Timothy M. Pattison is an experienced drilling fluids engineer with 6 years of experience working with multiple mud systems. He holds an Associate's degree in Computer Information Systems and is currently a consultant for Fluids Management Inc. Pattison has extensive experience managing drilling fluids operations and personnel as well as experience programming and managing computer systems.
Experienced Drilling Fluids Engineer Seeking New Opportunity
1. Timothy M. Pattison
11 Guyton Avenue Cell Phone: 307-389-7784
Jamestown, NY 14701 Home Phone: 801-675-3960
Email: tim_pattison@hotmail.com
Summary
I am an experienced and self-motivated individual with 6 years of drilling fluids engineering. I have experience working with
multiple mud systems including LSND, ULTRADRIL, SATURATED SALT, POTASSIUM SILICATE, INVERT
EMULSION, AERATED/MIST/FOAM, and ABS-40 Synthetic Oil Base systems. I currently hold an Associates degree in
Computer Information Systems which can be utilized within any field.
Qualifications
• Extensive knowledge with five years’ experience in drilling fluids engineering.
• Experience in drilling fluids engineering with the following mud systems:
o 3 years of LSND Drilling Fluids System
o 6 months of ULTRADRIL Synthetic Drilling Fluid System
o 3 months of SATURATED SALT Drilling Fluid System
o 6 months of POTASSIUM SILICATE Drilling Fluid System
o 3 months of AERATED MUD / MIST / & FOAM Drilling Fluid Systems
o 6 months of INVERT EMULSIONS Drilling Fluid Systems
o 3 years ABS-40 Synthetic Oil Base drilling fluids system.
• Completed an 8 week course in drilling fluid systems with M-I SWACO
• I hold an Associate’s Degree in Computer Information Technology.
• Five years of managerial experience comprised of three years in the computer field.
• Extensive website and database development and programming experience.
Professional Experience
03-2010 – Current American Energy Services (AES) – Formerly Fluids Management Inc. (FMI)
Drilling Fluids Engineer
• Complete chemical testing procedures for drilling fluids to ensure all properties are within proper drilling
specifications.
• Manage onsite personnel for mixing procedures of chemicals to enhance drilling fluids to remain within specs.
• Manage the delivery of drilling fluid chemicals and whole mud deliveries.
• Oversee drilling fluid transfers to ensure no spills are made during the transferring of fluids.
• Manage the billing of used chemicals in drilling fluids and provide detailed reports of costs and fluid properties.
• Remain in constant contact with supervisors for backup support to ensure drilling fluids are properly maintained.
Reason for Leaving: None, currently working as a consultant for Fluids Management and will be looking for new contract
work if work with current contract dries up.
06-2006 – 06 - 2009 M-I SWACO – Denver, CO 303-572-7066
Drilling Fluids Engineer
• Completed chemical testing procedures for drilling fluids on oil and gas wells.
• Responsible for communicating drilling fluid properties with Petroleum Engineers.
• Provided management to assure proper procedures were followed with chemical additions.
• Contacted regularly in the field to help with computer hardware and software issues.
Reason for Leaving: I was laid off work due to nationwide economic turndowns.
04-2005 – 06 – 2006 Halliburton Energy Services – Rock Springs, WY 307-352-8600
Pump Operator
• Responsible for the transportation of pump equipment to well site locations.
• Responsible for rigging up field equipment on well site locations.
• Completed several hazard observation cards to ensure crew safety.
Reason for Leaving: I was offered a job with M-I SWACO with better advancement opportunities.
06-2002 – 04-2005 Chase Information Systems, Inc. – Jamestown, NY OUT OF BUSINESS
Lead Developer / Programmer
• Required to manage programmers and graphic artists during website and CD-ROM development.
2. • Required to assist with the development process while managing the rest of the crew.
• Maintained the companies, clients, and website servers, which included Windows NT 4.0 Server, Windows 2000
Server, Windows 2003 Server, and Linux servers.
• Resolved internal and external technical support issues.
Reason for Leaving: The company was undergoing harsh economic conditions resulting in numerous paychecks to be
forfeited in an effort to keep the company going. The company ended up shutting down.
06-2001 – 06-2002 PowerNet Global Communications – Jamestown, NY 513-942-7900
Associate II / Technical Support
• Responsible for answering the customer sales lines and completing the data entry process for long distance phone
service along with answering customer support questions.
• I doubled as computer technical support within the company repairing hardware and software issues.
• Installed a new network system within the company during their expansion process for 60 computer work stations.
Reason for Leaving: I was offered a position with Chase Information Systems, Inc. where I was able to better utilize my
college degree. I was more heavily involved with the computer and network systems.
Education
• Attended Panama Central School during my K-12 elementary and high school education where I graduated with
honors, obtaining a 90% average, and received a regents’ diploma.
• Completed two semesters at DeVRY Institute of Technology in Columbus Ohio in the Computer Information
Systems Technology program.
• Attended Jamestown Community College and received an Associates Degree in Computer Information Systems.
• Completed several computer technology courses at Fredonia State University while working with Chase Information
Systems, Inc. in order to stay ahead of new technologies that were being developed.
• Completed several courses in the Technical Management program at DeVRY Institute of Technology working
toward a Bachelors Degree.
• Completed an 8 week intensive mud school course / training program.
Awards Received
• Received a scholarship for academic achievement while attending Jamestown Community College.
• I have obtained an award for outstanding achievement in the Computer Science Department at Jamestown
Community College.
• Inducted into the Phi Theta Kappa’s honor society.
• Consistently made the dean’s list while attending Jamestown Community College.
• Graduated high school with a regents’ diploma.
• Consistently made honor or merit roll throughout high school each semester.
• Received an academic improvement award for having the highest increase in grades during my freshmen year in
high school.
References
• Paul Michael McCracken 307-252-2522
• Don Lain 307-390-8170
• Kyle Hossman 801-737-2263
• Chris Bauer 801-648-2266