Experience

LOLA Energy

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

• VP/COO

  • Dec 2018 - Present

  Responsible for oversight of LOLA production operations in the Marcellus play area, as well as oversight of drilling and completion operations. Directly responsible for oversight of technical work, including reserve reviews, mapping, geoscience and reservoir analysis and development planning and acquisition evaluations. Responsible for oversight of LOLA production operations in the Marcellus play area, as well as oversight of drilling and completion operations. Directly responsible for oversight of technical work, including reserve reviews, mapping, geoscience and reservoir analysis and development planning and acquisition evaluations.



Self-employed

• Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Petroleum Geologist

  • Dec 2017 - Nov 2018

  Consulting work in the Marcellus, Utica, and Permian Basin plays. Consulting work in the Marcellus, Utica, and Permian Basin plays.



EQT Corporation

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

• Vice President Geoscience

  • 2011 - Nov 2017

  Supervision of staff of 30 employees involved in development and exploration for Appalachian Basin resource plays - including the Marcellus, Utica, Lower Huron, Mississippian sands, as well as new ventures into other basins and deep exploration plays.

• Director - Development Geology

  • 2007 - 2011

  Direct supervisor of 12 geologists working development plays in coal bed methane, Devonian Shale (Huron play) and Marcellus play, covering VA, KY, WV, PA, OH areas.

• District Geologist/Team Leader

  • 1999 - 2007

  • Developed prospects to test horizontal drilling in EKY Gas Field. Led geological effort to gather additional data for fracture analysis, microseismic fracture mapping, and shale reservoir analysis and mapping. Supervised development teams effort in developing discoveries, and supervised team geologists. Expanded plays into SWV and Marcellus.Evaluated plays in the Silurian Reef and New Albany plays in Illinois Basin, CBM play in Oklahoma, and evaluation of deep potential in Rome Trough in EKY area of Appalachian Basin



Ryder Scott Co. LP

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

• Consultant

  • Nov 1998 - 1998

  Field studies integrating 3-D seismic with well control, reservoir mapping, and log evaluation, and volumetric reserve evaluations. • Evaluated properties in offshore Texas and recommended drilling programs, • Prepared evaluation of offshore property for sale, performing field studies in the South Marsh Island, Eugene Island, Ship Shoal, and West Cameron areas in the Gulf of Mexico Field studies integrating 3-D seismic with well control, reservoir mapping, and log evaluation, and volumetric reserve evaluations. • Evaluated properties in offshore Texas and recommended drilling programs, • Prepared evaluation of offshore property for sale, performing field studies in the South Marsh Island, Eugene Island, Ship Shoal, and West Cameron areas in the Gulf of Mexico



Ashland Exploration

• Exploration Advisor

  • 1996 - 1998

  Developed lead areas for lease sale prospects, farm-ins, acquisitions, and joint ventures in the Garden Banks, Vermilion South, South Timbalier South, and East Cameron South areas.Teamed with geophysicists to generate four drillable prospects with expected reserves of 420 BCF in Gulf of Mexico.Constructed net sand, net pay, and show maps for Pleistocene reservoirs in the Garden Banks and Vermilion South areas for use in exploration analysis

• Geologist I to Sr. Geologist

  • Aug 1981 - Jan 1996

  Development and Exploration geologist, working areas in KY, VA, and WV in the Appalachian Basin, working the Illinois Basin, and working as a new ventures geologist with a focus on business development. Started as Geologist I and worked up to Sr. Geologist.