JOSEPH FOUTS
Midland,TX
Summary
Experienced Oil and Gas professional with over 12 years of management expertise, overseeing a workforce of more than 300 employees across the North and Southern Regions. Proven track record in maintaining strong client relationships with major industry players and driving technical success in ballistic delivery systems. Skilled in profit and loss tracking, well control, and operational budget management, consistently exceeding business targets through effective collaboration with consultants and area leaders. A results-oriented Operations Manager dedicated to optimizing processes and controlling costs while fostering the development of both new hires and seasoned professionals.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Wireline Operations Manager – Permian Basin
NexTier Oilfield Solutions
Odessa, TX
08.2020 - Current
- Oversee all Permian operations for Wireline and Pumpdown
- 6 direct managers reporting into me
- 300+ employees in the region
- Manage P&L of $18MM+ on monthly basis
Operations Manager – Northern US Region
Keane Group / NexTier OFS
Pittsburgh, PA
02.2018 - 08.2020
- Wireline Operations Manager for Northern US region
- Oversee all operations in Marcellus/Utica and Bakken shale plays
Wireline Field Manager
Keane Group
New Stanton, PA
04.2015 - 02.2018
- Tasked with direct management of all wireline crews within Keane’s wireline division
- Responsible for maintaining customer relations of half a dozen customers while ensuring that their accounts are efficiently and properly managed
- Organize multiple divisions of wireline including but not limited to ballistic gun assembly, electronics technician, and pressure control
- Oversee all wireline profit and loss margins
Completions Supervisor / company man
WillowBend Investments
Clarksburg, WV
04.2014 - 03.2015
- Supervised Frac, Wireline, Coiled Tubing and work over rig operations for Antero Resources
- Job reporting using Wellview
District Manager
Archer Wireline LLC
New Kensington, PA
09.2011 - 04.2014
- Managed up to 10 trucks running on a regular basis which generated revenue of up to 30M in revenue a year
- Implemented district wide safety programs and standards
- Fortified customer relations to ensure service quality excellence
- Managed P&L with focus on EBITDA margins
- Ran consistent margins
Wireline Field Engineer
Gray Wireline / Archer Wireline LLC
Wichita Falls, TX
08.2007 - 09.2011
- Managed a crew of four or more while performing perforating and logging operations
- Interpreted real time data and presented customer with viable options for well productivity
- Enforced high standard of SQ and HSE performance
Wireline Operator
Gray Wireline / Archer Wireline LLC
Ft. Worth, TX
06.2006 - 08.2007
- Responsible for building perforating guns, tools and all additional electronic components for ballistics delivery
Education
General Studies -
Midwestern State University
Wichita Falls, Texas01.2006
Class of 2004 -
Holliday High School
Holliday, TexasSkills
- Incident management
- Performance monitoring
- Health and safety compliance
- Production
- Performance reporting
- Marketing
- Project management abilities
- Customer relationship management
- Business and operations management
- Management
- P&L management
- Staff development
References
References are available upon request.
Timeline
Wireline Operations Manager – Permian Basin
NexTier Oilfield Solutions
08.2020 - Current
Operations Manager – Northern US Region
Keane Group / NexTier OFS
02.2018 - 08.2020
Wireline Field Manager
Keane Group
04.2015 - 02.2018
Completions Supervisor / company man
WillowBend Investments
04.2014 - 03.2015
District Manager
Archer Wireline LLC
09.2011 - 04.2014
Wireline Field Engineer
Gray Wireline / Archer Wireline LLC
08.2007 - 09.2011
Wireline Operator
Gray Wireline / Archer Wireline LLC
06.2006 - 08.2007
General Studies -
Midwestern State University
Class of 2004 -
Holliday High School
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