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Houston, Texas, US

• Working with other engineers to develop and field the next generation of down hole well stimulation equipment.
• Working with stimulation pumping units up to 2000HP. Also working with remote and on-site data acquisition equipment.
• Perform maintenance and upgrades to the equipment as necessary and provides feedback to the appropriate team.
• Familiar with stimulation pumpers, blenders, pods, Caterpillar and Detroit/MTU diesel Tier 1-Tier 4, Peterbuilt and Mac tractors and other fracturing services related equipment.
• Mentored teams of technicians and other engineers on the operation and maintenance of equipment.

• Responsible for rig-wide maintenance of the drilling and automation systems aboard a 6th generation deep-water jackup drilling rig. Maintained the NOV Amphion and Cyberbase drilling systems, providing troubleshooting.
• Worked with SAP to coordinate the preventive and corrective maintenance program aboard the vessel.
• Worked to minimize downtime due to equipment failures by using predictive maintenance methods as well as creative solutions to equipment failures to return the rig to an operational state.
• Was called upon to mentor and train other electronic technicians and electricians in the troubleshooting and maintenance of the drilling and drive systems.
• Used my years of experience and personal relationships with manufacturers to assist the company in pursuing warranty and other support issues.

Houston, Texas, US

• Responsible for customer support and service on drilling rigs equipped with latest technology drilling equipment. Worked closely with drilling companies to resolve their equipment problems and assure that down time due.
• Familiar with the repair of and operation of many types of drilling equipment such as top drives, mud pumps, pipe-racker and pipe-lay down systems, riser tensioners, draw works, BOP elevators, iron roughnecks and much.
• Experienced in electronic/PLC as well as hydraulic controls and troubleshooting.
• Factory trained for trouble shooting and maintenance on Cyberbased and Amphion drilling systems as well as Shaffer 5th Generation MUX control systems.
• Performed duties as an onsite representative during deep water acceptance testing (DWAT) and first well support (FWS). Solved problems as they developed and ensured customer satisfaction
• Acted as the technical lead on site during shipyard based commissioning of drilling equipment.

• Manage the utilization of resources as well as planning and supporting plant shutdown and turnaround projects at the Exxon/Mobil plant in Baton Rouge, LA. Successfully created programs which were in compliance with.
• Directly managed the efforts of over 200 employees in the hazardous waste remediation project directly related to the Deepwater Horizon incident and planned ahead based on shifts for efficient resource allocation.
• Properly trained personnel, overcame equipment failures, managed environmental challenges, and made the most efficient use of resources while under extreme media scrutiny and by several governmental agencies.

Houston, Texas, US

• Managed and coordinated all of the engineering operations and ship yard activities of an ocean going heavy lift vessel including power generation utilizing five Caterpillar 3412 engines and Leroy Somer 590KW 480VAC.
• Key member involved in a shipyard refit of our vessel. Organized and anticipated the parts ordering and procurement process in order to have the correct parts on board ahead of time, maintained daily operations, and.
• Operated sewage treatment plant, air conditioning systems, corrosion control systems, and potable water generation systems.
• Managed the ordering, expediting and warehousing of all materials brought aboard the vessel.

• Engineer in charge of maintaining and upgrading existing processes, equipment, as well as designing and implementing new process methods for a large automotive tier two supplier. Developed and upgraded applications.
• Produced shop drawings in AutoCAD and Solid Works. Calibrated transducers for flow and pressure. Utilized engineering economics principles.
• Led the team that sought out process improvements and played a vital role in the design and implementation of new process machinery, helped to assure product compliance, and customer satisfaction.

• Developed consumer products utilizing SolidWorks and AutoCAD design software. Designed manufacturing processes, plant layouts, and supervised construction of production facilities. Developed products incorporating.
• Managed all facets of company Operations including Project Management, Customer Relationship Management and Support, as well as Global Market Penetration and New Business Development

Pensacola, FL, US

• Responsible for all engineering activities for a $50,000,000 manufacturer of sheet metal products. Coordinated efforts to automate and streamline production at two sites, one foreign and one domestic. Managed CAD.
• Managed Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) reporting as well as environmental compliance.
• Coordinated North American Free Trade Agreement efforts and material procurement.

• Participated in the creation of an engineering services company whose customers encompassed automotive, oil and gas, chemical and printing.
• Facility planning and programming.
• Process control and improvements.
• Machine design including multi-axis servo coordination.
• Project management.
• Sales and support.

• Responsible for the creation of a controls division for a large original equipment manufacturer of forest product machinery. Coordinate the activities of several engineers and draftsman in the design of machinery.
• Developed motion control systems for production based equipment utilizing the Allen Bradley motion control system and the Delta Computer Systems motion controller.
• Designed and built custom machinery for customers utilizing AutoCAD 2000 and 3-D modeling software. Re-developed products and production methods to reduce manufacturing costs and cycle times.
• Designed multi-axis vector drive control systems for high speed positioning equipment.
• Utilized servo positioning systems to control equipment.
• Maintained machine shop equipment, both programming and mechanical.

• Responsible for the design, production, programming and procurement of all equipment. Managed the efforts of engineers, machine designers and drafters in the development of machine center designs. Up to date with.
• Developed motion control systems for production based equipment utilizing the Allen Bradley motion control system and the Temposonics motion controller.
• Designed servo motion control systems.
• Designed custom machinery for demanding applications utilizing AutoCAD and Mechanical Desktop.
• Coordinated with Underwriters Laboratory for product approval.
• Managed all machine shop and fabrication shop activities.

• Designed and developed electronic and pneumatic control systems for heavy commercial applications. These systems included life safety, security and HVAC. Customers included hospitals, industry and a major.
• Programmed Teletrol, Toshiba, Johnson, Honeywell, Siemens, Square D and other programmable and PLC devices.
• Oversaw the product development and UL submittal process.
• Directed all CAD services for a three-state region.
• Developed and managed departmental budgets of up to $3MM.

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