Experience

Brickhouse Ventures, LLC

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Self Employed

  • Aug 2014 - Present

  • Fundamental value investor, equities and real estate. • Fundamental value investor, equities and real estate.



Hess Corporation

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Business Advisor

  • Mar 2013 - Jan 2016

  • Responsible for business analysis and guidance of Global Exploration, Exploitation, and New Ventures with a focus in the Deepwater GOM and the Conjugate Atlantic Margin. Work included strategic planning, detailed portfolio analysis, portfolio optimization, risk assessment of investment opportunities, economic modeling in PEEP, and performing the annual and long-term budgeting cycle. • Performed Reservoir Engineering duties including creating regional field size distributions and creaming curves for strategic analysis of acquisition and divestment options.• Developed and maintained comprehensive cross value chain roadmaps of the top 30 Deepwater GOM participants. This work included SWOTs, GIS activity maps, benchmarks, and performance metrics.• Project Manager for the development and deployment of a Global Exploration Portfolio Database which standardized asset reporting criteria, reporting frequency and allowed for rapid, robust Spotfire portfolio assessments. • Often performed executive special projects and ad hoc market studies. An example was “Paleogene’s Path to 1 MMbpd” which demonstrated development and production scenarios for the how and when this target could be achieved in the Deepwater GOM.



Chevron

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Drilling Engineer

  • Dec 2010 - Mar 2013

  • Designed and executed the Pinhoe-1 Exploration Discovery Well located 124 miles offshore the Australian coast. The well was drilled in 3,963 feet of water to a total depth of 9,557 feet, encountered 197 feet of net gas pay and cost > $50MM USD.• Delivered critical project management and risk assessment requirements necessary to execute 17 CO2 injection wells, reservoir surveillance wells and pressure management wells on Barrow Island, a class A nature reserve in Western Australia.• Responsible for preparing technical specifications, KPIs, sole sourcing and contract management of numerous drilling and completions regional long-term service and rental contracts.• Served as a Deepwater Drilling SME on the regional Gas Well Blowout, Well Kill, and Relief Well Planning Technology Initiative.• Framed, developed scope and implemented a 3-D Plume Modeling Study with Clarkson University which significantly improved regional awareness of deepwater blowout implications and relief well planning. I then worked with the global well control group refining relief well design criteria and sensitivities.

• Decision Analyst and Economics Advisor

  • Aug 2008 - Dec 2010

  • As part of the Nigeria/Mid-Africa Economics and Decision Analysis Team, I was responsible for economics and decision analysis activities including strategic planning, business planning, and decision analysis across the region. • Constructed 'fit for purpose' economic models of carry agreements, PSCs and Concession agreements, tornado and waterfall charts, decision trees, and conducted probabilistic risk and uncertainty analysis for investment decisions.• Constructed fiscal models and business planning forecasts for major capital projects which included Deepwater Concession and Production Sharing Agreements, the West Africa Gas Pipeline and Gas Commercialization ROI, Chad Joint Venture Agreements, and Early Concept Assessments for new country entry which included the investment case for Chevron’s Liberian Deepwater Entry. • Worked directly with new venture, business development and commercial teams in quantifying terms and sensitivities required to fully evaluate and identify value creation, investment and divestiture opportunities. • Provided economic analysis and impact assessment of the Petroleum Industry Bill and Local Content requirements on Nigerian production and mining leases.• Served as the Decision Quality SME for the Dual Gradient Drilling Technology Investment having a project CAPEX requirement of >$100MM USD.

• Drilling Engineer

  • Dec 2004 - Jul 2008

  • Recognized as a Drilling Optimization SME and worked within the Rock Mechanics Team providing rock mechanics, geo-mechanics, and drilling prediction technical services to select major capital projects worldwide.• Program Manager for several technology and software development projects.• Drill Bit and Drill Rate Optimization mentor and instructor at the Chevron/BP Drilling Training Alliance. • Originated a technology patent for a method and drilling assembly apparatus capable of controlling downhole RPM. • Publications: - IADC Deepwater Drilling Conference paper “Effects of PDC Bit Characteristics on Drilling Performance of RST Assemblies in Deepwater GOM”, 2008 - SPE/IADC paper “Deployment of an SeROP Predictor Tool for Real-Time Bit Optimization”, Feb. 2007 - AADE paper “Analysis of PDC Bit Selection with Rotary Steerable Assemblies in the GOM”, Mar 2007



Precision Drilling

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sr. LWD Launch Engineer

  • Oct 2001 - Nov 2004

  • Testing and deployment engineer for PD’s triple combo LWD system and rotary steerable tools both in a laboratory environment and then into global field trials. Evaluated existing systems and recommended design and process changes to improve data quality and deliverability.• Developed technical documentation, recruited, trained and supported LWD field engineers throughout their job functions. • Testing and deployment engineer for PD’s triple combo LWD system and rotary steerable tools both in a laboratory environment and then into global field trials. Evaluated existing systems and recommended design and process changes to improve data quality and deliverability.• Developed technical documentation, recruited, trained and supported LWD field engineers throughout their job functions.



Schlumberger

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Drilling Services Engineer

  • May 2000 - Oct 2001

  • Responsible for Triple Combo LWD Services, Log Quality Assurance, Directional Surveys, Drilling Mechanics, and Pressure While Drilling Services in the Gulf of Mexico. • Served as field supervisor and lead engineer, providing a full range of high quality Data Services and Interpretation per client requirements. • Responsible for Triple Combo LWD Services, Log Quality Assurance, Directional Surveys, Drilling Mechanics, and Pressure While Drilling Services in the Gulf of Mexico. • Served as field supervisor and lead engineer, providing a full range of high quality Data Services and Interpretation per client requirements.



Joshi Technologies International, Inc.

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Petroleum Engineering Intern

  • Jan 1998 - Apr 2000

  • Prepared well diagrams, case histories, production reports, field simulations, and cost estimates.• Made production enhancement recommendations regarding workovers and horizontal well potential.• Developed an investment case for an LNG plant in Northern India. • Prepared well diagrams, case histories, production reports, field simulations, and cost estimates.• Made production enhancement recommendations regarding workovers and horizontal well potential.• Developed an investment case for an LNG plant in Northern India.