Operations Specialist in Deepwater Production Support

Jonathan Cole Laird

601-***-**** ******.**@*****.*** Bogue Chitto, MS 39629

CORE SKILLS &

TECHNICAL

EXPERTISE

Operations Support to

Production & Facilities

Engineers (Ops-Focused

Junior Engineering)

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Production Surveillance,

Trend Verification &

Optimization Support

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Control Room Operations

(SCADA / DCS)

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Alarm Management &

Abnormal Operations

(ISA-18.2)

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Subsea, Deepwater &

Floating Production

Systems

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Gas Lift, ESPs, Rod &

Plunger Lift

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2-Phase & 3-Phase

Separation, TEG

Dehydration

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Gas Compression &

Produced Water Handling

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Flow Assurance

(hydrates, wax, scale,

corrosion, sand)

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Well Integrity, Barrier

Management, SIMOPS

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PSM, HAZOP, Permit-to-

Work, LOTO

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(TEEX) Offshore Platform

Firefighting

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Operations Specialist with 15+ years of experience supporting production and facilities engineers in ops-focused junior engineering roles across deepwater, subsea, floating production systems, and inland/onshore assets, including artificial lift systems (ESP, rod pump/pumpjack) and surface processing facilities.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

September 2025 - Current

Deepwater Operations Specialist (Engineering Support), Danos, Gulf of Mexico January 2025 - October 2025

Lead Operator / Operations Specialist (Engineering Support), Eagle Energy Services, Houma, LA

July 2024 - December 2024

Subsea Operations Specialist (Engineering Support), PDI Solutions, Scott, LA November 2023 - July 2024

Production Operations Specialist – Lead A (Engineering Support), Island Production, Scott, LA

Operate and monitor deepwater hub facilities with subsea tiebacks, semi-submersible units, and floating production systems.

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Support production engineers with alarm response, trend verification, and production surveillance.

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• Assist with production optimization while maintaining safe operating envelopes. Manage abnormal operations, startups, and shutdowns under barrier management principles.

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• Coordinate SIMOPS, maintenance, and contractor activities under permit-to-work systems.

• Led daily production operations across offshore and inland assets. Supported engineering teams with production data, trend analysis, and execution planning.

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• Coordinated pigging, waterflood, gas lift, and chemical injection programs.

• Enforced PSM, HAZOP, LOTO, and confined space requirements.

• Oversaw subsea well flow using control room systems supporting tieback architecture.

• Supported startups, shut-ins, and subsea well testing.

• Adjusted chemical injection to mitigate hydrates, corrosion, and scaling.

• Communicated well performance data to engineering teams.

• Supervised production operations on single-platform facilities.

• Optimized gas lift and chemical treatment programs under engineering guidance.

• Conducted inspections and preventive maintenance to reduce downtime.

• Ensured compliance with safety, environmental, and operating standards. September 2019 - November 2023

Subsea Control Room Operations Specialist (Engineering Support), Danos, Gulf of Mexico June 2015 - August 2019

Control Room Operations Specialist (Facilities & Processing), WOOD plc, Lafayette, LA February 2014 - May 2015

Production Operations Specialist, Covenant Testing Technologies, Midland, TX October 2011 - February 2014

Production Operations Specialist, Quality Energy Services, Pearsall, TX

• Operated deepwater subsea production systems from centralized control rooms.

• Performed alarm response, trend verification, and abnormal operations management.

• Supported well testing, ramp-ups, and production optimization initiatives.

• Maintained barrier integrity and supported SIMOPS under PTW systems. Supported gas processing facilities including TEG dehydration, compression, and produced water systems.

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Monitored SCADA systems to identify early equipment degradation and operating constraints.

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• Worked directly with engineers and maintenance to improve facility reliability. Performed daily production operations, preventive maintenance, and safety system testing.

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• Collected samples and maintained records to support regulatory compliance.

• Assisted with optimization of gas lift and production equipment.

• Supported land-based oil and gas production across multiple wells.

• Maintained production, safety, and firefighting equipment.

• Recorded production data and reported anomalies for corrective action. EDUCATION

May 2010

High School Diploma

Bogue Chitto High School, MS

CERTIFICATIONS & SAFETY COMPLIANCE

• Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)

• Process Safety Management (PSM)

• HAZOP

• SPE Production Fundamentals

• H S Alive / Awareness

• Lockout/Tagout (LOTO)

• Confined Space Entry

• Emergency Response / ICS

• Offshore Safety & Emergency Response

• Advanced Firefighting & First Aid

• Ballast Control Operator (BCO) – In Progress

• Offshore Installation Manager (OIM) – In Progress

• TEEX Offshore Platform Firefighting

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