Taj Brar
Founder and Owner at Viral Content Lab- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Viral Content Lab
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United States
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Founder and Owner
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May 2018 - Present
- Successfully launched a subscription-based content management startup, offering affordable marketing solutions to small businesses across the US and Canada. - Boosted sales by 60% through partnerships with resellers and small digital marketing agencies, enabling white-label social media services. - Attracted 65 recurring subscribers within the first six months of operation. - Orchestrated business operations end-to-end: from sales and talent acquisition to strategic planning, branding, website design, SEO optimization, and social media growth. - Optimized marketing efficiency through A/B testing of landing pages and email campaigns, ensuring budget adherence. - Strategically kept operation costs low with initiatives like establishing a nearshore graphic design team, creating a niche-specific content library, and procuring long-term deals from SAAS providers. - Deployed diverse outreach strategies including LinkedIn, Mailchimp email sequences, Facebook ad campaigns, and cold calling. - Fostered an exceptional team aligned with company vision and values, providing mentorship to new recruits. - Innovated strategies that resulted in a 30% improvement in client retention, such as making social media stories affordable for small business owners, implementing micro-targeting, and utilizing advanced reporting systems. Show less
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Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
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United States
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Oil and Gas
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700 & Above Employee
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Production Engineer
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Mar 2013 - Apr 2016
• Provided engineering support to workover rigs & executed variety of Anadarko's DJ basin well operations . Wrote and executed 100+ well work procedures for plugging abandoning wells; cleanouts, wireline work, fishing, mechanical integrity tests, packer/plug install. Designed well diagrams/schematics; interpreted CBL’s, analyzing cased/ open hole logs, cement specification & volume calculations; while driving down operation costs & increasing efficiencies. • Optimized well downtime due to nearby hydraulic frac activity; utilized OFM, Spotfire & ARIES to maximize production from horizontal wells; optimized well choke size; & assisted foreman with reducing LOE. Niobrara/ Codell, Sussex/ Shannon, J Sand zone experience. • Identified wells for artificial lift optimization; designed procedures for rod pump & hydraulic pump system installation; & optimized plunger settings to uplift field production rates by 5000 BOE/D from assigned 750+ wells . Recommended new style plunger systems to field foreman to get high performance from older wells. • Adhered to complex CO State regulatory rules, collaborated with working interest partners, surface landowners & avoided any lease; safety & environmental concerns. Designed Spotfire program to auto-identify wells that were out of compliance. • Responsible for the Storage Tank Emissions Management (STEM) Project & upgraded more than 70 LACT & separation facilities that were out of compliance. Reduced cost by challenging execution philosophies, economic analysis, negotiating prices with vendors. • Lead monthly well reviews to evaluate production uplift opportunities, reducing well down time; and meeting rigorous state regulations. Assisted in startup of 250+ Shut in wells within 3 month period thus added additional incremental 2000+ BPD production . Show less
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Cenovus Energy
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Canada
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Oil and Gas
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700 & Above Employee
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Project Engineer
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May 2012 - Aug 2012
• Reviewed and edited SAGD process facilities P&ID’s: Provided inter-phase engineering support between two phases of 90,000 BBL/D SAGD facility by thoroughly reviewing 200+ P&ID’s /PFD’s and reporting discrepancies. • Project Management: Contacted pump, compressors, waste heat boiler and other plant equipment vendors and fabricators about meeting delivery deadlines and mitigating engineering issues. Ensured projects were completed on approved schedule and budget. • Construction and Planning: Travelled to site to participate in construction progress meetings and communicated issues to the engineering and procurement company (EPCM). Overlooked the construction engineering work for lime softener unit, glycol/utilities unit, de-oiling unit, once through steam generators and water treatment unit. • Engineering Support: Provided support to EPCM company, fabricators and vendors with project work like design changes, RFI’s and P&ID discrepancies. Reviewed issues with waivers, change notices, trend reports, line lists, plot plan and construction work packages. Show less
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Cenovus Energy
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Canada
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Oil and Gas
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700 & Above Employee
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Field Engineer
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May 2011 - Aug 2011
• Provided assistance on various aspects of steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) operations which included monitoring production, troubleshooting ESP and rod pump failures. Participated in 2011 plant turnaround including shutdown and start-up of 32” steam pipeline. • Start-up and shutdown of producer and steam injection wells; ESP pump failures, air compressors, heat tracing lines, PSV’s, ESD’s, PRV’s by following strict safety procedures. Examined oil lines for hydrates and wax plugging issues. • Operated & maintained facility equipment for salt caverns, production pads, disposal pads, & brackish water pads. Successfully completed Operator 1 training within 4 mo. internship period. • Analyzed emulsion samples for bitumen, sand, and water cut ratios and reported any anomalies. Wrote permits to contractors, performed lockout, and tagging procedures. Show less
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Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL)
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Canada
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Oil and Gas
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700 & Above Employee
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Field Engineer Intern
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May 2010 - Aug 2010
• Assisted in startup of single stage and multi stage compressors, pumps, changing/inspecting plungers, hot oil work and troubleshooting well instrumentation. • Checked and maintained dehydrators, pumps, separators, tanks, regenerators, exchanger and gas incinerator. • Adjusted valves to control flow rate, checked flowlines for corrosion and line leaks, monitored corrosion inhibitor and dew point chemical treatment, took gas samples to analyze H2S content. • Monitored and optimized gas production rates; and balanced production from wells feeding to remote compressors using SCADA DCS system and manually. Show less
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Suncor
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Canada
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Oil and Gas
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700 & Above Employee
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Plant Operator
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May 2009 - Sep 2009
• Equipment Commissioning: Worked with senior operators for optimal start up and shut down of boilers, turbines, compressors, pumps, pipelines, scrubbers, furnaces during plant turn arounds. • Gas and Fluid Testing: Conducted dragger tests, fuel gas test, amine content test , H2S test for optimal functioning of the plant. • Operational Assistance: Worked with senior operators for optimal functioning of amine plant, Sulphur recovery unit, waste gas heat boilers & by monitoring/ logging pressure, volume and temperature variables within allowable limits and troubleshooting any equipment failures. Show less
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Education
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Montana Tech of the University of Montana
Bachelor’s Degree, Petroleum Engineering -
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
Associate’s Degree, Petroleum Engineering