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OperationsManager

Jean Lorenz

Summary

Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy and efficiency using multiple modern tools. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Operations Manager

LOGISTON
Luanda
03.2022 - Current
  • Managed projects in the service line of corrosion treatment and preservation, boosting sales by over 300%.
  • Determined quality department standards, practices, and procedures, increasing quotation responses to customers from 2 quotations per day up to 8 quotations per day for every employee.
  • Collaborated with audit clients and action owners to apply root cause analysis guidance and establish effective corrective action plans.
  • Established positive and effective communication among unit staff and organization leadership, reducing miscommunications, and missed deadlines.
  • Established and tracked quality department goals and objectives.
  • Recorded, analyzed, and distributed statistical information.
  • Identified opportunities to remove hazards from workplace and developed programs and processes to mitigate safety, chemical and environmental workplace hazards.
  • Reduced financial inconsistencies while assessing and verifying billing invoices and expense reports.
  • Developed and maintained relationships with external vendors and suppliers.
  • Negotiated contracts with vendors and suppliers to obtain best pricing and terms.
  • Assisted in recruiting, hiring and training of team members.

Project Engineer

PETROWORK SOLUTIONS
Luanda
11.2020 - 01.2022
  • Determined and scheduled priorities as required to progress the fabric maintenance work, reducing monthly negative events by at least 50%.
  • Managed projects, calculating time and resources for the execution of the cleaning and fabric maintenance of separators and large production tanks, staying well within budgetary plans.
  • Used PRIMAVERA P6 and SAP for planning, managing and executing project work for the fabric maintenance department, reducing the need of personnel to carry out the tasks by 75%
  • Monitored installation of materials and equipment for compliance with specifications.
  • Completed tasks while providing safe working conditions, staying on budget and meeting project deadlines.
  • Reviewed progress controls for project quality assurance.
  • Established a process control system for the first XYLAN coating system in Angola, including for curing and zinc phosphate treatment.
  • Built a comprehensive and practical pricing system for the XYLAN coating, a highly technical quotation that can be built in less than 10 min.
  • Prepared commercial proposals for fabric maintenance & material supply services.

Field Engineer 2

NEXTIER OILFIELD SOLUTIONS
Odessa
06.2017 - 04.2020
  • Led effort on pumping design modifications for chemicals such as pH control, biocides, friction reducers and surfactants, increasing efficiency, reducing the need of chemicals by at least an overall 20% to keep within specified operational parameters.
  • Interacted effectively with site engineering team and field staff to coordinate work that complied with design specifications.
  • Established quality control : sand management, equipment calibration, water/sand sieve/acid titration tests and analysis, bucket tests to ensure accurate chemical delivery and comprehensive End of Stage reports.
  • Software set up: integrating the LIME/Frac Pro software with other systems on the frac equipment and implementing backup data control.
  • Led work in standardizing accounting/data recording: rounding chemical/cost items and consistency in data entry.
  • Established cost-effective measures for chemical set points as a function of pump rate throughout the pumping schedule.
  • Experienced in diagnostic pumping/hydraulic fracturing treatment on multiple formations in the Permian Basin.

Tool Engineer

LEE ENERGY SYSTEMS
Midland
09.2015 - 06.2017
  • Ran a patented hydraulic perforating system with breakthrough technology that reduces operational time at least a week for clients and saves substantial associated equipment costs in comparison to the traditional perforating method.
  • Reviewed internal processes and plans for mechanical verification, product development and factory processes.
  • Interpreted casing schematics and past cementing operations to develop customized solutions.
  • Specified system components and directed product modifications to comply with engineering design and performance specifications.
  • Examined existing documents and blueprints to best update and maintain project records.
  • Designed budgets and cost estimates for projects with speed and accuracy while working closely with clients, drafters and employees to determine best courses of action.
  • Tested newly installed systems, closely monitoring functionality and adherence to operating specifications.
  • Troubleshot and diagnosed equipment issues with the hydraulic perforating system, quickly made plans for repairs and monitored use to rectify issues.

Associate Professional

Halliburton
Williston
01.2014 - 09.2015
  • Reported project status to drive on-time project deliverables.
  • Responded to client requests or questions.
  • Assisted project teams to achieve project objectives and activities.
  • Maintained records of account specific service problems and assisted in prioritizing work requests.
  • Fully trained on the technology behind frac operations, frac design and acid jobs.
  • Well-versed in fracturing methods, fracture mechanics, and pressure analysis while pumping.
  • Proficient in frac equipment: high pressure pumps, iron manifold, downhole blender, gel blender and more.
  • Experienced in various types of frac jobs: sleeve, plug and perf, hybrids, and Cobrajets/Hydrajets.

Drilling Consultant

Halliburton
Rio de Janeiro
11.2010 - 12.2013
  • Communicated with relevant internal and external parties on operations within proposed plan.
  • Prepared well procedures to promote compliance in drilling activities.
  • Customized drill bit selection to improve drilling performance.
  • Prepared successful well designs and drilling programs.
  • Used Landmark's drilling software suite to simulate field operations, proactive identify problems and improve plans to mitigate risks.
  • Created detailed Final Well Reports.
  • Created a drilling data entry system for HRT Oil & Gas.
  • Completed design evaluations and recommended adjustments to improve costs.
  • Led and concluded four major technical & commercial proposals for Well Integrated Services in Brazil.

Drilling Engineer

Petrobras America
Houston
07.2006 - 09.2010
  • Recommended real-time drilling parameters, BHAs, pump strokes and pipe RPMs for optimization and blowout prevention for drilling operations in Gulf of Mexico.
  • Ran statistical analysis and assessed drilling, completion and workover costs.
  • Designed a successful exploratory well for PETROBRAS AMERICA in the MC field, including casing design, drilling hydraulics, AFE and detailed operational timelines.
  • Prepared drilling budget and reconciled drilling expenditures against ACV.
  • Led a successful effort in standardizing PETROBRAS' data management for the Drilling and Completion Phases through Landmark’s programming software Openwells, including classification/coding of operations.
  • Used Landmark's software suite to simulate field operations, proactively identifying problems and improving plans to mitigate risks.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Petroleum Engineering

University of Texas At Austin
Austin, Texas
06.2006

Skills

  • Project Management
  • Policy and Procedure Implementation
  • SAP Expertise
  • Data Evaluation
  • Quality Assurance and Control
  • Planning and Implementation
  • Financial and Cash Flow Analyses
  • Sales Presentation
  • Workflow Planning

Languages

Portuguese, English
Native language
Spanish
Advanced
C1
French
Elementary
A2

Timeline

Operations Manager

LOGISTON
03.2022 - Current

Project Engineer

PETROWORK SOLUTIONS
11.2020 - 01.2022

Field Engineer 2

NEXTIER OILFIELD SOLUTIONS
06.2017 - 04.2020

Tool Engineer

LEE ENERGY SYSTEMS
09.2015 - 06.2017

Associate Professional

Halliburton
01.2014 - 09.2015

Drilling Consultant

Halliburton
11.2010 - 12.2013

Drilling Engineer

Petrobras America
07.2006 - 09.2010

Bachelor of Science - Petroleum Engineering

University of Texas At Austin
Jean Lorenz