Experience

NGIF Capital Corporation (Natural Gas Innovation Fund)

• Technical Director of the NGIF Emissions Testing Centre,

  • Feb 2021 - Present

  • Program management and oversight for a $8.2 million project funded by Natural Resources Canada, focused on emissions reduction and clean technology innovation • Development of a first-of-kind testing centre as part of a live operating facility, to evaluate and accelerate deployment of technologies for methane emissions reduction • Coordination of government funding, industry partners, engineering service providers and site users, and academia for a common goal of reduction of methane emissions from natural gas production and processing systems Show less



PERM Inc.

• Canada
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• EOR Specialist

  • May 2008 - Present

  Reservoir consultants, working directly with producers to understand their properties and develop value-add strategies for their fields Provide leadership and project management for a team of professionals and technical staff Laboratory-scale studies for local and international companies looking at thermal and non-thermal EOR opportunities (steam, solvent, chemical injection, CO2, hybrid processes) Reservoir characterization (routine and special core analysis), CT and NMR profiling, petrophysics and log interpretation Design of reservoir aspects of oil recovery technology piloting Training for local and international organizations Show less



Patro Research Ltd.

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Acting President

  • Aug 2018 - Nov 2020

  Non-profit organization focusing on sustainable energy research and development. Evaluating, testing and screening clean energy technology: Increased market penetration of best available technologies through measures aimed at increasing their cost-effectiveness and scalability. Development of tools for enhanced design and analysis of energy systems. Non-profit organization focusing on sustainable energy research and development. Evaluating, testing and screening clean energy technology: Increased market penetration of best available technologies through measures aimed at increasing their cost-effectiveness and scalability. Development of tools for enhanced design and analysis of energy systems.



Devon Canada Corporation

• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• EOR Technical Adviser

  • Feb 2011 - Nov 2015

  Work with reservoir and exploitation engineers to screen and test EOR strategies for conventional and heavy oil reservoirs Assist in development of field pilot testing - cold solvent injection in a post-CHOPS heavy oil system Technical assistance in development of recovery options for green field development Assist in screening of new technology, identification of potential pilot areas for different processes EOR projects include solvent and ASP in conventional and heavy oils Work with reservoir and exploitation engineers to screen and test EOR strategies for conventional and heavy oil reservoirs Assist in development of field pilot testing - cold solvent injection in a post-CHOPS heavy oil system Technical assistance in development of recovery options for green field development Assist in screening of new technology, identification of potential pilot areas for different processes EOR projects include solvent and ASP in conventional and heavy oils



TIPM Laboratory/PERM Inc.

• R&D Engineer

  • Jun 2001 - Apr 2008

  Worked as a reservoir consultant on projects for several oil companies: Devon Canada, Petro-Canada, Shell/Albian Sands, EnCana, Talisman, Schlumberger, MEG Energy Designed and executed contract projects involving laboratory core analysis and reservoir characterization (oil sands and gas reservoirs) Work with clients and logging service companies to provide core analysis tuning of NMR logging tools for in-situ viscosity determination and fluid saturation Participated in a multi-disciplinary team focusing on commercialization of NMR technology for water cut metering and for bitumen mining/extraction Show less



University of Calgary

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Heavy Oil & NMR Research Assistant

  • Sep 2000 - Apr 2008

  Research focused primarily on chemical flooding and in-situ oil emulsification for improved mobility control and non-thermal enhanced recovery of heavy oil Aided in construction and development of heavy oil research laboratory that can perform core flooding, tomographic imaging, detailed PVT studies Developed improved models for predictions of heavy oil and bitumen viscosity: results have since been tested in several field applications Research focused primarily on chemical flooding and in-situ oil emulsification for improved mobility control and non-thermal enhanced recovery of heavy oil Aided in construction and development of heavy oil research laboratory that can perform core flooding, tomographic imaging, detailed PVT studies Developed improved models for predictions of heavy oil and bitumen viscosity: results have since been tested in several field applications