1. Table 1 A Comparisonof transferable skills
Skill Use example DesiredSkill
(equivalency)
Prospect use
OperationsManagement Focal pointfor geological operationsandwelloperations
for over12 yearsdirectly. Coordinatinginterestfrom
variousdisciplines, resource planning,budgeting, related
teams, jointventure companiesandoccasional
governmentindrillingoperationswasroutine.
ProjectManagement Initiatedandwasresponsible foroperationinfirst
wirelinecoringjobinGCC andlongestsingle core runin
UAE. Coordinatedinterestof three companies(ADCO,
ADNOCand Al Hosn) insingle well.Involvedincontract
preparation,contractorselection,overview,review, and
reporting. Handson involvementinpre-wellselectionto
postwell reviewlinkingeachwell withfielddevelopment
planand companies’objectives.
People LeadershipSkills Regularlyactedasoperationsteamleaderandfocal point
for team/assetincorporate meetings.Nudgeothersby
presentinginnovative groundedideas.
Managed Muscat RubyFootball teamfortwo yearswhich
participated inregional competitions. Leadweekend
fieldtripfromTrinidadtoOrinocoDeltaforgeologist and
others.Regularlyassistedinfieldtripplanning,
conductingandreviews.
Presentation/
writing/communications
RegularlydidpresentationsatPDOas a requirementof
seniors. Manypresentationslideswere usedincorporate
presentations.Had several papersacceptedand
presentedatInternationalconferences.Between2009
and 2011 had weekly articlesinOmani newspapers.
Training/Mentoring/Coaching Helprewrite trainingin-unittrainingmanual for
mudloggers.Activelymentoredseveral juniorsincluding
othersnon- assignedjuniorsbyreadingindustryarticles
and writingpapers. Assistantcoachatrugby.Conducted

2. workshopsonSafetytrainingatPDO.Assistedindrilling
workshops.
Business/financial awareness An MBA and ongoingdoctorate inmanagement.
Extremelywell readwithseveral subscriptionsincluding
The Economistand Financial Times.Helpmanageda
sportsbar associatedwithrugbyclubwhichincluded
hiringstaff,inventory,marketingandpromotions.
Decision-making Currentlydoingadoctorate on decision-makinginthe
PetroleumIndustry. Able tosee the bigpicture and
detailsrequiredtomake gooddecisionevenif unpopular.
Planning/Process ActivelyinvolvedinwellplanningmeetingsatPDO.
Mappedout well deliveryprocesswhichwasusedin
several trainingmanual fornew hires. Organizedand
structuredwithregularplanningandprocessmeetingsor
updatesavailable. Suggestedseveral processfor
followingoperationswhile atKOC.
Continuouslearning Self-sponsoredanMBA andseveral othercourseswhile
workinginareassuch as riskanalysis,sportsmanagement
to basinanalysis. Currentlyworkingonadoctorate.
Readmost manualsavailable atworkandcontributedto
some revisionsatADCO.
Innovative Involvedinstandardizationof well proposal
documentation,andinitial setupelectronicwell
formatting.Suggestedthe use of newcoringtechniques
while atADCO.Activelyinvolvedinnewdatacollection
methodwhile drilling.Promotedthe collaborative work
environmentinMinagishteam.Diversereadinghelpsin
developingcrossdiscipline ideas.