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Irving, Tx

Build, develop and lead a team of approximately 1,000. Collaborate with leaders across the company to set strategic direction and deliver core business results in health, safety and environment (HSE); production; capital and lease operating expenses (LOE). Directed field operations, production engineering, regulatory compliance, SCADA, continuous improvement, workover, automation and maintenance teams.

Irving, Texas

Developed and led a construction and production operations team. Developed and executed strategies while driving results across the operation in HSE, production, capital and LOE. Oversaw facility construction projects, field operations, production engineering, regulatory, SCADA, continuous improvement, workover, automation and maintenance teams.

Irving, Texas

Built and led a construction and operations team that operated properties under the newly formed joint venture (JV) with Chinese company Sinochem. Delivered on HSE, production, capital and LOE goals and interfaced with JV partners in monthly and quarterly meetings covering business plans and results.

Irving, Texas

Directed Pioneer’s Eagle Ford production operations team, overseeing all aspects of production engineering, field, construction and workover operations.

Irving, Texas

Led team of engineers, geoscientists and technicians. Managed portfolio of drilling opportunities, selected new wells, surveilled production, budgeted capital, estimated reserves and led third-party reserve audit.

Irving, Texas

Worked closely with the CEO and senior executives in allocating capital to achieve production growth while managing corporate metrics, value and risk. Served as the primary liaison between corporate and technical staff to provide accurate financial modeling.

Irving, Texas

Selected well locations and re-entry candidates during active drilling program using available maps, logs and offset data. Conducted project economics with numerous sensitivities, monitored results and provided forward recommendations.

Irving, Texas

Involved in all aspects of 60-well re-completion and workover program, from planning and project identification through rig execution. Oversaw barge rig operations: fishing, plug backs, squeezing, log interpretation, transmission control protocols (TCPs), drill stem tests (DSTs) and gravel packs. Optimized individual wells / systems and monitored production using Nodal analysis software.

Irving, Texas

Drilled and completed 75 wells in Upper / Lower Spraberry and Dean. Performed lease and field production surveillance, LOE reduction efforts, acid stimulations, casing leak repair and routine maintenance on rod pumping wells.