Joseph Lavalley Email & Phone Number

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Saudi Arabia

• Managed all Engineers, Field Personnel, and Coil Tubing units in country; strategically aligned all assets to achieve goals • Led rapid market growth while increasing average operational unit count 100%• Interviewed personnel for onboarding and led peer reviews for promotions and career development• Executed, led, and trained personnel on largest acid campaign for Baker Hughes in North Ghawar field• Developed job tracking metrics and enforced job package platform for both internal and external tracking• Led major service quality investigations and root cause analyses and supported client Superintendents• Supervised multi-shift CT projects and technically demanding well intervention projects• Led employee’s behavior and role-based competency by mentoring and developing to achieve excellence in Service Quality and HSE performance• Worked in collaboration with maintenance specialists and supply chain management to help streamline inventory requests and optimize tracking and traceability• Assisted the Crew Leaders, Team Leaders, and Competency and Training Leads in progressive discipline for non-performing personnel• Ensured compliance with Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) standards, practices and guidelines• Engaged client, SMEs, and third-party companies in all production and field related solutions• Assisted in implementation of new technology and driving key initiatives for continuous improvement• Evaluated service quality within region to drive performance, achieve client initiatives and compliance• Designed new CT strings for market objects and to ensure highest market performance• Led management field audits to identify areas of improvement, drive service quality and client support• Led processes improvements; co-authored process workflow procedure, job descriptions, maintenance inspection forms and specialty downhole tool tracking criteria• Directed cross-segment meetings for design and program reviews to drive excellence in execution

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

• Coached students in groups and individually on operational and technical knowledge• Excellent teachings skills in simultaneous operations under high stress• Experienced in teaching multi-cultural groups and creating interactive group sessions• Provided peer reviews for students; discussed plan of action with direct managers to ensure improvement• Guided employee development and determined criteria for passing or releasing personnel from company• Led employee relations issues with Area HR Manager and students’ direct managers• Tracked/Managed assets worth over $50 million; performed and coordinated maintenance and inspections

Udhailiyah, Saudi Arabia

General Field Engineer• Key design, planning, and operations role in one of the world’s busiest markets• Supervised high pressure operations involving energized fluids, hazardous chemicals, fluids, and gases• Audited field operations to streamline job site rig up to gain efficiency; reduced operational time by 50%• Sent to live operations to trouble shoot hydraulic, software, mechanical, and network malfunctions• Performed testing and inspection on field equipment; provided go/no-go judgment for operations• Obtained over $60 million (USD) in revenue in 100+ jobs with an impeccable service quality record• Rated as a high-potential employee; recognized and requested by client on multiple occasions • Supervised cross-functional operations involving logging, fracturing, cementing, completions & well testing• Improved service quality through mentoring and auditing junior field engineers’ operationsTechnical Engineer• Co-authored and published a SPE paper and was requested by the client to write a SOP• Loaned to other countries to find alternative techniques to improve efficiency in local market• Designed, edited, and reviewed job programs for high profile operations using state-of-the-art technology• Won job opportunities through creative job designs and approaches to client issues; over $15 million USD• Wrote 100+ cost estimates securing millions of dollars in revenueSales/Account Manager• Secured $4 million (USD) over 30 days in the highest grossing Descaling operation in Saudi Arabia• Led the integration of two segments in a multimillion-dollar project to inspire change in job approaches• Pioneered tender analysis for high profile jobs and won 100% of targeted jobs; over $20 million USD won• Led technical sales, ticket reviews and critical decisions on live operations; led to 10% gain in revenue• Respected by client to lead internal investigations against Schlumberger and competitors; stand-alone

Udhailiyah, Saudi Arabia

• Continued Coiled Tubing Field Engineer 1 responsibilities while completing all of Schlumberger's Operational and Technical training programs where I finished 1st and 2nd respectively.• Completed Schlumberger's ACTive fiber-optic technology training program and executed jobs in the field.• Enhanced client relationships in the field as well as in client offices by establishing myself as a known reliable senior field engineer seeing jobs completed from the beginning to the end.• Demonstrated mastery of field knowledge while leading investigations and solving operational and technical problems in the field on jobs I was not initially a part of.• Lead researcher for the largest tender for gas wells in Saudi Arabia up to that time. Analyzed specific job types, patterns, and history of jobs looking back several years in our region and provided insight for comparable statistics of past and present data while matching tender requirements for future client expectations.• Wrote regional safety alerts to be presented to our areas to heighten awareness for incidents.• Actively pursued and presented best practices and mentored new trainees from diverse backgrounds.• Kickstarted projects to enhance regional best practices in order to meet client demands and objectives and maintain market dominance in competitive markets.

Udhailiyah, Saudi Arabia

• Responsible for organizing all necessary pre-job and post-job requirements for personnel and equipment.• Ensured high quality of jobs by managing technical (live data analysis) and operational tasks on-site for the entire job duration.• Managed relationship with clients on field locations while preparing live job reports and any necessary investigations on the job for surface equipment incidents or downhole tool malfunctions.• Managed post job deliverables including job tickets for the client, in depth post job reports for client and internal uses for operational and technical teams.• Strived for safety in the field and working at the base by being an active member of our Loss Prevention Team.

Udhailiyah, Saudi Arabia

• Extensive hands on learning while supporting live jobs in the field and completing a broad online training and testing platform demonstrating field and logistical proficiency.• Studied equipment manuals for all field equipment used on jobs in order to prove adequate knowledge for operational purposes as well as to perform trouble shooting and maintenance while on the job.• Developed technical and operational skills while participating in operations including mechanical descaling, abrasive perforations, logging, matrix acidizing, nitrogen kickoffs, wellbore displacements, scale/proppant cleanouts and water shutoffs.• Adapted to foreign culture and while excelling in extreme conditions, demands, work schedule and climate.

Las Vegas, Nevada

• Planning, scheduling and inspection of masonry, steel erection, and concrete floors• Assisted with coordination of field repairs for steel connections and concrete slabs• Created trade damage reports for QA/QC incidents• Trained and certified in OST (On Screen Takeoff) to track field progress of sub-contractors• Assisted in design changes with steel erector and engineer of record

Newport Beach, California

• Updated and edited contract documents with new addenda• Created scaled drawings and checked for errors and recommendations• Authored a program to calculate the flange thickness for pipes given standards and exceptions for head Civil Engineer

Durham, New Hampshire

• Crew chief for topographical surveys using the Total Station instrument• Set grade stakes for construction workers based on plan elevations• Uploaded and edited surveys and assisted in construction layout• Assisted in GPR surveys, cutting line for surveys, and inspection of construction projects

Master Of Science - Ms, Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical Engineering

Graduate student in Aerospace Engineering. Planning to focus on structural dynamics and design of aircrafts/spacecrafts. Took a LOA.

Master Of Science (Ms), Civil/Structural Engineering, 3.719

Activities and Societies: Head TA for Strength of Materials, Head TA for Business Construction Management, Phi Kappa Phi, ASCE, ACI, AISC.

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Civil Engineering, 3.712

Activities and Societies: Phi Kappa Phi, ASCE, ACI, AISC, Golden Key, Concrete Canoe Team