Erik Waters

Experience

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  US Army

  Oct 2002 - Jan 2006

  Battalion Assistant Operations Officer

  Battalion Assistant Operations Officer for a forward-deployed Theater Aviation Battalion. Planned and executed counter narcotics operations; disaster relief operations; joint, combined and multi-national operations; inter-theater/cross-border missions; and inter-agency operations. Coordinated with the United States Air Force, US Embassy, and foreign militaries for operations in the Area of Operations.• Joint Task Force Liaison Officer to a humanitarian aid mission of 500 Soldiers in Nicaragua.• Detachment Commander in Panama twice to support International Military Exchange training.• Lead Planner in coordinating medical evacuation coverage and aviation support for New Horizons 2006 held in El Salvador and Honduras. Show less

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  Ernst & Young

  May 2007 - Aug 2007

  Transfer Pricing
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  US Army

  Jan 2008 - Oct 2012

  Supervise the 49 officers and soldiers responsible for planning, coordinating and tracking operations for 2900 soldiers and 115 aircraft. Responsibilities include project analysis, staffing, project review, performance evaluations/awards, and goal setting. Company Commander for a deployed aviation company consisting of 60 soldiers and 10 UH-60’s providing air movement, air re-supply, medical evacuation, and air assault support to Coalition Forces in Southern Afghanistan. • Deployed company assets three times preparing for operations (California, Texas, Afghanistan).• Developed maintenance and operation flow that enabled 15% more flight hours than similar units. Company Commander for a deployed Headquarters Company consisting of more than 120 soldiers providing administrative, intelligence, logistical, and planning support to an aviation battalion. Also commanded platoon of 25 infantry soldiers responsible for conducting patrols and aircraft recovery operations in Afghanistan.• Managed Fluor international aviation Life Support Area (LSA) contract for 500 soldiers and oversaw the completion of the final 20% of construction. Brigade Assistant Operations Officer for an aviation Brigade consisting of 116 Helicopters conducting operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Responsible for planning, tracking, and supporting operations throughout Southwest Asia.• Lead planner on a 900 person 40 aircraft Brigade deployment to Fort Irwin, CA that resulted in the unit being certified for deployment.

  • Chief of Operations

    Oct 2011 - Oct 2012

  • Assault Helicopter Company Commander

    Aug 2010 - Sept 2011

  • Headquarters Company Commander

    Jun 2009 - Aug 2010

  • Brigade Assistant Operations Officer

    Jan 2008 - Jun 2009
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  Chesapeake Energy

  Aug 2012 - Feb 2016

  Manage optimization of 530 Eagle Ford wells through the selection and implementation of artificial lift (180 pumping unit, 130 gas lift, 60 plunger lift systems), application of production chemicals, failure analysis of surface and sub-surface equipment, and field training.Developed a comprehensive digital fluid logistics software application (SitePro) that provides a shared real-time common operational picture between operators and service companies and tracks fluid from order creation to endpoint. Managed Chesapeake’s adoption of SitePro through pilot program. Show less Stood up South Texas Business Unit water team consisting of seven employees to integrate water utilization across drilling, completion and production. Responsible for up to 60,000 barrels of trucked water and 420,000 barrels of hauled water per day. Created integrated water transportation and disposal architecture that resulted in $2 million and $2.8 million in direct savings in CY’s 2014 and 2015, respectively. Trained and led the water team in rolling out of water tracking software to 40 vendors and 300 employees in South Texas.Identified, selected, and implemented new treatment technology for the first water recycling for Chesapeake’s Eagle Ford operations, resulting in two successful proofs of concept and $40K water savings. Show less

  • Operations Engineer

    May 2015 - Feb 2016

  • South Texas Water Coordinator

    Jan 2014 - May 2015

  • Field Engineer

    Aug 2012 - Dec 2013
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  SitePro Automation Solutions

  Feb 2016 - Sept 2020

  Responsible for managing software development and implementation, automation engineering and customer support. Responsible for development, implementation and support of SitePro systems through Web, Desktop, Mobile (Android and iOS) applications throughout the Energy industry. Planned and executed company move to Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP.

  • Vice President Of Technology

    Dec 2017 - Sept 2020

  • Director of Product Management and Support

    Feb 2016 - Nov 2017
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  HalconAguas

  Sept 2020 - now

  Executive

  Responsible for purpose, motivation and direction across different companies:Oil and Gas ConsultingSlickline/Braided Line/ElineSoftware Consulting

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  Enviro Analytics, LLC

  Apr 2022 - now

  Co-Founder

  Technology leader for upstream waste analytics company.