Senior Production Chemist

Experienced sour gas and condensate production chemist seeks contract or permanent position in production operations.

Karachaganak Petroleum Operating B.V. (KPO) – Kazakhstan – 2004-Present
Senior Production Chemist– Manage and coordinate all chemical activities at KPO. Recommend best chemical applications. Supervise chemical vendors. Propose and supervise chemical trials.
Manage Laboratory sampling and testing, overseeing supervisors and technical staff, coordinating all lab activities, training, etc.
Write all testing and safety procedures for the laboratory. Set up corrosion monitoring, paraffin deposition, glycol contamination, process optimization & process trouble-shooting programs. Train and supervise over 80 staff in modern laboratory procedures – GC, LC, AA, IR & UV, auto-titration, etc.
Designed an innovative in-line process to manage TEG contamination by hydrocarbons and thermal degradation products.

Intertek Caleb Brett - New Orleans - 2002 to 2004
Project Manager – SEPCO (Shell Mars & URSA) and BP/Metco (Na Kika, Horn Mountain, Pompano, Mica, King, Nile, Marlin) - Set up Caleb Brett’s allocation testing program. Designed and purchased equipment, wrote the procedures and training material, trained the staff and managed the sampling and testing.
- Managed staff technicians, and coordinated work flow through laboratory management
- ISO 17025 Certification
- Supported $1 Billion/mo oil and gas production
- Increased business by 50% in 2003
- Made design improvements in testing equipment to reduce testing time

John M. Campbell & Company - 2001 to 2002
Contract Trainer - Managed and facilitated training projects for plant operators in technical operations of NGL and gas production, gas sweetening and dehydration using PowerPoint, multi-media and training manuals.

ExxonMobil - 1980 to 2001
Senior Production Chemist - 1999 to 2001 (Mobil Oil Indonesia) – PT Arun – Aceh, Sumatra

Production Chemist - 1992 to 1999 (Mobil Exploration & Production – Coden, AL)

Thomas Edison State College, University of Detroit

Offshore Water Survival & Helicopter (2003); H2S/PSM Certification: (2007); TQM/CQI Certifications, Mobil, (1997, 1994, 1988); Emergency Response Certifications, Mobil, (2000, 1997, 1992); Hazwoper – First Responder/Incident Commander, Mobil, (1999, 1995); Hewlett Packard Chemstation, (1995); GC Maintenance & Repair, Louisiana State University, (1994); Basic & Advanced Chromatography, University of Houston(1993,1994)