1. John Michael Karras
(US Citizen)
JMKARRAS@uh.edu
Phone: 210.317.4148
EDUCATION
December 2016 The University of Houston
(Expected Graduation) B.S. Petroleum Engineering, GPA 3.5, Engineering Dean’s List
 Self-funded education by working 32 hours every week
 The University of Houston Men’s Collegiate Volleyball Team Player
 Member of Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), member of the American
Association of Drilling Engineers (AADE)
 Volunteer at Houston Habitat for Humanity, and the Meal on Wheels Program
Sponsored by Interfaith Ministries
December 2007 The University of Texas at San Antonio
B.S. Architecture, GPA 3.6, Cum Laude Graduate, President’s List, Dean’s List
 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)—Architecture, Urbanism
and Urban Planning Study Abroad Program
 Vice-president of Alpha Lambda Tau Social Fraternity, member of American
Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS), volunteer with Habitat for Humanity
San Antonio
EXPERIENCE
05/2016—Present BP Lower 48 Onshore
Houston, Texas Reservoir Engineering Intern
 Evaluated the potential of increased proppant loads on the James Lime and
Wilcox formations’ production in the high liquids area of East Texas
 Identify, map and rank areas with high condensate yields in SETX and SWLA
 Calculate remaining reserve potential, drainage areas and acquisition value for
horizontal redevelopment
11/2015—03/2016 Constuctiva Inc.
Houston, Texas Engineering Intern
 Designed structural/civil engineering solutions and drafted construction
documents for tilted-wall panels and roof design
 Executed procurement and cost estimating projects for HISD renovation
projects
 Drafted commercial architecture project drawings and obtained municipal
approval from the City of Houston Architecture Department
08/2008—04/2014 Houston Independent School District
Houston, Texas Full-time Mathematic Teacher Pre AP and Regular Ed. / Volleyball Coach
 Led grade level professional learning community composed of eight teachers
 Peer-elected Clifton Middle School Campus Teacher of the Year 2009-2010
 Five consecutive years ASPIRE award $10K-bonus recipient as a result of
exceeded expectation for value-added academic growth and student
achievement
Spring 2015 Technical and Research Project: Oilfield Production Optimization Project
 Optimized locations of potential drilling sites in Mexico’s Burgos Basin by
evaluating statistical success factors in US Eagle Ford Shale Basin

2.  Benchmarked hydrocarbon production, geological and non-commercial data
of the Eagle Ford Shale by controlling non-ideal commercial factors, resulting
in locations independently corroborated by PEMEX study
 Incorporated ArcGIS statistical and geospatial mapping tool to solve
forecasting problem and designed a systematic process for executing analysis,
leading to streamlined analysis and rapid results
Spring 2015 Technical Project: Reservoir Fluids PVT Project
 Optimized separator unit efficiency by implementing petroleum-engineering
software (PVTSim)
 Formulated and analysed fluid properties (pressure, volume, temperature)
simulations to enhance field operations
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Fluent in English and Spanish (spoken and written), Portuguese and French (conversational)
Software Proficiency:
PEEP, DrillingInfo DI Basic/DI Analytics, IHS Enerdeq, TIBCO Spotfire, DSS, PIPESIM, AutoCAD, ArchGIS,
PVTSim, Planswift, SGeMS, Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator/In-Design, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, Lync, Outlook)