John Ownby

About John Ownby

Experienced Project and Manufacturing Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the oil & energy industry and defense in roles of increasing responsibility. Strong research and development and problem-solving skills, skilled professional in petroleum engineering, analytical skills, management, project management, satellite communications, U.S. Department of Defense.

Experience

1. Technical Manufacturing Engineering Advisor

   Weatherford

   Apr 2025 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Principal manufacturing engineer for Managed Pressure Drilling product line leading a team of three engineers on all aspects of manufacturing and repair and maintenance of $500M+ of assets world-wide with an annual spend of $65M. Took over $15M facility relocation and expansion project to deliver company’s premiere Center of Excellence in July 2025. Supported deployment of 30 sets of communications equipment vital to establishing state of the art Real Time Operations Center in time for September company board meeting. Led a physical inventory count yielding only $5k variance on $7.2M of inventory.

Education

• University of Colorado Colorado Springs

  MBA, Management, Technology Management

  2004 — 2008

• U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology

  MS, Astronautical Engineering

  2006 — 2008

• United States Air Force Academy

  BS, Astronautical Engineering

  1999 — 2003

Skills

• Defense
• Dod
• National Security
• Program Management
• Air Force
• Space Systems
• Offshore Drilling
• Oil & Gas Industry
• Aerospace Engineering
• Oil/Gas
• Training
• Systems Engineering
• Energy
• Oil
• Analysis
• Well Control
• Military Operations
• Security Clearance
• Top Secret
• Project Management
• Engineering
• Uav
• Military
• Oil
• Management
• Drilling Engineering
• Petroleum
• Offshore Oil & Gas
• Spacecraft