Arnold Eustace Leigh (PMP)
Drilling Engineer
Freetown,
Summary
Drilling Engineer and Project Management Professional with extensive experience in efficiency enhancement. Fully versed in deepwater drilling projects, planning procedures and risk management. Accustomed to handling multiple tasks concurrently in high-energy work environment.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
3
3
Languages
Work History
Drilling Engineer
EP2C Energy UK Ltd and Maurel & Prom (end client)
Paris / Walvis Bay
08.2019 - 11.2021
- Saved $5M by optimizing well design through detailed offset wells and train-wreck analyses, and utilizing proven technological solutions (TOMAX AST, Axe-Blade Bit etc.).
- Responsible for planning and execution of deepwater drilling project in Walvis Basin, Namibia in accordance with project objectives and client requirements.
- Diligently managed project scope, schedule, cost, risks and resources, in compliance with client and regulatory policies.
- Performed Front End Engineering Design (FEED), led detailed well design and planning (drilling program development).
- Prepared accurate cost estimates, project budget and well AFE (USD35 Million).
- Developed contract scope of work and purchase requisitions/orders and provided expert judgement during vendor evaluation and selection.
- Tracked, evaluated, and managed KPIs to optimize performance.
- Established effective communication and stakeholder engagement.
- Led risk identification, analyses, prioritization and response planning.
- Captured lessons learned and actively promoted knowledge sharing.
Project Lead
Afrik Santa Cruz Ltd
Accra / Abidjan
01.2017 - 05.2019
- Increased customer retention rate by 15% through improved service delivery.
- Visibly promoted operational excellence and adherence to best practices in offshore drilling services through improvement coaching.
- Diligently planned and executed project to perform gap analysis on service quality of offshore drilling services, and promote operational excellence.
- Worked conscientiously with key stakeholders to collect requirements, identify risk, track service quality-related issues, and develop scope and schedule.
- Developed project plan according to customer and stakeholder needs and ensured deliverables aligned with customer and stakeholder requirements.
- Tracked, evaluated, and managed KPIs to optimize performance.
- Facilitated knowledge sharing and capture of lessons learned.
Associate Drilling Engineer
Lukoil Overseas Cote d’Ivoire E&P Ltd
Abidjan
01.2015 - 12.2015
- Reduced mobilization duration by 20% through proactively coordinating well material requirement callout and loadout with all contractors.
- Responsible for providing effective technical oversight of deepwater drilling projects, offshore Cote d’Ivoire.
- Performed offset well analyses, developed scoping well designs and initial cost estimates for Front-End Engineering Design (FEED).
- Developed basis of well design (BOD) and drilling program, with required inputs from service companies and senior drilling engineer.
- Prepared cost estimates, budget, and AFE for drilling project (USD80 Million).
- Established and maintained stakeholder engagement and effective communication.
- Monitored project progress by tracking actual performance, based on daily status reports (daily drilling reports, directional surveys, mud reports, and geologic reports), against performance baselines.
- Provided engineering support and feedback to drilling superintendent and wellsite supervisors, during execution, to promote performance optimization.
- Prepared project physical resource requirements (material requirement), managed inventory of consumables and equipment, and maintenance activities.
Wellsite Drilling Engineer
Lukoil Overseas Sierra Leone BV
Freetown / Accra / Abidjan
07.2012 - 12.2014
- Championed operational excellence and behavior-based safety that resulted in record breaking HSE performance and project finishing five days ahead of schedule.
- Responsible for performing wellsite engineering analyses and monitor implementation of well operations program on the wellsite.
- Provided engineering and operational support to wellsite managers, prepared work instructions, and supervised all subcontracted engineering work.
- Determined project resource requirements (material requirement), managed maintenance activities and inventory of consumables and equipment.
- Prepared and distributed daily drilling operations reports.
- Captured lessons learned and played pivotal role in risk management.
- Led logistics planning and liaised with asset teams/services companies to ensure prompt delivery of materials/ equipment.
- Assisted senior engineers with well materials selection and service specification.
Education
Specialist Engineer - Exploration Geophysics
Saint Petersburg State Mining University
Saint Petersburg, Russia 09.2006 - 06.2011
Skills
Project Management
Logistics Management
MS Office
Landmark EDM - CasingSeat, StressCheck, WellPlan, OpenWells
Microsoft Project
Systems Application and Products (SAP)
Interpersonal Communication
Certification
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Additional Information
- Drilling Operations – Ongoing (Society of Petroleum Engineers – SPE)
- Deepwater Drilling Operations & Engineering - Lukoil on-the-job training
- Oil Country Tubular Goods - Tenaris University (via edX)
- Foundation of Business Strategy – University of Virginia (via Coursera)
- Supply Chain and Logistics Fundamentals - MIT (via edX)
- Building your Leadership Skills - HEC, Paris (via Coursera)
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
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evening
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Timeline
Project Management Professional (PMP)
09-2022
Drilling Engineer
EP2C Energy UK Ltd and Maurel & Prom (end client)
08.2019 - 11.2021
Project Lead
Afrik Santa Cruz Ltd
01.2017 - 05.2019
Associate Drilling Engineer
Lukoil Overseas Cote d’Ivoire E&P Ltd
01.2015 - 12.2015
Wellsite Drilling Engineer
Lukoil Overseas Sierra Leone BV
07.2012 - 12.2014
Specialist Engineer - Exploration Geophysics
Saint Petersburg State Mining University
09.2006 - 06.2011