement and fracturing systems to meet customers’ job
expectations and requirements.
Region Tech Services Engineer, BJ Services June 1993 – August 1995
Odessa, TX – Responsible for running region laboratory, developing acid, cement, and fracturing systems
for field use to meet customers’ specific needs. Performed quality control of chemicals and systems
after mixing in the field as well as trouble shooting problems encountered in the field to assure our
customers the best possible services and results.
Region Laboratory Analyst, BJ Services March 1987 – June 1993
Odessa, TX – The same functions as the Region Tech Services Engineer, before that position was created.
Region Field Chemist/Fluid Specialist, BJ Services September 1985 – August 1986
Farmington, NM – Responsible for testing and mixing all products to assure the highest level of product
quality and performance in the field. Responsible for coordinating and supervising frac crews of 10 to
40+ personnel and materials to assure everyone and everything was on location and ready to pump the
job on time, accurately and safely.
Regional Cement Bulk Plant QC Engineer, BJ Services March 1985 – July 1986
Midland, TX – Responsible for verification or correct cement slurry blends for critical jobs, training bulk
plant operators in proper operating and blending procedures for cement plants, and troubleshooting
blending problems to improve quality and prevent future problems. Covered region lab when senior lab
analyst for given time off.
Laboratory Technician, Amerada Hess Corporation November 1984 – March 1985
Seminole, TX – Quality Control Lab – Identified components in liquid, gas, and water samples for
production personnel to use in operating their CO2 Recovery Plant. I was also the H2S specialist going
into the critical positions in the plant to sample the concentration of H2S to make sure it was at safe
levels for plant operators to be in those areas.
Advertising Account Executive, KKKK Radio February 1984 – January 1985
Midland/Odessa, TX – Prospecting for new clients, selling advertising spots, writing commercial copy,
aiding in the production of commercials, and working live promotions and events for clients.
Laboratory Technician, El Paso Products Company September 1978 – October 1983
Odessa, TX – Quality Control Lab – Identified components at various stages of production along with
components of the final products for sales information and for production personnel in determining and
correcting production problems within the plants. Developed training manuals for technicians in the
liquid and gas chromatography labs. Also worked in developing the current ASTM procedure for
determining purity of high purity Styrene by chromatography.
Chemist, Mobile Analytical Laboratory November 1977 – December 1978
Odessa, TX – Responsible for accurate and timely analysis of products for Oil and Gas Companies and
various others like Center Plains Liquid Fertilizer Plant. These results were used to meet government
regulations on reporting along with determining selling prices, and settling disputes between companies.
Analysis were also used to determine possible problems and offer corrective solutions to address any
problems. I also worked with owner to develop a faster 4 hour total N2 content procedure to replace
the accepted 72 hour procedure fertilizer N2 content. It was verified successfully by independent
government approved labs such as Popes. Continued to work around El Paso Products shifts to help keep
his clients happy and to train a replacement.
Chemist/Microbiologist/Salesman, Continental Products March 1977-Nov 1977
Odessa, TX – Acted as a sales representative for downhole and plant treating chemicals, ran analysis of
bacteria, scales, water, and corrosion samples to determine type and concentrations of chemicals
needed to correct or prevent problems within plants and downhole on oil and gas wells. I worked with
the head chemist on special research projects.
Insurance Agent, National Life Insurance Company January 1977 – March 1977
Odessa, TX – Sold, serviced and collected premiums in insurance debit territory. Also prospected for
new clients and leads.
Education
MBA (not completed), UTEP
BS Degree, Texas A&M University
AS Degree, Odessa Jr. College
Diploma, Odessa High School
References
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