Joshua E.
About Joshua E.
Joshua E. is the Lead Wells Engineer at ExxonMobil, with extensive experience in engineering roles across various locations and companies.
Current Role at ExxonMobil
Joshua E. serves as the Lead Wells Engineer at ExxonMobil since 2021 in Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana. In this capacity, he leads the planning and execution of challenging offshore exploration and appraisal well designs in the Stabroek block. Joshua also manages multinational service partner teams using an agile framework to ensure that wells are delivered on schedule.
Professional Experience in Wells Engineering
Prior to his current role, Joshua E. has held several key engineering positions at ExxonMobil, showcasing a progressive career path. From 2019 to 2021, he worked as a Wells Engineer in Houston, Texas. Before that, he was an Operations Engineer (EiO) in Midland, Texas, for six months from 2018 to 2019. Additionally, he acquired experience as a Completions Engineer in Houston, Texas, for three months in 2017.
Early Career and Internships
Joshua E. began his career with internships at prominent organizations. In 2016, he interned at BASF as an Engineering PDP Intern in EHS in Freeport, Texas. This was followed by a stint as a Drilling and Production Camp Trainee at Shell in Robert, Louisiana. Concurrently, he served as a Mechanical Engineering Tutor in Thermodynamics at Georgia Institute of Technology. Earlier roles included positions at UC Berkeley and Emerson Climate Technologies.
Educational Background
Joshua E. holds a Master of Science (MSc) in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University, earned between 2016 and 2018. He also achieved a Bachelor of Engineering (BSc) in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. His foundational education began with an RETP in Engineering from Georgia Perimeter College and a Transfer Oversees program in Geology from the University of Calabar.
Notable Projects and Contributions
Throughout his career, Joshua E. has led several impactful projects. He has spearheaded the fleet-wide offshore rig subsea well control gap analysis, managing the closure of Management of Change (MOC) processes to ensure compliance. He also developed a stack hop vs pull decision tool, which significantly improved efficiency and cut costs. His ability to identify and implement optimal well design execution ideas has been central to his contributions.