TRACIE HUGHES

OBJECTIVES I am a passionate, highly self-driven and creative engineer with intensive technical experiences, especially in mechanical engineering design and applications. My family moved from Calgary to St John’s in May 2019 to take care of our parents who are in their 80s. Accordingly, I am actively looking for a new employment while extending my qualifications by pursuing the project management professional certificate part-time at MUN. PROFILE 5 years experiences of leadership as an Engineering Lead (mechanical and manufacturing/industrial), be the first contact or subject matter expert linking between sales, engineering and operations. 10 years experiences in oil and gas industry, specializing in mechanical design, manufacturing processes, new product developments and testing, engineering calculations, sand control and flow control products (inflow control devices, active/passive valve), pumps, completion technologies and tools, finite element analyses and simulations, 3D modeling, fluid mechanics, and performing productivity analyses Solid working knowledge of cost, material and structure optimizations, corrosion, and ISO, API, ASME, NACE standards, tubing and piping mechanical properties. 10 years in supporting procurement and QAQC, making trips to visit/check manufacturing plants and third party vendors, liaising with internal stakeholders and external vendors, directly reporting to executives such as Vice President Engineering, President/CEO and Territory Sale Managers. 2+ years project management, cost estimation and control, procurement control and planning – extending my qualification by pursuing Project Management Professional (PMP) designation while looking for new employment opportunity in St John’s metropolitan area Intensive technical sale and marketing support experiences Self-starter and fast learner with proven excellent technical support and customer service skills. Unique intuition to identify new product or sale opportunities, or cost reduction potentials Demonstrated ability to bring insights, diversity and balance to any team with practical experiences in engineering design, material and procurement optimization, having both business oriented mind and a supportive style of a female leader. Passionate on technologies and innovative applications with proven successes with the past employer. QUALIFICATIONS Professional Engineer (PEng) licensed in Canada (in Alberta and Newfoundland). Project Management Professional (PMP) Candidate – expected 2020. Canadian and Vietnamese dual citizenships, valid driver license in North America, Europe and Asia. Knowledge of cased hole, open hole, drilling and completions operations Solid background of engineering mechanics (i.e. Statics, Dynamic, Fluid, Solid, Thermal), manufacturing, structural analyses/physics, stress analyses, material science. Finite element analysis (FEA), 2D and 3D CAD modeling, simulations and productivity forecast. Knowledge of corrosion, control systems, turbine design, mechatronics and automations, reservoir engineering, piping design, American Petroleum Institute (API) standards, ISO Standards, ASME standards, Canadian Oil and Gas Operation regulations/guidelines, National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) codes, API 1169 (pipeline construction inspection qualification/certification) and fundamentals of thermal recovery methods. Excellent interpersonal skills: being liked by everyone in the past employer’s organization, from different departments and within the engineering team, proven ability to build bonding between team members Ability to maintain high degree of accuracy Excellent analytical and problem solving skills. A natural organizer, excellent with details: multi-tasking, and efficient with highly proven emotional intelligence and project management skills to handle stress effectively, multi-project at the same time, and meet tight deadlines. Effective oral and writing communication skills, with 5+ years experiences in composing a complete product database, engineering technical sheets, manuals, and marketing brochures.

• WHOC-183, “Screen Selection Guidelines for Well Completions in Heavy Oil Reservoirs”,
• World Heavy Oil Congress, Aberdeen, Scotland 2012
• OSTCC11-83, “A New, Robust and Extremely Versatile Sand Control Screen”, Oil Sand Trade
• Show and Conference, Fort McMurray, Canada, 2011