Ben M. McBride
Houston,TX
Summary
A positive thinking, self-motivated, organized individual that thrives on both long-term and short-term goals and challenges. Having both technical and leadership experience in the oil and gas industry, I have learned to adapt to ever-changing customer requirements. I am seeking to utilize, and further develop, my formal engineering training and acquired leadership skills to support a team pursuing difficult challenges such as commercializing a RSS.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Engineering
DoubleBarrel RSS
05.2021 - Current
- Oversee day-to-day operation including setting priorities and objectives for engineering and technicians, processing time off requests and payroll, approving purchase orders, assisting personnel, vendors, and customers with inquiries
- Assist management with information gathering and presentations associated with high-level organization meetings
- Maintain tool performance and reliability metrics to identify performance improvements
Engineering Manager
DoubleBarrel RSS
03.2019 - 05.2021
- Maintain list and status of tasks and projects to ensure completion of important items
- Guide engineering focus on most impactful projects/tasks based on reliability, customer impact, and organization objectives
- Provide support to sales for customer interaction such as post-run presentations, introductory meetings, and industry events
- Provide justification on projects to management to fulfill financial commitments
- Track tool reliability improvement features to identify downhole impact and lead conversations regarding next steps
Sustaining Engineer
DoubleBarrel RSS
10.2012 - 03.2019
- Support vendor's regarding manufacturing deviations for DB8 fleet expansion order
- Create and maintain system for documenting deviations for historical and tracking purposes
- Developed system for post-job RSS analysis to ensure data is fully reviewed, documented, and action items tracked to completion
- Work with purchasing/accounting to track/maintain delivery schedule of ordered components
- Provide technician support for component, assembly, or functionality issues
- Maintain SOP's and build sheets to align with updated processes
- Part of team responsible for development of DB15 RSS which included approval of drawings, ordering of components, processing deviation requests, troubleshooting assembly issues, and implementing design updates
Sustaining Engineering Group
Baker Hughes
03.2010 - 10.2012
- Review manufactured component deviation requests and determine disposition
- Perform/Check/Approve drawing revisions for submit Engineering Change Requests (ECR's)
- Investigate field failures to determine root cause/corrective action
- Provide product support for assembly and manufacturing issues and questions
Product Modification Group
Baker Hughes
01.2009 - 03.2010
- Verify design intent for minor tool modifications per customer requirements which generally consisted of thread and material changes
- Create and check new component models and drawings
- Create and check new assembly drawings and procedures
- Perform lab testing to validate published ratings of legacy equipment
Customer Product Development Group
Baker Hughes
06.2008 - 01.2009
- Modify packer design to meet customer specific requirements primary related to temperature and pressure
- Create new component and assembly models and drawings in ProE
- Perform analytical review of tool designs which included burst/collapse calculations, thread strength calculations, and material selection
- Perform lab testing to verify design intent and customer requirements
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Lamar University
Beaumont, Texas05.2008
Skills
- Effective Multitasking
- Technical Direction
- Project Management
- Company Leadership
- Engineering Technical Support
- Quality Assurance and Control
- CAD Models/Assemblies/Drawings
- Engineering Leadership
- Troubleshooting
- Manufacturing
Timeline
Director of Engineering
DoubleBarrel RSS
05.2021 - Current
Engineering Manager
DoubleBarrel RSS
03.2019 - 05.2021
Sustaining Engineer
DoubleBarrel RSS
10.2012 - 03.2019
Sustaining Engineering Group
Baker Hughes
03.2010 - 10.2012
Product Modification Group
Baker Hughes
01.2009 - 03.2010
Customer Product Development Group
Baker Hughes
06.2008 - 01.2009
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Lamar University
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