PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE   Note: Details of recent projects are provided in a document on  the Downloads/Links page of this site    PETROLEUM EVALUATIONS CONSULTANT                          2002 - current ·         West African LNG Feasibility studies and  Decision Analysis to optimize field development plans and timing from offshore gas/condensate fields to ensure that gas supply commitments to a planned West African LNG liquefaction facility are met ·         Field re-activation study to repair damaged facilities and determine most economical means to restore approximately 100,000 BOPD of shut-in oil production ·         Study to determine the most profitable means of efficiently increasing oil export capacity at a 500,000 BOPD major export oil terminal ·         Project Manager to evaluate and market South Texas gas fields with  60 BCF reserves     TExaCo inc.                                                                                                     1984 – 2002   Senior Evaluations Coordinator – Exploration and New Business Development Houston, Texas                                                                                            1997-2002 Performed economic evaluations and risk analyses of worldwide acquisitions, divestitures and major investment opportunities. Screened and evaluated corporations for acquisition possibility. ·         Evaluated economics and assessed risks of exploration bids, farm-ins/outs, asset acquisitions, divestitures and investment decisions for transactions up to $500 million.  ·         Screened and evaluated approximately 10 corporations with market capitalization up to  $ 5 billion per company for potential acquisition. ·         Designed and implemented improved economic evaluation and risk analysis techniques, tools and processes.  Senior Coordinator –Southeast Asia Harrison, New York                                                                                   1992-1997 Developed a growth strategy and business plan for new business development in South and Southeast Asia.  Initiated and designed new environment and safety programs and guidelines.  ·         Growth strategy and business plan for Southeast Asia resulted in the drilling of over 8 exploration wells and two offshore gas discoveries. ·         Conducted economic evaluations and risk analyses for new exploration ventures and reserve acquisition opportunities valued up to $250 million.    Area Coordinator – Producing – Latin America West Africa Division Coral Gables, Florida                                                                                   1989-1992 Developed and implemented initiatives to increase profitability in the production of nearly 500,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day in Latin America and West Africa. ·         Led initiative to minimize crude oil inventory levels by more timely liftings that improved division earnings up to 5%.  ·         Negotiated an offshore platform and facility construction contract valued over $20 million. ·         Initiated and designed a formalized human resources succession planning program for approximately 100 key management employees.   Lead Drilling Engineer  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and Cairo, Egypt                                                      1984-1989 Designed exploration drilling and formation evaluation programs, specified drilling, coring and testing equipment, negotiated drilling contracts, and optimized drilling operations   ·         Managed operations of start-up phases of two exploratory drilling campaigns. ·         Drilled and evaluated results of 10 exploration wells – 5 in the Brazilian Amazon jungle using a heli-rig and 5 offshore Gulf of Suez.  Appraised and evaluated 2 discoveries.   getty oil company                                                                         1975-1984 London, Houston, Lafayette, Los Angeles, Ventura Progression from Associate Petroleum Engineer to Senior Petroleum Engineer  Worked as a reservoir, production and facilities engineer    ·         Lead production engineer- optimizing production, reservoir monitoring, drilling and        workover evaluation in offshore gas/condensate fields. Supervision of 6 engineers. ·         Led a team that constructed a reservoir model for a North Sea producing field. ·         Project manager for 2 offshore production facility design, installation and production start-up projects that were completed under budget and ahead of schedule.     EDUCATION   Master of Business Administration University of Miami Bachelors of Science, Civil Engineering California State University, Fresno   PROFESSIONAL - PUBLICATIONS & AFFILIATIONS     Registered Professional Petroleum Engineer in Texas   Co-author of 4 economic evaluation and risk analysis articles presented at Society of Petroleum Engineers Conventions in 1999-2000   Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)  Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE)   LANGUAGES   German – Fluent Portuguese and Spanish – working knowledge