ERIC CLINE
Murray
Summary
Dynamic operations manager with a proven track record of enhancing efficiency and driving performance through strategic employee engagement and leadership. Skilled in leveraging analytical abilities to inform business planning and address daily challenges, ensuring seamless project execution in engineering-focused environments. Expertise includes financial management, project planning, and building strong customer relationships, contributing to overall organizational success. Committed to continuous improvement and operational excellence, consistently delivering results that align with business objectives.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Engineering Project Manager
Northrop Grumman
01.2021 - Current
- Oversee portfolio of G2000, A4, LWWAA, and Defense Systems product line projects to support customer development, report progress, and influence positive outcomes for key stakeholders.
- Added ~$1MM in profit by effectively controlling Seeker product line Sustaining budget.
- Keep projects on schedule and within budget while serving as project leader.
Rock Mechanics Lab Manager
Expand Energy Corporation (Chesapeake Energy Corporation)
01.2018 - 01.2021
- Interviewed, hired, and trained lab technicians and scientists to perform experiments, analyze, and report results.
- Set and oversaw quality assurance guidelines for laboratory work.
- Planned and coordinated new development programs to meet deadlines and within budget.
- Designed processes to increase efficiency by minimizing error and reducing repetitive tasks.
- Supervised and coordinated the development of corporate database resources to improve geomechanical modeling, data analysis, and geomechanical data quality.
- Improved processes to increase output by >100% without added resources by automating tasks, collecting and implementing technician ideas, and incorporating data gathering techniques to improve data collection.
Supervisor, Project Manager, Owner
Omni Universal Incorporated
01.2015 - Current
- Strategic planning of home “flipping” and repair from foundation to rooftop. Responsible for hiring, training, compensation, and resource allocation with contractors, subcontractors, and employees. Compliance with government regulations through permitting, inspection, business licensing, financial instrument management, and sales. Flexibly problem solve, multi-task, and coordinate stakeholders to keep projects on budget and on track for completion.
Senior Geomechanicist; Geological and Geophysical Technology
ConocoPhillips
01.2013 - 01.2015
- Structural geologist and geomechanicist focused on rock mechanics testing programs, data application, mentorship, and consultation on exploitation strategy on behalf of internal clients. Maintained full-cycle project leadership, handling individual budgets of up to $500K, designing and supervising multiple programs simultaneously with a variety of client needs and final deliverables. Provided expert training, interpretation, and collaboration with engineers, petrophysicists, and geoscientists to integrate geomechanical properties into geologic models.
Geomechanical Engineer; Rock Mechanics Division
TerraTek, a Schlumberger Company
01.2008 - 01.2013
- Consulting and project development for sensitive and confidential geotechnical, geomechanical, and mining rock mechanics programs. Provided full-cycle project management with multiple, simultaneous individual budgets of $300K+. of core analysis data. Supervised and coached project staff of 15+ while delegating tasks, supervising sample processing, data collection, quality control, and reporting in cross-disciplined data integration with core and fluid analysis studies. Developed safety procedures and policies.
- Significant Achievements and Responsibilities:
- Cut project cycle time by half while improving data quality by streamlining rock mechanics data collection time on projects, more than doubling the return on investment and making data available for live drilling characterization
- Designed laboratory study programs and goals, including testing procedures and project plans
- Consulted with asset teams to determine geomechanical needs, design testing programs, and coached geoscientists and engineers how integrate data into models
- Awarded “Excellence in Action” award for exceptional test program design and execution of key project; saved client over $20M by eliminating rig NPT
- Streamlined rock mechanics testing program turnaround time on projects; increased productivity by over 50% and improved engineering application
- Provided extensive high pressure/high temperature conventional drawdown characterization for reservoir characterization, exploitation, and engineering study
- Developed industry-pioneering tensile strength testing method and required equipment to determine salt creep rates and tensile limits
Education
Master of Science - Structural Geology
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UTBachelor of Science - Geology
University of California
Santa Barbara, CABachelor of Science - Geophysics
University of California
Santa Barbara, CASkills
- Personnel and Budget Management
- Project strategy and execution
- Team management
- Proficient in Microsoft Office suite
- Stakeholder collaboration
- Expense tracking and oversight
- Detailed project cost analysis
- Project scheduling
- Cost control and analysis
Timeline
Engineering Project Manager
Northrop Grumman
01.2021 - Current
Rock Mechanics Lab Manager
Expand Energy Corporation (Chesapeake Energy Corporation)
01.2018 - 01.2021
Supervisor, Project Manager, Owner
Omni Universal Incorporated
01.2015 - Current
Senior Geomechanicist; Geological and Geophysical Technology
ConocoPhillips
01.2013 - 01.2015
Geomechanical Engineer; Rock Mechanics Division
TerraTek, a Schlumberger Company
01.2008 - 01.2013
Bachelor of Science - Geology
University of California
Bachelor of Science - Geophysics
University of California
Master of Science - Structural Geology
University of Utah
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