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Broussard, Louisiana

Lafayette, Louisiana

New Iberia, La

Managed 25 employees and $10M of seismic equipment. Provided technical and operational advice in design and implementation of borehole seismic jobs. Supervised and assisted seismic engineers with troubleshooting and job related problems. Tracked revenue and reported financial forecasts to management.• Coordinated movement of equipment, materials and personnel to domestic and international jobs.• Utilized technical and operational expertise in providing service delivery solutions for customers.• Prevented health, safety, and environmental accidents which would have directly affected APIQ2/ISO9001 requirements and customer ratings by promoting safety awareness and environmental consciousness. Ensured compliance with all federal and local statutes and regulations.• Organized complex land and deep-water jobs with clients and 3rd party vendors.• Consulted with clients on design and execution of complex seismic surveys.• Performed inventory control, client invoicing, report management, training compliance, expenditures, safety program delivery and equipment maintenance.• Ensured all employees skills and records complied with APIQ2/ISO9001 certification requirements.

New Iberia, La

Pre-planned and executed jobs. Processed post-job data according to client requirements and specifications. Provided high-resolution data solutions that bridged gap between surface seismic and wellbore, improving reservoir analysis. Acquired data by utilizing downhole array technologies and seismic energy sources.• Managed delivery and performance of all company assets utilized in execution of duties.• Obtained seismic data on land, inland water, shelf and deep-water wells, which included velocity surveys, zero offset VSP, salt proximity and 3D VSP.• Supervised wire line operations and personnel while on job site with safety being primary concern.• Acquired petro physical data, using Avalon seismic logging systems and electronic downhole geophones.• Performed many different types of borehole seismic jobs in Egypt, Mexico and U.S.• Provided cost-efficient way of confirming reservoir location when drilling rig missed target by providing data that could be used in direct time / depth correlation to surface seismic.

Houma, La

Specialized in oilfield cased-hole logging and perforating. Performed logging operations and data analysis with emphasis on production logging. Ensured compliance with health, safety and environmental regulations and guidelines.