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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
February 2007
– Present
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. Aggressively gaining operations experience
for the purpose of well-site supervision and drilling and completions
design and execution. 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
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
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