Grant F. Smith

About Grant F. Smith

I am an executive with over 30 years of international business and operational experience. Motivated by new challenges, I rely heavily on technical and commercial expertise to build start-ups and turnaround troubled organizations quickly. I am recognized for managing large-scale and complex integrated projects with varied roles in oil and gas including: Operating Exploration & Production (E&P) and Oil Field Service companies.NOTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS- Managed P&L resulting in 400+% revenue increase, 600+% profit increase, days sales outstanding from 86 to 56 days, inventory from 11 to 8% of revenue, and market share from 32 to 50% with an exceptional HSE record- Started up new exploration and production company and within the first 18 months, production increased by 161% with a perfect HSE record. The subsurface team identified 85 new conventional and 100+ unconventional wells for future development- Managed a complex integrated project consisting of 30 wells drilled and completed in three years resulting in production increases from 2,600 to over barrels of oil per day with 83% of the wells drilled ahead of plan without an HSE recordable. Technical | Operational | Commercial | Exploration and Production (E&P)| P&L | Performance and Project Management |

Experience

1. Chief Operating Officer

   Badlands Contracting, Llc

   May 2025 — Present · ND, US

   Operational leader responsible for driving day-to-day execution across all departments - Administration/Finance, Operations, and Business Development. The role also is the Chief Integrator utilizing the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS), optimizing operational efficiencies, aligning teams, strengthen culture, and supports the CEO\'s strategic vision. This role includes building company structure, foster collaboration, and drive profitability in a rapidly growing, people-first organization.

Education

• University of Missouri - Rolla

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Petroleum Engneering

  1985 — 1990

Skills

• Sap
• Upstream
• Oilfield
• Formation Evaluation
• Onshore Operations
• Gas
• Project Management
• Drilling
• Engineering
• Offshore Drilling
• Petroleum
• Oil/Gas
• Completion
• Onshore
• Oil & Gas
• Energy Industry
• Petroleum Engineering
• Energy