Experience

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  Stag Energy Solutions Inc.

  • Canada
  • Oil and Gas
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Mechanical Engineer, Founder, CEO

    • Sep 2019 - Present

  • Mechanical Engineer

    • Nov 2013 - Present

    - Interface with customers to identify points of pain and provide solutions to problems existing with their mechanical equipment. Design new equipment to supplement customers’ existing technology.- Engage with machine shops capable of fabricating parts and assemblies designed to customers’ specifications.- Provide engineering, design, and drafting services to customers.- Provide representation in Alberta for an electrical connector company with experience in building glass-to-metal sealed connectors; working on supplying parts and maintaining ongoing relationships with customers in the petroleum industry.

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  SNF Holding Company

  • Calgary, Alberta

  • Equipment Project Engineer

    • Feb 2014 - Sep 2015
    • Calgary, Alberta

    - Managed large oil sands projects from an equipment design perspective.- Interfaced with customers on a regular basis.- Communicated project progression with both the local customer project manager and the fabrication facility based in Midway, Georgia.- Responsibilities also included drawing development, working closely with third party engineering firms, fabrication management, project management, start-up assistance, and troubleshooting.

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  Arrival Oil Tools Inc.

  • Calgary, Canada Area

  • V.P. Engineering

    • Oct 2008 - Jan 2014
    • Calgary, Canada Area

    - Managed daily activities of staff drafters and engineers.- Interfaced with customers regarding new designs and problems with legacy equipment. Provided solutions for existing problems.- Interfaced with machine shops and managed purchase orders for parts received from vendors.- Suggested and implemented solutions to problems with existing drilling tools based on analysis and troubleshooting.- Designed machined parts and assemblies for drilling tools and instrumentation- Generated part and assembly drawings, and Bills of Materials. Extensively used knowledge of tolerancing and geometric tolerancing practices when working on part detail drawings.- Performed design calculations pertaining to the function of the drilling tools in the environment they were used.- Performed HR duties including oversight on the employee health benefits package.

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  Weatherford

  • Houston, Texas Area

  • Mechanical Engineer

    • Dec 2000 - Oct 2008
    • Houston, Texas Area

    - Designed and implemented major mechanical improvements to the Electromagnetic Telemetry (EM) product line; these changes, which have made the tools more rugged, have resulted in an increase in the amount of time that the tools can be utilized in the field which translated into reduced tool repair costs and increased operating efficiency.- Performed vibration, shock, pressure, and thermal cycle tests to substantiate design changes and qualify upgrades to existing tools.- Evaluated test results and assembled test reports for circulation among engineers, operations and manufacturing personnel.- Oversaw co-ordination of draftspeople, mechanical technicians, and co-op students for day to day work tasks such as drafting and carrying out assembly and test programs.- Maintained and managed relationships with machine shops which fabricate parts for the EM product line.- Disposition and provision of solutions for discrepant parts supplied by machine shops.- Analyzed design failures and summarized failure reports for circulation among operations and manufacturing personnel.- Interfaced with operations and manufacturing personnel on a continuing basis to ensure that they have the most current information about the design, assembly, and function of tools in the EM product line.

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  Halliburton

  • Niksu, Alberta

  • Mechanical Engineer (E.I.T.)

    • Jun 1997 - Dec 2000
    • Niksu, Alberta

    Worked in the R&D group for Sperry-Sun Drilling Services.- Developed and managed prototype and commercialized downhole drilling tool product lines.- Assembled downhole drilling equipment for shop testing and use worldwide.- Wrote product updates for the engineering department newsletter.- Wrote tool operating procedures.- Performed various calculations pertaining to the operation of the tools such as hydraulic activation forces, spring design, thread make-up torque, etc.- Interviewed and hired intern engineering students.