Gregory Forde Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

Developing a Digital Ecosystem (Hess360) inclusive of Hess’ strategic and core suppliers. Created an Upstream Oil and Gas Integration, Visibility and Collaboration platform utilizing Salesforce and MDO.
•Managed and delivered on time/budget, 3 phases of Hess’ Digital Transformation initiative.
-Within the first 6 months, Hess360 delivered a 400%+ return on investment.
•Provided scalability to Hess’ Digital Operational Lean application in the Gulf of Mexico.
•Developing Blockchain solutions to manage Drilling performance with transparency.
•Improving the democratization of data with Robotic Process Automation
•Offshore Operators Committee Oil & Gas Blockchain Consortium Committee Member
•Managed/led collaboration sessions with Chevron, Baker Hughes, Nabors, Parsley Energy, Halliburton and Schlumberger among others.

New York, Ny, Us

Overall responsibility: Category Management - Drilling Services, Drill Bits, Drilling and Completion Fluids and Wireline Services, Cementing, Microseismic, Hydraulic Frac. •Developed and negotiated Model Contracts – MSAs & Commercial Agreements for Halliburton, Baker Hughes & Schlumberger.•Operational Lean – Supply Chain Lead for Gulf of Mexico Operational Lean project Stampede Lean 6.Improving efficiencies and removing waste•Audit Lead for Halliburton, Baker Hughes and Schlumberger•Developed contracting strategies for Drilling Services, Drill Bits, Drilling and Completion Fluids and Wireline Services.

Houston, Texas, Us

Overall responsibility: Drilling Services, Drill Bits, Drilling and Completion Fluids and Wireline Services. The ultimate goal is the establishment of a trusted partnership between BHI and each operator engaged.•Ensure Operator objectives and BHI technology roadmaps are strategically aligned for performance growth: Performance improvements allowed one operator to drill 17 unbudgeted wells within original 2013 planned spend.•Manage performance via jointly established lagging and leading KPIs.•Host multiple performance review meetings on a quarterly basis with BHI/Operator Presidents/VPs/BU leaders.•Identify service integration and performance contract opportunities for strategic tender.•Dissect operator RFIs and educate internal BHI stakeholders on BHI’s portfolio, to win high value tenders.•Provide advice to BHI legal on contract terms and conditions.•Supply Chain assistance.•Identify critical challenges/gaps, prioritize and determine solutions.•Strategize the implementation of technology shifts for cost reduction and service quality improvement.•Negotiate global share agreements.•Gather, analyze and disseminate market intelligence.•Develop and host customer presentations.•Source global best practices for account implementation.•Ensure frequent communication across BHI leadership team.

Houston, Texas, Us

Overall responsibilities: Drilling Optimization, Wellbore Positioning and Drilling Motors •Motor and Drilling Optimization market intelligence coupled with continuous operator engagement used to guide generational product planning and manage total spend, total cost of ownership and strategic sourcing. •Develop/execute global product launches with oil and gas operators.•Managed BHI’s Directional Software supplier via weekly conference calls and quarterly meetings. Focus: Safety, performance, reliability and product planning, long term cost of ownership and proactive management of BHI's annual spend.•Developed, implemented and communicated product and service portfolio strategies to BHI globally.•Advised BHI legal on non-disclosure agreement requirements.•Strategically prioritized relevant projects based on market intelligence and requirements.•Provided capital expenditure allocation recommendations.•Continuous region tender technology support.

Houston, Texas, Us

•Managed Wellbore Positioning product and service portfolio strategies.•Maintained all relevant sales and marketing material.•Develop and host customer presentations•Determined and weighted operator needs to align project prioritization.•Pricing determination and monitoring - Understanding trends.•Generated Global Wellbore Positioning Policy and Procedures - Ensure alignment with corporate and industry policy.•Continuously improved BHI Directional Software.•Developed and managed stage gate meeting documentation•Maintained technology road map for Baker Hughes Wellbore Positioning.•Monitored share and trends, analyzing market intelligence. •Analyzed competitor offerings and strategies, maintaining a competitor capability matrix.•Managed global service availability and consistency – Established 1st Global Center of Excellence.

Houston, Texas, Us

•Developed BHI Global Policy and Procedures in alignment with corporate and industry policies.•Developed BHI Directional Software including features to eliminate wellbore collisions.•Additional focus: Survey Acquisition Quality Control, Standards for Survey tools and Advanced Survey Corrections.

Houston, Texas, Us

•Client Single point accountability for Contracts, Performance, Engineering, Survey Management, Well Planning, Operations, Formation Evaluation and MWD.•In conjunction with BPTT Operations and Procurement, successfully developed and implemented a performance improvement plan safely and sustainably shifting NPT to almost zero. •Measurement of the performance plan was facilitated by a two tiered system of KPIs developed jointly with BPTT SCM. The system focused on Safety, Reliability, efficiencies and communications with regular review meetings involving the executive leadership from both companies.•Managed overall contract, understanding BP's needs, minimizing downtime, ensuring pricing consistency, timely invoicing, insurance certifications.•Identified BU objectives, existing gaps and potential areas for improvement before jointly developing a sustainable performance improvement plan with BP.•Successfully negotiated damage and NPT claims with BP SCM and operations team.

Houston, Texas, Us

BH Engineering Team Leader: BP Gulf of Mexico – MadDog, Holstein and Atlantis field developments Overall responsibilities: Single Point of accountability for Performance, Contracts, Engineering, Survey Management, Well Planning, Operations, Formation Evaluation and MWD.

Houston, Texas, Us

Co-ordinating Drilling, MWD, LWD and Reservoir Navigation operations.Drill String Optimization (vibration analysis/magnetic spacing).Trajectory planning, Torque and Drag simulations/monitoring and Hydraulics Optimization.Survey Management; Geodetic, Gyro and MWD data quality control.Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) development.Planned AFE Cost for each well.Non Productive Time (NPT) elimination.

Bsc, Surveying Technology/Surveying

Math, Further Math, Physics