Persist to Energize
Senior upstream energy consultant. 20+ projects across 5 continents — from deepwater completions to field decommissioning, CCS risk, and development strategy.
Production Technology is a discipline that sits at the intersection of reservoir, wells, and surface — ensuring the full production system is optimised, de-risked, and honestly assessed.
"The whale symbolises abundance, richness, knowledge and power.
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The Suscit8_2 ethos — Taranaki, New Zealand
The energy industry is changing — not just in what it produces, but in how technical work gets done.
I have embraced AI tools early and deliberately, integrating them into how I research, write, calculate, and deliver — where clients accept and encourage this, it meaningfully compresses timelines and sharpens outputs.
This isn't about automation for its own sake. It's about staying effective as a senior consultant in a world where the best practitioners will be those who combine deep domain expertise with modern working methods. I use AI responsibly, transparently, and with full professional judgement applied to every output.
The result: faster turnaround on complex documents, better-structured analysis, and a consultancy that is genuinely future-proofed — not just talking about the energy transition, but actively navigating the tools transition that comes with it.
One-person consultancy built on a career spent adding value at the intersection of subsurface, wells, and surface — not just giving advice, but staying in the room until the problem is solved.
A cross-section of recent client work and industry contributions.
Not all organisations have a dedicated Production Technologist. These documents explain the discipline and what it delivers.
Based in New Plymouth, Taranaki — working across New Zealand, South-East Asia, and globally. Open to short and long-term engagements.