Brian S.

Experience

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  Baker Hughes

  Jan 1984 - Dec 2005

  Managed New Product Development and Sustaining and Value Engineering teams during this time. Led development of a fast-cycle new product development capability using a co-located cross-functional team. Took a six month sabbatical to manage a multi-well subsea completion project for a major customer in the Philippines; in this capacity I was the sole representative for the company. Primarily involved with subsurface safety valve product line, but also familiar with packers, flow control, surface safety systems, and through-tubing operations. Active member of API 14A and ISO 10432 sub-committees (approx. ten years). Show less Based in New Orleans (2 years) covering Gulf Coast, and Aberdeen, Scotland (2 years) covering North Sea. Primary technical representative for company for product line in these regions, responsible for all aspects of technical support, sales, new product intro, troubleshooting, etc. Successfully gained new business in each market and built on existing business, building my own customer base as well as supporting sales teams in various locations. Built commercial and technical sales tools used by the entire organization. Show less

  • Senior Engineering Manager

    Jan 1994 - Dec 2005

  • Manager, Applications Engineering

    Nov 1992 - Dec 1993

  • Region Sales Engineer

    Jul 1988 - Oct 1992

  • Development Engineer

    Jan 1984 - Jun 1988
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  T.D. Williamson

  Dec 2005 - Jun 2011

  In various regional and global roles as Manager, Engineering & Technology Development, led teams of engineers and designers focused on new product/service development, new/improved technology development, engineer-to-order, and sustaining/value engineering for the hot tapping and plugging (intervention and isolation) product lines. Worked closely with Market Development, Services Development, and Manufacturing/Supply Chain to develop robust new products which soon became market leaders. Senior technical manager for Hot Tapping & Plugging products and services portion of TDW. Head of Product Engineering department in Tulsa, with responsibility for new product development, sustaining, and engineer-to-order groups. Member of senior management team for N. America Business Unit. Involved in engineering staffing, training, and leading the launch and continuous development of an improved new product development process within the company.

  • Mgr., Engineering & Technology Development

    Dec 2005 - Jun 2011

  • Mgr., Engineering & Technology Development

    Dec 2005 - Dec 2009
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  Baker Hughes

  Apr 2012 - Feb 2013

  Project Manager

  Rotation into Lagos from Tulsa, OK, 4-on/4-off, as project manager for an offshore development with a major international operator. Not a good fit, but I learned a lot and enjoyed working with the BHI team in Nigeria.

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  Weatherford

  Mar 2013 - Sept 2023

  Product Line Engineering Manager

  Leading the Engineering function for a fast-growing product line focused on multi-phase flow measurement. We are growing our new product development, special orders (ETO), and sustaining engineering teams.

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  Retired

  Oct 2023 - now

  Retired