Samuel Yomi Aina
Houston,TX
Summary
Strategic professional with robust experience in developing and implementing business strategies. Strong focus on driving results through team collaboration and adaptability. Expertise in market analysis, project management, and process optimization. Reliable and flexible, consistently meeting changing organizational needs.
Vice-president of HBS Club of Houston (2020-2021)
Member, Harvard Club of Houston and New York
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief Technology Strategy Officer, Co-CEO
Atlantic & Pacific LNG
Houston, TX
06.2019 - Current
- Received LNG license from Pakistan OGRA, Directed Strategy and Business Management efforts.
- Negotiated port locations in three countries- India, Pakistan, Brazil.
- Governmental relations and discussions at cabinet level
- Negotiations with Multilateral Banks
VP Reservoir Management & Operations
Terracore, CA {SPV (Special Purpose Vehicle)}
Santa Maria, CA
09.2018 - 06.2019
- Cat Canyon field (Heavy Oil and Monterey Shale)
- On-going purchase of Cat Canyon field from ERG Resources (confidential)
- Aries. Review of horizon targets. Work closely with CFO
Reservoir Engineering and Data Analytics (Management) Advisor
Opus Operating II, LLC (& Subsidiaries including Cora Minerals L.P)
Austin, TX
01.2019 - 03.2019
- Permian (Midland and Delaware Basins)
- Type curves, Spotfire, Petra, Drilling Info, etc. Petrophysics. Data Analytics
- Economic analysis of entire basins, delineation into economic tiers on lifting costs
Commercial and Due-diligence Advisor, IB
Palm Capital
Bahrain
11.2015 - 07.2018
- M&A preparation (Negotiations on $2.5b Offshore Financial Refinery financing)
- M&A (Palm Capital)-JP Energy (~$350m attempted purchase from Arclight Capital)
Reservoir Engineer & Geomechanics Supervisor
Petrobras America Inc
Houston, TX
09.2012 - 09.2015
- Cascade & Chinook fields reserves supervisor. Data Analytics- Failure Prediction
- Reservoir Simulation (Petrel & Eclipse). Aries, Spotfire training-Permian, Eagleford JV push.
- Led data room presentations for 2013 proposed sale of assets to other oil firms.
- DRMS (new reservoir simulator built with Shell) Petrobras America technical lead
Lead Reservoir Engineer
BP America & BP Trinidad
Houston, TX
03.2007 - 09.2012
- Mars, Thunder Horse, and NaKika fields (Gulf of Mexico).
- Lead reserves engineer
- Modeling of surface operations with GAP
- Simulation & Classical Reservoir Engineering
- Reservoir Productivity (IPR) and VLP curves using Prosper
- Probabilistic Assessments and associated history-matching to production
Lead Reservoir Engineer
BP Trinidad & Tobago
10.2008 - 01.2010
- Reserves lead for Cannonball and Flamboyant fields. Appraisal Engineer for Amherstia hub
- Added 30 MM BOE reserves to reserves. Ranked Exceptional
- PEEP, DSS. Project Management. PTA analysis and design using PIE (BP proprietary)
- Software for complex faulted fields and segments.
- Material balance: MBAL, Prosper, GAP. PVT analysis and pressure build-up design;
- Condensate offshore well operations, well completions designs, production operations.
Reservoir Engineer
BP America Inc.
03.2007 - 09.2008
- Reservoir management of the Kansas Hugoton field.
- Reserves reporting lead. Economic analysis of drilling program using PEEP.
- Added more than 100 MM BOE to resources and reserves. Ranked Exceptional
- DSS, Petra, Petrel, IHS data. Geological model usage to integrate all available subsurface data (Linux and Windows), worked with full field PETREL model for Hugoton field. Neural Network transient analysis using PIE, Excel. PETRA use for mapping, well display and reservoir qualitat
- Fracture analysis and planning. Deliverability tests
Research Associate & Teaching Associate
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK
08.2006 - 02.2007
- Reservoir Fluid Mechanics Laboratory Course (PE 4521)
- Determination of porosity from NMR (Permian, Woodford Rock Samples- Conv & Unconv)
- Laboratory reservoir volumetric analysis and capillary pressure determination techniques
- Laboratory PVT analysis of hydrocarbons, porosity and permeability data analysis
Graduate Intern
Shell International Exploration & Production
Houston, TX
05.2006 - 08.2006
- Exploration and Production Research GameChanger Team
- Economic and technical analysis of replacing gas-fired boiler systems for steam flooding with solar thermal steam generators in Shell Oman, Bakersfield (California).
- Reservoir requirement assessments for steam flooding; reservoir characterization
Education
Executive MBA-alternative (Alumnus) - Program for Leadership Development
Harvard Business School
Cambridge, MA07.2016
MS - Petroleum Engineering
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK02.2007
Chemical Engineering -
OAU
Ife 03.2003
Skills
- Strategic partnerships
- Organizational development
- Data analytics
- Competitive analysis
- Scenario planning
- Innovation management
- Data-driven decision making
- Brand positioning
- Customer segmentation
- Corporate governance
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Competitive intelligence
- Teamwork
Timeline
Chief Technology Strategy Officer, Co-CEO
Atlantic & Pacific LNG
06.2019 - Current
Reservoir Engineering and Data Analytics (Management) Advisor
Opus Operating II, LLC (& Subsidiaries including Cora Minerals L.P)
01.2019 - 03.2019
VP Reservoir Management & Operations
Terracore, CA {SPV (Special Purpose Vehicle)}
09.2018 - 06.2019
Commercial and Due-diligence Advisor, IB
Palm Capital
11.2015 - 07.2018
Reservoir Engineer & Geomechanics Supervisor
Petrobras America Inc
09.2012 - 09.2015
Lead Reservoir Engineer
BP Trinidad & Tobago
10.2008 - 01.2010
Lead Reservoir Engineer
BP America & BP Trinidad
03.2007 - 09.2012
Reservoir Engineer
BP America Inc.
03.2007 - 09.2008
Research Associate & Teaching Associate
University of Oklahoma
08.2006 - 02.2007
Graduate Intern
Shell International Exploration & Production
05.2006 - 08.2006
MS - Petroleum Engineering
University of Oklahoma
Executive MBA-alternative (Alumnus) - Program for Leadership Development
Harvard Business School
Chemical Engineering -
OAU