Principal Explorationist/Exploration Portfolio Analyst

To make a business impact on the Exploration Portfolio by providing 22 years experience in lead/ prospect maturation, Play Based Evaluation (PBE), Integrated Charge Modeling (ICE) and play based Yet to Find (YTF)estimates.

Mapping experience with software packages like CPS3, Zycor Zmap+, GenaMap, ArcInfo, ArcMap and ERMapper. Seismic interpretation/evaluation experience in both 2D and 3D seismic including mapping techniques with GeoQuest (Charisma), nDI, Landmark, SpiritTIS, SpiritII and Petrel. Additional experience in 3D seismic visualization techniques, such as seismic formation sculpting, amplitude body checking and automatic horizon mapping with VoxelGeo. 2D basin modelling experience with IBS+ and Cauldron. Data visualisation/analysis by means of Spotfire. Prospect ranking experience with Space, Admer, Prospector & Fastrack. Deep water acreage experience in Blocks 16 & 18 Offshore Angola 1997-99, Niger Delta experience OMLs 13 & 30 evaluation 2000-01. Co-ordination of Niger Delta Sequence Stratigraphic Study and Shallow Offshore and Onshore Basin Play Analysis 2002-2003. Bid round evaluation support for Algeria 2004 & 2005, Libya 2004. Initiated North Africa Tight Gas Gamechanger 2004. Technical leader for Syrian 2005 Bid round evaluation and Sinai 2006 Bid round evaluation up to fusion with EGAS bid round efforts. Australia Greater NWS 3D basin modelling of Bonaparte, Browse, Offshore Canning and North Carnarvon Sub-basins. PBE/BPA based YTF estimates for yearly Business/Venture Plans and coordination of Frontier Basin Gazettal evaluation. Establishment of workflow and coordination of SDA Technology application plans for 2009/2010. Supervised Northern North Sea Integrated Regional Framework Study including 3D Cauldron Basin Model (2011). Applied Strat3D visualisation for APA 2012 Bid round evaluation. Set up NNS BPA Project with CRS maps and GEPI YTF estimates for focusing of APA Bid Round evaluations 2012 & 2013. Project owner of BSP Portfolio Rejuvenation with integrated Pan-Brunei Charge evaluation.

Regional Exploration Experience from 4 years in the Regional Global Exploration Team in The Hague, 3 years in Prospectivity studies Offshore Western Africa with 2D/3D seismic for deep water turbidites and 6 years Regional Prospectivity Studies in the Niger Delta including Regional Study Shallow Offshore. Two years as member of the MENA Team working on Algerian, Libyan, Syrian and Egyptian Bid rounds. 4.5 years member of Shell Australia Regional New Business Team involved in gazettal evaluations through basin modeling and as PBE/BPA focal point responsible for Technology Planning, PBE based YTF estimates and Frontier Basin Gazettal evaluation Coordinator. 2.5 years Norske Shell Northern North Sea Technical Lead for Regional Exploration Framework Project and APA 2012 & 2013 Bid Rounds resulting in the Award of Shell operated license Block for heartland re-entry. Finally just over 2 years Principal Regional Geologist and Portfolio Rejuvenation Project owner at Brunei Shell.

MSc in Micropal./Sediment. University of Zuerich, Switzerland; PHD Sequence Stratigraphy/Sedimentology at the Universities of Zuerich and Stuttgart, Germany; PostDoc in Strucutural Geology/Sedimentology at the University of Stuttgart
Intl. Publications as first author: 1) Relief devel. Mesozoic carbonate platform margin (S. Alps, N. Italy), Basin Research, v.6, pp.219-238, (1994). 2) Liassic & Cret. Palyno. NW Trentino: strat units siliceous & organic rich beds, Mem. Sc. geol., v.45, pp.79-97 (1993). 3) Grad.carbon-clastic transition & quartz , Sedi. Geology, v.73, pp.1-11 (1991). 4) Neptunian dykes along a drowned carbonate platform margin, Terra Nova, v.3, pp.34-43 (1991). 5) Biostrat, Lithostrat & Sediment Maiolica & Scaglia Lombarda, Mem. di Scienze. Geol., vo. 39, pp. 1-35. 6) GSA PAward (1992) titled: Trends of downslope calciclastic sediments, GSA Abs, vol. 24, pp.349.

General:
-Negotiating experience from August `97 until May `98 in non-operated Block 18.
-Training Focalpoint for Exploration staff in Shell Angola from May’96 to April '99
-3D visualisation/VoxelGeo Focal Point in Shell Angola June’98 to April '99
-Member of SPDC Nigeria BXE ELAN 2000 Change Team
-Member of SPDC Nigeria BDD ELAN-lite 2001-2002 Business Plan Team
-Co-ordination of Shallow Offshore Niger Delta Seq Strat Project January 2000 until May 2001
- Interim TL of Niger Delta Shallow Offshore BPA Study and Niger Delta Onshore Regional Prospectivity Evaluation, 2002
- Basin Play Analysis Cameroon Project, 2003
-Bid round support for Algeria & Libya, 2004
-North African Tight Gas Game Changer, 2004
-Tech TL Syrian 2005 Bid round Evaluation & PRG Middle East NV
-Tech TL Sinai 2006 Bid round Evaluation
- SDA Basin Modeling Focal point & PBE based YTF for Greater NWS, 2007 - 2010
- Frontier Basin Gazettal Evaluation Coordinator (Basins: Great Australian Bight, Mentelle, Duntroon, Offshore Canning), 2009 -10
-Technical Project Lead for Northern North Sea Framework Study & APA Bid Rounds, 2011-13
-Pan-Brunei Portfolio Rejuvenation and integrated Charge Modelling supervision in PRG role, 2014-2016