Summary of Qualifications

• 26 years of experience developing, supporting, and managing computer applications.  A consistent record of delivering high quality software systems on time and within budget that can easily be extended as requirements evolve.

• Emphasis on engineering applications for the oil industry (drilling, completions, and production) and on decision support systems that extract information from databases and present graphs and tables.

• Eight years as owner of Wedelich Consulting, providing software design and development services.  Eight years as president of a company providing well engineering software.

• Have an in-depth understanding of the people and technical issues that make successful development of computing applications very challenging.  Understanding of the SEI process maturity model and the benefits of object oriented methods.  Experience with a wide variety of computer languages, operating systems, development tools, and computing tools.  Developed software for worldwide use.

 Accomplishments & Technical Experience

• Developed a user interface application framework/development toolkit for technical drilling applications using Visual Basic.  Ten applications have been implemented, including hole cleaning, torque/drag, dynamic pressures during pipe trips, temperature/hydrate prediction, and gravel packing.  A multiple window architecture is used, with an input wizard to traverse input forms.  Graphic and tabular results are easily accessed from toolbar buttons.  Input forms often include a graphic view of input data, including a well sketch.  Developed ActiveX text box and grid custom controls for data entry in different unit systems.  System includes a wells data model and a catalog data model.  Data concurrency between multiple applications is handled with an ActiveX server program.  Includes XML based import/export.

• Developed a three-tier decision support program to present business information in charts and tables. The middle tier ActiveX server uses ADO to connect to an Oracle database. Multiple themes are used in the client application for different information types (financial, activity based costing, equipment performance); tool bars are used for data selection, including a drop-down outline control. Summary variation tables are presented using an outline-grid derived control for exception reporting; grid cells are linked to trend graphs. A history bar remembers prior graph requests; selection requests can be saved into a file, edited, viewed, printed, or used to create presentation files for a web site.

• Developed a program for design and analysis of coiled tubing used in workover applications.

• Restructured an Access application for a well services company. Data model includes client information, proposals, invoices and technical job data. Developed a companion application for field analysis with injection of tracers and sampling of production wells.

• President of Enertech Computing. Software business grew from $250K to $1.6M, from 1 mainframe product to 9 PC based applications, and from 9 clients to 75 clients worldwide.

• Developed QA test plans for both engineering calculations and user interface components to test new feature development and maintain current capability.

• Coordinated testing and designed communications software for real-time pipeline leak detection system. System compares transient pipeline analysis with SCADA sensors.

• Developed scheduling/project management system for a major construction engineering firm.

Employment History

Technical Skills

Education

BS Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Rice University (Cum Laude), 1977

Professional & Publications

• Past member of Society of Petroleum Engineers and the Computer Users Group
• Contributing Editor, WORLD OIL, Monthly computing column, 1984-1990
• Member of API Task Group on Cementing Temperatures, Member of Tau Beta Pi
• 4 SPE technical papers on Downhole Temperatures and Cementing Temperatures

Personal

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