Contact Information

  • Antonio Dagnino Mendez
    (907) 346-0488

Description

Senior Field Engineer and Analytics Engineer with experience in engineering of high-tech products oriented to Directional Drilling and Downhole Logging for the energy industry. Expertise encompasses building artificial Intelligence models, data analytics, data visualization, root cause failure investigations, public speaking, and domain knowledge in drilling operations. Outstanding problem solving and technical skills used in the field with strong foundations using Python, R, SQL, PowerBI, Tableau and Excel. Bilingual: English and Spanish. Currently pursuing a master’s degree in Artificial Intelligence at University of Texas.

Industry

E&P

Location

Houston, Texas

Experience

MS Candidate
Currently pursuing a master’s degree in Artificial Intelligence at University of Texas.

General Field Engineer
Based in Houston, as General Field Engineer I lead drilling and logging operations in the field, analyzing real-time data and work with client, operations management, and stakeholders to understand business problems. Emphasis on identifying opportunities to improve service delivery, implementing standard work, and managing risk in the field. Overall duties could be classified by the following:
- Analyze real-time data from downhole equipment and adjust drilling parameters to improve operations performance.
- Identify and mitigate shocks, vibrations, stick-slip, drag, and other anomalies observed while drilling using data visualization.
- Run drilling simulations and estimate hydraulics, torque, and drag of bottomhole assemblies using Schlumberger DOX software.
- Workforce Coordinator: Interim role where I developed a relational database and PowerBI report for Personnel Management.

Field Engineer
Performed Directional Drilling and Measurements While Drilling services in different countries across America at the rig site.
- Supervised and inspect the installation of the surface data acquisition modules, including proper wiring of analog/digital sensors, groundings and data streaming using Schlumberger technology eSAM, WITS, InterACT, Maxwell and HSPM.
- Promoted to Field Engineer I, Field Engineer II and pioneered in Field Engineer DDx program where combined Measurements While Drilling (MWD), Logging While Drilling (LWD) and Directional Drilling activities at rig site.
- Applied data engineering techniques and generated deliverables for downhole logging data.
- Field Quality Manager: Served in an interim role accountable for supervising quality engineers, conducting failure investigations and interpretation of data. Also, developed remedial work plans to avoid future incidents.

Awards and Certifications

- Outstanding Performance in SLB employee performance appraisal process
- Merit Salary increase obtained multiple times for outstanding performance.
- Microsoft certified for Data Analyst Associate
- Offshore Training and certifications valid
- Radiation worker certifications valid

Skills

Python, R, Excel, SQL, Directional Drilling, Downhole logging, drilling, AI, Machine Learning, data visualization, data analytics

Education

University of Texas at Austin - Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence
Toronto Metropolitan University - Big Data Analytics Certificate
Universidad Dr Rafael Belloso Chacin - Bachelors of Electronics Engineering