Independent group working on the confirmation of an effect discovered theoretically in the 1960s by the astrophysicist Eugene Parker, and on its applications to the magnetic confinement of fusion plasmas.

Providing advice to oil and gas industry players to increase the quality and value of well data while lowering the costs of acquisition and exploitation - see company website for details. Exclusive license to deliver Philippe Theys's course on "Log Data Acquisition and Quality Control"; also delivering course "Well Data Acquisition and Quality Control".

2018-2023: petrophysical input to multi-client basin analysis product onshore Western Australia2019-2022: data acquisition operations planning and supervision for two high profile ultra-deep water exploration wells in The Gambia2018: petrophysical studies on various well data sets in the FSU and in the Indian sub-continent.2013-present: exclusive license to deliver Gene Ballay's training course on "Carbonate Petrophysics" - see website for details.Apr. 2014-Dec. 2015: wildcat operations and studies in deepwater East Malaysia for international independent. Also, in-house training in Advanced Petrophysics.Jul. 2012-Nov. 2015: operations in the West Australian Browse Basin, study of various conventional and unconventional assets for super-major in AustraliaNov.2011-Jun.2012: training, study and organisational advice in Ivory CoastNov.2010-Jun.2012: wildcat operations and study in SurinameSince Mar 2010: broad Petrophysics and Well Data Management consulting work internationally. Jun. 2005-Mar. 2010: Seconded to INPEX Browse Ltd as Senior Development Petrophysical Advisor, planning development of giant gas condensate field and preparing exploration / appraisal drilling campaignFeb. 2001 – Jun. 2005 based in Perth, AustraliaSenior Consultant, Trainer, and Petrophysicist through TRACS International. Also: Company Managing Director.

Operations, studies, exploration support petrophysicsDefined, implemented and executed well data management project

Petrophysicist in the Ichthys giant gas condensate field Development Team, involved in all aspects of the appraisal and development planning including drilling operations, data management, regional exploration support, greenhouse gas geosequestration planning. Mentoring junior staff.

(see above - Meranti Consulting Services)

Provided a broad range of consulting and contracting services in risk management, general management, Petrophysics, data management and applications. Clients included Shell International (SIEP), Shell Syria (AFPC), Shell Sarawak (SSB), Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP), Brunei Shell Marketing (BSM).

• Provided first-line support to a large community of petrophysical software users (application and database). • Co-ordinated and frequently taught various introductory, intermediate, and advanced technical courses to company staff and Brunei Government representatives. • Completed a large log database implementation project, resulting in all the company's digital log data and log films to be readily available on-line to all users at all times. This was the first full implementation of the PAGODA database in the world and involved the recovery, loading, validation and registration of thousands of legacy data tapes and the rationalization, rasterization and registration of thousands of legacy log prints. • As Petrophysicist, involved in relevant aspects of wireline contract management, planning and operations. • As Technology Planner, co-ordinated the company users' position to steer the departmental IT Plan, and to influence the development of Shell Group systems.

• Operations Petrophysicist for appraisal and development wells in giant Rabi field, satellite field Echira, and some exploration wells. • Team Petrophysicist in integrated Petroleum Engineering Study Team for review of onshore brown field Gamba / Ivinga. • Exploration support.• Special projects: Pulsed Neutron Capture logs for hydrocarbon saturation distribution in an old field; Borehole Gravimeter timelapse surveying for determining the remaining oil saturation away from the well bore; High Pressure Liquid Chromatography analysis for fluid contact detection; using the Gamma-Ray tool to detect potential safety hazard due to radioactive salt build-up in completions prior to workovers; petrophysical data transfer focal point following asset divestment; project leader for original well log database implementation (PAGODA on VAX), including scanning of all films, digitizing of large number of well logs, validation / recovery / loading of large number of legacy data tapes. Co-wrote SPE article on Rabi field monitoring well concept and realization.

• Facilitated two "Quality Circles" involving mainly junior staff from the Procurement Department and the Chemistry Laboratory, respectively (in French). One of these was awarded the company top quality award for that year (1992).• Senior / junior staff communication facilitator (1992-1994).

• Responsible for the engineering aspects of the execution of drilling, completion, and workover programs in remote rain-forest locations. • Actively participated in the full spectrum of exploration and production drilling, workover, and operations, including cementing, gravel packing, consolidating, logging (mainly horizontal wells), coring, running casings and completions, etc. Developed pioneering operational methods for horizontal well logging (TLC) with logging contractors.

Part-time logistician (2 months per year) providing front-line support for technology transfer programs in:. Pharmaceutical Technology. Detection and Treatment of Air and Water Pollution from Industry

• Provided the full range of open- and cased-hole wireline logging services to clients offshore (Lake Maracaibo) and onshore (East Venezuela), after the full company training in Argentina. (1987-1988) • Engineer-in-charge of operations base in El Tigre (onshore East Venezuela), with responsibilities including field work; safety; tool, logging truck and hardware maintenance; sales; crew, equipment, and base day-to-day management. (1989)

Administrator for Médecins Sans Frontières / European Community Emergency Team - responsible for the accounting, logistics and representation in the capital of the MSF-Belgium mission operating in Southern Darfur