GUILLERMO EDUARDO SANTACOLOMA CAJALE
PETROLEUM ENGINEER
Bogota,CU
Summary
I´m a Petroleum Engineer with 22 years’ work experience in North America, South America, and Caspian region leading drilling fluids and waste management projects for onshore and offshore operations. I have skills implementing project management best practices to assure the quality of the projects and its execution on time and on budget. I have a master’s degree in environmental audits for engineering projects. I also have knowledge of analytics project management and machine learning for business intelligence.
Certified in Internal audits for integrated management systems based on ISO standards (ISO 9001:2015; ISO14001:2015 and OHSHAS 18001).
Trilingual: English, Spanish and Portuguese.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
Work History
General Manager and Partner
SGA Latinoamerica S.A.S
Bogotá D.C, Bogotá D.C
02.2016 - Current
- Drove year-over-year business growth while leading operations, strategic vision and long-range planning.
- Stablished business agreements with foreign companies who wanted to provided environmental services in Colombia. We did one project in Oil and gas sector, and currently we are bidding to provide support to a Canadian company who wants to obtain an environmental license to develop a green energy project in the northern region of Colombia.
- I got certified in big data management for business intelligence with the main goal of apply the knowledge acquired in several technical courses to analyze our business context, gather better quality data and make better decisions based on the data collected.
- I participated actively in the redesign of our current business model in order to adapt to the new way of doing business after COVID 19.
- I´m doing the assessment of the digital transformation to be implemented in our company to be more efficient and sustainable.
- Reduced costs, managed delivery schedules and performed risk analysis to improve overall profitability.
HSEQ, Country Manager and Administrator
QMAX Solutions - Bazil
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
08.2014 - 04.2015
- Gathered information on competitor activities and market trends to enhance strategic decision-making.
- Verified appropriately priced products and services in order to bid for on shore drilling fluids services and provide new and environmentally friendly drilling fluids systems. We were awarded one year contract to provide this kind of drilling fluids.
- Improved operational planning and business frameworks to enhance resource utilization and reduce waste.
- Applied performance data to evaluate and improve operations, target current business conditions and forecast needs.
- Offered advice and assistance to customers, paying attention to special needs or wants.
Field Service Manager
MI SWACO - Schlumberger
Almaty, Kazahjistan
12.2011 - 12.2012
- Assessed operational needs and equipment availability to develop personnel schedules and assignments in 4 drilling rigs.
- Installed and provided technical support for solids control equipment, dewatering and drilling waste management process.
- Reviewed established policies and procedures to take on temporary leadership positions, motivate employees and facilitate smooth Solids control and drilling waste management operations. We worked maintained and customer satisfaction performance indicator over 80% all the time.
- I participated in the design of a lean maintenance program to increase the relatability of the solids control and waste management equipment and keep this KPI in 95%.
Technical Professional Field
Halliburton - Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
06.2009 - 03.2011
- Based in Rio de Janeiro I worked as focal point for Baroid Surface Solutions (Drilling waste management and solids control operations) with the main offshore International Oil Companies operating in Brazil, We were awarded very important projects in the main offshore basins with Statoil - Peregrino Project (Awarded 5 years offshore drilling contract) / 4 offshore rigs. Shell - Nautilus (Awarded 3 years offshore drilling contract) / 1 offshore rig. Devon - Polvo (Awarded 3 years offshore drilling contract) / 1 offshore rig.Sonangol - Starfish SKUA (Awarded 1year offshore drilling contract) / 1 offshore rig.
- Managed a $4MM Drilling liquid mud plant in Niteroi - Rio de Janeiro from procurement to commission to be used in the off shore drilling exploration project in the Campos Basin.
- Headed solids control and drilling waste management teams to provide an outstanding service , with Zero environmental incidents and Zero personnel accidents.
- Achieved project deadlines by coordinating with contractors to manage performance.
- Maintained open communication by presenting regular updates on project status to customers.
Technical Professional
Halliburton - Canada
Calgary, Alberta
06.2007 - 06.2009
- We introduced and adapted a new drilling cuttings dryer system used in offshore operations to manage and reduce the drilling waste volumes, transportation cost , treatment cost and waste final disposal cost in about 30% for the following operators: Shell, BP. Talisman, Conoco Philips, Apache.
Technical Professional Field
Halliburton Venezuela
Maturin, Monagas
01.1999 - 06.2007
- Worked as an Area supervisor for 2 drilling rigs and CTRD operation (Waste management facility in the Hamaca heavy oil field ( Ameriven project). For more information about this project you can see an article on: https://www.ogj.com/general-interest/companies/article/17231237/management-plan-reduces-heavyoil-waste-costs.
Waster Treatment and Solids Control Supervisor
MI SWACO - Colombia
Bogotá DC, Bogotá DC
01.1996 - 01.1998
- Water treatment and solids control supervisor for BP projects in Cupiagua, Buenos Aires and Floreña fields.
- Compliment with local environmental regulation , with Zero environmental incidents.
- Established positive and effective communication among unit staff and organization leadership, reducing miscommunications and missed deadlines.
- Identified and resolved unauthorized, unsafe or ineffective practices.
Solids Control and Water Treatment Supervisor
Colombian Mud Company
Bogota DC, Bogota Dc
01.1993 - 01.1996
- Water treatment and solids control supervisor in different projects across the country for different operators like Ecopetrol, Maxus,Perenco, Lasmo, Petrobras.
- Analyzed equipment breakdowns using various troubleshooting methods.
Education
Big Data Management - Data Analysis With PHYTON
IBM
On Line 11.2019 - 11.2019
Analytics Project Management - Information Technology Project Management
Universidad De Los Andes
Bogota DC 09.2019 - 09.2019
Big Data Management - Machine Learning For Business Intelligence
Universidad De Los Andes
Bogotá DC 09.2019 - 09.2019
Big Data Management - Data Analytics With PYTHON
Universidad De Los Andes
Bogotá DC 07.2019 - 07.2019
Continuous Improvement - Lean Productuion
Technical University of Munich
Munich 04.2018 - 04.2018
Internal Auditor Integrated Management Systems - ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, And OHSAS 18001
SGS
SGS 09.2016 - 09.2016
Business, Strategy And Planning - Business Strategy, Planning And Management
Fundação Getulio Vargas FGV
Rio De Janeiro 03.2015 - 03.2015
M.D. - Master’s Degree in Environmental Audits
Las Palmas And Gran Canaria University
Las Palmas - Spain 01.2004 - 06.2006
Drilling Fluids Technology - Drilling Fluids Training
Halliburton Drilling Fluids School
Houston, TX 06.2003 - 08.2003
Bachelor´s Degree - Petroleum Engineering
Universidad De América
Bogota DC 01.1986 - 10.1992
Skills
Strategic planning
Timeline
Big Data Management - Data Analysis With PHYTON
IBM
11.2019 - 11.2019
Analytics Project Management - Information Technology Project Management
Universidad De Los Andes
09.2019 - 09.2019
Big Data Management - Machine Learning For Business Intelligence
Universidad De Los Andes
09.2019 - 09.2019
Big Data Management - Data Analytics With PYTHON
Universidad De Los Andes
07.2019 - 07.2019
Continuous Improvement - Lean Productuion
Technical University of Munich
04.2018 - 04.2018
Internal Auditor Integrated Management Systems - ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, And OHSAS 18001
SGS
09.2016 - 09.2016
General Manager and Partner
SGA Latinoamerica S.A.S
02.2016 - Current
Business, Strategy And Planning - Business Strategy, Planning And Management
Fundação Getulio Vargas FGV
03.2015 - 03.2015
HSEQ, Country Manager and Administrator
QMAX Solutions - Bazil
08.2014 - 04.2015
Field Service Manager
MI SWACO - Schlumberger
12.2011 - 12.2012
Technical Professional Field
Halliburton - Brazil
06.2009 - 03.2011
Technical Professional
Halliburton - Canada
06.2007 - 06.2009
M.D. - Master’s Degree in Environmental Audits
Las Palmas And Gran Canaria University
01.2004 - 06.2006
Drilling Fluids Technology - Drilling Fluids Training
Halliburton Drilling Fluids School
06.2003 - 08.2003
Technical Professional Field
Halliburton Venezuela
01.1999 - 06.2007
Waster Treatment and Solids Control Supervisor
MI SWACO - Colombia
01.1996 - 01.1998
Solids Control and Water Treatment Supervisor
Colombian Mud Company
01.1993 - 01.1996
Bachelor´s Degree - Petroleum Engineering
Universidad De América
01.1986 - 10.1992
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