Confidential Environmental Services company with an ESG focus on oilsands tailings water management. Accountabilities include development of an integrated regulatory, consultation and execution plan to execute a $1.1 billion development program.

Executive Management Consultant providing strategic acquisition support for Joint Venture Development and Portfolio Planning through provision of strategic industry oversight for a cross section of operators illustrating sector challenges and opportunities to define production value, risk and up-side potential for private equity investors.

Responsible for design and construction management of facilities for Unconventional Oil exploration companies, including working in partnership to generate Field Development Plans to optimize execution and support corporate financing needs. Execution of a range of facilities including compression, gas processing, fractionation, storage and transportation.

Responsible for conducting business performance assessment of safety services operations highlighting key performance improvement opportunities and organizational change initiatives through to life cycle assessment of implementation success. In parallel, led First Nations relationship development resulting in founding of a new First Nations joint-venture partnership that will develop local capacity and indigenous employment.

Blair started with Athabasca Oil Sands Corporation in the role of Asset Director responsible for business ownership of the Hangingstone SAGD properties from acquisition through to steady-state operation. In 2014, appointed VP of the Thermal Oil Division with a mandate to deliver corporate production, budgetary and business growth objectives across five assets. LeadershipHeld overall P&L accountability for the Thermal Oil division including the operating Hangingstone SAGD facility as well as four other fields with 4 billion barrels of in-place resources.Accountable for working directly with the CEO to report corporate performance of the Thermal Oil Division to the Board of Directors and the Market.Directed a top-tier multi-discipline leadership team, from asset inception through to steady state operations of 100+ staff in the delivery of a safe and sustainable SAGD energy facility.Championed safety culture and presided on the HSE Steering Committee for both Thermal and Light OilBusiness Development & Strategy Directed the on-time and on-budget 12,000b/d Hangingstone Facility to safe, steady-state operation.Supported acquisition of Stat0il North America thermal assets valued at $900 million and oil sand’s royalties, valued at $300 million.Led negotiations to secure approvals and licence to operate from Government and First Nations stakeholders. Led restructuring of Thermal Oil into a lean, focused and competitive team.

Retained to develop oilsands assets in Fort McMurray, Alberta. Consistently delivered business success from initial opportunity assessment and acquisition through development, design, execution, stakeholder engagement, safety planning & implementation and into steady-state operations.

Managed surface engineering for the Peace River Venture, overseeing cross-functional technical teams for Thermal and Cold Primary developments. Responsible for field development planning and execution as well as facilities maintenance management.

Gained valuable knowledge in the pan-global execution of the Peace River RGF, by playing a leadership role in the development of preliminary Design-Operation model, The Infrastructure Design Premises, and Project Execution strategy.