Ryan Weller

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Houston, Texas, United States

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About me
Data Scientist | Product Management | AI Development | Geologist ✓
Education
- California State University, Long Beach
  2014 - 2017
  Master's degree Geology 4.0
  Research on the relationship of inorganic geochemistry and geomechanical properties of highly siliceous shale lithologies with implications for fracture development.
- University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown
  2002 - 2006
  Bachelors of Science Geology
  Geological Field Camp at Idaho State University
Experience
- Donovan Brothers Incorporated
  Jan 2007 - Apr 2008
  Mudlogger
  Reported on lithology, fluid, gas, and drilling events for coal bed methane (CBM) and conventional oil and gas well in the Powder River Basin & other basins in Wyoming and Nebraska, USA.
- SWCA Environmental Consultants
  Jun 2008 - Jan 2009
  Geologist
  Managed coal bed methane development and regulation issues related to surface water and groundwater.
- Earth Data Pty Ltd
  Feb 2009 - Aug 2010
  Wellsite Geologist
  Core logging and gas desorption in Coal Seam Gas (CBM) exploration of the Gunnedah Basin.
- Hannans Ltd
  Sept 2011 - Feb 2012
  Field Exploration Geologist
  Managed remote field operations in nickel, manganese, and gold exploration in Western Australia.
- GeoConsult Pty Ltd
  May 2013 - Jul 2014
  Wellsite Geologist
  Onsite geological management for Santos CSG drilling operations in the Surat Basin, Queensland, Australia.
- California Resources Corporation
  Nov 2016 - Oct 2017
  Engineering Consultant
  Determined formation isolation with geological, drilling, and completions data to support infill drilling and waterflood regulation.
- Chevron
  Jun 2017 - Aug 2017
  Earth Scientist
  3D modeling for vertical expansion projects in the Kern River oil field.
- Chevron
  Mar 2018 - Jan 2023
  - Lead cross-application integration, mapped workflows, built roadmaps, defined and prioritized requirements based on complementary value across teams. Delivered industry first OSDU workflows with SLB partners. - Developed the capabilities of people and projects for geosteering analytics via Python, Power BI, and SQL.- Contributed to OSDU's pore pressure data standards team for enhanced data interoperability and scalability. - Delivered pre-drill prognoses and cross-functional execution strategies to reduce risk in highly complex settings.- Boosted real-time decision making with data and insights built in Python SDKs.- Led data analytics task force on wellbore stability and fluid problems for $3MM/yr savings.
  - Product Owner
    Nov 2020 - Jan 2023
  - Digital Workflow Advisor
    Jun 2020 - Nov 2020
  - Operations Geologist
    Mar 2018 - Jun 2020
Licenses & Certifications
- Architecture and Systems Engineering: Models and Methods to Manage Complex Systems
  MIT xPRO
  Jun 2022
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- Certified SAFe® 5 Product Owner/Product Manager
  Scaled Agile, Inc.
  Jan 2021
  View certificate
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Ryan Weller
  1st Place - Chevron Data Science Challenge 2021 Chevron Nov 2021 First place model submission in an internal competition with over 180 data science professionals. Topic: Predicting weather forecast accuracy for natural gas futures trading. Winning model: Ensemble with voter regression in Python.
- Awarded to Ryan Weller
  Outstanding Thesis of the Year CSULB - Department of Geological Sciences May 2018
- Awarded to Ryan Weller
  Pacific Section AAPG Scholarship Award PSAAPG and LA Basin Geological Society Apr 2016 PSAAPG and LABGS joint scholarship award.
- Awarded to Ryan Weller
  GSA Graduate Student Research Grant Geological Society of America Apr 2015 Successful application to the GSA grant program to support my Masters thesis research proposal.
- Awarded to Ryan Weller
  Pacific Section AAPG Scholarship Award PSAAPG and LA Basin Geological Society Apr 2015 PSAAPG and LABGS joint scholarship award.
Volunteer Experience
- Data Consultant
  Issued by BikeHouston on Nov 2023
  Associated with Ryan Weller
- Bicycle Mechanic
  Issued by Freewheels Houston on Oct 2022
  Associated with Ryan Weller
- Eastern Section IBA co-coordinator
  Issued by American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) on Nov 2018
  Associated with Ryan Weller
- Outreach Coordinator
  Issued by PITTSBURGH ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS INC on Mar 2018
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- Secretary
  Issued by LA Basin Geological Society on Jan 2016
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