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Skills

  • MS Office
  • Drilling efficiency optimization
  • Basin analysis and evaluation
  • Relationship development
  • Team management
  • Multidisciplinary team collaboration
  • Non-productive time (NPT) reduction
  • Operational efficiency improvement
  • Environmental compliance in drilling
  • Hydrocarbon trap identification

Work Experiences

  • Analyzed complex carbonate reservoir systems.
  • Collaborated with engineers to optimize well placement.
  • Coordinated with petrophysicists.
  • Defined drilling targets for future campaigns in Seattle.
  • Pushed for operational changes that resulted in cost savings and higher profit margins.
  • Analyzed 6 fields.
  • Contributed to the preparation of development plans.
  • Collaborated with reservoir engineers and geophysicists on reservoir characterization, increasing hydrocarbon recovery by 85%.
  • Collaborated with geophysicists and drilling engineers.
  • Defined reservoir properties.

Summaries

  • Discovered new exploration targets.
  • Applied real-time well data analysis.
  • Delivered geological presentations and risk assessments to executive leadership, securing an additional 16 in funding for key exploration projects.
  • Proven leadership, operational excellence, and organizational development skills, as well as a thorough understanding of the metric business.
  • Workflow optimization, performance reporting, and team leadership are examples of expertise.
  • Strengths in cross-functional collaboration and client relations backed up by Miscellaneous training.
  • Doubled exploration success rates in Raleigh.
  • Delivered geological presentations to executive leadership.
  • Contributed to increased accuracy in reserve estimation.
  • Collaborated with reservoir engineers.

Accomplishments

  • Created geological hazard maps for offshore drilling projects to help mitigate environmental risks, which resulted in regulatory approval being granted two years ahead of schedule.
  • Collaborated with team of 5 in the development of standard.
  • Developed 3D geological models using QuickBooks, which improved the team's ability to predict reservoir behavior, reducing the financial risk of future drilling projects by 33%.
  • Led the geological aspects of a 13 deep-water well project, ensuring geological risks were mitigated and production targets were met ahead of schedule.
  • Demonstrated a strong focus on data quality control and management through the successful handling of geophysical datasets, improving drilling accuracy and reducing errors by 25%.
  • Developed geological models that were utilized by reservoir engineers to assess field development scenarios, contributing to a 31% increase in estimated ultimate recovery (EUR).
  • Managed geotechnical data for a 11 drilling project by integrating geological, geophysical, and petrophysical data, ensuring all operations complied with safety and environmental standards.
  • Evaluated seismic and well data to identify new exploration targets in underexplored areas, resulting in 4 bbls of potential reserves being added to the company portfolio.
  • Secured funding for a future exploration program by presenting key geological insights derived from seismic and core data, resulting in a 13 increase in budget approval.
  • Supported drilling operations by providing real-time stratigraphic correlation, leading to a 18% reduction in non-productive time.

Affiliations

  • Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) - 2024
  • Southwest Section of American Association of Petroleum Geologists (SWS AAPG) - 2022
  • Toastmasters
  • National Association of Black Geoscientists (NABG) - 2018
  • Texas Energy Council (TEC) - 2015
  • American Society of Safety Professionals
  • International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP) - 2023
  • Jaycees
  • National Ground Water Association (NGWA) - 2017
  • Pacific Section AAPG (PSAAPG) - 2024

Certifications

  • Advanced Carbonate Reservoir Characterization by Northwind in 2024
  • First Aid/CPR Certified
  • Fundamentals of Geology (FG) Certification by the National Association of State Boards of Geology (ASBOG)
  • Certified Hydrocarbon Data Analysis & Interpretation Specialist by Cedar Works
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • ArcGIS Professional Certification for Geoscientists
  • Petroleum Engineering Certification (PEC) by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
  • Apple Certified Associate (ACA)
  • Petrel Software Certification by method
  • Certified Environmental Site Assessor (CESA) by Lakeside Partners

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