Tammy Gates, PMP BSc. Eng

International and innovative project manager eager to leverage the depth of my experience to contribute to the success of your company. Culturally diverse professional with extensive business acumen and oil & gas engineering background, as well as teaching and mentoring experience. Enthusiastic about connecting with people to provide actionable solutions to their problems.

• adaptability
• Agile
• Attention to detail
• Bilingual communication
• Budgeting
• Business analysis
• Capable of working independently
• Communication
• Cost Control
• Critical Thinking
• CRM
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Data analysis
• data management
• Data visualization
• Documentation
• Executive Reporting
• Incident Management
• Leadership
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Problem solving
• Process Improvement
• Project management
• Quality assurance
• Relationship Building
• Reporting
• Requirements gathering
• Risk Management
• Root Cause Analysis
• Scrum
• Stakeholder Management
• Teamwork
• Technical Documentation
• Technical Reporting
• Time management
• Troubleshooting
• Workflow Automation

1. ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR

   SAIT

   Jan 2020 to Apr 2020

   CALGARY, AB

   • Valued instructor to 100 students (80% international) and provided international content to an Alberta-based program. • Performed comprehensive simulated drilling operations in a lab setting to 25 students.

2. FOUNDER AND CONSULTANT

   PROFESSIONAL ABANDONMENT SOLUTIONS

   Apr 2015 to Present

   • Collaborated with various oilfield supply companies for investing and establishing sales in Brazil, Canada, US, Portugal, Morocco, Peru, Canada, and the US. • Directed client relationship management (CRM) by understanding clients’ needs. • Conducted discovery and collaborated with clients to close contracts averaging $ 5M.

3. SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER

   BG GROUP PLC

   Nov 2013 to Mar 2015

   BRAZIL

   • Established project needs for the Barreirinhas project (remote municipality in Brazil). • Implemented new logistics base to aid in developing the remote 8 well project efficiently. • Conducted contract evaluation to assess supply of equipment for the project. • Constructed preliminary well programs to established project AFEs (Authorization for Expenditure)

4. PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE GROUP LEAD

   HALLIBURTON

   Jun 2013 to Nov 2013

   HOUSTON, TX

   • Managed and monitored worldwide performance metrics on projects (Brazil, Mexico, USA, and the middle east). • Identified key technologies for implementation on projects to improve performance. • Developed the plug and abandonment project for Petrobras over 70 wells resulting in about $15M cost savings and awarded the contract of over $50M.

5. FOUNDER & CHAIRPERSON

   SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS (SPE)

   Jun 2012 to Jul 2013

   • Actively recruited +50 professionals to establish the local Portugal Chapter. • Organized and coordinated a Global Geneva SPE conference (“Empowering Women in Engineering,” STEM).

6. PROJECT MANAGER

   GALP ENERGIA

   Jul 2011 to Apr 2013

   PORTUGAL

   • Empowered and mentored a team of young professionals in all non-operated projects. • Streamlined cost-tracking system, cutting over $100k in non-operated asset expenses. • Advised the CEO, CFO, and COO, offering cost estimates and managing daily budgets.

7. PROJECT MANAGER

   FIRSTDRILL LTD

   Aug 2009 to Jul 2010

   ENGLAND, UK

   • Managed ongoing projects, collaborated with remote teams to establish the best direction for developing client’s projects (Caspian Sea, Iran, onshore UK, Russia). • Managed the review of projects prior to execution and ensured a sound and competent team was established to execute the projects on time and on budget. Revenue +$150k

8. SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER

   SENERGY LTD

   Nov 2007 to Sep 2009

   ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND

   • Collaborated with a diverse team to design and plan cost effective solutions with the use of new/existing technologies for a brown field campaign in the North Sea and East Irish Sea. By developing a list of potential workover options for several unique wells for Taqa (An international oil and gas company with assets in the North Sea).

9. SENIOR DRILLING ENGINEER

   HESS CORPORATION

   Jul 2006 to Jan 2009

   HOUSTON, TX

   • Developed the drilling program for execution on the offshore Deepwater Pony project and executed the project within 10% of AFE. • Zero LTI’s during the project execution phase. Major operational issues were encountered during crew rotation, eventually the project was executed successfully after integrated expert meetings and close monitoring of problem zone.

1. Kellogg Schulich School of Business

   Executive MBA

2. University of Alberta

   Bachelor of science (BSc.), Petroleum Engineering

• PMP

• Project Management Credentials

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