Bobby Grimes
Reliability Consultant/Technical Advisor - Drill Bits Product Line at Baker Hughes
- Role
- Reliability Consultant at Baker Hughes
- Location
- Houston, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Bobby Grimes
Recently retired from 40+ years drilling technology experience at a major oilfield service company. Broad background in research, product development, product design, manufacturing processes, materials, metallurgy, forensic examinations, product applications, test lab management & equipment/facility upgrades, and failure analysis. Also 5+ years in product line management, PDM, strategic marketing, pricing, etc. We enable operators to lower their finding costs for oil and gas by providing higher performance and reducing risk. I am a lifelong learner dedicated to continuous improvement of products, people, and processes. Specialties:> Managing and developing technical professionals > Forming, leading, championing and sponsoring high performance teams > Oilfield & geothermal drilling technologies > Product development & product management methods, strategic marketing, R&D investment strategies > Managing R&D test facilities to maximize ROI through increased productivity, reduced costs, and safe practices > Board governance models for non-profit organizations such as professional societies, private schools, etc.> Technical advisor - specializing in product development and design, research, material technology, performance testing in the lab and the field, field applications, reliability, etc. Other duties: lead project teams, mentor engineers, conduct training, collaborate across product lines, etc.> Reliability consultant - lead and coach others in incident investigations, determining root causes, implementing corrective actions, review of effectiveness, and satisfying the external customer.> Skilled in compliance and business ethics - served several years as ombudsperson for Fortune 200 company.
Experience
Reliability Consultant
Sep 2019 — Present · The Woodlands, TX, US
Drive performance and reliability improvements for the Drill Bit product line and our operator customers through application analysis, forensic investigations, product quality enhancements, and application engineering. Collaborate with reliability consultants across the enterprise to enhance systems and methodologies. Still fulfill many technical advisor roles, and serve my fellow employees as an ombudsperson.
Education
University of Houston
MSME
The University of Texas at Austin
BSME
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