Experienced leader of oil and gas exploration and development, having successfully worked and delivered value in multiple roles working on onshore and offshore assets. Educated in both Geology and Environmental Impact Assessment. Ability to look ahead and anticipate where things are going and make changes quickly as needed. Good track record in building and maintaining capability in teams. Skilled in resource evaluation.

Worked with Asset managers and Technical staff to manage and execute exploration and development work programs and budgets across all Drillsearch Operated and Non-Operated Cooper Basin oil, wet gas and unconventional projects. Provided performance management, technical review and assurance of all work performed within the subsurface teams, including guidance and coordination of seismic and drilling operations. Built and maintained the corporate leads and prospects exploration portfolio and reserves statements to the ASX. Provided regular portfolio and reserves updates to the Drillsearch Executive and Board Technical Committee. Made significant contribution to several new ventures projects which assessed individual asset and company acquisitions.

Lead geological effort across Exploration, Appraisal & Development

Geological evaluation of oil and gas opportunities in Australia and New Zealand, including both conventional and unconventional plays.

Consultancy services to upstream oil and gas industry

Deepwater gas exploration on Exmouth Plateau, with main focus on Top and Intra-Mungaroo fluvial channel plays

Responsible for geological evaluation of operated and non-operated permits in Tunisia, plus carrying out timely reviews of international new venture opportunities.

Responsible for exploration performance and behaviour of the Canning Basin exploration and sub-surface organisation in both ARC Energy and then in the early days of Buru Energy. Achievements include: 4 exploration wells proving existence of gassy Tournaisian petroleum system. Acquisition of 800km of 2D seismic and 4 regional magnetic surveys despite remote locations and difficult environmental and native title approvals. Built dynamic exploration portfolio with a variety of worked plays, drillable prospects and leads

Managed provision of geological services to exploration and development assets in Australia, Mauritania and New Ventures. Numerous permanent staff and consultants, million dollar+ internal and external spend. 4 teams deliver reservoir, sequence stratigraphy, petroleum systems, trap, seals and pressure solutions and operations geology support. Discipline head for exploration geology and contract sponsor for core analysis, geochemistry, biostratigraphy and geological software.

MERIWA Report 55 - Lower Cretaceous deposition on the southern North West Shelf. Report set up nomenclature for future Carnarvon exploration.