Experience

Tomax Drilling Technology

• 1 - 100 Employee

• asset and inventory manager

  • May 2018 - Present



Weatherford

• Ireland
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• US Region Drilling Services Asset and Inventory Manager

  • Jan 2015 - Mar 2016

  Collaborated with regional and global drilling services product line management to maximize regional asset and inventory utilization. Monitored, communicated, and reported performance metrics and used the results to drive change across all US locations. Achieved the 2015 corporate requirement of 25% reduction in the regional inventory level through redeployment and write-offs. ERP system used was JDE 9.1.• Ensured there was a process supporting the use of existing available assets and inventory as part of the inventory replenishment request process and capital/asset request processes. • Ensured the region’s asset base was sufficient to maximize revenue, maintain the highest service level, and generated the best return on investment.• Participated in the execution and reconciliation of complete annual physical fixed asset counts and monthly inventory cycle counts.• Worked with country and region product lines to address excess and slow moving inventory. Executed replenishment strategy and min/max, safety stock rules.• Optimized inventory replenishment by following inventory processes, forecast activity and targeted DSI turns.• Redeployed and scrapped more than $10M in excess MWD, LWD and DD fixed assets and inventory in response to regional and global management’s requirements.

• Global MWD Asset Manager

  • Jul 2008 - Dec 2014

  Developed and implemented asset management strategy with regions and the Global Asset Management group. Worked with regional product lines to maximize gross margin and streamline business processes to improve operational efficiency, reliability and asset utilization. Forecasted and managed manufacturing monthly/quarterly/yearly delivery schedules. ERP system was SAP R3, then JDE 9.1.• Communicated and implemented the overall asset management process to ensure regions and countries had the asset base necessary to maximize revenue and return on investment while maintaining the highest level of service.• Planned, managed and reported on $35M yearly capital spend based on regional, global product lines and operations forecasts.• Monitored and reported on the global MWD AFE spend, forecast deliveries and monthly KPI’s based on country, regional and product line asset utilization, asset turns and ROA.• Coordinated with repair & maintenance on asset repair scheduling based on cost, timing and demand.• Worked with the product line management and research & development group on new product introduction, product phase out, and product rationalization.• Organized and led the annual execution and reconciliation of the wall-to-wall fixed asset count as well as the monthly cycle counts for the Houston global deployment facility.• Managed the central global logistics facility, dealing with import/export and asset/ inventory part HTS classifications with P&L responsibility. • Executed multiple deployment of fixed assets to various countries globally – Russia, USA, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, West Africa, Indonesia etc. Values from $1.0M to over $5.0M.

• MWD/LWD Operations Manager

  • Apr 2006 - Jun 2008

  Responsible for managing field activities of up to 20 field engineers and a local coordinator in the operation and maintenance of oilfield surveying downhole equipment. Oversaw hiring and training of new employees, inventory and fixed asset forecasting, ordering, purchasing and management. Worked with the country logistics team on movement of assets as needed to support field operations.• Compiled weekly, monthly and yearly revenue, personnel utilization, equipment utilization, asset maintenance/repair, inventory orders and levels, tool/job performance and training reports.• Supported the first CBM horizontal well for Sinopec in China.• Supervised and pushed through the logistic and importation of $3.5M LWD assets and inventory into China within a 4 month period to start WFT first offshore contract in China. Company awarded a second offshore rig based on performance.



Precision Drilling

• Canada
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Directional Drilling Services Technical Instructor (MWD/LWD)

  • Nov 2000 - Mar 2006

  Instructed new employees, upgrade skills of current employees in MWD equipment, procedures and services. Curriculum development. Conducted client seminars. Instructed new employees, upgrade skills of current employees in MWD equipment, procedures and services. Curriculum development. Conducted client seminars.



Geoservices company

• Oil and Gas
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Various technical and managerial positions

  • Sep 1977 - Oct 2000

  MWD/Survey Manager, United GeoCom (JV with Geoservices & Computalog 1997-2000)Monthly activity and financial analysis, budget development and review, hiring and firing. Equipment resource and personnel forecasting, planning and allocation. Client calls and sales. Oversaw activity of over 100 MWD field staff and 8 support staff in a cyclical up-swing market.MWD Coordinator & Technical Support, Calgary, Alberta (1993-1997)Coordinated field activities in CanadaProvided operational technical support for field staff. Planned people and equipment for future work. Supervised field staff hiring and firing.MWD Field Operator, Various Global locations (1989-1992)Operated, serviced and maintained EM MWD equipment worldwide. Operator on first underbalanced wells with EM tools in United States. Operator on first EM wells drilled in CanadaGlobal Technical Support, Paris, France (1987-1989)Contract acceptance trials and tests on surveillance equipment and computerized data acquisition system sold to China. Client training to the Chinese end-user on use, maintenance, calibration, repair and output analysis of computer system and data acquisition equipment.Global Mud logging Technical Instructor, Paris, France (1986-1987)Trained employees on mud logging surveillance equipment, techniques and computer systems. Curriculum development; conducted client seminars or company courses. Conducted extensive beta and field testing of company designed computerized data monitoring, acquisition and storage system.Country Manager, Cairo, Egypt (1985)Sales calls, tender preparation and submittal, monthly financial reporting. Equipment resource and personnel forecasting, planning and allocation. Supervised 10 field staff and 4 office staff.Mud logger / Drilling Data Analyst, Various Global locations (1977-1984)Monitored and analyzed wellsite drilling data, cuttings and gas analysis. Serviced, maintained, calibrated and repaired wellsite measuring devices. Supervised 3 other people.