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Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

• Optimized air compliance and reporting activities across multiple business units as well as mentoring less experienced environmental personnel.
• Managed multiple teams to develop and implement a compliance program for EPA's NSPS Subpart OOOOa by developing engineering and business practices to meet required methane and VOC emissions reduction requirements.
• Developed project plan to reduce contractor spending on the execution of GHG reporting by 30% for the calendar year 2017 reporting cycle.
• Created and delivered training, tracking, and reporting processes for gas vented from liquids unloading operations at BLM well sites, developing compliance strategy for portions of the BLM's Waste Prevention Rule.
• Assisted in optimization of multiple data integrations from CHK source systems handling drilling, completion, production, and downhole/surface equipment data to the Intelex Asset & Compliance Tracking System (ACTS).
• Participated as EHS business process SME in the Equipment Life-cycle Management project, streamlining how surface equipment data is captured, stored, reviewed for quality, and reported throughout CHK.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

• Engineering supervisor tasked with addressing compliance activities for upstream and midstream infrastructure.
• Assisted in blueprinting, realization, and testing for migration surface equipment inventory and work order systems to SAP's Enterprise Asset Maintenance (EAM) module.
• Managed contractor’s efforts to migrate CHK’s GHG reporting program into the Intelex ACTS platform. Completed initial GHG annual report out of ACTS in 2015 on time and under budget.
• Managed development and roll-out of infrared leak detection and repair work order tracking in SAP-EAM.
• Supported PHMSA pipeline compliance efforts, including update of compliance manuals, support of state-level program audits, review of O&M activities and documentation.
• Facilitated PSM compliance efforts, including internal audit of compliance program and executing follow-up on audit findings.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

• Engineer assigned to development of activities and processes to better understand and control GHG emissions from upstream oil and gas operations.
• Created and managed CHK’s GHG reporting program from 2011 through 2018. Developed business processes, delivered training, executed calculations/modeling, and handled submittal for EPA’s GHG Reporting Program - Subpart W.
• Participated as technical subject matter expert in API settlement negotiations with EPA during petition for reconsideration of Subpart W.
• Developed and managed CHK’s infrared leak detection and repair program from 2010 through 2015. Increased FLIR camera fleet from 2 to 13 cameras, trained full-time FLIR Technicians, developed leak tracking systems.
• Managed CHK’s participation in the EPA’s Natural Gas STAR Program. Worked with operations to develop, implement, and document methane emissions reduction technologies and practices.
• Developed and verified Mizer Carbon Credit Project with the American Carbon Registry. Generated and validated over 500K tons of carbon credits from Mizer retrofits of high bleed pneumatic controllers.

Fairfax, VA

• Engineer responsible supporting energy and environmental business development efforts and executing projects for public and private clients.
• Task order manager for EPA’s Natural Gas STAR Program workshops and marketing.
• Developed GHG emission inventory protocols and tools for foreign and domestic natural gas companies.
• Developed GHG life-cycle analyses for domestic natural gas, liquefied natural gas, and domestic coal.