CURRICULUM
CONSULTANT – SENIOR STRUCTURAL GEOLOGIST (present) Based in Calgary, Canada. Conducting structural geology interpretations in tectonically complex areas. Offering integrated structural geology services for a range of client companies in the petroleum & mining industries.
TALISMAN ENERGY – SENIOR GEOLOGIST (2008-2011)
- Optimized and Streamlined Capital Approvals Process (more than 20 projects of up to >U$75mm)
- Responsible for Stewardship and Quality Assurance of Capital Approval Documents and Approval
Initially responsible as Project Geologist in the Global New Ventures Team; responsible for assessment of international exploration opportunities, regional play analysis, structural and seismic mapping, mentoring.
- Evaluated 4 blocks as Team Lead for Bid Rounds, North Africa (prospects up to >300mm bbl)
- Evaluated >30 Basins in 1.5 years (Mid-East, E-Africa, S-America, prospects up to >500mm bbl)
- Supported International Projects as Internal Consultant (PNG, Peru)
REPSOL YPF, ARGENTINA – SENIOR STRUCTURAL GEOLOGIST (2007-2008)
- Generated Prospects in own-operated Fractured Reservoirs & Heavy Oil (~10 – 45mm bbl)
- Evaluated New Venture Opportunities in Foldbelts (prospects ranging from 10 – 25mm bbl)
WINTERSHALL – SENIOR GEOLOGIST (2001-2007)
- Generated Prospects & Leads in own-operated Foldbelt Acreage (10mm bbl – 50mm bbl )
- Structural Modeling correctly forecasted a Dry Well (U$20mm potential saving)
- Datarooms Led to Successful Farm-Down in High-Risk Acreage (saved U$1mm sunk costs)
- Recognition of Prospective Trend Led to Successful Strategic Bid on Protection Acreage
- Established New Structural Geology Workflow from Field Geology to Structural Model
INTERNSHIPS
- 1998 – VEBA Oil, Germany (oil exploration project, Kazachstan)
- 1997 – ENAMI, Chile (mining, hydrothermal gold and copper deposits)
EDUCATION
- Technical University Clausthal, Germany Petroleum Geology; final Thesis: “Sedimentology & lithology of glaciogenic oil reservoirs on the SE Arabian Peninsula: Mapping and section registration in the Sultanate of Oman.”
AWARDS
- 2005 – Best Paper in Geotechnology at Hydrocarbon Conference, Argentina
- 2000 – Best Final Thesis at Technical University Clausthal
PERSONAL INTERESTS
Piano Playing and Classical Music