Michael Coss Email & Phone Number

Greater Denver Area

Manage drill bit operations and sales for the Western U.S. including P&L responsibilities.

Greater Denver Area

Managed all fixed cutter drill bit design engineers and projects in North America. Also designed fixed cutter drill bits for various districts throughout North America.

Houston, Texas Area

Monitor customer needs and competitor activity to create product strategies and visions supported by business cases and marketing plans for new product commercialization. Product lifecycle management of all directional drill bit product lines including product rationalization and inventory management. Manage projects in support of proliferating new, or.

Managed design groups for all Drill Bit product lines including Roller Cone, Fixed Cutter, Borehole Enlargement and Coring. Group responsibilities included proliferation of standard product and design, testing and introduction of new product.

Greater Denver Area

Designed fixed cutter drill bits for various basins in the Western U.S. Supported these areas through continuous product development.

Managed the Roller Cone Drill Bit design group who were responsible for the proliferation of standard product and the design, testing and introduction of new product. Responsible for the managing the operating budget and the prioritizing and scheduling of projects and resources.

Managed all Evaluation Engineering resources for Canada including the annual operating plan. Provided drill bit application support for the Canada region sales staff and customers. Trained and mentored new sales and evaluation engineers.

Responsible for evaluating and providing of information on the performance of experimental drill bits, standard product and competitor’s products. Assist the sales force and customers with technical issues such as drill bit application, training and service quality issues. Local expert in drilling and drill bit application for Western Canada. Assist in.

Prepared production optimization programs and completed production optimization projects to maximize crude oil production. Coordinated and supervised service rig operations including completions, workovers, and abandonments. Responsible for the operation of several crude oil batteries including all crude oil wells, water injection wells, header systems.