• Researched and interpreted the environmental mechanisms responsible for widespread black shale deposition across the U.S. Midcontinent• Maintained and operated the geochemistry lab preparing and analyzing samples for XRF, LA-ICP-MS, and TOC measurements • Created detailed figures, data plots, and depositional models to showcase results and interpretations • Organized and delivered research presentations for weekly group meetings, departmental seminars, and scientific conferences

• Led a multidisciplinary team of graduate students in a petroleum exploration project encompassing 100,000 sq. mi. of the offshore Taranaki Basin, New Zealand utilizing 200 2-D seismic lines, 9 well logs, and geochemical data• Conducted petrophysical log analysis with Petrel software to characterize source, reservoir, and seal rock properties across the basin and identify target formations• Analyzed seismic data to locate potential structural and stratigraphic traps• Drafted production success/failure summaries for all exploratory wells drilled within the basin• Created Common Risk Segment maps to identify play fairways and prospective drilling areas• Presented our technical assessments and recommendations for future exploration and development within the basin to a board of industry leading experts and company executives

• Analyzed and interpreted well log data across the Delaware Basin of New Mexico and Texas (Bone Spring plays) and western Anadarko Basin of Texas Panhandle (Upper Pennsylvanian Granite Wash and Kansas City Group plays)• Constructed subsurface isopach, structure, net pay, water saturation, and production history maps to review and develop economically viable drilling prospects for Mewbourne operated and non-operated acreage• Designed and calculated drilling plans for upcoming horizontal well completions in the Granite Wash and Cleveland Sand pay zones• Monitored and assisted with lateral geosteering and fracture port selection of horizontal wells• Assembled and communicated visual presentations of recommended drilling prospects to corporate executives

• Became proficient in using GeoGraphix software for geological mapping and petrophysical modeling• Analyzed and interpreted well log data for both conventional and unconventional reservoirs in the New Mexico region of the Delaware Basin (Yates and Bone Spring plays)• Constructed subsurface isopach, structure, net pay, water saturation, and production history maps to review and develop economically viable drilling prospects for Mewbourne operated and non-operated acreage• Assembled and communicated visual presentations of recommended drilling prospects to corporate executives