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Houston, Texas, United States

♦Advise, consult, and lend subject matter expertise to legal, private equity, and other entities on all matter of offshore oil & gas issues.

Houston, Texas, United States

♦Delivered executive leadership, operational expertise, and technical acumen to resolve global issues; communicated with senior management to identify problems, traveling onsite to implement solutions and uphold successful operations.♦Established and optimized processes, procedures, and best practices as proprietor of technical documentation such as operational and well control manuals.

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

♦Selected by COO to lead the mobilization of the rig Polar Pioneer from Seattle, Washington to the Chukchi Sea for Shell Oil Company.♦Managed operations, including transfer from Port Angeles and Seattle, Washington to Chukchi Sea. Oversaw drilling and safe rig return back to Port Angeles with zero safety or environmental incidents.♦Received Team “First Excellence Award.”

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

♦Delivered executive leadership, operational expertise, and technical acumen to resolve issues within Middle East and Asia; communicated with senior management to identify problems, traveling onsite to implement solutions and uphold successful operations.♦Established and optimized processes, procedures, and best practices as proprietor of technical documentation such as operational and well control manuals.

Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana

♦Dispatched to Accra Ghana by VP of Operations to resolve operational issues on three rigs. Envisioned, developed, and deployed “Control of Work” process still used within the safety management system today.♦Received First Excellence Award for resolving operational issues and satisfying a difficult customer.

Houston, Texas, United States

♦Delivered executive leadership, operational expertise, and technical acumen to resolve worldwide issues; communicated with senior management to identify problems, traveling onsite to implement solutions and uphold successful operations.♦Established and optimized processes, procedures, and best practices as proprietor of technical documentation such as operational and well control manuals.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

♦Returned to India to oversee India and Middle East division after company acquisition; managed 15 rigs, including eight in the Middle East (Egypt, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain).

Singapore, Singapore

♦Ensured success of Asia Pacific business unit with responsibility for operations and financial performance of 57+ rigs throughout Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, and the Mediterranean. ♦Directly managed 20 employees in Singapore office with oversight of 100 staff members across unit.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

♦Led all Transocean floaters in India. Planned first managed pressure drilling (MPD) application using concentric riser from 5th generation DP drillship, Deepwater Frontier.♦Assisted in contracting three new build DP drillships to Reliance Industries, totaling $2.1B.♦Selected to fulfill interim role as General Manager operating seven rigs on both East Coast and West Coast.

Luanda, Luanda Province, Angola

♦Drove operations of various fleet of rigs, jackups, self-erecting tenders, and semisubmersible including Sedco Express in Cameroon, Ghana, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Namibia, and South Africa.♦Completed shipyard, upgrade, and mob on Sedco Express for operations in Angola on BP’s Plutonia project.

Macaé, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

♦Managed five rigs, including 2nd-5th generation DP ships, accounting for half of Transocean fleet.♦Served as President of IADC Brasilian Chapter.

Houston, Texas, United States

♦Participated as team member in Shell Oil's efforts to develop Subsea Pumping System (Dual Gradient Drilling); oversaw prototype equipment testing onboard Transocean Marianas.♦Responsible for start-up of enterprise-class vessel, Discoverer Deep Seas, in 2000.

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

♦Assumed responsibility for Transocean Marianas and Shell’s Auger tension-leg platform (TLP) while continuing to manage Transocean Richardson.♦Oversaw Transocean Marianas upgrade project, the first industry upgrade in this period to deliver rig successfully to operations.♦Rolled out Shell version of Technical Limit Drilling (TLD) for practical use on Transocean Marianas, resulting in largely successful wells were; became Subject Matter Expert on TLD process.

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

♦Promoted to Rig Manager on Transocean Richardson. Personally planned and carried out rig’s first Special Periodical Survey (SPS) under budget and with zero out-of-service time.

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

♦Oversaw semisubmersible Transocean Richardson, a rig operated for Shell Oil and ExxonMobil and EOM contracted rig for Zinc project in GoM.♦Served as integral planning member on the design team for Shell’s Auger and Mars TLP projects in GoM. ♦Acted as integral planning member for Zinc Project; completed 12 well template during Hurricane Season with 4th Gen Semi.