Acting as a technical advisor to clients for the evaluation of emerging water treatment technologies in contrast to current technologies readily applied within the oil & gas sector. Technical support includes baseline water characterization to assist with technology selection, development of bench scale and pilot field testing methodologies to evaluate technological fit in contrast to treatment requirements and assistance with CAPEX/OPEX technology evaluations. Consideration of scalability is also evaluated through the technology assessment life cycle to ensure technological fit in commercialized applications. Supporting clients by interacting with technology vendors to evaluate vendor claims in contrast to technology capabilities. In doing so, is able to assist clients in understanding the technological limitations of one technology over another to ensure the appropriate technologies are selected for the desired water treatment application. Collaborating with cross functional teams to identify, evaluate and implement water treatment initiatives. Cross functional support includes assisting with SOW development with Project Managers, system design with Facility Engineers, Operations, Vendors, and EPCs, Procurement assistance in preparing and evaluating applicable RFI, RFQ & RFPs, and interaction with Legal and Environment on an on going basis to ensure EHS compliance. Identifying process failures by conducting Root Cause Analysis and Technical Audits. In doing so, lessons learned may be applied to improve process control, system reliability and asset integrity.Participating in HAZOP, P&ID, and PFD reviews for projects to provide technical and operational feedback. Coordinating the collection of field data and providing data interpretation that may be integrated into client reports and presentations to evaluate the effectiveness of various water treatment technologies in various treatment applications.

Collaboration and participation with Product Line Sales Managers aiding in Oil Sands related Requests for Proposals facilitating continued cross product line Oil Sands growth within Baker Hughes.Organization of cross product line information sessions with clients expanding their operations into the Canadian Oil Sands.Coordination of technical lunch and learns to address clients information needs pertaining to Oil Sands.Collaboration with the Corporate Marking & Business Development team to develop long-term, strategic planning for continued growth within the Canadian Oil Sands. Strategic planning included the development of product launching strategies and participation in industry conferences and events.

Business Development for the specialty chemical needs of green field oil sands projects.Preparation of Requests for Proposals, Requests for Information, and Requests for Quotations. Participation in industry affiliations including CHOA, PTAC, and CONRAD.

Provided mentorship and technical training to new hires pertaining to superior account management, effective inventory control, and utilization of internal sales tools. Coached new hires to embrace the GE core values of: curiosity, passion, resourcefulness, accountability, teamwork, commitment, openness & energization. Demonstrated GE culture of conducting business with unyielding integrity, commitment to performance, and thirst for change.

Provided short term consulting to streamline both the water chemistry and mechanical information pertaining to the Cooling Tower systems to provide knowledge transfer for the new contact engineer role.Completed a thorough technical audit of the Cooling Towers identifying deficiencies while providing recommendations and budgetary cost quotations on proposed solutions.Identify the specific heat loads on each Cooling Tower compiling a Cooling Water Distribution Survey that may be utilized in the future to troubleshoot potential sources of contamination in the event of a process leak.

Management of the specialty chemical needs for one oil sands account encompassing Utilities and Upgrading generating $4M in annual revenues.Presented monthly reviews to clientele demonstrating budget performance and service value while effectively enhancing customer rapport. Assisted in the water treatment commissioning components for facility expansion including a new hydrogen plant and cooling tower system.Assisted in contract negotiations resulting in a three year extension. Training and mentorship of new hires. Coordination and management of the bulk chemical deliveries for the Fort McMurray district.Assist customers in achieving operating targets while promoting opportunities to improve both the customers’ and GE Water & Process Technologies profitability while reinforcing the values of GE.AccomplishmentsEagle Award Nominee 2005. Highest inter-company recognition for overall outstanding performance.Top Gun Award Recipient 2004, 2005 & 2006. Awarded to individuals with zero reports of lost business.Assisted with the sale and provided project management for a three month, $240K chemical trial in 2006.Assisted with the implementation of enhanced Cooling Water technology generating $3.76M in water and chemical savings in 2005

Management of the specialty chemical requirements for 70 Commercial & Institutional accounts generating $550K in annual revenue.Conducted account audits to identify opportunities for process improvement. Audits included equipment inspections. Preparation of RFP's.

Research of electrolytic copper plating metallization onto ceramic sufaces for thermal management products.Increased production yields of copper plating from 20% to 80% reducing overall material re-work.Developed work instructions upgrading bench scale applications to batch scale production within a manufacturing environment.