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As Night Drilling Foreman, experience focuses on extended horizontal drilling of Bakken and Three Forks targets in North Dakota.Well versed in drilling optimization of: mud systems (non-dispersed and dispersed WBM, OBM), solids control (dryer shakers, VDU’s, centrifuges), cement design (conventional and N2 foam), casing design, directional planning (horizontal wells, multi-well pads, anti-collision, T&D modeling), BHA design (motor failure QAQC, tubular inspections), bit selection and redesign, wellbore steering (various MWD/LWD packages, rotary steerable systems (RSS), geosteering methodology, mud log interpretation), drilling parameter road mapping, location construction and permitting, and waste stream analysis.Field experience includes: fostering the core value of safety through leading pre-tour / pre-job safety meetings and JSA’s, streamlined coordination of equipment, material, and personnel, real-time drilling parameter optimization, running and cementing casing, WellView reporting, rental tracking, invoicing, equipment inspection and maintenance, performance tracking, troubleshooting/minimizing NPT events, and well control.

As Night Drilling Foreman, experience focused on extended horizontal drilling of Bakken targets in North Dakota.

As Drilling Engineer, experience focused on extended horizontal drilling of Uteland Butte and Wasatch targets in the Uinta Basin of Utah.

As Night Drilling Foreman, experience focused primarily on extended horizontal drilling of Meremac Shale targets in STACK plays of the Anadarko Basin of Central Oklahoma.

Houston, Texas Area

o Classroom new hire training program in Houston, TX (3 months). Technical training in geology, artificial lift, completions, drilling, reservoir, land management, and business development. Included an assessment of the San Juan Basin.o Interdisciplinary rotation in Tulsa, OK (9 months). Exposure to workover rigs, production field operations, artificial lift design, coiled tubing, fracing operations, exploration geology, reservoir OBO assessment and base management, land, and marketing.o Drilling Rig Rotation in OK (12 months). Observed and eventually assumed role of onsite company man on various rigs in the Cana Woodford Shale.o Drilling Engineer in Tulsa, OK (8/14 – 1/15). Covering 1 rig from the office. Responsible for all day to day planning, optimization, and reporting.  BHA analysis and redesign Drill Pipe Inspection Program audito Drilling Engineer in Shekou, China (1/15-5/15) Assisted in the engineering of platform drilling operations in the South China Sea. Assisted team in drilling the final 4 wells of the program Planned the hot stacking of the platformo Drilling Engineer in Tulsa, OK (6/15 – 3/16). Covering 1 rig from the office. Responsible for all day to day planning, optimization, and reporting.  Woodford target ROP zonation projecto Drilling Foreman in Cana Woodford Shale (3/16 – 11/16) Worked as Night Drilling Foreman in the STACK play.o Drilling Engineer in The Woodlands, TX (11/16 – 12/18)

Tulsa, Oklahoma

o Summer project- Optimizing Drilling Efficiency by Zonal Selection in the Woodford Shaleo Collaborated with Newfield Staff (Primarily Drilling Dept.) on various tasks such as: AFE offset data construction/compilation Wellbore Diagram Chart construction/compilation Drilling Program construction/compilationo Completed a three week field rotation – Observed and participated in all on-site activities

Homer City, Pennsylvania

o Field Rotation (Cement/Frac/Acidizing/Coiled Tubing) Spent time in the field with the engineers learning their responsibilitieso Worked in the lab (Cementing/Fracturing) Spent time with the chemists and technicians learning the various tests performedo Created a new manual for field testing water samples

Bachelor'S Degree, Petroleum Engineering

Bachelor'S Degree, Petroleum Engineering, Gpa: 3.82, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honors Society) Member 2010-2012, Initiation Chair 2011Chesapeake Energy Scholarship.