Kevin Basnaw

Experience

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  Diamond Building Supply

  Jun 2014 - Aug 2016

  Office Manager and Delivery Man

  -Promoted to Sales Manager within one summer. -Increased store sales performance from $250K – $450K at Deer Park location.-Skills developed in customer service, time management, quick learning and working under pressure.-Lined out yard hands on daily duties.-Loaded and delivered lumber packages.-Operated equipment

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  YMCA of the USA

  Feb 2015 - May 2017

  Lead Lifeguard

  -Supervised lifeguards on duty.-Maintained chemical levels in three pools.-Helped set up and run swim meets.-Ensured a positive, productive, and clean work environment.

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  Brigade Energy Services

  May 2017 - Jul 2017

  Floorhand

  -Provide well workovers services, for Whiting Petroleum, including pump changes, rod/tubing jobs, fishing, jarring, swabbing and wire-line operations for capital expenditures of $10k-$250k.-Workover wells were horizontal wells located in North Dakota that had artificial lift failures.-Wrote and revised JSA’s ensured all steps were being followed throughout job.

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  Nabors Industries

  Jul 2017 - Feb 2020

  -Worked on X-28(Hess) a Nabors Express MPD rig.-Drilling oil wells in Bakken and Three Forks formations in North Dakota (22000' Horizontal wells).-Worked on X-14/X-26(Ultra Petroleum) Nabors MPD ready drilling rigs.-Drilling gas wells in the Pinedale Anticline in Wyoming (14,000’ S-wells and 18,000’ Horizontal wells).- Was part of several sucessful experimental monobore styled wells with very tight drilling windows.-Supervising onsite MPD equipment and processes to control annular pressures during drilling operations.-Monitor drilling operations to optimize mud weights, ROP’s and minimize fluid influx and losses.-Make recommendations to Drilling Supervisors about mud weights and bottom hole pressures.-Execute all daily paperwork, maintenance and inspections of equipment. Show less -Worked the rig floor on Rig X-28 operated by Hess ensuring operations and work were performed safely and according to well plan.-Optimized operations to reduce BHA make-up, rig walking, casing, and cementing operations for cost reductions. -Lined out floor hand with work for daily operations and preparing for the next step.-Rig Team Safety Captain leading team in safety meetings and reviewing pre-job JSA’s with crews for upcoming work.-Helped identify and mitigate job hazards such as drops, spills, slip/trip, and falling.-Experienced in drilling operations for mud pit systems, derricks and motors.-Drilling oil wells in the Bakken and Three Forks formations in North Dakota (21,000’ Horizontal wells). Show less

  • Managed Pressure Drilling Field Engineer

    Jul 2018 - Feb 2020

  • Lead Floorhand

    Jul 2017 - Jul 2018
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  Barnard Construction

  Feb 2020 - Jul 2021

  Project Engineer

  Perform a wide range of engineering/management functions, including planning, estimating, quality control, cost control, progress reporting, surveying, quantity tracking, purchasing, and subcontractor coordination. Responsible for developing, obtaining, reviewing, and forwarding product submittals.Projects: PG&E Gas Transmission Construction Services (June-November 2020):-Test, repair and replace, as necessary, PG&E high-pressure natural gas pipeline, valves, and facilities.-The affected pipeline ranges in size from 4" to 42" diameter. -The program receives intense regulatory agency and public scrutiny and involves work in densely populated urban environments as well as more remote rural settings.Keystone XL – International Border Crossing (February – June 2020)-As part of TC Energy’s 1,210-mile Keystone XL Pipeline, the International Border Crossing involved Barnard installing 1.4 miles of 36-in.-dia. pipe in northern Montana, with 50 feet installed across the United States-Canada border. -Barnard used a cradle-boring machine to install the pipe across the international boundary. -Temperatures on the project ranged from 10 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit, leading to soft and wet ground conditions due to snow and thawing of frozen ground. -This was the first Keystone XL Pipeline project to involve pipe installation since 2014, which led to significant scrutiny from government agencies and opposition parties.Estimating: Fargo Moorhead Diversion 2020-Approximately 30 mile, highly integrated, diversion channel to reduce flood risk and damages in the Fargo-Moorehead Metropolitan Area.Friant Kern Canal-Approximately a 11 mile long canal replacement to increase total capacity through the area. Show less

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  Graham

  Jul 2021 - Apr 2022

  Senior Project Engineer
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  Axsus Enterprises LLC

  Apr 2022 - now

  Chief Financial Officer