Experience

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

• United States
• Government Administration
• 200 - 300 Employee

• General Engineer

  • Nov 2022 - Present

  Serves within BSEE's Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs (OORP), Risk Analysis and Assessment Branch (RAAB), Risk Assessment and Permit Policy Section (RAPPS). Responsible for aiding in establishing BSEE's policy and responsibilities concerning its regulations and standards program. Analyzing domestic and international standards and making recommendations to management for using those standards as part of BSEE's regulatory program. His risk assessment efforts help BSEE thoughtfully consider risk in operations under its regulatory purview. Show less



Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)

• Sr. Petroleum Engineer

  • Sep 2017 - Apr 2023

  Works in the Resource and Economic Analysis Unit (REAU), Office for Resource Evaluation (RE). Serving as an advisor and technical expert in the use of BOEM’s proprietary computer simulation models: GRASP II, MONTCRDK and EDP. As a part of the REAU, he contributes to developing work processes designed to estimates of undiscovered technically and economically recoverable hydrocarbon resources, and also assesses the economic value of OCS acreage offered for lease, and develops forecasts of future oil and gas production in the OCS. He plans, directs, and conducts reserves and resource studies required to forecast future reservoir performance. He employs stochastic modeling and advanced statistical methods to analyze the influence of analog geological plays, reservoir rock, and fluid properties on predicting the performance of potential resources and quantifying the uncertainty associated with finding and producing these resources. Show less

• Petroleum Engineer

  • Jan 2013 - Aug 2017

  Conduct comprehensive field investigations necessary for the oil and gas reserve evaluations in the Gulf of Mexico. Perform independent analysis for Worst Case Discharge scenarios submitted by operators for newly proposed wells associated with the verification of Exploration, Development, and Oil Spill Response plans.



Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

• United States
• Government Administration
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Contract Officer Representative

  • Apr 2014 - Apr 2023

  Advises and assists the Regional Supervisor of the Resource Evaluation Program with technical direction, monitoring finances, and evaluating the performance of needed acquisitions & contracts. As a Contract Officer Representative he has drafted and managed research contracts worth $1,119,621.00. His involvement was pivotal to the success of the state-of-the-art experimental research on high-velocity multiphase flow related to predicting Worst Case Discharge (WCD) scenarios in the Gulf of Mexico. Show less



Reliance

• United States
• Building Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operations Analyst – Chevron-Reliance Joint Venture (JV)

  • Aug 2012 - Jan 2013

  Reported on operational and financial performance of wells within the Chevron/Reliance Joint Venture (JV) acreage of the Marcellus Shale gas play. Analyze accrued capital (CAPEX) and operating (OPEX) expenditures to compare with targeted costs and key performance metrics. Identified areas of increased expenditure and collaborated with several functional groups: Drilling and Completions, Reservoir Engineering, Geology and Geophysics, and Land to assist in improving project economics. Reported on operational and financial performance of wells within the Chevron/Reliance Joint Venture (JV) acreage of the Marcellus Shale gas play. Analyze accrued capital (CAPEX) and operating (OPEX) expenditures to compare with targeted costs and key performance metrics. Identified areas of increased expenditure and collaborated with several functional groups: Drilling and Completions, Reservoir Engineering, Geology and Geophysics, and Land to assist in improving project economics.



National Energy Technology Laboratory

• United States
• Research Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Chemical Engineer

  • May 2006 - Aug 2012

  Conducted research in the area of carbon capture and storage (CCS) into geological media; focusing on the impact of geochemical reactions and fluid transport of supercritical CO2 within saline reservoirs and fractured seal formations under pressure-temperature-composition (P-T-X) regimes of commercial interest. Research also included exploration of novel methods for CO2 capture from emissions of Pulverized Coal (PC) and Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) power plants. Conducted research in the area of carbon capture and storage (CCS) into geological media; focusing on the impact of geochemical reactions and fluid transport of supercritical CO2 within saline reservoirs and fractured seal formations under pressure-temperature-composition (P-T-X) regimes of commercial interest. Research also included exploration of novel methods for CO2 capture from emissions of Pulverized Coal (PC) and Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) power plants.



Carnegie Mellon University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PhD Candidate

  • Jan 2007 - May 2012

  Dissertation topic: “Physical and chemical characteristics of caprock formations used for geological storage of carbon dioxide and the impact of uncertainty in caprock fracture hydraulic properties on long-term storage of carbon dioxide” Dissertation topic: “Physical and chemical characteristics of caprock formations used for geological storage of carbon dioxide and the impact of uncertainty in caprock fracture hydraulic properties on long-term storage of carbon dioxide”



Coro Pittsburgh

• United States

• Mentor

  • Jun 2010 - Jan 2012

  To develop and train the next generation of leaders in the Hill District and Uptown communities of Pittsburg on how the green economy can support community development. To develop and train the next generation of leaders in the Hill District and Uptown communities of Pittsburg on how the green economy can support community development.



Rohm and Haas

• Chemical Manufacturing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Intern

  • Jun 2005 - Aug 2005

  Aided in developing “Green” LCD screen technology using negative photoresists comprised of a carbon-black polymer matrix. Conducted experiments using two-level factorial design for screening and improving polymer candidates. Aided in developing “Green” LCD screen technology using negative photoresists comprised of a carbon-black polymer matrix. Conducted experiments using two-level factorial design for screening and improving polymer candidates.



SAIC

• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sr. Research Technician

  • Feb 2002 - Jun 2005

  Conducted large-scale process development of microbial fermentations in pilot plant facility. Scale-up processes from 20L to 1,100L fermentors. Conducted differential proteomic and genomic expression profiling and analysis using human and mouse spotted oligonucleotide microarrays. Conducted large-scale process development of microbial fermentations in pilot plant facility. Scale-up processes from 20L to 1,100L fermentors. Conducted differential proteomic and genomic expression profiling and analysis using human and mouse spotted oligonucleotide microarrays.