Experience

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  Suncor

  Jan 2008 - Apr 2008

  Extraction engineer coop student- process development

  • Worked on a production team to optimize operating conditions, specifically for hydrocyclones and centrifuges.• Performed material balances on hydrocyclones and centrifuges in the secondary extraction process.

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  The mosaic company

  Jan 2010 - Aug 2010

  Production engineer intern

  • Project manager with responsibility for a sodium bisulfate tank and hot well tank relocation. Facilitated the sodium bisulfate tank relocation through the money allocation and contractor determination stages.• Worked with the research and development team on increasing potash returns from the cooling ponds.• Performed regression analysis to determine correlations between operating variables and production which was used to establish optimum operating settings.• Learned the solution potash mine process, specifically the evaporator and crystallizer stages. Show less

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  Canadian natural resources limited (cnrl)

  May 2011 - Dec 2011

  Thermal production engineer intern

  • Compiled a history of casing failures to assist in thermal oil casing integrity study geared towards predicting failures based on operational, installation, and geological factors.• Worked on developing a correlation between thermal stresses and casing failures as part of a larger risk identification model.• Contributed to a cementing study to improve well drilling and cementing practices.• Introduced to thermal oil production using cyclic steam simulation (CSS) and steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) while learning general well design, optimization, and procedures. Show less

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  Cenovus energy

  Jul 2012 - now

  Reservoir Engineer (September 2014 to Feb 2016):Telephone Lake Reservoir Engineer for Reservoir Development group. Key projects: 2015 TL RMP, TL oil characterization, type curve simulations, routine core analysis, and analog analysis. Process Engineer (October 2013 to September 2014):Foster Creek Site Process Engineer for Oil Treatment. Key projects: Nuclear Density Meters, Inlet Degasser Gas Slugs, Sales Oil Densitometers, and troubleshooting process upsets. Reliability Engineer (July 2012 to October 2013):Foster Creek Site Reliability Engineer. Key projects: Foster Creek Carseal Steward, Wedge Well Packing Failures (Bad actor program), ODR, turnaround single point contact, and developing Reliability Centered Maintenance program for Foster Creek. Show less

  • Senior Reservoir Engineer

    Jul 2021 - now

  • Reservoir Engineer

    Feb 2016 - now

  • Engineer

    Jul 2012 - Feb 2016