Thomas Ilett

Thomas ilett

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  • About me

    Drilling & Measurements Operations Manager

  • Education

    • University of edinburgh

      2006 - 2011
      Master of engineering (meng) mechanical engineering first class honours
  • Experience

    • Geoprober drilling limited

      Jan 2010 - Sept 2010
      Subsea design engineer

      Mechanical design engineer working on the proof-of-concept design and testing of a lightweight, exploratory well head system on behalf of Equinor. • Responsible for the design, testing and qualification of the ‘Annular Cutting Tool’ – a module in the well head system used for the emergency disconnection of the well head from the surface casing. • Liaising with third party manufacturers to produce conceptual designs and testing these in a workshop environment. Working closely with DNV auditors to qualify design as per DNV standards. • Presented final concept and design to Equinor well head experts. Show less

    • Slb

      Aug 2011 - now

      Responsible for creating and implementing the recruitment plan for key profile engineers across 12 different countries within Europe. This is a cross-discipline development role to gain HR experience and exposure to senior management in additional areas. • Developing digital recruitment offerings in order to increase the efficiency and reduce the cost of the recruitment process.• Working with key universities within Europe to ensure a strong pipeline of talented is maintained. • Increasing visibility of Schlumberger within universities through organizing careers insight workshops and attending recruiting fares. • Further developing professional communication skills. Show less Operations Manager responsible for drilling and measurement services in Ukraine, Poland, Bulgaria, Austria, Greece and Romania working for a mix of large, international clients and regional, domestic oil companies.• Led a team of 40 engineers, managers and technical experts.• Responsible for securing and executing over $30m/year of drilling services.• Strong focus on continuous improvement resulted in a 65% decrease in operational downtime and a 55% increase in tender-win rate across Eastern Europe. • Commercial and technical client focal point for high profile, deep water exploration campaigns in the Black Sea for Total S.A, Royal Dutch Shell and Lukoil. Show less Project manager for drilling and measurement services specializing in unconventional, heavy oil projects for EnQuest and Equinor in the UK. • Led a team of 30 multi-national offshore engineers.• Responsible for securing and executing over $20m/year of drilling services.• Created a strong continuous improvement culture resulting in a 40% decrease in operational downtime.• Commercial and technical client focal point for high profile North Sea projects. Major clients include Equinor, Total S.A, EnQuest, Dana Petroleum and Neptune E&P. • Delivering professional presentations in front of clients and internal stakeholders. Show less Logging while drilling and directional drilling engineer working in the UK and North Africa.• Responsible for delivering highly technical services on complex wells in a high-pressure environment. • Gained in-depth knowledge of petrophysics, directional drilling and drilling operations through working on over 25 different installations for more than 15 different clients in the UK, Holland, Egypt, Ireland, and Norway.• Developed innovative means of drilling risk mitigation through 3D reservoir engineering software, Petrel. Performed detailed analysis of drilling risks of North Cormorant field for TAQA Bratani Ltd, developing work processes and procedures subsequently used for several other clients. SPE paper SPE-178248-MS "3D Offset Well Analysis in Petrel" published in conjunction with TAQA. Show less

      • Product & Service Delivery Manager

        Dec 2022 - now
      • Corporate Strategy Analyst

        Sept 2020 - Dec 2022
      • Recruitment and University Relations Manager

        Jan 2020 - Sept 2020
      • Operations Manager

        Aug 2018 - Jan 2020
      • Project Delivery Manager

        Aug 2015 - Aug 2018
      • Field Engineer

        Aug 2011 - Aug 2015
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Bosiet – basic offshore safety induction & emergency training

      Petrofac training services
      Sept 2011
    • Edx verified certificate for finance essentials - imperial college business school

      Edx
      Jan 2021
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    • Edx verified certificate for climate change: carbon capture and storage

      Edx
      Jul 2020
      View certificate certificate