This document provides a career profile summary for a construction consultant with over 28 years of experience in Western Canada's oil and gas industry. The consultant has experience overseeing activities like preparing well sites, road construction, and spill cleanup. He has a proven track record of safely managing projects with budgets over $1 million and teams of up to 40 employees. Additionally, the consultant holds relevant safety and technical certifications and has experience managing surveying, GPS, and GIS systems for oil and gas applications.

1. Management Level
Career Profile
Construction Consultant extending a background of 28+ years throughout Western Canada serving numerous Oil & Gas
companies. Prepare oilfield locations for drilling, post project cleanups, lease road construction, County/MD road
construction and construction of ice roads. Proven track record of success while overseeing activities with skills in
coordinating, planning and supporting daily operations within surveying, locating and earthworks. Proven leader
demonstrating broad based competencies and knowledge in the following areas:
 Shallow / Deep Oil & Gas  Planning & Scheduling  Ground Disturbance
 Operational Management  Construction Activities  Interdisciplinary Liaison
Key Areas of Expertise
Highly focused and results-oriented in supporting complex, deadline-driven operations with the proven ability to
identify goals and priorities and resolve issues. Place a high precedence on safety while implementing training
initiatives for team members to ensure compliance up to company standards as well as industry regulations.
Operations Management
 Held financial accountability managing AFE’s of more that a million dollars ($1.2M) for Tri Star Oil and Gas.
 Capable of overseeing staff and contractors of up to 40 employees and multiple Contractors, providing overall
direction ensuring all project work gets completed up to client specifications.
 Assist and develop company safety programs by analyzing trends and understanding the risks and hazards
associated to the work performed in the field.
 Perform all sales and billing.
Scope of Influence / Leadership
 Supervised the construction of the $4.2M Duchess Recreation Center in 2014-2015. Liaised with Architects,
Engineers, Civil and Construction contractors to complete the project on time and under budget.
 Dispatch, coordinate and supervise employees in the areas of lease & road construction, oilfield reclamation &
remediation and site grading of various sizes.
 Oversee GPS and conventional survey crews in legal surveys, seismic and control surveys. Process and check all
conventional and GPS data.
Technical Competencies
 Implemented innovation to the delivery of the RTK GPS survey system, being one of the first Users/Owners to
bring this system to the Oil & Gas market while operating Benchmark Surveys.
 Successfullymanage all aspectsof businessdevelopment,safety,procedures, GPS collection and CAD mapping.
 Computer proficiency using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) as well as web design (WIX).
Professional Development
 Safety Essentials for Supervisors and Managers  H2S Alive  Safe Digging – Supervisory Level 201
 Global Ground Disturbance Level II  WHMIS  Lease DevelopmentandReclamation
 Petroleum Advanced Line Locator  First Aid  Incident and Accident Investigation
 Petroleum Safety Training (PST) (IRP 16)  Hazard Assessment  Reclamation Criteria for Wellsites
 Confined Space Entry & Recue Level II  Fall Protection  Supervisor Leadership Training
Completelist ofprofessional development/trainingavailableuponrequest.
DARREN DRADER
Box 7, Duchess, AB T0J 0Z0
403-363-3335
darrendrader@hotmail.com
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DARREN DRADER | darrendrader@hotmail.com
Employment Experience
Territory Manager 2015 - 2016
Cervus Equipment Ltd.
 Performed John DeereAg &Turf Sales throughoutthesouthernarea within theCounty of Newell. Promoted client
service excellence, handling a portfolio of reputable accounts within the agricultural field.
Front Line Supervisor 2013 - 2015
Cenovus Energy Inc.
 Operated as a Ground Disturbance Supervisor and Coordinator for third party crossing in the Brooks/Drumheller
Grasslands area and maintained Alberta One Call Response service.
Operations Manager 2010 - 2013
Alberta Hot Line
 Was responsible for dispatching, coordinating and supervising Locators. Key player in the Advanced Line Locator
Program and Safe Digging Training.
Construction Consultant 2008 - 2012
ProspEx Resource Management Ltd.
 Handled spotting, construction and clean up of oil and gas wells throughout Alberta and Saskatchewan and
provided construction of ice road access.
General Manager 2009 - 2010
Drader Locating Inc.
 Dispatched, coordinated and supervised locators and office staff. Handled business development, safety,
procedures, GPS collection and CAD mapping.
Construction Consultant 2008 - 2009
TriStar Oil and Gas
 Was in charge of spotting, construction and clean up of oil wells throughout South Eastern Saskatchewan.
 Previous to 2008 I held various positions including Operations Manager, Construction Consultant, Global
PositioningSystemsCoordinatoraswell asPresident/Owner. Completelistofemploymentavailableuponrequest.
Community Involvement
Village of Duchess Councillor and Board Member 2009-2016
 Newell Regional Services Corporation
 Duchess Agricultural Society
 Inter Municipal Development Planning Committee
 Duchess Community Hall
Duchess Days 2013-2016
 Past organizer
St Joseph’s Collegiate 2006-2012
 Junior High and High School Basketball Coach
WCSS Oil Spill Cooperative Area S 2010-2016
 Volunteer