Education: B.S., Petroleum Engineering, University of Kansas

M.S., Petroleum Engineering, University of Kansas

Experience: Reservoir Engineer with 32 years of experience with major and independent oil and gas companies both domestic and international. Highly skilled in reservoir engineering, reserve management, and property valuation, including supervising in a multidiscipline environment. Geographical areas worked include California, Gulf Coast onshore and offshore, Mid-continent, Texas, Louisiana, Canada, Bahrain, Venezuela, and Columbia. Proficient in a wide variety of reservoir, production, and economic evaluation software.

Was responsible for oversight of all reservoir engineering activities, including year-end reserve report. Evaluated exploratory and development well proposals. Supervised three reservoir engineers and two engineering technicians.

Responsible for company reserve reports, including SEC requirements. Conducted a field study on an offshore property. Evaluated exploration prospects using risk analysis techniques. Monitored performance of a variety of fields and recommended action where necessary.

Led the division’s reservoir and production engineering, petrophysical analysis, and reserves management. Supervised 19 people and a budget of $40 to $60 million. Modernized the division’s reserve report. Led a property acquisition program. Made presentations to lending institutions to secure needed financing. Helped acquire a Colombian independent oil company. Supervised reservoir studies and evaluations of properties owned by the company and its subsidiaries. Directly supervised four technical personnel.

Evaluated proposals for development wells, prospects, joint ventures, and property dispositions. Recommended action and prepared final AFEs. Calculated economics for a play in Louisiana. Coordinated the division’s annual development capital budget. Analyzed reserves and recommended development of onshore and offshore fields. Prepared reserve estimates for assigned fields.

Performed reservoir engineering work in Bahrain to optimize recovery. Recommended new wells, workovers and recompletions. Performed several complex studies. Performed a special reservoir study of a field in Venezuela. Determined oil drainage from adjacent properties and recovery models for areas within the company's portion of the field. Estimated reserves and forecast depletion schedules.