1. Mandela Wade
25 Toledo Street, Belmopan, Belize ǀ M: +501 6771988 ǀ mwadebz@yahoo.com
Career Objective
A young petroleum engineer an seeking opportunity to further develop a career in the petroleum industry. Have excellent interpersonal skills and is able to work effectively as a team member. Over two years experience working as part of a government team of professionals regulating the petroleum industry in Belize with personal responsibility for exploration activities. A hard worker that seeks to maintain a high standard of performance and quality of work.
Experience
Petroleum Engineer December 2014 to present
Government of Belize – Belmopan, Belize
Assist in monitoring of upstream petroleum activities in Belize and provide technical support to the Inspector of Petroleum and Director of the Geology (GPD) and Petroleum Department.
 Responsible for monitoring of all appraisal, development and production activities in Belize.
 Supervising three Petroleum Technicians.
 Carry out geological mapping and geological studies in relation to petroleum exploration and development.
 Evaluate geological, geochemical, geophysical and well data.
 Provide technical advice to the Director on matters pertaining to petroleum.
Trainee Petroleum Engineer June to August 2014
Perenco – London, England
Completed postgraduate thesis which involved reservoir modelling of thin carbonates of the Corozal Basin, Belize which involved:
 Petrophysical analysis
 Static modelling
 PVT modelling
 Creation of dynamic model for varied development scenarios using Eclipse
 Economic analysis

2. Mandela Wade
Geologist Aug 2011 to December 2014
Government of Belize – Belmopan, Belize
Assist in monitoring of upstream petroleum activities in Belize and provide technical support to the Inspector of Petroleum and Director of the Geology (GPD) and Petroleum Department.
 Carry out geological mapping and geological studies in relation to petroleum exploration and development.
 Evaluate geological, geochemical, geophysical and well data.
 Assess exploration, drilling, appraisal and development work programs and technical reports in relation to petroleum exploration and development.
 Provide technical advice to the Director on matters pertaining to petroleum.
 Conduct inspections and monitoring of petroleum exploration and development operations.
 Generate geological information for petroleum exploration.
Trainee Petroleum Geoscientist July 2010 to May 2011
PetroCom Technologies Limited – Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
 Worked to complete a project, The Hydrocarbon Prospectively of Block 5(d), for the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industry, Trinidad &Tobago for my final year thesis.
 Used SMT Kingdom to mapped 200,000 sq. acres of 3D seismic for structural interpretation and prospect analysis of deep water block.
 Used Seisnetic to do fitness and amplitude analysis for prospects and interrogated the seismic data set for direct hydrocarbon indicators.
 Used well logs, palaeontological reports and seismic to generate a depositional model and to characterize reservoir sands.
Education
MSc, Petroleum Engineering 2014
Imperial College, London – London, United Kingdom
BSc, Petroleum Geoscience (Honours) 2011
University of the West Indies – St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago
Short Courses
 Basic Drilling Technology - PetroSkills (USA) - 2012
 Petroleum Executive Regulatory Program - Canadian Petroleum Training Institute (Canada) - 2012
 Applied Reservoir Engineering- PetroSkills (USA) - 2013

3. Mandela Wade
Skills
Geology: Understands the critical interaction of the elements of the petroleum system as required for accumulation of hydrocarbons. Proficient with IP petrophysical software
Geophysics: Understands the use of seismic, gravity, magnetic and resistivity methods for mineral/hydrocarbon exploration. Proficient with Seisnetics, SMT Kingdom softwares
Engineering: Proficient with Saphir, Interpret, Perform, Oracle Crystal Ball, Petrel- Re and Eclipse softwares
Memberships/Affiliations
 Society of Petroleum Engineers
 Association of American Petroleum Geologists
Achievements
 Commonwealth Scholarship (Commonwealth Scholarship Commission) - 2013
 Professional & Technical Scholarship (Government of Belize)- 2008
 CAPE Chemistry Distinction (Belize) - 2008
 Salutatorian (Class of 2006)
Personal Profile/Interests
 Married, one daughter
 First language English
 Plays cricket
 Assist local geology student with field work
 Enjoys sport fishing
 Enjoys going on general nature excursions
 Keen on experiencing different cultures
References
To be provided on request