Christopher C. Diaz, EIT, PMP

Experience

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  Dutton Law Group

  Feb 2009 - Dec 2013

  Financial Associate

  • Executed a formal collections process to secure over $150,000 in revenue from delinquent accounts.• Coordinated and delivered the firm’s FICA, Social Security, and Medicare tax payments to the IRS with 100% accuracy. • Developed and implemented a new invoice batching procedure which reduced turnaround time by approximately 4 days.

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  Louisiana State University

  Jul 2014 - May 2020

  • Utilized CMG software to determine feasibility of a hypothetical reservoir which saved the company $5m in losses annually. • Incorporated WellSharp® training with DrillSim Well Control Simulator to prevent catastrophic blowouts in 10 simulations across 4 scenarios.• Implemented waterflooding in an underproducing oil reservoir scenario to generate an additional 34% of oil during secondary recovery.• Correlated well logs to draft a contour map of a 100,000 acre-ft reservoir, which provided guidance for constructing an exploratory well.• Improved forecast of oil reservoir production lifespan by 7% using decline curve analysis, volumetric estimates, and data from analogous reservoirs. Show less

  • Petroleum Engineering Student

    Jan 2014 - May 2020

  • Undergraduate Student Researcher @ LSU Planetary Science Laboratory

    Jul 2014 - Jun 2017
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  Mimosa Handcrafted

  Mar 2019 - Mar 2020

  Shop Assistant

  • Constructed a 2nd story expansion to the workshop utilizing technical skills including framing, electrical, plumbing both water and gas, roofing, welding, and drywall installation with zero cost overruns or safety incidents.• Conceived and designed wrap-around balcony utilizing excess materials to reduce costs by an estimated $2,500.• Trained co-owner in the advanced use of Excel, saving approximately 6 hours per week.• Remodeled flood prevention system to avert lost materials and labor during times of heavy rainfall, saving an estimated $1,000 in per incident. Show less

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  BBGeomatics, LLC

  Oct 2020 - now

  GIS Project Manager

  • Optimize an ongoing 24-hour project workflow between domestic and international subcontractors, while maintaining minimal downtime and maximum efficiency. • Identify and propose routing strategies to save money of future projects, as well as increasing efficiency on current projects.• Spearhead an initiative to determine efficacy of implementing data protection plans to ensure against an estimated $1m potential loss.• Maintained accurate production records and leveraged additional subcontractors that resulted in completing a 461-site project 2 weeks ahead of schedule. Show less