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Houston, Texas, US

Houston, Texas, US

• Developing equipment maintenance and readiness system for the service and installation of flexible pipeline technologies.
• Developed equipment readiness and operational planning system for specialized construction equipment with high customer demand. Increased availability by 50%.
• Led equipment field failure investigations to determine root causes and enacted changes in equipment design, maintenance plan and operational use to mitigate those causes.
• Managed maintenance team for the quick turnaround, inspection, and repair of field installation equipment to meet customer needs.

Houston, Texas, US

• Leader of project to improved operation and reliability of global fleet of drilling fluid processing equipment by creating maintenance system, maintenance strategies, and preventative maintenance plans.
• Developed fit-for-purpose mobile application based on SAP and Maximo for planning and execution of equipment maintenance by service technicians, which resulted in 25% reduction of downtime and doubled the early.
• Reduced repair costs 23% with long forecast preventive maintenance planning, spare parts optimization, and reduction of emergency repairs.
• Integrated global maintenance planning and failure reports into business intelligence system for greater management visibility.
• Optimized operational equipment counts and reduced new equipment demands by 15% with enterprise asset management (EAM) system.

• Improved new oilfield equipment by utilizing failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA). Planned and executed verification and performance testing projects to identify safety and availability risks. Investigated.
• Investigated complex equipment failure at customer location with injury, determined root cause using forensic analysis, developed mitigation and resolved all concerns with customer and safety oversight agency, avoiding.
• Successfully conducted prototype testing and commissioning of new technology pump for cuttings re-injection package on customer offshore well that reduced package cost by 41%.
• Guided replacement of outdated centrifuge technology in arctic conditions, increasing equipment availability by 34%.
• Increased operational uptime and processing capability 22% for large bowl decanting centrifuges at customer's remote jungle location by evaluating performance and continuous improvement with local operations.
• Investigated multiple bearing failures of rotating equipment on DOT trailer packages and resolved by implementing vibration monitoring practices in field maintenance schedule.

• Led team for new product development that rapidly designed new oilfield equipment and downhole tools. Developed conceptual and practical solutions using innovative creative thinking and mechanical engineering design.
• Developed and patented multiple solutions for processing hazardous gases in drilling environments.
• Executed multiple field trials of new products, including high volume decanting centrifuge, and provided design improvements that made product the fleet standard, generating >$20M in operational revenue.
• Increased processing capability of hazardous gas separation equipment 20% by analyzing, designing, and working with vendors for improvements in power and transmission components.
• Reduced production costs of key package components by 56% by working with offshore vendors to produce high quality components for international customers.
• Designed, tested, and installed surface and subsurface valves on oil and gas wells per API, ISO, NACE, and industry requirements.