Dammam, Eastern, Saudi Arabia
Results-driven Team Lead R&D Mechanical Engineer with 7+ years of experience specializing in creative thinking and taking designs from concept to market ready. Currently on EXPAT assignment in Saudi Arabia leading the development team of 5 engineers to support region specific requests, development projects, and manufacturing support. Thrives in fast-paced, high stress environments and has a strong military background, ensuring focus on delivering to tight timelines for complex and challenging projects. I bring leadership skills and a passion for innovation to any team along with excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
I manage the Saudi Arabia HCT Technology team of 5 to support Region specific development projects, RTA’s, Manufacturing, field support, trial well activates, new product deployment, shop support, and day to day activities. Responsible for the integration between Halliburton Saudi Arabia Operations, Aramco (EXPEC ARC), Product Ser-vice Line, Development Discipline, and Saudi Arabia HCT Technology team.
At Halliburton I serve as lead engineer on various projects. I am also training our Singapore engineers to pass on all knowledge for successful product development. For each project I design and create innovative designs to meet specific customer requirements for sub-surface completion products. With every project I design multiple parts and assemblies in SolidWorks as well as drawings for manufacturing. Design standards, Work Level Instructions, and calculation standards are also created to ensure consistency for future designs. I am responsible for developing new MathCad programs to calculate burst, collapse, and other factors for complex assemblies to ensure accuracy in all parts and assemblies. Hand calculations for bearing loads, tensile strength, burst, collapse, and conduct tolerance studies are also required for each part and assembly. Testing is also conducted for each project and requires product tear down and Root Cause Failure Analysis to develop the most effective product for the customer.
While at Xilix I was very involved in the assembly and wiring of multiple electrical cabinets. This included install and laying out the back panned for motor drives, circuit breakers, digital controllers, fuses, disconnecting switches, safety switches, and various other electrical components. After the hardware was laid out and attached to the pack panel, I would wire the components by reviewing electrical schematics. All equipment powered up as planned onsite for customer.
While at Xilix systems my responsibilities included drawing 3-D models in SolidWorks as well as assisting in the Production area. In SolidWorks I designed models to tight tolerances and specifications set by our customer. This included high pressure testing systems for the oil and gas industry as well as designing a heavy duty mobile workbench to hold different sizes of high pressure valves for testing. In the production area I assisted in repair, troubleshooting, and new design of multiple customer products.
My responsibilities included all aspects of RF antennas from calibration to ensuring safety standards. I also assisted assembly line workers when needed to assemble and ship equipment. I traveled overseas to onsite locations of costumers for the installation and initial testing of purchased products.
While in the US Navy I managed and supervised five personnel in the maintenance of my system as well as being responsible for all of their training. Not only was I in charge of these personnel I was also a member of the team and worked with them in all aspects of our job. During my enlistment I saved the Navy more than five-hundred thousand dollars in parts and supplies as well as being responsible for over six million dollars in equipment. I received a Navy Achievement Medal for outstanding performance in leading my team as well as receiving outstanding performance reviews from my supervisors. My off time was also used, in many cases, to further the performance of my system and ensure the success of my team.