Chad Van Buskirk
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Spanish Limited working proficiency
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Indonesian Limited working proficiency
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French Limited working proficiency
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Bill Diggons
Chad is a strong contributor to our team's success and a complete professional. His dedication to the industry, his teammates, and his clients is laudatory.
Curtis Pontius
Chad was first introduced to me while working on a project in Libya. This project required us to introduce our customer’s to technology not yet being applied by our operations in the area. His technical, managerial, and operational expertise were essential in the successful implementation of this technology. In a short time working with Chad I was able to identify that he possessed skills that were under utilized in this role. It was obvious to me that he sought out after bigger challenges for his career and that he would be very successful in his aspirations. Chad was a pleasure to work with. He was entertaining, friendly, professional, easily approachable and very knowledgeable. I look forward to working with Chad in some capacity again in the future.
Marinus Elenbaas
Chad, Thanks for all the good work during our years working together in Libya. You are a committed driver for continuous improvement, performance oriented. Your goal has clearly been to provide the best service possible via hard work and sound engineering. I hope our paths cross again in the future. All the best. Marinus Elenbaas.
Bill Diggons
Chad is a strong contributor to our team's success and a complete professional. His dedication to the industry, his teammates, and his clients is laudatory.
Curtis Pontius
Chad was first introduced to me while working on a project in Libya. This project required us to introduce our customer’s to technology not yet being applied by our operations in the area. His technical, managerial, and operational expertise were essential in the successful implementation of this technology. In a short time working with Chad I was able to identify that he possessed skills that were under utilized in this role. It was obvious to me that he sought out after bigger challenges for his career and that he would be very successful in his aspirations. Chad was a pleasure to work with. He was entertaining, friendly, professional, easily approachable and very knowledgeable. I look forward to working with Chad in some capacity again in the future.
Marinus Elenbaas
Chad, Thanks for all the good work during our years working together in Libya. You are a committed driver for continuous improvement, performance oriented. Your goal has clearly been to provide the best service possible via hard work and sound engineering. I hope our paths cross again in the future. All the best. Marinus Elenbaas.
Bill Diggons
Chad is a strong contributor to our team's success and a complete professional. His dedication to the industry, his teammates, and his clients is laudatory.
Curtis Pontius
Chad was first introduced to me while working on a project in Libya. This project required us to introduce our customer’s to technology not yet being applied by our operations in the area. His technical, managerial, and operational expertise were essential in the successful implementation of this technology. In a short time working with Chad I was able to identify that he possessed skills that were under utilized in this role. It was obvious to me that he sought out after bigger challenges for his career and that he would be very successful in his aspirations. Chad was a pleasure to work with. He was entertaining, friendly, professional, easily approachable and very knowledgeable. I look forward to working with Chad in some capacity again in the future.
Marinus Elenbaas
Chad, Thanks for all the good work during our years working together in Libya. You are a committed driver for continuous improvement, performance oriented. Your goal has clearly been to provide the best service possible via hard work and sound engineering. I hope our paths cross again in the future. All the best. Marinus Elenbaas.
Bill Diggons
Chad is a strong contributor to our team's success and a complete professional. His dedication to the industry, his teammates, and his clients is laudatory.
Curtis Pontius
Chad was first introduced to me while working on a project in Libya. This project required us to introduce our customer’s to technology not yet being applied by our operations in the area. His technical, managerial, and operational expertise were essential in the successful implementation of this technology. In a short time working with Chad I was able to identify that he possessed skills that were under utilized in this role. It was obvious to me that he sought out after bigger challenges for his career and that he would be very successful in his aspirations. Chad was a pleasure to work with. He was entertaining, friendly, professional, easily approachable and very knowledgeable. I look forward to working with Chad in some capacity again in the future.
Marinus Elenbaas
Chad, Thanks for all the good work during our years working together in Libya. You are a committed driver for continuous improvement, performance oriented. Your goal has clearly been to provide the best service possible via hard work and sound engineering. I hope our paths cross again in the future. All the best. Marinus Elenbaas.
Credentials
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Indigenous Canada
University of AlbertaMay, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
SPE Oil Patch Writing Course
Jeanne M. Perdue, Technical WriterFeb, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Authentication Standard Course
The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA)Dec, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
TCPS 2: Core - Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans. Course on Research Ethics
Panel on Research Ethics - CanadaJul, 2013- Nov, 2024 -
APEGA P.Eng.
The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA)Oct, 2010- Nov, 2024 -
Permit to Practice Certificate
The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA)Apr, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Certified Petroleum Data Analyst
PPDM AssociationNov, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
SPE Certified Petroleum Engineer
Society of Petroleum Engineers -
Salesforce Certifications
Salesforce
Experience
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Intelligent Wellhead Systems
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United States
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Oil and Gas
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1 - 100 Employee
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Tier 3 Cloud Services Support SME
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Aug 2023 - Present
Operational Excellence Team member - ensuring the quality and reliability of our software applications
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Product Manager – inVision™ Live & inVision™ Mobile
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May 2023 - Aug 2023
Product Manager – inVision™ Live, inVision™ Mobile. Utilizing our field safety controls & the IWS Digital Handshake™ to automate context to time series data on a SIMOPS fracturing site. Focusing our automation technology to empower data processing and reporting automation.
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Innovation Subject Matter Expert
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Sep 2020 - May 2023
I am now passionately leading innovation in the digital transformation of the O&G Completions space - through the IIoT and intelligent systems. At IWS, we are the pioneers of the automation of the future frac site. The uncompromising physical controls and digital feedback loops of inVision™ and the Digital Handshake™ remains our focus to deliver an unprecedented level of visibility, consistency, and trust- allowing automation to advance operations.
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Cold Bore Technology
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Canada
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Oil and Gas
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1 - 100 Employee
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Technical Sales Representative
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May 2019 - Aug 2020
Digital Transformational Technical Sales Representative for SmartPAD & Intelligent Underground - ushering the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) to the O&G Completions space Digital Transformational Technical Sales Representative for SmartPAD & Intelligent Underground - ushering the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) to the O&G Completions space
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STEP Energy Services
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Canada
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Oil and Gas
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700 & Above Employee
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Technical Sales Representative - Fracturing & Coiled Tubing
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Jun 2016 - Mar 2019
Fracturing, Coiled Tubing and Pumping sales / client support. Fracturing, Coiled Tubing and Pumping sales / client support.
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Sanjel Energy Services
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Canada
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Oil and Gas
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100 - 200 Employee
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Client Solutions - Fracturing, Coiled Tubing, Cementing
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Jan 2014 - Jun 2016
Fracturing and pumping sales and client support. Fracturing and pumping sales and client support.
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Interra Energy Services
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Canada
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Oil and Gas
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1 - 100 Employee
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Business & Technical Development - Downhole Tools
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Apr 2012 - Jan 2014
Completion Tool development along with sales and business development Completion Tool development along with sales and business development
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Trican Well Service Ltd.
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Canada
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Oil and Gas
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700 & Above Employee
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Technical Specialist - Fracturing
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Apr 2011 - Apr 2012
Technical Specialist, Fracturing Programming fracturing treatments, proposals and real-time monitoring of fracture treatments with customers. Technical Specialist, Fracturing Programming fracturing treatments, proposals and real-time monitoring of fracture treatments with customers.
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Halliburton
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United States
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Oil and Gas
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700 & Above Employee
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Business Development - Cementing
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Mar 2010 - Dec 2010
Calgary, Alberta. Horn River Basin and Montney Customers, Unconventional Resources Plays, Tight Shale Gas. Business Development: Submittal of technical and commercial tenders and proposals. Directly involved in pricing and market analysis. Communicated opportunities and developed business cases. Horn River Basin and Montney plays focus in Canada. Customer Management: Facilitated invoicing and followed-up receivable accounts. Responsible for customer Key Performance Indicators and performance metrics. Followed-up and closed all engineering, HSE and quality issues. Attended customer operations meetings. Sales and Marketing: Roll-out of value added solutions with new technology introductions and supervision. Engineering: Responsible for all cementing related engineering programs for my customers. Provide technical support for the cementing engineering team, onshore and offshore. Ability to run Halliburton’s current suite of cementing software services: OptiCem™, WELLCAT™, WellLife®, Displace 3D™ Show less
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Halliburton
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United States
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Oil and Gas
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700 & Above Employee
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Principal Technical Professional - Cementing
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2007 - 2009
Principal Technical Professional and Accounts Representative. Tripoli, Libya & Cairo, Egypt. Business Development: Submittal of technical and commercial tenders and proposals. Directly involved in pricing and market analysis. Communicated opportunities and developed business cases. Customer Management: Facilitated invoicing and followed-up receivable accounts. Responsible for customer Key Performance Indicators and performance metrics. Followed-up and closed all engineering, HSE and quality issues. Attended customer operations meetings. Sales and Marketing: Roll-out of value added solutions with new technology introductions and supervision. Engineering: Responsible for all cementing related engineering programs for my customers. Provide technical support for the cementing engineering team, onshore and offshore. Foamed Cementing ZoneSeal™ Specialist (several field operations attended as the operational lead in Libya). Ability to run Halliburton’s current suite of cementing software services: OptiCem™, WELLCAT™, WellLife®, Displace 3D™ Inventory Management: Managed cementing chemical forecasting and inventory in Libya. Direct involvement with procurement. Show less
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SLB
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United States
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Technology, Information and Internet
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700 & Above Employee
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Field Service Manager - Well Services
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Nov 2006 - Mar 2007
Finance: Responsible for managing and improving the net income statement and balance sheet of the operation. Responsible for invoicing. Had procurement authority of supply chain. Maintained Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.Net Income Management: Managed to turn around an operation with a negative bottom line to a location with +20% net/FBOI with no increase in CAPEX.Engineering: Had signing authority for all department engineering designs before they reached the client or rig. Personnel: Was the manager of a team of 38 employees. Coordinated all schedules and training, while facilitating progression and promotion. Focus was on recruiting and retention in a highly competitive market.Health, Safety, & Environment: Responsible for employee compliance to company HSE Policies, Standards and Objectives. Led incident investigations and ensured closure.Sales and Marketing: Identified and exploited our region specific business strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Was responsible for implementing new technology. Responsible for tender submissions (technical and commercial proposals).Service Quality: Was responsible for maintaining a high level of service quality for up to 7 operating clients in a rig limited drilling climate (~30 clients in the region, all with tight & expensive drilling schedules). Show less
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Engineer (Field, Engineer-in-charge, General Field Engineer)
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Jan 2001 - Nov 2006
Field Engineer to General Field Engineer progression within various Schlumberger field locations.• Executed cementing jobs on several offshore rigs/platforms/tenders. Performed jobs on various offshore cementing units. First standalone cementing operation performed on Sept 27th, 2001. Specialized in Deepwater Cementing designs through various fields of the world.• Responsible for crews of up to 5 operating personnel on rig sites. Mentor of several employees at various locations.• Involved in the design, execution and evaluation stages of oil well cementing. Technically competent to run and interpret all Schlumberger Cementing software.• Engineer-in-charge in Cape Town for South African & remote locations reporting functionally to West and South African operation headquarters in Luanda, Angola.• Achieved the Schlumberger InTouch Silver Award in the Knowledge Sharing Award Program. This recognized continued efforts for unique client solutions and the conveyance of these best practices/lessons learned across the world.• Active member of Schlumberger LPT (Loss Prevention Team).• CemCAT (job acquisition) software champion for Balikpapan district• Managed a cement unit change-out on a semi-submersible rig in Luanda, Angola.• Actively involved in engineering, operations, personnel, QHSE, sales and marketing, finance & contracts Show less
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Education
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1995 - 2000
University of Alberta
BSc, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering Option -
2006 - 2006
Montanuniversität Leoben
Courses, Drilling Engineering -
2012 - 2018
University Canada West
MBA, Business Administration -
2003 - 2003
2003 Advanced Cementing School
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