JASON J.K. KALUSKI
Calgary,Alberta
Summary
A confident, flexible P.L. (Eng.) with both field and head office and executive experience.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Vice President Operations
Gear Energy Ltd.
03.2011 - Current
- Working as part of Executive team to ensure top tier returns for Gears shareholders and stewarding the company in a safe, efficient and prudent manner
- Helped build company from 2100 boe/d to 7000 boe/d and transition from a private to a public company before the price collapse of Late 2014 early 2015
- Steward Gears operating philosophy and working with field staff to set up goals in order to reduce and or maintain low operating costs
- Mentoring and directing technical staff
- Setting goals to ensure targets are met and Teams are set up for success
- Manage all of Gears Drilling operations again ensuring that targets are clear setting the drilling team up for success
- Manage and maintain Gears HS&E and ERP’s Programs, implementing Gears ESG strategy
- Implement and maintain Gears Emissions reporting and reduction programs
- Manage Gears Abandonment and reclamation budgets
- Manage Gears surface land department and deal with all new lease acquisitions
- Help manage Gears Marketing programs ensuring the highest netback possible
- Well versed in understanding what it takes to have top tier returns throughout the entire business.
Manager of Operations
Questerre Energy Corp.
11.2008 - 02.2011
- Areas of responsibility: (Approx
- 750 boe/d)
- Ensuring the entire Management team is up to speed on all Conventional Capital programs and day to day operations
- Perform capital management on all Drilling, Completion, Pipeline and Facility Construction
- Budgeting duties, board presentations
- Perform All engineering duties in regards to drilling, completions, facility and construction projects
- Prepare Economics for Capital and Opex projects
- Write drilling programs, over see entire drilling operations
- Write completion programs, over see entire completions operations
- Over see all facility work from 3rd party engineering to actual field work
- Manage all day to day field operations
- Monitoring Operating costs
- Managing marketing numbers for 3rd party Marketing
- Work with accounting to ensure JV billing is correct and accurate
- Working with land to ensure capital operations run smoothly and daily field issues are taken care of
- Working with field staff to ensure field operations run smoothly
- Working with accounting to ensure lease op’s are accurate
- Review Corporate acquisition candidates
- Liaison with partner’s on all capital activities and daily operational issues
- Building Corporate Safety / ERP Programs
- Ensure that all Government / partner submissions are done on time.
Operations Manager
Richmount Petroleum Ltd.
07.2006 - 11.2008
- Areas of responsibility: (Approx
- 300 boe/d)
- Over see all daily operations, production reporting to management, Capital tracking for updating Board of directors on a monthly basis
- Perform capital management on all Drilling, Completion, Pipeline and Facility Construction
- Develop, evaluate and propose capital and expense projects as economically justified
- Review Corporate acquisition candidates from operational aspect
- Writing of completion and work over programs, Preparing AFE’s
- Work hand in hand with field operations to ensure operations run smoothly i.e
- Production / facility issues
- Update Corporate Safety / ERP Programs
- Build and install Corporate Pipeline Operating manual and Pipeline Integrity manuals
- Perform all EUB DDS submissions, Invoice coding, Alberta 1 Call notifications
- Act as surface land contact for new leases and landowner issues.
Senior Operations Tech.
ARC Resources Ltd.
08.2005 - 07.2006
- Sr
- Operations Technologist for NWAB / NEBC
- Areas of responsibility: (Approx
- 7,500 boe/d)
Senior Operations Tech.
ARC Resources Ltd.
11.2002 - 08.2005
- Sr
- Operations Technologist for SEAB / SWSK
- Areas of responsibility: (Approx
- 10,000 boe/d)
Senior Operations Tech.
ARC Resources Ltd.
05.2000 - 11.2002
- Sr
- Operations Technologist for Drayton Valley Operations
- Areas of responsibility: (Approx
- 5,000 boe/d)
Production Technologist
Beau Canada Exploration Ltd.
07.1998 - 04.2000
- Head Office
Production Technologist
Beau Canada Exploration Ltd.
05.1994 - 06.1998
- Field
Education
Petroleum Engineering Technologist -
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
Edmonton, AB01.1994
Skills
- Dedicated, enthusiastic, initiative and organized worker who excels under stress Works well in a team or individual situation, which develops logical and simple solutions who gives clear a concise direction
- Strategic planning and execution
- Safety Management
- Budget Control
- Operations Management
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Decision-Making
- Effective leader
- Goal Setting
- Strategic Planning
- Cost Control
Associations
- Alberta Society Engineering Technologists
- APEGA
Timeline
Vice President Operations
Gear Energy Ltd.
03.2011 - Current
Manager of Operations
Questerre Energy Corp.
11.2008 - 02.2011
Operations Manager
Richmount Petroleum Ltd.
07.2006 - 11.2008
Senior Operations Tech.
ARC Resources Ltd.
08.2005 - 07.2006
Senior Operations Tech.
ARC Resources Ltd.
11.2002 - 08.2005
Senior Operations Tech.
ARC Resources Ltd.
05.2000 - 11.2002
Production Technologist
Beau Canada Exploration Ltd.
07.1998 - 04.2000
Production Technologist
Beau Canada Exploration Ltd.
05.1994 - 06.1998
Petroleum Engineering Technologist -
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
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