1. Melissa Urdaneta Watts 16005 Angie Kaye Ln Edmond Oklahoma 73013
(C) 405 626 6004, (E) melissacurdaneta@gmail.com
SUMMARY
Driven and results oriented Mechanical Engineer with high initiative and
significant international experience in the oil and gas industry in areas of design,
optimization, project management and technical support for Artificial Lift
systems. Proven ability to effectively lead and work with teams to generate
results which exceed expectations.
• Strong Leadership and presentation skills; chosen to mentor other engineers
and lead multidisciplinary projects.
• 3 years of experience on design, solving manufacturing problems and
production optimization of ESP systems components (Pumps, Seal sections and
Motors).
• Solid understanding of LOE management/reduction and well life-cycle
economics.
• 3+ years of experience on Failure analysis for electrical submersible pumping
systems (Pumps, Seal sections and Motors).
• Project Management for multidisciplinary full life cycle projects, from
conceptual planning to completed construction.
• Fluent in English and Spanish.
EXPERIENCE
Applications Engineer III - Artificial Lift Systems at Baker Hughes Inc. (June 2014 –
February 2015). Oklahoma City, OK
• Provide ESP manufacturing plant with equipment build/design modifications
(ESP pumps, seal sections and Motors).
• Responsible for design and optimization of ESP systems for 14 customer
accounts with difficult applications including high gas, steep decline, slim
casing, significant solids and end of life production in the Mississippian and
Woodford basins.
• Troubleshoot difficult wells and restore performance and production both
through remote digital data monitoring and field monitoring.
• Analyze data and build presentations for Quarterly Business Reviews.
• Development of reliability statistics and trends for specific customers and
make recommendations to improve performance/production of ESP systems.
• Design new field service tooling and improve upon existing tooling using
AutoCAD and Solid Works
• Project Manager for Mississippian Production Optimization Project for Devon
Energy. Analysis and evaluation of multidisciplinary operational expenses for
LOE reduction.
Applications Engineer II - Artificial Lift Systems at Baker Hughes Inc. (August 2013
– Jun 2014). Tulsa, Oklahoma.
• Lead Dismantles of 30+ ESP down-hole equipment (Pumps, Seal sections and

2. Motors) for 14 specific customers in the Mississippian and Woodford basins.
• Troubleshoot difficult wells and restore performance and production both
through remote digital data monitoring and field monitoring.
• Lead Field Service operations.
• Development of reliability statistics and trends for specific customers and make
recommendations to improve performance/production of ESP systems.
• Design new field service tooling and improve upon existing tooling using
AutoCAD and Solid Works.
• Provide ESP manufacturing plant with equipment build/design modifications.
Field Service Engineer – Artificial Lift Systems at Baker Hughes Inc. (July 2012 –
August 2013). Maracaibo, Venezuela.
• Pull and Install 50+ ESP Systems components (Pumps, Seal sections and
Motors).
• On-site supervision of every process involved with the installation and pull of
ESP systems and initial production of oil wells to reduce NPT and improve HSE
for field operations.
Project Engineer at Incalca.CA. (January 2011 - July 2012). Maracaibo,
Venezuela.
• Provide engineering support for the full life cycle of projects, from conceptual
planning to completed construction of heat exchangers and pressure vessels
in accordance with the ASME code Section 8 Division I
(Maintenance/Enhancement).
• Quality Control assurance and Cost Estimation for engineering projects.
• On-site supervision and execution of projects under Process Safety
Management regulation.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
Universidad del Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela (2005 – 2010). 3.6 GPA equivalent.
SKILLS
• SolidWorks and AutoCad Software. Field Service tool design for work-over
operations.
• ARIES and PetroVisual Software. Production Optimization of Oil Wells
Mississippian and Woodford Basin.
• Well Vision and ESP expert Software. Production Optimization and remote
digital data monitoring for ESP systems.
• Microsoft Project Software. Planning, evaluation and execution of engineering
projects from conceptual planning to final construction of Pressure Vessels by
ASME code.
• SAP. Data analysis and Quarterly Business Reviews preparation.
• FRACAS. Reliability Analysis.