Instructor

Our primary instructor for this course is Darcy Cuthill, an enthusiastic and passionate educator with over 15 years of experience in the petroleum industry, beginning as a geophysicist with Amoco in Houston and Calgary, later moving from the producer to the technology side of the business by joining the software and services division of Halliburton in various business development and marketing leadership roles. Darcy brings charisma and story-telling ability to the course that will ensure that participants leave with valuable knowledge and practical applications of new skills.

Instructor

David holds a degree in Civil Engineering from the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario. David is a senior manager with 30 years of Oil and Gas Industry experience, 18 years of which have been in Land Administration (mineral, land contracts, surface, A&D and land systems). David served as an officer in the Armed Forces for 14 years prior to moving to the private sector and working for Dome Petroleum in the Beaufort Sea looking after the logistics for the offshore drilling programs. David has also worked in Production Administration and Joint Ventures for Amoco Canada prior to moving to Crestar Energy Inc. as Administration Manager, which included Land Administration, Purchasing, Office Services, Records Management, Joint Interest and Surface. David has also worked for Gulf Canada Resources and Conoco Canada as Director, Land Administration. David is retiring from Devon Canada Corporation where he has been Manager, Land Administration for the past eight years. David has been an active member of the Board for the Centre for Energy Asset Management Studies (CEAMS) for the past five years and has played a key role in the development of an Energy Asset Management Diploma program at SAIT Polytechnic.

David is an avid horseman and is married with two married children.

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Cathy brings her extensive industry experience as well as her education and performance background to her role as a facilitator for OilpatchEX. She graduated from the University of Waterloo with a major in Astrophysics, and after teaching high school math and physics in southern Ontario for two years, moved to Calgary. There she joined Amoco as a geophysicist, coming down to earth (and below) from her studies of the stars. During her 25 year oilpatch career, she has worked for both major and junior companies with a few intermediates thrown in, and is proud to say she has far more than paid for her salary in the value of oil and gas discoveries she has been a part of.

After a 4 year hiatus when Cathy pursued travel and volunteer opportunities in Mexico and Calgary, she is pleased as punch to be back in the 'patch as a geophysical consultant and course facilitator. A talented vocalist, she also performs with the Savridi Singers and a trio, the Alto Egos.

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Brad has more than 30 years of experience as a professional, executive and consultant; focusing on business development, technology and the upstream energy industry. He has held various roles as a professional in reservoir, drilling, production and project engineering with a major integrated Canadian energy producer, as a management consultant, as an executive and as an entrepreneur. Brad's career has given him experience in every aspect of oil and gas operations from exploration to production to various aspects of the energy services industry.

Brad holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alberta and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Calgary. He has published articles on e-business in several publications including the Ivey Business Journal. Brad is a lifetime member of The Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta (APEGGA) and he co-chairs a Petroleum Technology Alliance of Canada (PTAC) Technical Subcommittee on Production Enhancement and Autoation for Clean Bitumen.