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Davis, Bob - Technology Manager

Registered Consultant

Qualification Summary

Twenty-two years developing, implementing, and managing groups providing technical solutions in the oil industry. Skills include computer aided solutions, troubleshooting, conceptualizing timely and practical solutions and concepts, and the professional/personal growth of people.

Ranked in top 10% of managers in performance reviews several years running at Chevron Petroleum Technology Co.

Managed 25 people in worldwide technical support of formation evaluation and information technology systems.

Developed and managed business plans which saved over $50 million through Well Log analysis, Reservoir Characterization, and Equity Determination studies.

Improved efficiency of computer users by establishing cross platform functionality between PC's, Unix workstations, and IBM mainframes in Chevron and Baker Hughes.

Taught company-wide quality control seminars, improving the quality of vendor data.

Provided real-time technical troubleshooting and training to field engineers resulting in significantly reduced lost time costs to customers.

Improved the access to crucial data for reservoir evaluation and risk reduction by designing the Well File Index database system.

Implemented a communications package to send and receive data from remote well sites directly to the computer center making data immediately available for decision making.

Employment Experience

Baker Hughes, Houston, Texas - Manager, Technology Support Division (1992-pr)

Chevron, Houston Texas - Manager, Formation Evaluation Division (1978-92)

Schlumberger, Houston, Texas - District Engineer (1972-78)

Co-Op Electrical, New Orleans, Louisiana - Engineer (1967-71)

Education/Membership

B.EE. Co-Op - Georga Tech, Atlanta, Georgia (1973)