Reliability Engineer Resume Example Baker Hughes

RELIABILITY ENGINEER

Executive Summary

Rock solid professional with experience in managing upstream oil and gas projects. Demonstrated success with US Land and Gulf of Mexico deep-water completions. Background includes program management, project management, reliability engineering, and applications engineering. Extensive experience with manufacturing and third party vendor negotiations and relations. Adept at communicating with management, clients and internal departments to optimize delivery and project execution.

Professional Experience

Reliability Engineer12/2013 to CurrentBaker Hughes

This role requires the management of high profile customer programs consisting of multiple independent development projects. The projects within the program must result in an integrated system and requires an extensive team of internal and external engineering resources. My duties include: ➢ Managing FEED studies covering the technical development proposal, pricing, costing, change orders, etc of the overall program. ➢ Creating a detailed program plan that includes scheduling, stakeholder management analysis, communications protocols, and program alignment of all projects and testing. ➢ Leading monthly interface meetings with customers, engineers, and executives to update program status and maintain a strong relationship with the customer. In this role I was responsible for the Shell Deepwater fiber optic project which resulted in the first ever deployment of a fiber optic wet-connect system in the Gulf of Mexico. In addition, I oversaw several smaller projects that were run thru product line for the GoM. Some of my projects included:
Shell Mars A16
Shell Mars Yellow Injector
Shell Olympus development
Shell Appomattox
Testing Flange for ESP equipment
Telescoping Joint for Sand Control Systems
Sand control and flow control packers for an 11 5/8" System
Tubing conveyed perforating (TCP) system for a slimhole well For these projects, my project management duties required me to: ➢ Develop a business case, including an analysis of the development cost vs. the potential revenue and a review of potential market share vs. the total available market. ➢ Create a detailed project plan, including ghantt charts, stakeholder diagrams and contact flow charts. ➢ Determine resource allocation and schedule the arrival of project parts to ensure we have the proper personnel on site when the equipment arrives. ➢ Conduct monthly meetings with customers to inform them of project status. ➢ Develop a detailed statement of requirements (SOR), and a stakeholder diagram with contact flow chart. ➢ Setup and lead a detailed design review (DDR) of the statement of requirements by a team of design engineers, application engineers, and subject matter experts to identify gaps in our current equipment that will require new design and engineering to meet the customers needs. ➢ Lead weekly meetings with engineering where I analyze proposed designs/recommendations and give final approval for moving forward. ➢ Manage third party vendors and internal manufacturing, where I:
Represent Baker during critical manufacturing milestones. This includes supervising the manufacturing processes, inspecting the quality of the product and ensuring the product meets critical dimensions.
Conduct root cause analysis on parts that fall outside our acceptable range. This includes a detailed review of the manufacturing process, shipping, material specs, welding and quality plan. ➢ Supervise testing and qualification of prototype equipment to specifications. Each system developed requires an extensive system integration test (SIT) to ensure it functions properly before delivery to customer. I am responsible for overseeing the SIT for the Gulf of Mexico and coordinating with each engineering group to make sure the test met the specific criteria of the customers SOR. Finally, while in this role but outside my normal duties, I: ➢ Mentored and trained junior project managers who are assigned to sub-projects on items such as project scheduling, managing the customer expectations, engineering management, resource allocations, and presentation skills. ➢ Organized and supervised proposals of new projects to customers. My responsibilities in this position included applications engineering, design engineering and reliability engineering for wells and equipment in the Gulf of Mexico. ➢ Approximately 50% of my time was devoted to applications engineering where I was the ESP engineering subject matter expert and was responsible for the design and selection of ESP systems for several Gulf of Mexico customers. I analyzed the customer's hydrocarbon production capabilities to provide a system that optimized and maximized the production. For this I:
Analyzed well conditions to determine the proper ESP for the application. I considered how items such as gas cut, abrasive particles, water cut, viscosity of the fluids, emulsions, pressures, tubing/casing size and temperature would affect the ESP's production capabilities and the run life of the system.
Conducted a lifting costs analysis of the design by comparing key well performance indicators (maximum production, drawdown capacity, bottom-hole pressure, etc.) against the power consumption (of the motor and the electrical drive) and the overall system cost. I presented my design to our company sales representative for delivery to the customer and defended my choice to the customer as required.
Performed feasibility studies for potential customers, including new deployment methods and/or the development of new equipment applications.
Served as the primary point of contact for all technical matters as it related to our customer requirements. This included questions related to the production of installed systems, troubleshooting, and new equipment recommendations.
Advised our sales personnel and potential customers on technical items relating to our ESPs.
Developed and conducted technical presentations for current and potential customers on our equipment's function and potential use.
Trained new engineers to our applications group in matters of equipment design, troubleshooting, and technical presentations. ➢ An additional 40% of my time was devoted to design engineering where I was responsible for the design and manufacturing of specialized equipment for several high profile, one-off projects such as:
A transportation basket for a completely assembled 54 ft. long ESP.
A third party project to manufacture an A-frame lift system for inserting an ESP into a cartridge deployment system.
A stiff-back brace to support a completely assembled ESP of 54 feet during movement from the rig floor to a shipping container. On a typical project, I:
Performed initial calculations for the statement of requirements including max bend angle, tensile strengths, and compression strengths
Created a detailed statement of requirements.
Created conceptual drawings with AutoCAD to present to third party manufacturing company.
Identified and selected third party vendors for prototype manufacturing.
Represented Baker Hughes Engineering at all meetings with vendor
Analyzed the third party vendor's initial drawings, 3D SolidWorks models, and identified problem areas that could damage or affect our ESPs.
Recommended design changes and gave final approval of vendor design
Led engineering meetings between third party vendor, Baker Hughes, and our customer to ensure all parties where informed and moving in the same direction
Co-authored operating instructions and identified potential hazards and critical points for safety as it related to our equipment.
Wrote installation instructions and transportation guidelines. ➢ The remaining 10% of my time was spent on reliability activities much like what I did in Rangely, but my role was expanded to include supervisory tasks where I:
Interacted with multiple customers, instead of a single customer in my previous role
Organized and oversaw the disassembly and inspection of the ESPs, which was performed by our corporate headquarters reliability group, and explained to the customer witness what was taking place.
I advised the corporate headquarters team on their root cause analysis. There were approximately 2 root cause analyses per quarter due to less ESPs being run in this region as compared to Colorado. In addition to my regular responsibilities, I also co-authored two technical papers including:
A paper for the 2011 ESP Workshop in Woodlands, TX "ESP Challenges in Ultra-Deepwater Wells-Lower Tertiary Reservoir in the Gulf of Mexico" with Carlos Lopez and Andres Cardona.
A presentation for the 2010 CEA Completion Performance Symposium in Houston, TX "Data Management to Improve ESP Reliability" with Andres Cardona. This was a new position that was created to provide technical reliability support for our field office in the region and I was the first engineer to join the staff in Rangely. Because of the newness of this position, I Initially worked closely with senior reliability staff at our division headquarters to learn the tools available, but then worked independently to expand the position's roles and responsibilities. My primary focus was the forensic analysis of Electrical Submersible Pump (ESP) failures that occurred in the field and I performed the following activities to diagnose the reason for failure and increase the run- life of the systems: ➢ Disassembled, inspected and analyzed the components of the ESP system (included the pump, electrical motor, and seal) after they were returned from the field. While inspecting I was looking for evidence of the following:
Abnormal wear on pump parts (stages) that indicates the pump was over or under sized based on the flow capabilities of the well.
Smoothing of pump blades that would indicate abrasive material such as sand or calcium carbonate were produced along with the oil.
Corrosion on the outside of the pump and motor housings that would indicate improper paint coating or damage to the equipment when it was run into the well.
Discoloration of the motor oil which would indicate excessive heat during the operation of the motor. Using the evidence found, I then conducted a root cause analysis and compiled my findings into a forensic report. ➢ Created an extensive data base of all ESP installations for the customer's field including:
Individual well production reports for oil, water, and gas
Pump failure reports
Equipment run- life
Historical well chemical additives This database allowed me to perform detailed statistical analysis on the field's performance and trends. Example calculations I performed include:
Failure rates of the equipment
Reliability performance relative to pre-established targets
Failure trend analysis (I also reported these to our Centrilift R&D group for future developments)
Impact of chemical treatments on the field, which I used to make recommendations to our chemicals division for new treatment plans. I utilized the forensic report, historical data, and statistical studies to make recommendations for new equipment sizes, design changes, material changes, and chemical treatment plans to improve field performance and longevity. I summarized these findings and presented them to the customer, addressed any questions/concerns they had and defended the technical content of the report. In a typical month I gave 1 customer presentation, comprised of data from 4 - 8 failure reports. During my tenure in this role, the ESP failure rate dropped to a historic low, leading to increased sales for Baker Hughes and increased production for our customer. As a result, I travelled to other district offices to share the lessons learned and best practices, at the request of our customer.

Apps/Engineer Advisor I05/2009 to 12/2010Product Champion-Tank Shark- Baker Hughes

was asked to become the product champion for the Tank Shark program in FES. In this role, I moved out of the Centrilift product line and into the regional engineering group where I was responsible for the revitalization of the stalled Tank Shark Program. Tank Shark was a remote-controlled robotic arm that used a camera and hydraulic actuators to maneuver a high pressure nozzle to clean the inside of ship tanks. Its purpose was to provide a safer alternative to the normal practice of sending groups of men into the enclosed space of ship tanks in order to clean out the remnants of drilling mud. For this project, my duties can be split into those performed as a project engineer and those performed as product champion: ➢ As a project engineer, I was initially brought in to diagnose the problems that the system was having removing the mud sediment from the ship tanks. For this I:
Performed root cause analysis on the pump system, where I first analyzed the thrust/flow properties of the current pump and determined it was wrong for the application. The pump in use was designed for transferring large amounts of fluid at lower pressures and did not provide the needed force to move the viscous mud out of the tank.
Replaced pumps with a more appropriate system: After determining the existing pumps were inadequate, I recommended triplex pumps sized for higher pressures and lower volumes.
Designed two Baker horizontal pump systems along with the accompanying variable speed drives. This addition allowed the thrust of the cleaning stream to be increased and decreased depending on the needs of the user. Additionally, I:
Created conceptual drawings of a top entry deployment tool to present to third party manufacturing vendor.
Developed detailed statements of requirement for individual parts of the system, such as the thermal camera, hydraulic lines, and hydraulic actuators.
Authored operating procedures with detailed safety requirements
Developed detailed inventory of ship tank designs, including 2D drawings and 3D modeling, for the Gulf of Mexico to allow for quick setup and deployment of equipment. ➢ As product champion, I started taking on managerial responsibilities where I:
Created the business plan for development and deployment of the program. This included: ◦ Creating a project schedule, including milestones for each phase. ◦ Developing the budget, including property improvement, personnel allocation and equipment appropriation. ◦ Planning for resource development, including a personnel training plan.
Created a team that included members from design engineering, manufacturing engineering, metallurgist and purchasing, where I: ◦ Supervised the design of a new nozzle using flow characteristics and erosional computations to confirm material selection and throat length. ◦ Supervised the design of a Side Entry deployment tool for the robotic arm and used Solidworks, along with FEA and stress analysis, to determine the metallurgy required for proper strength and corrosion resistance. ◦ Approved final designs and initiated third party manufacturing of the prototype parts ◦ Mentored two new engineers in areas such as design, calculations, problem solving, decision making, meeting skills, and effective communications. In additional to my normal duties, I also
Submitted Patent applications: ◦ US Patent Application US2013/0037057A1 "Minimal Entry Method and Apparatus For Cleaning Fluid Containers" ◦ US Patent Application US2012/0067372A1 "Minimal Entry Method and Apparatus for Cleaning Fluid Containers".
Developed best practices for use of vacuum systems and centrifugal pumps for maximum effectiveness in the removal of waste fluids.
Co-authored a presentation for the 15th Annual Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Technical Symposium "A Case Study for Zero-Entry Tank Cleaning" with Ray Frisby.

01/2006 to 06/2006Contract Services Group- Baker HughesThis was my first role at Baker Hughes and consisted of three months of ESP training along with three months of business and tender support. ➢ Business and Tender Reviews ➢ ESP training and Autograph PC classes: ESP, HPUMP, PCP ➢ Participated in several ESP extractions and installations during field training rotation ➢ Participated in the building and teardown of all ESP components including several customer witnesses

Education

B.S.: Aerospace Engineering B.SOklahoma State UniversityOklahoma State University ➢ Aerospace Engineering B.S. Dec. 2005

B.S.: Mechanical Engineering B.S➢ Mechanical Engineering B.S. Dec. 2005

B.S.: Project Management Institute➢ Psychology B.S. Dec. 1998 Project Management Institute (PMI)

certification: Project Management ProfessionalProject Management Professional (PMP) certificatio Oct. 2012

Certifications

CEA Project Management Professional PMP CPR

Presentations

Developed and conducted technical presentations for current and potential customers on our equipment's function and potential use

Additional Information

US Patent Application US2013/0037057A1 "Minimal Entry Method and Apparatus For Cleaning Fluid Containers"

Skills

Root Cause Analysis, Deployment, Prototype, Prototypes, Engineer, Scheduling, Testing, Best Practices, Corrosion, Shipping, Project Management, Business Case, Control Systems, Design Review, Engineering Management, Fiber Optic, Flow Charts, Integration, Integrator, Manufacturing Process, Manufacturing Processes, Market Share, Presentation Skills, Project Manager, Project Plan, Project Scheduling, Proposals, System Integration, Tcp, Welding, Sales, Database, Forensic, Increase, Increased Sales, Reliability Engineer, Sales For, Statistical Analysis, Design Engineering, Solidworks, Training, 3d Modeling, Actuators, Arm, Budget, Business Plan, Buying/procurement, Fea, Horizontal, Industrial/manufacturing, Inventory, Its, Managerial, Manufacturing Engineering, Metallurgist, Metallurgy, Mud, Patent, Patent Applications, Problem Solving, Project Engineer, Pumps, Purchasing, Robotic, Shark, Stress Analysis, Vacuum, Vacuum Systems, Change Orders, Pricing, Clients, Cpr, Machine Safety, Offshore, Pmbok, Program Management, Safety Training, Six Sigma, Six-sigma, Vendor Negotiations, Autocad, Company Sales, Data Management, Disassembly, Emulsions, Equipment Design, Feasibility, Hydrocarbon, Inspection, Reliability Engineering, Sales Personnel, Sales Representative, Subject Matter Expert, Viscosity, Witness, Pmp, Aerospace, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, Parallel Method Invocation, Pmi

Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

Baker Hughes
Product Champion-Tank Shark- Baker Hughes
Contract Services Group- Baker Hughes

School Attended

Oklahoma State University

Job Titles Held:

Reliability Engineer
Apps/Engineer Advisor I

Degrees

B.S. : Aerospace Engineering B.S
B.S. : Mechanical Engineering B.S
B.S. : Project Management Institute
certification : Project Management Professional

Reliability Engineer Resume Example

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