Frank Kalb

About Frank Kalb

Mechanical Engineering Manager and Completions Advisor with a passion for innovation and driven to succeed. Increased company market share with innovative product developments and generated multi-million-dollar company revenues in the well completions and well construction segments of the oil and gas industry. • Developed advanced oilfield equipment through the systematic and disciplined application of engineering and business principles in team environments.• Skills and specialties for driving success: engineering based creative design, reliability and system risk management, service quality, client relations, teamwork, and leadership.• Actively involved in industry societies allowing for best practices and opportunities for collaborative efforts. ExpertiseProduct Development | Completion Design and Applications | Innovation | Leadership | Research and Development Management | Engineering Management | Technology Assessment | Product Development & Commercialization | Strategic Technical Planning | Program Management & Planning | Technical/Design Consulting | Root Cause Analysis | Mentoring | API Verification & Validation Testing | Client Relations | Employee Management and Relations | Cross-Functional Collaboration | Team Leadership | Team Building | Engineering Support | Operation Support | Subsurface Safety Valves | Fluid Loss Valves | Isolation Barrier Valves | Upper Completions | Lower Completions | Liner Hanger Well Construction | Service Quality | Business Acumen | Voice of the Customer | Risk Analysis & Reliability | FMEA | Best in Class• I am focused on putting my passion and skills to good use. If you believe that I can help you, please get in touch or connect: F••••••••@sbcglobal.net

Experience

1. Principal Engineer - Subject Matter Expert - Liner Hanger Systems and Well Completions

   Weatherford

   Sep 2019 — Present · Houston, TX, US

Education

• The University of Texas at Arlington

  BS, Mechanical Engineering

Skills

• Engineering Design
• Integration
• Completions
• Engineering Management
• Energy Industry
• Energy
• Finite Element Analysis
• Subsea Engineering
• Pro Engineer
• Leadership
• Oil & Gas Industry
• Oil & Gas
• Offshore Drilling
• Inspection
• Pressure
• Engineering
• Automation
• Petroleum Engineering
• Product Development
• Design for Manufacturing
• Oil/Gas
• Hydraulics
• Completion
• Petroleum
• Onshore Operations
• Oil
• Upstream
• Project Engineering
• Management
• Oil
• Drilling
• Mechanical Engineering
• Training
• Testing
• Simulations
• Onshore
• Feed
• Product Design
• Oilfield
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership