John Bales
Tomball,TX
Summary
Accomplished Business Development Professional with over 25 years of experience in the oil and gas sector, specializing in project management, operational efficiency, and strategic sales initiatives. Proven track record of fostering robust client relationships, driving revenue growth, and leading teams toward achieving market penetration and profitability. Adept at aligning technical, commercial, and operational capabilities with customer needs to deliver comprehensive solutions.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
Work History
Project Management
Baker Hughes
09.2020 - Current
- Duties as Project Management professional involve project management globally across multiple product lines with multi-time zone deadlines
- Provide engineering support for global districts, ensuring operations are executed flawlessly, mitigating any NPT, and resulting in 70% reduction in NPT so far.
- Establishing customer rapport, participating and presenting after-action reviews underlining KPIs and trends after job completion, and providing insight on improving efficiency of operations for client and BHI
- Develop and mentor colleagues and global teams as Role Readiness Champion to ensure competence is met across six respective product lines for employees
- Confer with senior-level management and executives on key accounts and clients, ensuring efficient operations.
- Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple projects.
- Learned and adapted quickly to new technology and software applications.
Completions Superintendent
B.E.S
01.2012 - 01.2020
- Completion's Superintendent was to manage the operations such as snubbing & rig operations, Coil Tubing cleanouts, drill outs, fishing, Etc
- Collaborating with onsite contractors to ensure most efficient methods to accomplish tasks on schedule.
- Supervised and developed 60 team members to maintain compliance with client specifications, OSHA mandates, and regulatory standards
- Responsible for project planning and assessed potential conflicts to meet established
- Implemented economic strategies to improve efficiency and cost reductions across multiple business segments
- Negotiated concessions and contracts with vendors, working one-on-one with procurement and legal.
- Championed continuous improvement initiatives within the organization, introducing new methodologies to increase productivity and reduce overall project costs
- Managed multiple simultaneous projects while maintaining strict deadlines and adhering to budget constraints
- Resolved conflicts efficiently among team members, fostering a positive work environment that contributed to successful outcomes
Operations manager
Baker Hughes
05.2004 - 10.2012
- Developed, authored, and executed corporate-wide and project-specific health and safety plans
- I documented inventory and tracked deficiencies by worksite, department, and product line resulting in 99% inventory count.
- Investigated accidents or incidents to discover root causes, led RCA's during incidents, and implemented corrective actions to prevent a recurrence
- Fostered an environment of creative problem-solving and continuous process improvement to complete complex projects smoothly
- Prepared operating and capital budgets for the company, reviewed expenditures, implemented corrective action plans for overages, and managed P&L
- Monitored processes, identified gaps, and resolved operational issues to correct organizational deficiencies
- Empowered employees with conflict resolution skills to increase customer retention
- Promoted team collaboration and professional development opportunities to build a success-oriented culture
- Completed performance reviews and submitted promotional suggestions to upper-level management
- Developed quality talent from within to retain engaged employees and remain competitive.
- Optimized supply chain operations through strategic vendor partnerships and efficient logistics planning
- Empowered employees to take ownership of their responsibilities, leading to increased accountability and improved performance outcomes
- Developed strong relationships with vendors, resulting in better pricing and improved service quality
Regional Technical Manager
KLX Energy Services
- Managed technical engineering aspect of every job, tools, and equipment
- Analyze and write in-depth technical reports on failures, coordinate with engineering to mitigate equipment failures, and create M.O.C to redesign tools
- Implemented mentoring programs to bring new staff up to speed quickly
- Managed employee performance through coaching and counseling
- Improved team member performance through motivation and training
- Improved employee skills, increased team value and cultivated leadership potential, and MOC's and SOP's
- Oversaw day-to-day operations and special projects in fast-paced work environments
- Directed work of 25 employees and assisted with meeting specific team project goals
- Forecasted expected demands and created plans to accomplish objectives within set budgets, resulting in 12% increased revenue and 48% NPT reduction due to tool failures.
Education
BBA - Economics
Texas A& M University
05.2001 -
MBA - Finance & Marketing
Texas A&M
Bryan, TX2025
Skills
Financial Literacy
Project Management
Employee Development
Business Development
Project Planning
Conflict Negotiation
Sales
Teamwork and Collaboration
Operations Management
Team Leadership
Certification
EMT
Accomplishments
- Developed team to drive efficiency and reduce NPT in the DJ Basin increasing the percentage of new wells put on each quarter resulting in an additional 20% of new wells completed.
- Reduced operational expenses by 34% by driving NPT down across completions operations.
- Reduced HSE events by 90% through hazard hunts on each location by utilizing personnel who were not familiar with the operations.
- Earned "Highest profit margin” Award in the Bakken .
Timeline
Project Management
Baker Hughes
09.2020 - Current
Completions Superintendent
B.E.S
01.2012 - 01.2020
Operations manager
Baker Hughes
05.2004 - 10.2012
BBA - Economics
Texas A& M University
05.2001 -
Regional Technical Manager
KLX Energy Services
MBA - Finance & Marketing
Texas A&M