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| Ref # |  | JS120870 |
| Year of birth | | 1955 |
Permanent/Home Location/Address |
| City or Town | | Santa Barbara |
| State | | California |
| Country | | USA |
Current Location/Address |
| State | | California |
| Country | | USA |
Languages |
| Primary Language | | Fluency |
| English | | Read, write and speak fluently |
Nationalities |
| Main Nationality | | USA |
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Experience Classification |
| Job Function | | Years Experience |
| Executive | | 7 |
| General Manager | | 10 |
| Asset Management | | 10 |
| Acquisitions / Mergers | | 10 |
| Petroleum Engineer | | 20 |
| Industry | | Years Experience |
| Exploration and Production | | 30+ |
| Renewable Energy | | 4 |
Qualifications |
| Highest Qualifications | | Masters |
| Qualification | Subject | Establishment/Country | Year |
| Masters or Higher | Petroleum Engineering | Univ. of Southern California, USA | 1983 |
| Degree | Petroleum Engineering | Penn State Univ., USA | 1979 |
Other Qualifications, Memberships, Certification
Licensed Professional Petroleum Engineer-California
Society of Petroleum Engineers (former Director-Northern Emirates and Permian Basin sections)
American Petroleum Institute, Coastal California Chapter (former vice-chairman)
Western States Petroleum Association (former Production Committee member)
California Independent Petroleum Association
Independent Petroleum Association of America |
Computer Skills and Software Used |
IHS Power Tools
Landmark Aries
PhDWin
MS Project
Excel
Word |
Work Locations |
| Are you willing to move or relocate? | |
Yes - I will travel domestically
Yes - I will relocate domestically
Yes - I will travel internationally
Yes - I will relocate internationally | |
Availability |
| Earliest Start Date | | Given 3 weeks notice |
Ideal Next Job |
| My ideal next position would be in a business leadership role with a growing upstream E&P company. This role could be in field development, acquisitions (BD), new ventures, or general management. I am open to leading multi-disciplined technical teams and rolling up my sleeves to perform engineering and planning roles. Both international and domestic roles are of interest as I have worked over 1/3rd of my career in international. I am globally mobile. |
Required Salary & Conditions |
| I am seeking salary and other benefits competitive with US based roles. This would include health insurance, a matching contribution retirement plan, and relocation assistance. For an international role, I would consider either a rotation or an expat package including a location premium, housing, and other customary expat benefits. I have no children living at home, so my wife and I are globally mobile. |
Employment History |
| Total Years of Work Experience: | | 33 |
| Commenced Full Time Work: | | 1979 |
| Name | | Underground Energy |
| Job Title: | | Director-Oil & Gas Operations |
| Duration | | From : 2010 To: |
Summary |
| Seasoned professional with hands-on engineering and management experience. Have lead large exploration and development projects in the US, Dubai, Norway, Argentina, Thailand, and Indonesia. Have served in engineering, business development (M&A), commercial, and management roles with Chevron, Conoco, Unocal, and independents (Venoco, Warren, Western Gas, Underground Energy). Possessing significant P&L, acquisition, organizational leadership, subsurface development, and operations/asset management expertise. |
Work Experience |
BEAM Consulting Services 2008-present
Principal Consulting Petroleum Engineer
• Upstream petroleum, biofuels, and LNG industry focus.
• Management services, business development, acquisitions, operational troubleshooting, project management, business start-up.
• Clients included Western Gas Resources, Lance Oil and Gas, Crystal Energy, Spyglass, Proteus Energy, BioJet Corp, Underground Energy, and royalty owners.
• Currently serving on contract as Sr. VP-Operations with BioJet Corporation, a start-up renewable jet fuel company and as Director of Oil & Gas Operations with Underground Energy, a start-up independent E&P company.
Warren E&P, Inc., (Warren Resources, Inc.) 2006 - 2008
Sr. Vice President & General Manager
• P&L accountability for company’s $100 MM/yr. California business with capital budget of $75 MM/yr. Drilled over 100 wells including 35 horizontals and more than doubled production in Unit in two years.
• Led organization of 45 employees and consultants in field development, operations, HSE, and commercial initiatives. Established internal controls, operating policies and procedures, and safety & compliance programs.
• Represented company with banks, shareholders, public, and government officials.
.Accountable for business planning, development strategy, reserves reporting.
Chevron Corporation 2005 - 2006
Sr. Business Development Advisor
• Led business development initiatives in California, successfully closing Chevron's first California acquisitions in 10 years.
• Led initiatives in bio-fuels production, integrated steam-CO2-power generation, and high impact exploration.
• Participated on Global Corporate Carbon Capture and Storage and California Business Integration Teams.
Venoco, Inc. (includes next 5 positions) 1997 - 2004
Chief Operating Officer, Board Member
• Led 170 person organization that grew the value of company by more than 50% and EBITDA by $45MM/yr.
• Represented company with banks, equity & business partners, government agencies, and community.
• Board Member, Trustee for Employee Benefits Plans.
Vice President-Offshore Business Unit
• Led 100+ person business unit in operations, technical evaluation, drilling, HSE, commercial activities.
• Grew production by over 20% with a limited capital budget.
Director of Corporate Development
• Developed International Business Strategy for company. Acquired 650,000 acre exploration tract in Argentina.
• Screened and conducted merger inquiries with several domestic and international companies.
Asset Manager, Santa Barbara Channel
• Integrated assets and personnel acquired from Chevron into Venoco’s existing offshore operations.
• Revitalized offshore fields and onshore processing plants, growing production by 25% and reducing costs 35%. Now company’s highest cashflow asset.
• Turned around uptime, safety, and regulatory compliance at South Ellwood field.
Acquisition Manager
• Led evaluation and negotiation of several large acquisitions ($30-300 MM).
• Successfully closed acquisition of Chevron’s offshore California assets, Sacramento Basin gas fields, and coastal pipeline systems. Acquisitions returned over $300 MM net of acquisition cost in first five years after acquisition.
• Performed annual reserve assessments and presentations to banks and equity investors.
Conoco, Inc. (includes next three positions) 1986 - 1997
Asset Supervisor, Midland, TX
• Led multi-disciplined team in acquisition evaluation of $225MM of Amoco’s San Juan Basin assets.
• Led multi-disciplined team in exploration and development of company’s 450,000 acre tight gas leasehold in Val Verde Basin.
Operating Unit Manager/Venture Coordinator, Stavanger, Norway
• Managed Conoco’s interest in several super-giant fields, including Heidrun, Statfjord, Aasgard, and Snoevhit.
• Reduced DD&A expense for field by $2/bbl which improved earnings by over $20 MM/year (AT).
• Led Norwegian Sea exploration and appraisal team, economics and engineering for Norwegian 15th Licensing Round. Also, provided reserve valuations for $70 MM asset trade with TOTAL.
Lead Engineer, Dubai Petroleum Company, Dubai, UAE
• Led reservoir management team in evaluation and drilling of over 100 wells in four super-giant carbonate Arabian Gulf fields.
• Reservoir and well performance, simulation studies, economics, reserves, formation evaluation.
Unocal Corporation, Southern California 1979-1986
Petroleum/Reservoir/Drilling Engineer
• Offshore field development, exploration support including DST design and supervision, well stimulation, well logging, reserve evaluations, well planning, well spacing, and reservoir appraisal.
• Developed well completion and stimulation techniques that resulted in a 25% increase in initial rates.
• Designed and implemented 4 successful waterflood projects, yielding over 12MM bbl incremental recovery (East Coyote, Richfield, Las Cienegas, and Santa Clara Unit Fields).
• Implemented DOE certified immiscible CO2 enhanced recovery project at East Coyote Field.
. Reserve reporting, economic evaluations, formation evaluation, well surveillance. |
Comments/ Hobbies/ Interests etc: |
Current interests include:
-Entrepreneurial activities (business start-ups, evaluation of distressed businesses)
-Volunteer work with the Red Cross, Direct Relief International, Food Bank, and United Way.
-Biking, snow skiing, fly fishing |
Last Updated on 03-Jul-11
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