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- Developing radiation hardened electronics

New Iberia, La, Us

- Improved an existing electromagnetic telemetry system and verified the new functionality in the lab and field- Trained shop- and field personal using the new system to support EM field services- Implemented engineering control processes

• Managing a team of 5 engineers and technicians • Developed an operation base in Houston including assembly -, testing -, maintenance -, repair - and storage area • Verified functionality and improved prototypes for commercial use • Integrated sensor platforms on drones and robots

Houston, Texas, Us

Developing the next generation of Subsea MUX BOP Control System- Specified functionality and characteristic of system- Designed electrical power and communication network architecture including a conduction cooled power supply for 480 VAC, 3-phase- Experienced in industrial controls (Siemens Simatic S7)- Demonstrated redundancy of safety critical functions- Selected sensors for Subsea MUX BOP Control System as HPHT-probe- Presented design concepts to external customer for approvalAdvising engineers from the Edison-program Promoted to be a member on the Design Board for Instruments and Sensors Technology; Developing MGTP and design practices for power, subsea cable, ground fault detection and wiring harness

Delivered two MWD resistivity tools to an external customer - Supervised a team of 4 engineers and technicians- Monitored and controlled subcontractor’s work- Reported progress report to the external customer Built infrastructure for the electronics team- Developed procedures for PCBA-manufacturing- Developed library for electronic components in Altium- Implemented automated testing of PCBAs - Equipped laboratory with measurement instruments, environmental chambers and ESD-conform work stations

Houston, Texas, Us

Principal Investigator of two DOE research projects - 300degC Directional Drilling system and 300degC Measurement While Drilling system (drill bit, motor, fluid, directional sensors, control unit, power source, telemetry)- Controlled budget of $6.0MM- Supervised team of 12 people- Reported quarterly and yearly project progress to DOEDesign for Reliability and Manufacturability of a Drilling Dynamics Measurement system - Identified weaknesses of legacy tool for a Drilling Dynamics Measurements system- Implemented improvements using rigor design standards Lithology identification using drilling dynamics- Developed a HMI in order to access data bases- Correlated Drilling Dynamics data with geology data using signal processing and statistics

• Electromagnetic telemetry commercialization ◦ Developed and manufactured pilot tools ◦ Supported pilot tools in field ◦ Upgraded EM system by adding downlink functionality • Legacy Drilling Dynamics Measurement system ◦ Acted as a point of contact for electrical system issues ◦ Added functionality for research purposes • Intelliserv Wired Pipe ◦ Supported design phase as in-house expert for downhole electronics ◦ Investigated field failures and implemented recommended action

Houston, Texas, Us

Research of electromagnetic telemetry - Developed models of EM transmission- Designed and manufactured prototype toolsDevelopment of intrinsic safe pressure transducer- Obtained certification according to ATEX 94/9/EC- Adjusted quality system to build in-house ATEX-certified productsSurface Dynamic Measurement System - Defined WITS word for integration with surface system- Wrote GUI in C++/MFC in order to display drilling dynamics and rig data in time-domain and frequency-domain to operator in real time- Developed algorithm for wireless transmission in order to improve bit error rate

Dipl.-Ing. (Ma), Electrical Engineering

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