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Ricky Reed

Norman,OK

Summary

I came from a small town with limited work/ career options, so like most young adults i bounced around jobs until i started in the oil and gas industry in 2005 with a small company before changing over to Helmerich & Payne were i stayed from 2007-2024. Now currently a small business owner witch includes a general handy man and a licensed firearms dealer. I am going on 5 years as a volunteer fire department. I stay pretty busy juggling my business and family life.

Overview

2026
2026
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Business Owner

Helper Monkey Services LLC
01.2021 - Current

I started this business as a side job and have now grown it into a full time job. This business has a broad spectrum of services offered from electrical, plumbing, carpentry, welding/ fabrication, property maintenance, small engine repair, and mecanical work. Basically a general handy man.


Licenced Firearms Dealer

Self-employeed
02.2024 - Current
  • Negotiated terms with clients to establish profitable dealer agreements.
  • Managed inventory, ensuring timely restocking and accurate product availability.
  • Facilitated customer transactions, enhancing satisfaction through exceptional service.
  • Researched market trends to identify potential growth opportunities for products.

Firefighter

Goldsby Fire Department
12.2019 - Current
  • Work closely with law enforcement on scene to insure a safe and efficient environment
  • Fast paced and stressful environment
  • Well trained and disciplined
  • Understand and respect the chain of command
  • Responded immediately to alarms for fires, vehicle accidents and other emergency situations.
  • Administered emergency treatment and medical care to people injured in accidents and fires.
  • Informed and educated local community members about fire prevention and safety.
  • Employed systematic search and rescue procedures and location and excavation devices to safely locate and evacuate victims.

Driller

Helmerich & Payne Drilling
  • Oversee drilling operations
  • Oversee the safety and wellbeing of 4+ other employees for 12hr 14day tour.
  • Work with 3rd party crews/ individuals as required to keep the operation running safe and smooth.
  • Selected and attached drill bits and drill rods to add extra rods as hole depths increase.
  • Inspected equipment for safety and functionality and completed regular maintenance.
  • Operated and stabilized machines and drills.
  • Observed pressure gauge and moved throttles and levers to control speed of rotary tables and regulate pressure of tools at bottoms of boreholes.
  • Supervised all day drilling operations and provided troubleshooting expertise.
  • Managed rig move and drilling operations.

Rig Manager

Helmerich & Payne Drilling
02.2016 - 03.2019
  • Oversee a 24hr operation for 2 week periods
  • Trained and monitored employees to teach daily tasks and improve performance.
  • Provided leadership, insight and mentoring to newly hired employees to supply knowledge of various company programs.
  • Delegated duties to employees based on skillset.
  • Monitored project progress to enforce adherence to deadlines and quality standards.
  • Set up and took down drilling rig and equipment.
  • Recruited and hired workers, in addition to supervising and monitoring daily performance.
  • Kept detailed progress records to hit strict deadlines and adjust plans.
  • Allocated material and labor resources to promote on-time and under-budget project completion.
  • Account for the safety and wellbeing of 20+ employees 24hrs a day while they worked a 12hr day rotating shift.
  • Delegated work to staff, setting priorities and goals.
  • Established and enforced procedures and work standards, promoting team performance and safety.

Well Control Specialist

Helmerich & Payne Drilling
07.2020 - 10.2024
  • Dismantled equipment to and cleaned or performed regular maintenance.
  • Transported equipment from one job site to another.
  • Delegated work to staff, setting priorities and goals.
  • Established and enforced procedures and work standards, promoting team performance and safety.
  • Implemented onsite safety protocols and procedures and properly trained team members on prevention measures.
  • Provided leadership, insight and mentoring to newly hired employees to supply knowledge of various company programs.
  • Prepared and planned worksites to help jobs run smoothly.
  • Kept detailed progress records to hit strict deadlines and adjust plans.
  • Allocated material and labor resources to promote on-time and under-budget project completion.

Floorhand, Derrickhand, Driller, Rig Manager

Helmerich & Payne Drilling,
05.2007 - 10.2024
  • Work closely with law enforcement on scene to insure a safe and efficient environment
  • Fast paced and stressful environment
  • Well trained and disciplined
  • Understand and respect the chain of command
  • Responded immediately to alarms for fires, vehicle accidents and other emergency situations.
  • Administered emergency treatment and medical care to people injured in accidents and fires.
  • Informed and educated local community members about fire prevention and safety.
  • Employed systematic search and rescue procedures and location and excavation devices to safely locate and evacuate victims.

Education

High School Diploma -

Coalgate High School
Coalgate, OK
05.2001

Automotive Mechanics

Kiamichi Technology Center - Atoka
Atoka, OK
1999

Skills

  • Safety oriented in high stress environments
  • Excellent trouble shooting skills
  • Excellent manager of time
  • Good at delegating task per skill level of workers under me
  • Willing to train new hires while willing to listen and learn from the new hires all the way to the seniors in the industry i am working in
  • Fast learner of skills i do not currently posses
  • Detail and goal oriented and pride myself on being efficient with time and budget

Certification

  • Vehicles extraction certificate
  • AED trained
  • First aid/ CPR
  • Extandedboom forklift proficient
  • AWP (man basket) proficient
  • Well control certified for 8 years (currently expired due to job not requiring cert.

Timeline

Licenced Firearms Dealer

Self-employeed
02.2024 - Current

Business Owner

Helper Monkey Services LLC
01.2021 - Current

Well Control Specialist

Helmerich & Payne Drilling
07.2020 - 10.2024

Firefighter

Goldsby Fire Department
12.2019 - Current

Rig Manager

Helmerich & Payne Drilling
02.2016 - 03.2019

Floorhand, Derrickhand, Driller, Rig Manager

Helmerich & Payne Drilling,
05.2007 - 10.2024

Automotive Mechanics

Kiamichi Technology Center - Atoka

Driller

Helmerich & Payne Drilling

High School Diploma -

Coalgate High School
Ricky Reed