Valcia M. Bulule

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LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/valcia-b-287b4a142

RELATED EXPERIENCE

STEM Student Intern Baker Hughes Texas, United States May 2022 – July 2022

• Completed 1 internal project to deliver customer outcomes and identify business improvements by collaborating with cross-functional teams and interns. Completed internship at top 20%.

• Participated in focused training and team meetings, developing upstream/downstream skill sets. Junior Mining Engineer VALE Tete, Mozambique November 2020 – June 2021

• Optimized over 15 drilling operations by adjusting the weight of bit and rate of penetration, decreasing wellbore damage by 15%, and reducing drilling time by 13%.

• Coordinated 2 blasting operations for a team of 8 employees, exceeding the production goal by almost 4%.

• Corrected safety errors in drilling and blasting operations by providing an equipment and personnel safety checklist resulting in a reduction of fall and slip accidents by 21% and transportation-related accidents by 50%.

Geological Engineer trainee Sheba Mine Barberton, South Africa April 2019 – July 2019

• Elaborated a geological model for analyzing the distribution of gold in a 260-acre production area, by analyzing over 100 cores samples, resulting in an improved accuracy from the previous geological model by 17%.

EDUCATION

West Virginia University, West Virginia, United States Expected: May 2023 Master of Science in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering Candidate GPA: 3.7/4.0

ISCTEM, Maputo, Mozambique August 2020

Bachelor of Science in Geological and Mining Engineering GPA: 3.6/4.0

ACTIVITIES

Presidential Student Ambassador, West Virginia University March 2022 – Present Member, Society of Petroleum Engineers August 2021 – Present Member, Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration March 2017 – Present OTHER SKILLS AND COMPETENCES

• Python and R programming languages.

• Software: CMG, ARIES, PIPESIM, ArcGIS, POWER B.I., OLGA, IHS HARMONY.

• Operating Systems: Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, Android. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Thesis Research West Virginia University West Virginia, United States

• Developed a Marcellus shale reservoir model with hydraulic fractures with CMG software to perform parametric studies to comprehend the impacts of the adsorption phenomena on gas production.

HONORS AND AWARDS

• West Virginia University West Virginia, United States May 2022 Certificate of Excellence: Outstanding Master Student

• Fulbright Scholarship Maputo, Mozambique August 2021 – Present Fully-funded scholarship to study Master’s degree in the United States CERTIFICATIONS

• Oregon State University, United States January 2022 – March 2022 Engineering Project Management

• Pedagogical University, Mozambique June 2018 – July 2018 Occupational Health and Safety

LANGUAGES

• English: Distinguished levels of Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing.

• Portuguese: Native Language, Distinguished levels in Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing.

• Spanish: Intermediate levels in Listening, Speaking, and Reading.

• Japanese: Beginner levels in Speaking, Listening.

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