Senior Global Product Line Manager - Cased Hole Applications
Expro Group
Total years of experience :29 years, 9 Months
Responsible of managing Expro Central Product Line Technical Team to support operations and business grow globally.
Expro Technologies custodian and responsible for establishing long term strategy plan in terms of new technologies advancement.
Involvement in budget planning and capex assignment to regions and business units.
Assets pool utilization monitoring and optimization.
Business Evaluation Reviews (BER’s) assessment and approval for new projects sanctioning.
Constant interaction with suppliers to bring the best possible solutions to our clients.
HSEQ events monitoring and investigation, follow-up and close out of incidents with required tangible actions.
Review and approval of technical procedures and SOP’s.
Focused in evolving DFOS (Distributed Fiber Optics Sensing) solutions as part of product line new technology offering.
Managed an employee pool of 140 people among Well Intervention, Well Testing and TCP operations.
Consolidated activity and diversified portfolio offering as key business grow strategy.
Established constant interaction with Finance, Administration, Stores, Product Line, Procurement and HSE departments.
Constant interaction with clients to ensure all their requirements are met, targeting the introduction of relevant new technologies to bring efficiency through value-solutions.
Focused in delivering high quality services with HSE excellence as a business grow strategy.
Determined to maintain a healthy P&L with a very profitable EBITDA and with increased attention to cash flow and inventory management.
Leading an ever-growing team currently composed of 7 direct and 54 indirect reports.
Internal managed areas: Explosives, Pressure Control Equipment, Operations & Logistics.
Great focus in delivering outstanding performance in Wireline Plug&Perfo Pump-down operations in Vaca Muerta unconventional shale play.
In charge of P&L of WI product/service line reporting directly to a District Manager.
70% revenue increase in the last 6 months.
Clients portfolio increased by 130% in the last 6 months.
Exclusively dedicated to Statoil (Norwegian National Oil Company)
Projects coordination from concept phase, going through technical design and operational program until its final execution.
In charge of the commercial phase: purchase order requirement, ticket / invoice quality control, negotiation of invoices based on contract, generation of Variation Orders for items outside the scope of work of the contract.
Nexus between the Intervention and Drilling areas of Statoil and the Operations and Sales divisions of Schlumberger Wireline.
In charge of activity and revenue forecasting fundamental for resources planning.
Coordination of logistics for offshore equipment mobilization complying with strict deadlines.
Currently focused on providing innovative solutions and introduction of new technologies to reduce operating times and costs, examples of this are the first work in the world for Schlumberger and Statoil with "bridge plug" setting and Multifinger Caliper logging combined in one run and a separate run for setting and orientating a "whiptock plug"; both runs were conveyed with wireline tractors and represented a saving of 2 ½ days of rig time (written recognition from Statoil).
Reduction of operating times: lowering the average “actual time” below the “planned time” for the first time by using a combination of CCL / GR sensors in all explosive perforating jobs (decrease in correlation time).
In charge of keeping track of KPI indicators and Service Quality Meetings preparation and presentation to Statoil. In charge of action items follow-up and close-up.
Introduction and Implementation for Statoil Gullfaks assets to the Remote Logging Operations concept which allows significant costs reductions.
Follow up of Non-Conformity Reports
Wireline DESC Engineer - Design and Evaluation Services for Clients (position so called within Schlumberger but equivalent to a Project Manager+Engineer) - Assigned to NEXEN Petroleum UK Ltd. and APACHE North Sea Ltd. and eventually supporting CNR International y TOTAL E&P UK.
Focal point of contact for the clients and nexus for jobs design and planning.
Perforating gun-strings design for wells during intervention and/or initial completion phases.
Wireline logging toolstring designs: reservoir saturation tool (RST), Cement and Corrosion Well Integrity Evaluation, Production Logging Tool (PLT), Sand Detection Tool (PSDT), Analysis/detection of Flow Behind Pipe, Leak Detection, Tractors, Mechanical Intervention Tools (hydraulic actuator for plug setting/recovery, milling tools for scale and restriction removal, suction tools for well clean-up).
Toolstring designs for “pipe recovery”: punchers, tubing/casing cutters, free point indicator, back-off, “colliding” and “severing” tools for drill-pipe.
Design and planning of XL-Perforation jobs: long gun strings using Tractors and/or StreamLine special cable (polymer coated) in highly deviated wells up to 6400mMD.
Design and planning of highly complex job (August-2016) that established a world record for Schlumberger for the longest length of perforating guns pushed with tractors in a well with 84 degrees of maximum deviation (52 meters of 2-7/8” guns and 46 meters of 3-3/8" guns) in independent runs. A total of over 800ft were perforated in 6 runs.
Concept, design and planning of a high complexity job that established a world record for Schlumberger for the largest "payload" ever deployed (5Klbs) at a depth of 19Kft using the latest technology in cables that allowed to avoid the use of Tubing Conveyed Perforation or Coiled Tubing and reduced operating times with a saving of more than £ 1M. This job represented the market introduction of the MaxPull system.
Toolstring design and basic tools of Slickline and Digital Slickline (real time data acquisition with Slickline).
Use of cable tension simulation and tractors simulation software.
Concept and configuration design of pressure control equipment required during wireline intervention in all types of offshore installations.
Preparation of quotes based on contract and commercial offers for the provision of common and special services.
Jobs monitoring and technical support.
Follow-up and close-up of non-conformity reports.
Contact with production centres for feasibility evaluation of special services.
Support and logistics coordination for equipment mobilization to offshore facilities.
Activity and revenue forecasting.
Preparation of wireline intervention programs and SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures).
High-profile offshore / deepwater operations. Increased complexity during job preparation, logistics and resources management.
High service quality and safety are a must in this new challenge.
Increasing proficiency in running tractor conveyed services in highly deviated wells and wireline mechanical services tools (setting, pulling, shifting and milling) for well intervention operations.
Field responsibilities:
Client relationship, job preparation and execution for cased hole services. Early product and data delivery and interpretation, crew supervision. Schlumberger representative and responsible for explosive, pressure and radioactive operations at offshore rigs in the North Sea.
Office responsibilities:
Job preparation, load out and logistic coordination. Job briefing and debriefing. Final product delivery. Failures reporting, troubleshooting, follow up and investigation. Use of asset control/maintenance software. Operators coaching, training and evaluation. Online training on QHSE / managerial tools and technical topics. Contact with technology and product center specialists.
Responsible for tools maintenance and calibration.
Field responsibilities:
Client relationship, job preparation and execution at YPF, OXY and TECPETROL (Argentina) and Petrobras and YPFB (Bolivia) rigs, early product and data delivery and interpretation, crew supervision. Schlumberger representative and responsible for explosive, pressure and radioactive operations.
Types of jobs performed: Compensated Neutron Logs, Dipolar Sonic Logs, Cement Bond Logs, Corrosion Logs, Reservoir Saturation Logs, Production Logs (flowing wells), Perforation Operations, Pipe Recovery: Free Point and Back-off operations, Cased Hole Formation Resistivity Tool (CHFR). Special jobs: TargeTT Logging jobs: production logging below Electro Submersible Pump (over-bakance wells) and perfo jobs in Shale-Gas wells with high pressure.
Some experience at simple open hole jobs: array induction + spontaneous potential + caliper.
Office responsibilities:
Job preparation, load out and logistic coordination. Job briefing and debriefing. Final product delivery. Failures reporting, troubleshooting, follow up and investigation. Use of asset control/maintenance software. Operators coaching, training and evaluation. Online training on QHSE / managerial tools and technical topics. Contact with technology and product center specialists.
Responsible for tools maintenance and calibration.
My job consisted in carrying out audits of proceedings and tasks and managing the Quality Assurance System under the ISO9001 standards in the construction of the High Voltage Transforming Sub-Station of the “José de San Martín” Thermo-electrical Station which is located in the outskirts of Timbues town (50 Km away from the City of Rosario), Province of Santa Fe.
My job consisted in carrying out ultrasonic non-destructive tests on the “Posadas-Encarnación” international bridge (Province of Misiones) in order to detect probable discontinuities or cuts in the wires that integrate the guy ropes (tensors) of the bridge.
My job consisted in carrying out sonic non-destructive integrity tests on foundations (piles or stilts) of bridges. I also performed tests on piles in the High Voltage Transforming Sub-Station of the “Manuel Belgrano” Thermo-electrical Station which is located in Campana, in the Province of Buenos Aires, in order to detect probable structural discontinuities in the concrete of these foundations.
In this interesting job I worked under my father’s supervision since I was a young boy, carrying out every kind of activities, such as clients’ assistance and consultancy on solar systems installation (thermal and photovoltaic), metallurgic, administrative and various technical activities.
Among the most outstanding experiences I have had, I can mention my participation in the execution and installation of Photovoltaic Solar Systems in 97 rural schools in the Province of La Rioja (Argentine Republic) for the provision of electrical power for lighting, computers feeding, Satellite TV and Video. This work was carried out during the years 1999 and 2000.
I can also point out my participation in the writing process of documents for different offers in order to participate in Public Biddings for the provision of photovoltaic equipments in several Provinces of Argentina, such as Chaco, Salta, Santiago del Estero, Jujuy and Tucumán.
During the last months I have performed logistic and administrative tasks for the provision of 400 and 250, 100 Wp Photovoltaic Equipments for rural houses in the Province of Jujuy and Tucumán respectively within the framework of the PERMER Project (Energetic Program for Rural Electrical Markets - Programa Energético para Mercados Eléctricos Rurales) developed by the National Secretary of Energy.
Finally I have been working in the writing process of documents for an offer in order to participate in a Public Bidding for the provision of photovoltaic equipments in Rural Schools of the Province of Jujuy, in the PERMER Project as well.
Complementary activities: mechanical design, calculation and construction of mounting structures for solar modules, design and assembling of direct current switchboards for photovoltaic systems and many other tasks that are involved in the activity of a small family-company.
My job consisted in offering technical advice to a design office composed by a group of young industrial designers in their first development of engineering and also collaborating with the redesign and preparation of drawings in 3D and construction drawings of an industrial chocolate-molds washing machine.
My job consisted in designing machines, devices and industrial equipment, mainly for car industries, using Mechanical Desktop software.
Primary tasks: first drafts and projects for shavings extractor machines and filter machines for oil of cut; washing machines for cranks and gears. Design of structures and platforms for machines. Design of equipment, for example: soundproof barriers.
The equipment construction and completion were made in our own factory, therefore among my activities it was the construction supervision of the machines as well the assembling supervision in the clients’ factories.
My job consisted in organizing documentation and following up on airplanes which suffered different types of anomalies during their regular service but which didn’t lead them to serious incidents or accidents.
Another task consisted in analyzing technical feasibility for simple structural improvements into the passengers' cab, like stretchers for patients in sanitary airplanes.
Award to the best grade by CIEC (Specialist Engineers Collegium of Cordoba). One-year-work experience at the Laboratory of Aeronautics (School of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences – National University of Córdoba). In this case my tasks were developed in order to achieve the calibration and definitive set-up of the vertical hydrodynamic tunnel of the laboratory and its visualization system (ink injection system). As well, it was possible to identify the operative range of velocity in order to guarantee a steady flow during the tests (all important information that could not been determined by previous researches). This research work and its technical report constituted my final course thesis in order to get my degree in Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering. At the moment this hydrodynamic tunnel is being used for flow visualization adopting the “hydrogen bubbles” technique.