Adam J. Block has extensive engineering experience in areas such as reservoir engineering, drilling engineering, and rotating equipment engineering. He has worked on internships with Encana Oil and Gas where he analyzed well performance, compressor optimization, and drilling parameters. Block also led a senior design project to design a microgravity testing environment. He has strong skills in areas like data analysis, design, collaboration, and safety training from his work as an engineering intern and teaching assistant. Block also has international experience through volunteer work providing care for people with disabilities and organic farming in South Africa, Northern Ireland, Guatemala, and Kenya. He received many honors for his engineering projects and contributions to internationalization.

1. Adam J. Block, E.I.T.
(307) 287-1454 | block.adam.j@gmail.com | 1715 Mercil Ct., Laramie, WY 82070
EDUCATION
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Highest Honors University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; December 2016
B.S. Energy Systems Engineering, Highest Honors University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; December 2016
• GPA 3.86; Graduated top of class; Completed pre-medicine and University Honors Program curriculum
• Software proficiencies: MATLAB, Solidworks (CAD), Abaqus, Mathcad, EES, ChemDraw, TIBCO
Spotfire, IHS Harmony, SCADA, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, Word
PROFESSIONAL/ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE
Internship: Encana Oil and Gas – Reservoir Engineering Denver, CO Summer 2015
• Investigated the applicability of Rate Transient Analysis (RTA) decline parameters in high level scoping of
unconventional reservoirs; emphasis on the evaluation of early well life performance
• Skills developed: well performance modeling; interdisciplinary collaboration among reservoir, geology,
drilling, completions, production, and facilities teams; high volume integrative data analysis
Internship: Encana Oil and Gas – Rotating Equipment Engineering Denver, CO Summer 2014
• Helped to initiate a fleet-wide compressor optimization project across Canada and the United States; worked
to develop a sustainable business model to effectively capitalize on potential production gains
• Skills developed: compressor performance modeling; multi-criteria decision analysis; redlining; contractor
negotiation; collaboration among international business units; field experience evaluating gas facilities
Internship: Encana Oil and Gas – Drilling Engineering Plano, TX Summer 2013
• Performed analysis for the optimization of drilling parameters and prevention of downhole tool failures;
investigated innovative methods to detect downhole vibration without the use of additional equipment
• Skills developed: drilling parameter optimization; high volume data analysis; collaboration with service
companies; mechanical failure diagnostics
Senior Design Project: Department of Mechanical Engineering – Design Lead Laramie, WY 2015-2016
• Designed an affordable, reproducible, microgravity testing environment; employed a systems engineering
approach to allow for the successful recovery of a 3U CubeSat dropped from a 100,000 foot elevation
• Skills developed: systems engineering; design techniques; team management; grant writing; manufacturing
Teaching Assistant: Department of Chemistry – Chemistry II Laboratory TA Laramie, WY 2015
• Taught laboratory exercises to undergraduate students; managed laboratory equipment; ensured student safety
• Skills developed: laboratory safety and supervision; experimentation best practices; chemical analysis
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE
Engineers Without Borders UWYO – President, Kenya Program Manager Laramie, WY 2012-2016
• Initiated water distribution and dormitory projects in Guatemala and Kenya; implemented and oversaw the
construction of a 60-bed dormitory in Mbita, Kenya in 2016; raised over $100,000 for projects
• Skills developed: chapter and project management; fundraising and event planning; construction; professional
documentation composition; teamwork and leadership; domestic and international communication; design
Volunteer Coworker: Camphill Hermanus Hermanus, South Africa 2010
• Helped to lead a house that provided care for adolescents with disabilities; taught technical skills to residents,
including landscaping, bridge building, small construction, and farming
• Skills developed: care for children with disabilities; interpersonal problem solving skills; farming and
agricultural practices; cross-cultural collaboration; leadership
Volunteer Coworker: Camphill Clanabogan Clanaboban, Northern Ireland 2008-2009
• Maintained community’s agricultural self-sufficiency through work as an organic farmer; developed
residents’ domestic and professional independence with focus on personal and professional competencies
• Skills developed: care for adults with disabilities; cross-cultural problem solving; organic farming; heavy
machinery operation
HONORS AND AWARDS
• Best Engineered Project; Department of Mechanical Engineering – 2016
• NASA Undergraduate Student Instrument Project (USIP) Grant: $199,577 – 2016
• International Undergraduate Student Award for Excellence in Internationalization – 2016
• Outstanding Sophomore; College of Engineering and Applied Science – 2013