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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Developed machine learning models and created algorithms for Core Design Ltd. to calculate the ideal configuration of Core's thermal downhole inflow control devices (ICDs).• Assisted the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) with the preparation of a data science proposal to the Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) to develop a physics-based machine learning optimization model to maximize NGL production.• Successfully designed, developed, and deployed a multithreaded real time web application that utilizes cloud-based SQL & NoSQL data pipelines, Prophet time-series forecasting, and API integration to assist with the trading of Alberta power assets.• Applied ERP project management skills to scoping and developing analytics solutions and workplans. Deliverables such as ROI, efficiency improvements, and risk compliance were created and projects executed according to these metrics.• Provided project status updates to key stakeholders and delivered workshops and training sessions to support new user adoption of analytical tools.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Assisted in developing machine learning models and analytical solutions used to optimize Conoco's Surmont SAGD and Montney Shale assets.• Implemented full stack ERP data science solutions in CI/CD and Agile work environments.• Attained an AWS Cloud Practitioner certification and assisted with the DevOps administration on AWS for the Data Science team.• Trained and assisted in the administration of the Domino Data Lab data science platform.• Saved upwards of $5MM in operating costs by identifying and correcting a historical statistical error in a machine learning regression analysis that was being used to predict steam utilization at Surmont.• Evaluated the applicability of deploying computer vision models to enhance the security at the Surmont facility using OpenCV and YOLO object detection.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Managed waterflood production & field operations for Prospera's Cuthbert, Luseland, Heart's Hill, & Red Earth areas.• Provided meaningful insights into field operations for management by developing ETL data pipelines in Knime and maintaining dashboards in Tableau. These dashboards were used to optimize waterflood balancing, identify workover candidates, and forecast future production.• Built a cloud based data warehouse to maintain all internal corporate datasets and championed the adoption of the Google Cloud platform to ensure data quality and governance.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Managed engineering operations for 2,300 boe/d of waterflood production from Cona's Court, Cuthbert, & Fusilier fields.• Developed analytical and visualization tools in Tableau to help identify and predict when breakthrough would occur on corporate waterflood assets.• Worked with Cona's Data Analytics team to drive the adoption of production engineering reporting that utilized Spotfire and Tableau dashboards.• Programmatically created and maintained data pipelines using Python to extract datasets from Accumap & Geoscout.• Assisted in the enterprise-level implementation of Verdazo's data analytics software package.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Developed a reserves forecasting and economic modelling tool that utilized VBA programming, PowerBI dashboards, and SQL databases to assist in the evaluation of oil and gas assets.• Worked with financiers to attempt to secure +$200MM in funding to acquire a potential 7,000 bbl/d SAGD heavy oil asset from a major producer.

Calgary, Canada Area

• Built economic cases in ValNav & Mosaic and placed bids on various light oil and natural gas assets.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Assisted with the strategic advancement of Twin Butte’s assets by working with geological and land departments to evaluate potential asset acquisitions and internal divestiture opportunities.• Completed upwards of 50 evaluations from raw data room information to bid pricing.• Involved in the successful takeover of three corporate acquisitions (Waseca Energy, Avalon Exploration, and Blackshire Energy) and one property acquisition from NuVista.• The total combined acquired value of ~$600MM NPV10 nearly doubled the size of Twin Butte by adding ~13,000 boe/d and 34.4MMboe of 2P reserves.• Assessed operating costs, revenues, and cash flows to determine operating netbacks.• Evaluated 3rd party reserve reports using either ValNav or Moasic to conduct internal reserve estimates for each acquisition.• Attended virtual data room presentations and maintained the data room information.• Presented evaluation findings to management and made recommendations on potential bid pricing.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Oversaw the development and operations of the Saskatchewan heavy oil assets.• Managed resources through wellbore optimizations, workovers, recompletions, and new well completions.• Directed field operations, including frequent field based well reviews.• Effectively managed capital by selecting drilling and recompletion targets with ideal finding and development cost to best impact the bottom-line.• Reduced operating costs through the identification and development of water and gas gathering systems which replaced infield trucking and venting; also by assisting field operations to shut in high cost wells to ensure field operating costs were economic.• Assisted in yearly company reserves estimates by adjusting or determining remaining reserves for individual wells• Assured regulatory compliance with the Government of Saskatchewan’s Energy and Resources Department at all times by submitting applications and monitoring field operations.• Researched potential acquisition and divestiture opportunities for management and presented results to the management team.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Emerge Oil and Gas was acquired by Twin Butte Energy in Jan 2012

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Managed Production Engineering operations for 3 light oil and natural gas areas producing a total of ~1,100 boe/d in the Vulcan, AB area.• Reviewed recompletion/optimization candidates, and conducting operations as necessary.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• SAGD Artificial Lift design for Southern Pacific Resources• Evaluation of a potential 3rd party heavy oil property acquisition

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Engaged in a Thermal Operations Engineering role for a 15API, 500 bbl/d Steam Flood facility in Vernon County, Missouri. Operated field utilizing both Steam Drive and CSS EOR.• Designed and initiated construction of a 500 bbl/d Heavy Oil Steam Flood pilot facility in Warren County, Kentucky.• Successfully designed, coordinated, and executed Heavy Oil exploration drilling and coring programs in South Texas (7 wells), Kansas (6 wells), and Kentucky (12 wells).

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Managed ~2,200 Heavy Oil & Natural Gas wells in Elk Point, AB.• Solely responsible for daily production which averaged ~15,500 boe/d (90% Heavy Oil).• Researched, evaluated, recommend, and executed hundreds of re-completions and workovers.• Worked with team members to recommend production facilities and optimum depletion strategies.• Worked with team members to meet the production and financial targets in my area. These targets were consistently met all 4 years.• Generated yearly area capital budget and development plans.• Provided preliminary scoping and design for new facility construction and upgrades, then worked with the facilities team to finalize these designs.• Drove innovation by developing an Excel and VBA based production summary dashboard to replace the antiquated PVR reporting system. This system continued to be utilized company wide for years after I left CNRL.

Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada

• Created completions & workover programs and then observed & oversaw the jobs on the field level.• Worked with operations and Calgary team members to meet the production and financial targets in my area.• Worked with operations to recommend production facilities and optimum depletion strategies.• Generated area capital budget and development plans.

M.Sc. Data Science

B.Sc. Petroleum Engineering