Chris Brand
About Chris Brand
Chris Brand is a Reservoir Engineer at ExxonMobil with extensive experience in the oil and gas industry, particularly in reservoir surveillance and subsea well commissioning.
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Chris Brand is a Reservoir Engineer currently working at ExxonMobil in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, a position he has held since 2021.
Career at ExxonMobil
Chris Brand began his tenure at ExxonMobil as a Production Vacation Student from 2018 to 2019 in Melbourne, Victoria. He then advanced to the role of Production Engineer (Reservoir and Facilities), where he worked from 2019 to 2021. Since 2021, he has been working as a Reservoir Engineer, focusing on various responsibilities and projects in the Melbourne, Victoria, area.
Previous Professional Experience
Prior to his current role at ExxonMobil, Chris Brand gained extensive experience in the energy sector. He served as a Drilling Engineer at Aztech Well Construction from 2018 to 2019 and held customer service responsibilities at Optus Stadium from 2018 to 2019 in Perth, Western Australia. Additionally, he interned as a Drilling Engineering Vacation Student and Well Intervention Intern at Woodside Energy and Vermilion Energy, respectively. His roles included being a Mechanical Engineering Intern at Vermilion Energy and an Inventory Manager at R & D Solutions.
Educational Background
Chris Brand pursued higher education at The University of Western Australia, obtaining a Master of Professional Engineering specializing in Mechanical Engineering from 2017 to 2018. He also achieved a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Accounting from 2014 to 2016. Earlier, he completed his GCE A-Levels in subjects including Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry at Royal Grammar School Guildford from 2011 to 2013.
Industry Expertise
Chris Brand has specialized expertise in reservoir surveillance across multiple fields, including Marlin, Turrum, Barracouta, and West Barracouta in the Gippsland Basin. His competencies encompass new subsea well commissioning, ROV operations, MCS and DCS, CFTs, and wellhead integrity testing, making him well-versed in essential industry operations and methodologies.