Professional Summary • Directional Drilling Engineer Lead and Drilling Engineer with over 20 years of upstream oil and gas experience, including more than 12 years leading complex directional drilling operations. • Extensive expertise in directional well planning, trajectory optimization, J-type, S-shape, sidetracks, re-entries, lateral and horizontal wells, and anti-collision drilling while maintaining safe separation factors and wellbore proximity control. • Strong hands-on experience in setting, orienting, milling, and retrieving whipstocks for re-entry and sidetrack operations. • Highly proficient in RSS systems (Push-the-Bit and Point-the-Bit) and advanced mud motor configurations. Solid background in pore pressure, geomechanics, BHA design, hydraulics, torque and drag, and drilling performance optimization. • Served as RTOC and COE Well Engineer Lead supporting Saudi Aramco, KOC, BAPCO, Total, ExxonMobil, and ENI. • Recognized for reducing non-productive time (NPT) and delivering safe, efficient, and high-quality well execution.

Key Skills & Expertise • Directional Tools: Mud Motors, RSS, BHA Design • Planning and Modeling: 5D, Well Planning, Compass, Well Plan, Torque and Drag Modeling, Hydraulics • Pore Pressure, Fracture Gradient, Stability Assessment • Operational Expertise: Sidetracks, Re-Entry, Collision Avoidance, Whipstock Runs, BHA Troubleshooting • Real-Time Operations: RTOC Monitoring, Performance Optimization, KPI Analysis • Reporting: Daily DD Reports, End-of-Well Summaries, Risk Assessments • Leadership and team direction, High-pressure decision making • Clear communication with rig crews and time Management • Coaching and developing junior team members, Interpersonal and presentation skills