Summary:Began career with the Birdwell Division of Seismograph Service Corporation where I advanced through field and corporate assignments. Continued with a small independent where I was responsible for all aspects of selecting and drilling oil and gas exploration and development wells, construction of pipelines, water injection and oil and gas treating facilities. Subsequently worked at Union Texas Petroleum in a variety of technical and supervisory positions, including District Reservoir and Production Engineering Manager for New Mexico where I developed expertise in U.S. San Juan Basin and supervised technical support and operations of over 1,000 oil and gas wells. Later, I served as a technical coordinator to drill wells on Alaska’s North Slope and evaluated facilities for deepwater Gulf of Mexico.