Education

Henrietta M. King High School, Kingsville, Texas, 8/88-6/92
Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, Texas, 8/92-12/96
Bachelor of Science Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Experience

October 2009 – Present
Bruington Engineering, Ltd.
Petroleum Engineering Consultant

Prepare AFEs and detailed work procedures for drilling, completion, and workover projects. Current experience encompasses vertical, directional, and horizontal wells ranging in depth from 3000’ to 12,000’ (MD) in both normally and over-pressured regions.
Solicit and evaluate bids and select vendors for the same operations.
Perform log analysis and filing of Railroad Commission forms.
Provide well site supervision for drilling, completion, and workover operations including cased hole logging, perforation, fracture stimulation, and coiled tubing operations among others. Also provide well site supervision for open hole logging, running casing, and cementing operations on normally pressured wells.
Provide high-quality, real-time field cost estimates and cost tracking for ongoing projects.
Effective project manager with special focus on safety, efficiency, and attention to detail in addition to excellent field-to-client communication for timely information exchange.
Provide cost estimates, workover, and recompletion recommendations and implementation including perforation programs, tubing and packer configurations, slick line operations, artificial lift programs, and compression and gathering system designs.

February 2007 – October 2009
Bruington Engineering, Ltd.
Technical Marketing, Engineering Group – San Antonio, Texas

Provide technical engineering assistance to all Bruington Engineering, Ltd. engineers and well-site consultants. Well-site supervisor specializing in logging, casing, multi-stage cementing operations, and fracture stimulation supervision.
Responsible for all aspects of marketing for the company, including customer and public relations, marketing brochure design and creation, website content and design, and promotional items.

June 2005 – February 2007
Smith Technologies
Technical Sales Engineer - San Antonio, Texas
Account manager and sole company representative for drilling operators in the San Antonio and Austin areas. Provided level of technical support superior to that of competitors for the purpose of increasing market share through correct application of current technology and through long-term customer relations.
Managed all aspects of business for this satellite office including monitoring and affecting financial metrics such as: product direct margins, ROOA, EBIT, gross revenues, and overall profitability.
Systematically identified drilling issues with customers and correctly applied product technology to prevent nearly one dozen costly motor runs to date.
Utilized hydraulic theories and calculations to effectively redesign the well bore to better suit the drilling operation with an underpowered drilling rig. Result: the construction of a competent well bore in record time.

June 2002 – June 2005
Smith Technologies
Advanced Services Engineer – Petro-Canada – Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Project leader for Petro-Canada account. Responsibilities included: Offering in-house technical support on all topics relating to drilling optimization including drill bit selection, formation characteristics, bit/formation interaction, well bore hydraulics, BHA construction and its effects on hole wall and drill bit life.
Served as integral team member for strategizing on total well bore optimization: Casing design and redesign, BHA selection and modeling, drilling fluid selection for the best combination of penetration rate, minimal lost returns cost, and minimal formation intrusion. Specialized in matching drilling fluid/bit/BHA for the efficient construction of the well bore.
Developed best practice procedures for the iterative redesign of the well bore prior to drilling. Authored best practices handbook for the optimized BHA/bit/parameter combinations for deep drilling in the Canadian foothills.
Authored detailed lithology-based drill bit selection charts for the Canadian Foothills.
Grew engineering group and successfully managed a team of three Advanced Services Engineers to most effectively maintain service quality for this customer account.

December 2000 – June 2002
Smith Bits
Drill Bit Optimization Engineer, Shell-PDO – Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
Same as Advanced Services engineer (above), including:
Team member contributing to total well bore optimization and DWOP (drilling well on paper) analysis.
Concentrated on analyzing and reducing both drilling and non-productive time.
Developed best practices for the purpose of drilling engineering well bore optimization for the majority of PDO’s development drilling projects.

October 1998 – December 2000
Smith Bits
Sales Engineer, South Texas District - Corpus Christi, Texas
Played key role in developing current steel-bodied PDC technologies
Initiated a series of (4) design iterations of the 12-1/4” S88 which led to a dramatic increase in bit life and customer savings
Proposed and ran the first successful 8-1/2” by 9-7/8” DR76 GeoReam reaming while drilling tool. Satisfied customer’s goal of opening hole through
Initiated design request for Smith’s first 7-7/8” steel three-bladed bit. Designed to cut low-cost operators’ bit budgets dramatically while providing a high return on investment.
Initiated unprecedented project to update South Texas bit record database and make available in digital format.
Set standard for other Gulf Coast districts to update the Smith Bit Records Database with all available historical drill bit records
Implemented a program of constant and dedicated hydraulics optimization with all operators and contractors in the region through the use of a suite of proprietary software.
Improved rate of penetration through overcoming chip hold-down by maximizing H.S.I. whenever applicable.
Developed localized standards for the maximization of hydraulic efficiency for various bit types in various formations.
Served as South Texas’ roller cone inventory coordinator. Effectively managed a multi-million dollar inventory while increasing inventory turns.

June 1996 – October 1998
Smith Tool
Field Engineer, South Texas and the Texas Gulf Coast - Alice, Texas
Coordinated the sales, testing, developing, and improving of rock bits for use in the oil and gas fields of South Texas and the Texas Gulf Coast. Solely responsible for relaying crucial field data to remote design group. Maintain comprehensive documentation for the purpose of tracking and studying ongoing projects. Sole source for field data and product improvement recommendations necessary for use in conjunction with lab recommendations in order to further develop this product line. Have played role as company representative during on-site testing and use of new products. Address product complaints promptly and professionally as part of a comprehensive service initiative. Represent Smith International during on-site meetings both on and offshore

Professional Memberships

State of Texas Registered Professional Engineer, No. 104913
WellCap certified, ID No. 5593
Drilling/Workover/Coiled tubing/Snubbing/Wireline
Expires 09/15/09

The Petroleum Club of San Antonio
Member, Finance Committee, 2007
American Petroleum Institute
San Antonio Chapter Secretary, 2005-Present
Society of Petroleum Engineers
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Member since 1994
Aircraft Owner’s and Pilot’s Association (AOPA)
Member since 1999
Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA)

Industry Training and Education

Gary Waldron and Associates, Houston, Texas
Effective Negotiating (2006)
Franklin-Covey Institute, Houston, Texas
7 Habits of Highly Effective Managers (2006)
University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
School of Business, Management Certificate program (2004-2005)
Murchison Drilling Schools, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Drilling engineering and well control (2002)
Chevron/Texaco Institute, Houston, Texas
Drill String Design and Failure (2002)
Smith International, Inc., Houston, Texas
Comprehensive internal drill bit related instruction (1997-2004)
Course titles/curriculum: Field engineering 1 and 2, FAROP – Factors Affecting Rate of Penetration, MI mud school, well log interpretation, DBOS – Drill Bit Optimization System, BHA design and Implementation, comprehensive dull grading and analysis, Round-Tu-It, Advanced Excel
Halliburton Energy Institute, Duncan, Oklahoma
Preston Moore Drilling Practices Workshop (1998)
Registered Engineer in Training (1996), State of Texas