Dean Curry, P.Eng, MBA

Experience

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  VECO Engineering

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2003

  - Secondment in Chevron Canada Resources - Development lead of multidisciplinary asset teams focused on exploitation of conventional E&P resources in Western Canadian Mature Assets- Designated with specialized certification in Chevon's Capital Project Development and Execution Process Primary accountabilities included:1) project engineering, procurement and field engineering roles for fixed price engineering, procurement, construction (EPC) of a 45 MW steam turbine driven power generation plant2) mechanical and project engineering of upstream field gathering and compression systems for multiple producers

  • Project Manager

    Jan 2001 - Jan 2003

  • Project & Field Construction Engineer

    Jan 1997 - Jan 2001
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  Devon Energy

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2012

  Accountable to lead a multi-disciplinary strategy & planning team with responsibility for:1) Canadian exploration & development capital portfolio allocation, budgeting, production planning, and investment performance management for annual programs exceeding $1B2) Preparing strategic business impact assessments on emerging industry challenges - included horizontal fracture technology on North American gas/oil supply balance and Alberta royalty review on Canadian division & major property competitiveness3) Managing Canadian division annual oil & gas reserves evaluation & reporting process, including seamless transition of US Securities and Exchange Commission’s modernized rule change. Show less

  • In Situ Program Development Manager - Pike

    Jan 2010 - Jan 2012

  • Manager - Strategic Planning & Reserves

    Jan 2006 - Jan 2010

  • Sr. Strategic Planning Engineer

    Jan 2004 - Jan 2006
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  Suncor

  Jan 2012 - now

  Development Manager - Oilsands

  Accountable to lead multi-disciplinary Oil Sands project teams with subsurface and facility development professionals to define & deliver large scale front-end development concepts, including:1) Upgrading reliability assessment & equipment strategies to extend 134,000 bpd of aging bitumen conversion capacity, including $1.1B sanctioned investment for coke drum replacement,2) Replacement of aging coke fired boilers with sanctioned, $1.4B natural gas fired cogeneration project to provide 2 Mlb/hr of process steam for operations, export 800 MW in newly defined provincial power market, and reduce provincial GHG emissions by 5 MT/y (equivalent to removing >1,000,000 cars from our roads, resulted in nomination for President's Operational Excellence award),3) Geologic appraisal, design basis definition, and regulatory application for 200,000 bpd mineable bitumen supply and extraction plan ($5B),4) Contributing author to define, operationalize, and train new front-end asset development practices & capabilities for improved capital efficiency Show less