1. Eric Prewitt
5001 W. Wadley Ave Apt M313 Midland, TX 79707 cell: 520.241.4389
eprewitt90@gmail.com
 Energetic Mechanical Engineer with four years of experience in the Oil and Gas industry in
the field of drilling and product engineering
 Looking to expand my career where innovation and leadership are embraced and encouraged
to push the limits of the industry
 Strong skills developed on the service side of the industry include project management, cost
reduction, economic evaluation, and mentoring of new engineers
 Experience in both field and office environments to address application specific needs from
all levels and present viable solutions to improve drilling performance
Education:
 Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
The University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
Graduated December 2012
AIMS Scholarship (Arizona Instrument for Measuring Standards)
Senior capstone with Caterpillar Inc. at their Arizona proving grounds
o Improved strain gauge performance and lifetime on rotating drive shafts
Work Experience:
 Smith Bits, a Schlumberger Company
BDT Drilling Product Engineer – Permian Basin Midland, TX
Development and Testing of PDC drill bits for the Permian Basin
Employed January 2013 – Present
 Capital Connect LLC
Home Security Technician Manager Tucson, AZ
Startup and manage an office of installation technicians. Led team of 6
Employed May 2010 – Aug 2012
Oil and Gas Experience with Smith Bits, a Schlumberger Company
 Primary responsibilities as a BDT Drilling Product Engineer
o Analyze and create bit recommendations for Permian Basin applications
o Collaborate and oversee the engineering process through conception, design,
modeling and implementation
o Field testing and evaluation of new designs
 ~20% of time spent is in the field working with company men and sales team to establish
need, performance criteria and influencing factors of the bit
o Presentation of designs and performance to customer
o Broad perspective on drilling applications from working with multiple customers
 Close work with PathFinder directional and customer real time performance monitoring
 Geographic responsibility: Permian Basin

2. Notable Accomplishments:
 Introduction and implementation of new technologies
o StingBlade: +25% increase in footage for NM intermediate application
o AxeBlade: +30% increase in ROP for all Permian designs
o Both technologies increased revenue generated by more than +30%
 Reduced product costs by -15% in 2016 with no detriment to performance
 Identification of detrimental corrosion to PDC cutters through multiple run cycles
 Guest speaker for IADD conference on new PDC technology
Additional Training:
 Successful completion of SLB’s Diamond program and graduate of SLB GFE program
 K&M Extended Reach Engineering Design and Implementation Course. August 2015
 OFS-3: Managing and Leading Your People (SLB basic management training)
 Cross training into drilling tools including fishing, whipstocks, underreamers, and jars
 Drilling Economics. Cost projections and estimates for performance improvements
 Drilling software proficiency
o Drilling Office (DOX)
 Torque and Drag
 Hydraulics
 Well Planning, etc.
o IDEAS & iDrill
 SLB drilling dynamics simulation and optimization
Familiar Engineering Software:
 SolidWorks and AutoCAD
o Modeling and design
 Microsoft Office (Strong Excel and PowerPoint Presentation Skills)
 Computer Numerical Control (CNC Programming)
 Arena Simulation (Systems Engineering)