James Cleo Howard Jr.

Manage a specified rig and assigned crew. Organize and oversee rig moves. Responsible for personnel and assets, and the operational and financial performance of an assigned rig while working effectively with the customers representative at the drilling location.

Reassigned to Ernest Dees, Rig 85 and sister rig to Bess Brants to get it prepared to begin work after a 90 day standby period.

Abroad Bess Brants , Rig 84 in Saudi Arabia for Aramco

Reassigned to Bess Brants, Rig 84 to begin start up for Aramco when she came out of ASRY shipyard in Bahrain

Joint Venture between Rowan Companies and Saudi Aramco effective October 2017. This formed Aramco Rowan Offshore Drilling (ARO) Drilling. Currently contracted out to ARO through Rowan Companies abroad Scooter Yeargain, Rig 55.

Part of the Operational Efficiency Team currently revising operational procedure for all the offshore rigs in the Rowan's Houston Office in Williams Tower.

Working for Saudi Aramco abroad the Gilbert Rowe/ Rig 038

OIM on Rowan EXLI/ Rig 80 while working for HESS, Indonesia and PETRONAS Indonesia.

Assigned to Projects Team, preforming inspections as the EXL class rigs were under construction at KeppelAmFel Shipyard, in Brownsville, TX.

Driller on land Rig 76 from June 2008 to November 2008 working for Petrogas & Encana. Driller on land Rig 84 from December 2008 to July 2009 working for Encana.

Driller abroad the Rowan Bob Keller working in the Gulf of Mexico for El Paso Oil & Gas.

Driller abroad the Rowan Midland working in the Gulf of Mexico for Walters Oil & Gas, W & T Oil and Gas, and Newfield.

Hired with Rowan January 1993 as a roustabout, promoted to roughneck in May of 1993, promoted to derrick man June 1998.