Well Integrity Engineer P&A

Quadrant Energy

June 2016 to December 2016

Working on P&A studies of 54 wells and assessing their well integrity, plans to decommission them, alternative technologies etc.
6 month contract. Family business stayed running while in contract with partner running it while I worked on this contract.

Real Estate Media Marketing

Open2view

February 2016 to Actually working here

Real Estate Media marketing - supplying ad copy, photography, video, 3D scanning, aerial drone photo/video, floorplans to the real estate industry.
Commercial Drone Pilot - CASA licensed RePL

Photographer / Videographer / Drone Pilot

Vitales-Jones Consulting pty ltd

May 2015 to Actually working here

Business owner. Supplying video, photography, media direction, media marketing to industrial companies e.g. Empire Oil & Gas, Handle Construction etc.
Applying 20 yrs of experience in heavy industry to SAFELY get the shot.

Senior Drilling Engineer

Advanced Well Technology

December 2010 to May 2015

Consultant Senior Drilling Engineer for a medium sized consulting company based out of Perth. I worked on a wide range of projects including Well Design, Design Verification, Writing / Proofing Manuals, Training, Business Development for a number of clients such as Origin, New Standard Energy, Inpex, JX Nippon, Japex, Quadrant Energy, Oilex, Buru,

Drilling Engineer

Shell Malaysia Limited

April 2004 to November 2010

I spent 13 years with Shell in different Shell operating companies. Nearly 7 years in Shell Malaysia as a Operations Drilling Engineer, Mechanical Root Cause Investigator (QAQC), New Technology Engineer

Drilling Engineer

Shell Americas

April 2000 to April 2004

I spent 4 years in Shell New Orleans - 1 year as a Performance improvement engineer in deepwater tension leg platforms.
2 years as a lifecycle drilling / work over engineer on the shelf - platforms and jackups
1 year as a cost engineer / well cost system reform team leader.

Graduate Trainee - Jnr Well Engineer

Shell International BV, Netherlands

January 1998 to April 2000

Joined Shell as a Graduate Trainee in the Netherlands. Worked on Round I and Round II drilling qualifications distance learning while working on a land rig as a Roustabout, Roughneck and later Wellsite Drilling Engineer / Assistant Drilling Supervisor

Scuba Instructor (Part time)

Perth ocean divers

June 1995 to Actually working here

PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer - Part time work instructing the syllabus of the largest dive training organisation in the world. Additionally I have been teaching Scuba since 1995 usually while working in various engineering jobs on weekends, but also 2 years full time professionally in S.France

MBA with Oil & Gas

May 2017 to Currently studying

BEng(Hons) Mech / Elec / Manufacturing Engineering

September 1993 to July 1997

Grad. Diploma Personal and Professional Development

September 1993 to July 1997

Career Goals

To be constantly engaged, interested and yes entertained by my work. To be constantly learning, shaping and innovating then passing the skills on before moving onto the next challenge.

Industries of interest

Areas of interest

Availability to travel and work outside the city

Yes

Interests and hobbies