Production Technologist/Completion Engineer/Perforating Specialist

Work in an environment suited to my skill set whilst chalenging enough for the learning process to never stop.

2006-Present KPT/Flodynamic
Consultant (Production Technologist/Completion Engineer/ Wellsite Supervisor/Perforating Specialist)
Independent consultant. Associate member of Shell’s PGDT (Perforating Global Delivery Team). White Paper authoring. Ad-hoc well-site witness/supervisor. Solutions based completion proposals.

2005-2006 Baker Atlas/ Baker Hughes
Asia Pacific TCP Manager
Responsibilities: Baker Hughes TCP product line champion for Asia Pacific.
Review of all TCP tendering and bid submission. P&L responsibility for all AP TCP operations. Baker Hughes perforating network champion for AP. Perforating R&D prioritization input. STIM product champion for Baker Hughes in AP. Perforating Nodal analysis (WEM), pressure transient modelling (Pulsfrac), and dynamic underbalance focal point for Baker Hughes AP. Marketing completion and perforating solutions. Explosive operations auditor. Competency assessor. Root cause analysis.

2003-2005 Baker Atlas/ Baker Hughes
TCP Coordinator
Responsibilities: Operations manager. Perforating theory training facilitator and presenter. STIM product champion for Baker Hughes in AP. Perforating Nodal analysis (WEM), pressure transient modelling (Pulsfrac), and dynamic underbalance focal point for Baker Hughes AP. Explosive competency assessor & auditor. BSP customer liaison. Authoring job Procedures. QA/QC Implementation. Problem investigation. Deployment risk analysis through using Cerberus.

1996-2003 Western Atlas/Baker Atlas
Field Service Specialist Engineer (Grades: JNR,STD, SNR & GNR)
Responsibilities: Field operation expertise in perforating with DST’s, orientation, EOB, CT deployment, underbalance deployment, STIM products, snubbing deployment, stackable deployment, permanent completions, horizontal and fish hook wells, dynamic underbalance, slick-line, smart triggers, Hangers /Anchors and sand control. Cross Trained BOT thru – tubing applications. Customer liaison. and post job follow-ups. Also casing inspection services, memory production logging, & down hole data sampling.

1993-96 University Of Aberdeen.
BSc Geology (Hon) course. Subsidiary subjects: Arabic and Spanish

1992-93 Lowestoft College, Lowestoft, Suffolk.
A Level Subjects Maths, Physics, Chemistry & Environmental Science

1990-92 William De Ferrers, S.Woodham Ferrers, Essex.
GCSE Level Subjects Chemistry, Maths, Electronics, Physics, English Lang.
English Lit, History and Geography

Languages: Spanish and Persian (Farsi) spoken and written. Arabic, ancient Greek, Latin and Malay, at basic level. I pick up languages quite quickly.
HSE Management systems.
Du Pont STOP for Supervisors
Baker Oil Tools: TCP, Hydraulics, DST & CT Thru-Tubing seminars.
Western Atlas Wireline field operations school.
British National Radiological Protection Board supervisory course.
Karrass effective negotiating.
OPITO approved offshore sea survival and fire fighting.
Partnering at the work place. (Sponsored by Shell)
DG packaging & transportation & IMDG legislation.
LOLER & Industry Step Change Risk Assessment training.
Deployment Risk Management.
Various Legal, Sarbanes Oxley compliance & FCPA seminars.
Conceptual selling.
Competency assessor training.
Failure and root cause analysis.
Modern management essential skills.
People management.
WEM, Pulsfrac & Cerberus.

Fellow of the Royal Geographical society, including the institute of British explorers. FRGS.
AUGS
SPE Brunei chapter committee member. Programme Chair.
Institute of British Explosive Engineers Associate (Pending)
Member of the Hakluyt Society.
Hobbies include: Gastronomy (Honouree member of a San Sebastian gastronomic society in the Basque country, Spain), Collecting ancient Greek and Roman coins, wine tasting, museums & historic travel. History books, medieval travelogues, science journals and sci-fi literature make personal reading.