1. DANIEL MUTUA
301-50 Tununuk, Inuvik, X0E 0T0,Tel: (867) 334-0739
Eml: danmutua@northwestel.net, Eml: dkipnai@gmail.com,
OBJECTIVE
Job
SKILLS AND HIGHLIGHTS
• Project management experience summary 10-years living North of 600 (Refer to Appendix A)
• Strong conflict resolution and problem solving skills
• Strong financial and managerial skills
• Ability to communicate both orally and written effectively
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Excellent research and innovative abilities
• Excellent computer training skills
• Excellent instructing and teaching abilities
• Recently obtained Masters of Public healthcare
• Recently obtained Diploma in Electrician
• Currently pursuing Diploma in accounting
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Petroleum Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada 1990-1996
MSc. Petroleum Eng. Geology, MoscowAcademy of Oil & Gas, Moscow,Russia 1981-1987
Masters of Public Health-Epidemiology, Kaplan University, USA 2013-2015
Cert. Radio Mechanics Part III Moscow School of Radio-electronics, Russia 1984-1987
Diploma in Electrician, ICS, Quebec, CA 2012-2013
Diploma in Accounting,ICS, Quebec, CA 2016-Prsnt
WORK HISTORY
TechnicalAdvisor Jan 2010 to Aug 2012
Government of Northwest Territories Housing Corporation:
• Managed the direct delivery of capital construction and renovation stages from contract planning to
warranty inspection and evaluated contractorperformance and work history.
• Performed Housing foundations inspection,wall envelope inspection, roof inspection and
mechanical/electrical inspection in order to estimate retrofitting budget.
• Taught Adults Solution to Educate People (STEP) how to innovate,repair and maintain their homes and
financial responsibilities.
• Monitored allocation of the Local Housing Organization's maintenance budget and recommended
improvement to address priorities.
• Analyzed maintenance management reports and provided recommendations for improvements on
deficiencies on safety procedures and practices.
• Undertook the research, development and implementation of special initiative projects in the communities
(i.e., energy conservation,home ventilation).
• Assisted the Director in the preparation of briefing notes,issue and decision papers,and prepare
community status reports.
Minerals oil and gas Advisor Sept 2006 to Dec 2009
• Government of Northwest Territories Industry Tourismand Investment

2. • Developed course modules and taught communities in GNWT the pros and cons of oil and gas industry
using plain language.
• Conducted environmental and socio-economic assessments of projects in NWT contributing to detailed
screening reports, identifying potential environmental and socio-economic effects and mitigation measures,
and making binding recommendations for the approval or rejection of the project.
• Identified and analyzed the environmental and socio-economic effects of projects as well as mitigation
options and researched specific issues that arise during the environmental and socio-economic assessment
of projects, and recommended means to resolve these issues.
• Worked closely with First Nations to ensure requirements of the NWT Mackenzie Valley Resource
Management Act (MVRM) and Umbrella Final Agreement are addressed in environmental and
socioeconomic assessments.
• Participated in the engagement processes with First Nations, communities, project proponents, stakeholder
groups and the public to explain policies and procedures, identify and review project issues and concerns,
and develop options and solutions to problems.
• Participated in teams that liaise with project proponents, other decision bodies and other stakeholders to
explain environmental and socio-economic assessment processes, to identify and obtain missing
information, to identify mitigation measures to address potential environmental and socio-economic effects
of projects and resolve outstanding concerns about environmental and socio-economic effects.
• Reviews, analyzes and evaluates project proponent submissions, identified errors, omissions and technical,
problem and additional information requirements.
• Represented GNWT in Joint Repeal Panel in the negotiation, coordination and development of
environmental and socio-economic assessment requirements, standards, and agreements with project
proponents,communities, and stakeholder groups through the provision of data and options.
• Researched and participated in the development of new methodologies for conducting environmental and
socio-economic assessments in NWT for use by project proponents,and otherinterested parties.
• Conducted research and maintained current awareness by visiting communities and making PowerPoint
technical and scientific information related to projects, environmental and socio-economic impact
assessment and the environmental sciences.
• Reviewed GNWT policies and legislation relating to the minerals and petroleum industry, CPA, MVEI,
COGOA, MINERAL, Mackenzie Valley & Environmental Impact Acts and Aboriginals Land Claims Acts.
• Facilitated effective industry management, development and continued investment in the NWT and
research possible solutions for any identified problems in MOG Act.
• Attended the Joint Repeal Panel meetings to get first hand concerns of Aboriginal people on MOG
exploration and mining industry,on environmental impact – land,water, air and food chain.
• Participated in policy analysis, research, evaluation and formulation and provided input to promulgating
new departmental policy.
• Collaborated with ITI headquarters and region staff in the planning and implementation of initiatives to
maximize benefits from minerals oil and gas development.
Coordinator/Instructorofthe computertraining centre Feb 2015 -June 2016
Tamarack Computers Inc., Yellowknife, NT
• Developed businessstrategy:coursesfee and cancellation procedure and safety awareness policy
• Marketed the training courses and put Ads on the eventbrite website
• Registered studentsand sold the training materialand courses to clients
• scheduled training sessionsand courses cancellations
• Rented the training centre to othercompanies to conducttheirbusiness fora daily premium
• Resolved disputesbetween clientsand the training centre
• Ensured that relevant federal,territorialstatutes,as wellas department policies and procedures,were followed
to meet clients’needs
Laboratory Coordinatorformaterial testing laboratory, July 2014-Jan 2015
Tetratech,Eba Inc., Yellowknife, NT

3. • Supervised the daily operations of the laboratory and to performed testing and reporting required for quality
control of material testing
• Performed standard testing procedures to analyze components and physical properties of materials.
• Monitored and analyzed test information to aid in maintaining equipment operating consistency
• Monitored quality and reviewed test data for conformance with specifications
• Coordinated job specific testing requirements with 3rd party testing firms.
• Maintain lab equipment in working order
• Ensured all lab testing, reporting, and procedures are in accordance with company program requirements
• Supervised assigned staff,with broader responsibilities and opportunities available as I became more
familiar with TETRA TECH EBA
• Served as management representative for certifications
• Participated in ASTM committees and standard review for material testing
• Performed otherrelated duties as assigned by the Project Director
• Facilitated the laboratory to acquire certificate of recognition (COR) status a requirement for a business to
get Government of Northwest Territories
College Instructor Sept. 2013 to June 2014
Aurora College, Inuvik, NT
• Instructed mathematics, Physics,Chemistry and Communication courses to college students
High schoolInstructor Sept. 2012 to Sept. 2013
Aurora College, Inuvik, NT
• Instructed high schoolin mathematics, physics,and chemistry
• Instructedstudentswith learning disability enabled themcomplete theirgrade successively
Chief Executive Officer, Jan 2002- Aug 2006
Dancare Engineering,Calgary, AB.
• Developed business,budget,hiring and project assignments and overall supervision of all the personnel
activities.
• Prepared H2S emergency response plan (ERP) to use for drilling, completions, well servicing and
walkovers.
• Designed wellbore drilling and completion programs for vertical and horizontal wells oil and gas wells.
• Analyzed and prepared reservoir core samples for laboratory testing.; managed various multidisciplinary
project budgets,time and personnel.
• Advised clients on how to design reservoir optimization studies and scheduling; prepared technical and
economical bid proposals.
• Participated in brainstorming sessions with colleagues and teamed togetherin solving multidisciplinary
problems.
• Acted as Lead Research Engineer solving coal-bed methane gas casing migration into water wells.
Analyzed more than 100,000 water wells in southern Alberta and provided the client with final
recommendations which were accepted by the EUB. The client was given reprieve from looming legal
dispute.
• Designed for our clients smoke plume towers critical flowrate capacities based on EUB guidelines on oil
and gas facilities.
• Provided data implementation counseling and tutoring to clients and assisted themas students ofdrilling
with resource development and referring as necessary (e.g. ASTM Database Centre).
• Wrote and presented technical reports; assisted otherCompany’s employees with designing drilling
programs as needed; developed and updated H2S reports to ensure proper assessment ofrelease rates.
• Completed ongoing professionaldevelopment as required by Professional Engineering Association and oil
and gas industry.
• Developed and delivered specific oil and gas courses and/orseminars for third party clients as needed;
initiated and maintained contact with a broad base of resources including print, visual, and technology

4. based; developed materials using a variety of media including print, visual and technology based;
participated on a number of company program and articulation committees as needed
Operations Engineer, Jan 2002- Aug 2006
Bissett ResourcesConsultant,Calgary,AB.
• Prepared H2S emergency response plan (ERP) to use for drilling, completions, well servicing and
workovers.
• Designed wellbore drilling and completion programs for vertical and horizontal oil and gas wells.
• Acted as Lead Research Engineer solving coal-bed methane gas casing migration into water wells.
Analyzed more than 100,000 water wells in southern Alberta and provided the client with final
recommendations which were accepted by the EUB. The client was given reprieve from looming legal
dispute.
• Provided data implementation counseling and tutoring to clients and assisted themas students ofdrilling
with resource development and referring as necessary (e.g. ASTM Database Centre).
• Wrote and presented technical reports; assisted otherCompany’s employees with designing drilling
programs as needed; developed and updated H2S reports to ensure proper assessment ofrelease rates.
• Completed ongoing professionaldevelopment as required by Professional Engineering Association and oil
and gas industry
Instructor, Jan 2004-Dec 2006
Southern Alberta InstituteofTechnology(SAIT),Calgary, AB.
• Instructed in subjects in the fields of:
• Drilling engineering
• Reservoir engineering
• Oil and gas production engineering
• Petroleum geology,
• Oil and gas economic
Director/Chief TechnicalAdvisor, Jan 1999 To Dec 2001
Rock Sciences Department Agat Labs,Calgary, AB.
• As a member of the management team, successively provided direct supervision to more than 6
managers with a total staff of more than 60 staff, part of a greater team of 500 personnel.
• Developed business locally and internationally and facilitated the opening of a New Agat Labs branch
in Mexico.
• Trained subordinate staff on workplace safety and how to conduct experiments systematically
• Guided the team in developing standard operating procedures which incorporated safety as per
ISO9000.
• Hired new employees and counseled and disciplined the unruly ones
• Designed routine and special core testing which included and not limited to:
• ROCK ELASTICITY: Principal stresses in two and three dimensions, Mohr’s stress circles in
three dimensions, geometric interpretation of the deviatoric stress invariants,plane strain and
plane stress and homogeneity and anisotropy
• FAILURE MECHANICS: Failure criteria in three dimensions criteria independent of the
intermediate principal stress and criteria depending on the intermediate principal stress.Fluid
effects : pore pressure,partial saturation, chemical effects and soil mechanics, tensile and impact
testing
• GEOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF PETROLEUM RELATED ROCK MECHANICS: Mechanical
properties of sedimentary rocks sandstone, chalk , shale and rock salt
• STRESSES AROUND BOREHOLES, BOREHOLE FAILURE CRITERIA: Stress distributions
with constant/varying pore pressure and borehole failure criteria

5. • ELASTICWAVE PROPAGATION IN ROCKS: Rock mechanics and rock acoustics,static and
dynamic moduli and stress state and stress history,borehole acoustics,models involving porosity,
grain pack models, models for cracks and fractured rocks
• MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND STRESS DATA FROM LABORATORY ANALYSIS:
Core samples for rock mechanical laboratory analysis,preparation of test samples, laboratory tests
for rock mechanical property determination, triaxial, measurements of stresses and strains and
acoustic measurements
• MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND IN SITU STRESSES FROM FIELD DATA: Estimation of
elastic parameters, acoustic wireline, full waveform sonic tools and multipole sonic tools,
estimation of strength parameters, log data (wireline and MWD), drill cuttings measurements,
empirical correlations and drilling data; estimation of in situ stresses,density log (overburden
stress),borehole logs (horizontal stress directions), caliper and image logs, fracture tests
(horizontal stress magnitudes), leak-off tests and extended leak-off tests,mini-frac tests,Wireline
tools and empirical relations
• STABILITY DURING DRILLING: Tight hole/stuck pipe, rock mechanics analysis of borehole
stability during drilling, borehole stability analysis for well design
• MECHANICS OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING: Conditions for tensile failure, fracture
initiation and formation breakdown, fracture orientation, growth and confinement and fracture size
and shape
• RESERVOIR GEOMECHANICS: Modelling of reservoir compaction, uniaxial reservoir
compaction, stress effects on porosity, porosity change during depletion and overburden correction
of laboratory measured porosity
• STRESS EFFECTS ON PERMEABILITY: flood directionality in the field, Permeability changes
under isotropic stress conditions,and Permeability changes underanisotropic stress conditions
• Asphalt analysis
Instructor, Sept 1990-June 1996
Teaching assistance undergraduatestudents,TUNS,Halifax, NS.
• Research on horizontalwell construction technology
• Instructed in subjects in the fields of petroleum geology, exploration, drilling, production engineering and
oil and gas,metallurgical labs.
• Cement concrete testing (compressive strength)
• Bedrock (unconfined compressive strength)
• Impact testing
• Horizontal wellbore stability analysis
Project Engineer, Aug 1998-Apr 1999
Core laboratories Canada ltd.,Calgary, AB
Conducted laboratory studies on oil and gas reservoir:
• Waterflooding
• Gasflooding
• Formation damage
• Porosity determination
• Mercury injection and a host of other rock mechanics tests
• Wrote technical report and presented themto clients
Project Engineer, Aug 1998-Apr 1999
Atech Application technologies,Calgary,AB
Conducted research, studies and managed projects related to oil and gas reservoir:
• Pressure transient analysis
• Well performance prediction and modeling
• Water, oil and gas drives
• Volumetric methods and material balance methods of reserves estimation
• Reservoir characterization studies
• Wellbore configuration effects on (absolute open flow) AOF

6. Wrote technicalreport and presented themto clients
INTERNATIONAL WORK RELATED EXPERIENCE
Project Engineer, Aug 1987-Apr 1990
Nationaloil Corporation Kenya,Nairobi, Kenya
• Managed oil and gas drilling projects
• Managed well-site geologist projects
• Worked in a team which was constructing core laboratories for NOCK, ministry of energy
• Wrote and presented technical reports to expatriates in NOCK, ministry of energy
Research assistance Sept 1983-June 1987
Department of industrialgeology,Moscowacademy ofoil and gas,Moscow,Russia
• Constructed subsurface geological maps to determine the subsurface water, oil and gas distribution with the
reservoir rock. Modeled the water, oil and gas hydrodynamics to determine reservoir parameters: water, oil
and gas saturation,rock porosity and permeability.
• MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND IN SITU STRESSES FROM FIELD DATA: Estimation of elastic
parameters, acoustic wireline, full waveform sonic tools and multipole sonic tools, estimation of strength
parameters, log data (wireline and MWD), drill cuttings measurements, empirical correlations and drilling
data; estimation of in situ stresses,density log (overburden stress),borehole logs (horizontal stress
directions), caliper and image logs, fracture tests (horizontal stress magnitudes), leak-off tests and extended
leak-off tests,mini-frac tests,Wireline tools and empirical relations
• Modeled the water, oil and gas hydrodynamics to determine reservoir parameters
• Estimated the quantity of oil, gas and water using material balance and pressure transient analyses
• Hydrology of oil and gas reservoir
• Design of water injection rates in oil and gas producing field in order to increase the coefficient of oil and
gas recovery.
• Wrote technical reports in Russian language.
• Soils Investigation electro-conductivity tests
• Soil & aggregate Testing (Sieve Analysis, Proctor, Water Content)
TRAINING
Technical software
AutoCAD Levels 1,2 &3
Touch tone database programs
Geomaps data programs
Geoscout database problems
Pressure transient analysis simulators
Exodus reservoir modeling simulators
Hysim PVT fluids analysis simulators
Document processing software
Microsoft Word Levels 1, 2 & 3
Microsoft Excel s 1, 2,3 & 4
Microsoft Access Levels 1, 2 & 3
Microsoft Project Levels 1 & 2
Microsoft PowerPoint Levels 1 & 2
Microsoft Outlook
Adobe Illustrator
Word-press based website development
Workplace safety and supervisortraining certificates
Tetra Tech EBA’s SupervisorTraining
Tetra Tech EBA’s Workplace hazardous materials information system(WHMIS)

7. Tetra Tech EBA’s Transportation ofdangerous goods-Land
Tetra Tech EBA’s Transportation ofdangerous goods-Air
Tetra Tech EBA’s Radiation safety program
Tetra Tech EBA’s Hazard assessment andcontroltraining
Tetra Tech EBA safety orientation
Work safe Alberta’s OH&S Legislation training
Work safe Alberta’s basic ergonomics training
Tetra Tech EBA’s defensive driving
Tetra Tech EBA’s Driving Change Training
Technology
Drilling Technology (oil, gas and water)
Reservoir management technology
MASTERS OF PUBLIC HEALTH-EPIDEMIOLOGY
Biology and behaviourwhich impacts on diseases
Health Behaviour
Public Health Biology
Occupational and Environmental Health
Finance,policy and information management
Health Care Financial Management
Health Information Management and Assessment
Organizational Development for Healthcare
Health Policy and Ethics in Public Health
Decision making during disasterperiod
Applied Bio statistics
Applied Epidemiology
Disaster management
Epidemiology & global health
Chronic Disease Epidemiology
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Public Health foundation Epidemiology
International Epidemiology & Global Health
Master’s Capstone in Public Health
Certificates achieved through USAID via their global health learning initiative:
HIV/AIDS Surveillance;
Fostering Change in Health Services and
M&E Fundamentals
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
• Professional Engineer with Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geoscientists of Alberta
(APEGGA), Canada
• Professional Engineer with Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geoscientists of NWT
(NAPEG), Canada
• A member of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM)
PUBLICATIONS
• Mutua,D.K.: “Ph.D. Thesis Title, Design and Testing of Transverse Axial Travelling Jet Systemto
Enhance Gravel Packing Horizontal Wellbore,” Technical University of Nova, Halifax Nova Scotia, 1996.
• Mutua,D.K.: “MSc. Thesis Title, Detailed Study of Geological Structures and Estimation of Oil and Gas
Reserves in Horizon Cbb Romanskii Oil Field”. Moscow Academy of Oil and Gas Industries,1987.

8. • Mutua,D.K, Changirwa, R.M, Rockwell, M.C.: “A Computer simulation model of a Horizontal Wellbore
Cleaning Using a Transverse Axial-Travelling Dynamic-Pressure Jets System,” Journal of Journal of
Canadian Petroleum Technology Special Edition 1999, Vol. 38, No. 12, P30 (1999).
• Mutua,D.K, Changirwa, R.M, Rockwell, M.C.: “A Computer simulation model of a Horizontal Wellbore
Cleaning Using a Transverse Axial-Travelling Dynamic-Pressure Jets System,” Journal of Journal of
Canadian Petroleum Technology Special Edition 1999, Vol. 38, No. 13, P37 (1999).
• Mutua,D.K, Changirwa, R.M.: “A Mathematical Modelling of a Horizontal Wellbore Cleaning Using a
Transverse Axial-Travelling Dynamic-Pressure Jets System,” Paper Presented at The,1993, Fifth Petroleum
Conference of the South Saskatchewan Section, The Petroleum Society of CIM/CANMET Regina October
18-20, 1993.
• Mutua,D.K., Changirwa, R.M, Rockwell, M.C.: “A Mathematical Model of Gravel-Packing in a
Horizontal Wellbore Using a Transverse Axial-Travelling Dynamic Pressure Jets System,” Paper Presented
at The, 1994, AnnualTechnical Conference and Exhibition, Halifax, Nova Scotia, September 25-28.
• Changirwa, R.M, Mutua,D.K, M.C. Rockwell.: “A Mathematical Model for a Multiple-Cone
Hydrocyclone Concurrent Three-Phase (CTP) Separation System,” Journal of Journal of Canadian
Petroleum Technology 1999, Vol. 38, No. 12, P30 (1999).
• Changirwa, R.M, Mutua,D.K, M.C. Rockwell.: “A Mathematical Model for a Multiple-ConeHydrocyclone
Concurrent Three-Phase (CTP) Separation System,” Journal of Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology
Special Edition 1999, Vol. 38, No. 13, P37 (1999).
• Changirwa, R.M, Mutua,D.K, M.C. Rockwell.: “Computer Simulated Optimal Contours in Multiple-
Hydrocyclone Solid-liquid Separation Systems,” 33rd Conference of Metallurgists, Toronto,August 20-25,
1994.
• Mutua,D.K, Barasi, M, Htay A.: “Methods of Special Core Analysis,” 33rd Conference of Geologists and
Geophcist, Calgary, August 20-25, 2000.
APPENDIX A: PROJECT MANAGEMET EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
Government of Northwest Territories housing corporation; Project managed:
• Dozens of construction of new homes projects, renovation and regular maintenance of housing projects in
the communities of: Aklavik, Tuk, Inuvik, Tsiigehtchic, Fort MacPerson,Sachs horbor, Paulatuk and
Uluhaktuk,
• Licensing of oil and gas exploration.
• Training program on Basic knowledge of housing repairs and maintenance in NWT.
• GNWT housing corporation tenders writing, opening and awarding process
• Budgeting
Government of Northwest Territories oil, gas and mining department; Project managed:
• Managed Oil and gas exploration, drilling, production, transportation,storage projects and
Tetratech Yellowknife: Coordinated dozens of projects related to concrete testing,particle size sieve analysis and
Neutron density testing during roads construction.
Tamarack Computors Coordinator in adult education.
MoscowAcademy of oil and gas, Russia: Lead a team of foreign students in writing a polytechnical dictionary,
Russian to English and English to Russian under supervision of Prof. Timotheev of Moscow Academy of oil and gas,
Moscow, Russia.
National oil corporation of Kenya: Project managed dozens of oil and gas exploration drilling and geology projects
and wrote technical reports, as welsite geologist/Engineer.

9. ATECH Application technology,Calgary, AB: Project managed,dozens of presure transient analysis projects, for
both vertical and horizontal welbores.
CORE Laboratories, Calgary, AB; Project managed, dozens of special core analysis studies on:
• Waterflooding oil/gasreservoirs,
• Gasflooding oil/gasreservoirs,
• Polymerflooding oil/gasreservoirs,
• Core triaxial testing,
• Mercury injection capillay pressure studies,
• Formation damages relative permeability,
• Capillary pressure measurements and analysis.
Agat Laboratories, Calgary, AB; Poject managed more than 120 projects per year which included:
• Waterflooding oil/gasreservoirs,
• Gasflooding oil/gasreservoirs,
• Polymerflooding oil/gasreservoirs,
• Formation damages relative permeability,
• Reservoir formation drilling mud-leakage studies
• Capillary pressure measurement and analysis,
• Mercury injection capillary pressure studies,
• PVT oil-gas-water studies,
• Heavy oils VAPEX technology,
• Geology SEM, XRD core analysis studies,
• Marketing of laboratory services and Imagery presentation,
• Laboratotory renovation projects and equipment acquisation.
• Budgeting
The projects were for both local and international clients.
Bissett resources consultant/Dancare engineering; Project managed dozens of projects on:
• H2S release rates,
• Drilling programs design,
• Lead research engineer on groundwater pollution research which included more than 100, 000 water wells.
(CBM) in southern Alberta region.