Experience

National Music Centre

• Canada
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Coordinator

  • Aug 2021 - Present



XTO Energy

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

• Drilling Engineer - Duvernay, Montney, Cold Lake, Aspen

  • Jul 2014 - Sep 2019

  • Planned and executed drilling programs for 30+ wells ($100M+ in CAPEX) with depths varying from 4,500mMD to 6,500mMD targeting Montney and Duvernay formations • Reduced days and cost per well at Duvernay by 30% • Launched drilling program for Duvernay a $1.3B development program (started Q4 2017) as a lead engineer; established field drilling program to capture operational and engineering best practices across rig lines which continues to be utilized in the on-going development. • Developed and executed Cold Lake CSS drilling programs (19 CSS horizontal wells, varying lengths from 1,700mMD to 1,900mMD targeting Clearwater formation; infill and greenfield wells), during which drill team set record for cheapest CSS horizontal drill well cost to date at IOL. 2019 program came under ~30% under AFE. • Performed drilling cost and schedule estimates for various new bitumen thermal recovery techniques such as Enhanced Bitumen Recovery Technique (EBRT), Aspen SA-SAGD, Aspen EBRT, and Cold Lake Cyclic Solvent Process (CSP) • Evaluated drilling technology and vendors (directional, drilling fluid, cement, bit design, BHA design, casing design, etc.) and implemented technology to best meet cost and schedule • Provided real-time operations support, and cost and performance surveillance • Proposed and implemented numerous trials such as RSS, float casing, silicate mud, staged cementing, liner hangers, friction reduction tools (beads, lubes, agitators), bit redesigns, etc. • Experienced in CaCl brine drilling, floating casing, extended reach laterals, MPD



Imperial Oil

• Canada
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Drilling Engineer - Cold Lake & Horn River

  • Aug 2012 - Jul 2014

  • In-office and rotating field drilling engineer at Cold Lake CSS pad and infill wells (100+ wells) and Horn River water disposal well. Provided daily cost & performance surveillance, and field engineering support.• Provided real-time operations support and developed procedures for the Horn River water blowout event well in August 2013 and for the follow-up water disposal well

• Reserves Team Lead

  • Apr 2010 - Aug 2012

  • Coordinated Imperial Oil’s corporate reserves and resources to fulfil the reporting requirements for Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) NI 51-101. Total oil equivalent basis reserves and resources coordinated was 3B barrels and 13B barrels, respectively.• Served as the corporate expert of ASC regulation and advisor to corporate law and external reporting when Imperial Oil’s exemption to file with ASC expired. Acted as an advisor to corporate law, controllers, and external reporting and provided guidance and recommendations. • Oversaw all company reserves and resources evaluations ensuring regulatory compliance. Custodian of company reserves and resources corporate data; assisted in corporate annual reports and press releases.• Maintained the corporate Reserves Evaluation Guideline to be compliant with regulations and guidelines such as SPE-PRMS and SPEE-COGEH• Provided reserves and resources evaluation training for engineers and geoscientists

• Reservoir Engineer - Conventional Fields in AB & BC

  • May 2007 - Apr 2010

  • Responsible for several conventional fields in AB and BC including Shallow Gas, Sierra, Cardium, Kaybob, and Rocky Mountain House; production surveillance, economic analysis, and reserves assessment• Performed a comprehensive study at Sierra asset (BC) which resulted in extended end of life by 5+ years and helped justify more OPEX to field maintenance program for corrosion and repairs.• Evaluated several plant economics and provided end of life strategies for Spotter Facility in Kaybob asset• Generated economic model scenarios for project evaluations and feasibility of numerous optimization projects such as re-drill, recompletion, installing compressors, pump jack installation and repairs • Worked as investment reappraisal coordinator and oversaw reappraisal of major corporate projects such as Syncrude UE-1 Upgrader-Expansion