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WEST fields a team comprised of 12 Technical Experts, 3 Licensed Professional Engineers , 48 Field Surveyors and 29 Support Staff. Additionally, WEST has been licensed corporately to provide engineering services via F-004672. Field surveyors are located worldwide including 3 in Australia/Asia, 3 in Europe, 2 in Canada, 1 in Brazil, 1 in Mexico, and 2 in South Africa, in addition to our US staff. Despite the relatively minor impact of mobilization costs compared to the value of utilizing the best talent and experience to match each specific project, WEST has undertaken to hire employees living worldwide to improve responsiveness to our customers' needs. The following team members form the core of our organization.  (Select any name to contact by e-mail)

 
  Greg Childs, P.E. Vice President, is generally recognized as being among the world's leading experts in the design, manufacture, maintenance and repair of Cameron blowout prevention equipment. Greg earned a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering, and has completed the Advanced Management Institute course at Rice University. Greg's experience in the petroleum industry exceeds 30 years, most of which he spent at Cameron Iron Works where his last position was as Head of Blowout Preventer Repair in the Drilling Business Unit. Prior to that, he managed the Drilling Products Engineering
  department. Greg joined WEST in 1996 and specializes in operations, engineering and technical issues. Greg also assists in various training efforts, technical writing, equipment failure investigations, design reviews, and risk assessments on BOP stacks and control systems. In addition to managing well control equipment and systems inspection for all types of rigs worldwide, he has served as an expert witness in legal matters involving drill through equipment. He is the holder of five patents covering ram BOP equipment, including Cameron's Flex-PackerŪ and Super Shear Rams.
 
  Jeff Sattler, P.E. Vice President, began working with WEST Engineering Services in 1993, developing technical systems and processes related to equipment inspections and rig surveys worldwide. After graduation with two degrees in Chemical and Petroleum Refining Engineering, Jeff spent 15 years in a variety of positions with Shell. After initial assignments in various refinery units, including working with state-of-the-art on-line computer control systems, he was assigned as a startup engineer for a $600MM plant expansion,
  working closely with operating staff. He next moved to E&P working in a number of gas plants to design, and install projects to improve operational efficiency and process stability. After operational management assignments involving supervision of up to 55 people in an existing plant and a new plant startup, Jeff worked as project engineer and manager on various facility improvement projects in Texas, New Mexico, and Alaska. His last assignment for Shell was the Mid-Continent Division engineer responsible for advising all Division units in the implementation of OSHA's Process Safety Management Law 1910.119.
 
  Raleigh Williamson, P.E. Vice President. With an MBA, as well as a BS in Mechanical Engineering, Raleigh brings to WEST over 27 years experience in the industry. Raleigh is involved in workscope development, estimating, management, and planning for well control equipment and drilling system inspections on all types of rigs worldwide. He authored a paper for ETCE/OMAE 2000 Joint Conference entitled "Deepwater Drilling Risk Analysis, Considering Drill Through Equipment Reliability." He co-authored a prior study for the MMS entitled "Evaluation of Secondary Intervention Methods in Well Control". Raleigh has
  managed many of WEST's efforts on many different projects. Raleigh's career began at Brown & Root where he was Project Manager. Raleigh then moved to Reliance Consulting Group (RCG) as Senior Project Manager, managing consulting group efforts for RCG that resulted in numerous successful projects. At RCG, he was actively involved in organizational studies, financial evaluations, planning and computer modeling for various companies, including Union Pacific Insurance, Federated Stores, Firestone and Ashland Oil, Inc. Raleigh went to AES/Shady Point, Inc. where he participated in financial management of $475 million power plant and related facilities. In 1988, Raleigh managed the consulting group at Ashland Oil, Inc. where he was responsible for planning, scheduling, cost forecasting and conducting valve engineering on selected construction projects. Prior to joining WEST, Raleigh worked independently as a Consultant for nine years.
 
 
Tony DeVaughn, Service Manager, WEST Tech Services, joined WEST after spending more than 7 years with Varco. Tony has extensive experience in Pipe Handling Systems, Top Drive Systems, Electronic systems and Controls. Tony has achieved great success, progressing from a service technician to the Western Hemisphere Service Manager, Offshore Division for Varco. He is an expert on all Varco Drilling equipment product lines, including Varco Systems, BJ, Shaffer, and MD Totco equipment. His responsibilities included the installation, programming, testing and commissioning of Varco equipment during
 
new build projects to include startup, operation and maintenance training on the Noble Paul Romano, Paul Wolff, Jim Thompson, Amos Runner, Max Smith, Diamond Ocean Confidence, R&B Falcon Nautilus and Transocean Enterprise. After these projects he assisted with the start up of Varco's Technical Support Group and eventually became manager of this Technical Support and Varco's EDrill services. Prior to that he served 8 years with the US Air Force as an F-15 Avionics Technician.
 
  Ed Lewis has over 32 years in the industry. After working for 18 years for Cameron in service and training of DTE and controls, he worked as Subsea Superintendent, then Manager of Pressure Control Equipment for Penrod drilling, with responsibility for 90 rigs. After six years with WEST, he returned to R&B Falcon to work as Subsea Superintendent for two years, where he participated not only in day-to-day operation and troubleshooting of DTE, but also worked in the design and specifications for DTE and related systems for their new build and upgrade projects. Through his experience, Ed
  has acquired expertise in many areas including design and troubleshooting of BOP Control Systems and preventative maintenance and problem solving of drill through equipment. Ed's responsibilities at WEST includes developing and upgrading Assessment Testing and Inspection Testing Procedures, providing technical support to field surveyors, reviewing/editing assessment and other technical reports and products. In addition, Ed maintained primary technical support responsibility for Pride Africa, Pride Angola, Jack Ryan, Discoverer Deep Seas, Deepwater Discovery and Sedco Energy, as well as conducting well control equipment and systems inspections for all types of drilling rigs worldwide.
 
 
Leon Schwartz worked for 15 years on deepwater semi-submersible drilling rigs after obtaining his Petroleum Engineering Degree. During his time working as a subsea engineer he developed expert troubleshooting techniques beginning with the first generation rigs through the current fifth generation MUX DP rigs. One of his last assignments before coming to WEST was assisting with the commissioning and startup of the Discoverer Enterprise drill ship. His knowledge of DTE equipment, troubleshooting methods and technical writing skills have been welcome additions to WEST.

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