Nuny Rincones

About Nuny Rincones

I lead global subsurface and reservoir decision systems in capital-intensive energy environments, where portfolio strategy, development timing, and uncertainty materially affect outcomes.My work sits at the intersection of reservoir engineering, analytics, and capital allocation, with a consistent focus on converting subsurface uncertainty into clear, repeatable development decisions across unconventional and conventional portfolios worldwide. Rather than focusing on individual analyses, I spend most of my time designing and scaling decision frameworks that support asset planning, reserves governance, and capital deployment at enterprise scale.Over two decades, I have operated across the full subsurface lifecycle, from field development and production forecasting to SEC reserves, resource maturation, and A&D support, with an emphasis on decision speed, risk compression, and consistency across geographies. Advanced analytics and applied machine learning are used selectively, only where they improve forecast confidence or capital efficiency.I am particularly effective in environments where capital must be allocated under material uncertainty, planning cycles need to compress without sacrificing rigor, engineering, finance, and operations must align across regions, and systems must scale globally and persist through organizational change.Beyond execution, I invest in building multidisciplinary teams and durable operating models that outlast individuals and technologies. Subsurface insight is most valuable when it moves capital with confidence. That principle guides how I lead, structure teams, and design systems.

Experience

1. Reservoir Engineering Innovation Manager

   ConocoPhillips

   May 2023 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Own global reservoir engineering innovation initiatives focused on improving capital allocation, development planning, and forecast confidence across unconventional and conventional portfolios• Lead enterprise scale efforts to embed analytics and automation into reservoir decision workflows used for forecasting, reserves, and long range planning• Evaluate and deploy digital capabilities that compress planning cycles and improve consistency across assets and regions• Shape multi year subsurface capability roadmaps spanning reservoir engineering, geology, and geophysics• Partner with senior leadership to integrate analytics into portfolio level reservoir management and development strategy• Build and mentor multidisciplinary teams scaling subsurface decision systems globally

Education

• University of Houston

  Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering, Petroleum Engineering

  2011 — 2014

• Georgia Institute of Technology

  Master of Science - MS, Data Analytics

• Universidad Central de Venezuela

  Petroleum Engineering, Petrophysical Analysis, Resevoir Management

  1999 — 2004