Innovative, highly qualified* and experienced exploration and development geologist with hands on experience of several supergiant oilfields including

Exploration, reservoir and development responsibilities with an operating company.

Innovative, highly qualified* and experienced exploration and development geologist with hands on experience of several supergiant oilfields including Greater Burgan of Kuwait (the largest sandstone oil field in the world), the fractured Oligocene reef of Kirkuk Oil Field and the Zubair sandstone reservoir of Zubair Oil Fields of Iraq, as well as the fractured reservoirs of Amal Oil Field of Libya. His exploration and field development experience incorporates:
Quick choice from multiple solutions approach to technical challenges acquired through:
1. Studying and researching at a pinnacle technical institute (Department of Petroleum Geology, the Imperial College; University of London). 2. Lecturing on Petroleum Geology (Department of Petroleum Geology at the Saudi Institute of Earth Sciences). 3. Conducting research and development (the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research and the R&T Group of Kuwait Oil Company). 4. Working as Petroleum Geologist (VEBA OIL Operations, Mobil Oil Libya LASMO Grand Maghreb and LASMO International). 5. Leading technical taskforce team and technical trouble shooting (VEBA OIL Operations and Mobil Oil Libya). 6. Providing consultations, coordinating studies; authoring and/or compiling reports for several oil companies through Target Exploration (e.g. AMOCO, BULA; Chevron, CONOCO-Phillips, DNOS; JNOC, Maersk, Mobil Oil; Norsk Hydro, PETRONAS, UNOCAL, etc.).
Applied petroleum geosciences research, exploration; development, operation; technical training and mentoring of exploration, field’s development and production staff.
Well site and field operations, reservoir geology, development geology, wire-line log interpretation, and computer applications in petroleum exploration and production.
Experience in local and regional petroleum systems of several MENA countries gained through working across companies, concessions and political boundaries (e.g. Iraq-Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Syria, UAE-Saudi Arabia; Libya-Algeria, Egypt; Sudan and Tunisia.
Involved in several acquisition, relinquishment, ranking and bidding for EPSA and DPSA rounds in several MENA countries.

BSc in Geological Sciences (College of Sciences, University of Baghdad), M.Sc. DIC and Ph.D. in Petroleum Geology (Royal School of Mines, Imperial College, University of London).

British National, Residing in Kuwait,, married born in Baghdad, Iraq. Regular sports Tennis, swimming and Basketball.