Engineering Director
Cedar Park, Tx
• Provided global oversight for design teams located in 9 cities across 4 countries (Austin, Houston, Conroe TX, Stafford TX, Lafayette LA, Orange CA, Aberdeen Scotland, Andoversford England and Leduc/Edmonton Canada).• Managed an organization of up to 90 employees including engineers (software, electrical, mechanical, firmware, SWQA, control, petroleum and certification), drafters, tech writers and technicians.• Responsible for engineering/QA processes, design control, procedures and… Show more • Provided global oversight for design teams located in 9 cities across 4 countries (Austin, Houston, Conroe TX, Stafford TX, Lafayette LA, Orange CA, Aberdeen Scotland, Andoversford England and Leduc/Edmonton Canada).• Managed an organization of up to 90 employees including engineers (software, electrical, mechanical, firmware, SWQA, control, petroleum and certification), drafters, tech writers and technicians.• Responsible for engineering/QA processes, design control, procedures and best practices compliant to ISO 9001, ATEX, CE and API standards; also process improvements using Six Sigma and Lean tools.• Created dept budget plans, reported finances monthly for SOX compliance and ROI (cost analyses, forecasts, and actuals vs plan), reported R&D expenses for tax credits.• Briefed C-level executive management on R&D and New Product Development activities.• Products developed included: o Drilling automation platforms (InTerra™, eVolve™) utilizing multiple telemetry methods including IntelliServ™ wired-pipe o Integrated drillstring measurement based on wireless, smart sensors (StringSense™) o IR spectroscopic sensor gas monitoring systems (Gas Watch™ EX, GasWatch™ 3.0) o Autodriller with feedback control (eWildcat™ 2.0) o Electronic drift tools (FloDrift™, FloSurvey™, eTotco™) o IoT connected data acquisition systems (RigSense™ DAQ10 and Wireless Remote I/O) o Big Data cloud-based control and monitoring (WellData.net, WellData RT) o Self-aligning satellite system o Rig-site information system (RigSense™ 3.0) o Real-Time Technology Center (RTTC) data center for remote monitoring o Web-based RFID tag enterprise asset management system (RigMS™), o Downhole weight-on-bit (DWOB) autodriller (TrueDrill™), o Drilling optimizer using Mechanical Specific Energy (MSE) (DrillShark™) o Enterprise back-office integrated business system (DrillWell™) o Strain gauge sensors (MD Totco™) o Performance Drilling Advisor web app (Wellsite PDA) Show less