OKEZIE NWAIWU
Calgary,AB
Summary
Detail-oriented mechanical engineering and oil & gas professional. Over 10 years of experience and expertise spanning Well construction & drilling operations, project engineering, strategic planning, and field operations supervision.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Technical Design Specialist
Magnum Cement Services
08.2021 - Current
- Review and establish Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)/Job Hazard Assessments(JHAs) to ensure safe operations
- Coordinate Interaction and process flows between departments to generate solution packages that meet eternal clients' specific requests
- Prepare detailed technical design and cost estimates for proposals
- Provide engineering expertise to resolve technical problems, including identifying potential improvements to job design, and overall workflow processes
- Design primary and remedial cementing/pressure pumping jobs for conventional &unconventional producer, injector, disposal and heavy oil/SAGD Wells construction operations across Canada and USA
- Run Well conditions and job execution simulations on CEMPRO to ensure optimized Well control & stability, flow regimes, hole cleaning, fluid train compatibility, ECD etc are achieved in job design
- Track Project Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and safety statistics, monitor Leading and Lagging indicator trends, and suggest methods of improvement.
Senior Field Specialist
Dowell Schlumberger
10.2013 - 09.2020
- Supervised and coordinated cementing and pressure pumping operations for primary, workover/remedial and rig-less well construction operations ensuring well control is maintained for Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC)
- Executed downhole tools operations setting and retrieving Bridge plugs, Retrievable packers, Cement Retainers for Well isolation and treatment purposes
- Managed crew, mentored, trained, and guided engineers, supervisors, and operators
- Performed all calculations and analysis, program review and generated procedures required for job execution
- Worked with office team to develop project scope, schedule, cost, and execution work plan
- Achieved set KPIs during execution without major HSE incident
- Communicated progress and roadblocks to stakeholders, including senior management, and made recommendations to remove roadblocks leading to on-time and on-budget delivery of projects
- Handled all related project field reports and documentations putting in requests for MOCs and exemptions when needed.
Field Specialist
Baker Hughes Inc
01.2012 - 10.2013
- Supervised and coordinated cementing and pressure pumping operations for primary, workover/remedial, and rig-less well construction operations ensuring well control is maintained
- Provided guidance for team in troubleshooting and resolving technical and operational challenges encountered while mentoring junior engineers and team members
- Notable projects worked on include Total Nigeria Ibewa field and Exxon Mobile Nigeria
- Awawa offshore field development projects.
Field Engineer
Sowsco Well Services
01.2009 - 01.2012
- Conducted engineering analysis and design to establish safe job execution baselines for primary and remedial well construction pressure pumping operations, pipeline cleaning &integrity assessment and facilities pre-commissioning operations
- Evaluated service delivery processes of assigned projects to ensure compliance to company's quality standards based on job Design, Execution and Evaluation
- Analyzed situational changes and implemented proper Management of Change process where necessary
- Planned and executed detailed function-testing and commissioning of a fleet of automated centrifugal, positive displacement and gear pumps procured from a new manufacturer
- Worked with maintenance team to generate a detailed preventive maintenance manual for the company's fleet of equipment.
Education
Master of Engineering - Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering
University of Calgary
04.2022
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Federal University of Technology Owerri
Nigeria08.2006
Skills
- Well Construction and Control
- Engineering Design & Analysis
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Project Engineering
- Root Cause Failure Analysis
- Analytical problem-solving skill
- Drilling Operations
- Operational HSE & QA/QC
- Project planning, monitoring and controls
- Strong written and verbal communication Skills
Affiliations
Professional Engineer (229805): Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists ofAlberta (APEGA)Project Management Professional (2761184): Project Management InstituteWell Integrity and Abandonment (WIA) Society MemberInternational Well Control Forum (IWCF): Supervisory Level (4) Certificate - Expired
Timeline
Technical Design Specialist
Magnum Cement Services
08.2021 - Current
Senior Field Specialist
Dowell Schlumberger
10.2013 - 09.2020
Field Specialist
Baker Hughes Inc
01.2012 - 10.2013
Field Engineer
Sowsco Well Services
01.2009 - 01.2012
Master of Engineering - Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering
University of Calgary
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Federal University of Technology Owerri
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