Mirick Cox
About Mirick Cox
Mirick Cox is a Senior Principal Engineer specializing in Well Management at ExxonMobil, with extensive experience in various high-profile roles within the company and a strong background in petroleum engineering and leadership.
Title: Senior Principal Engineer Well Management
Mirick Cox holds the title of Senior Principal Engineer Well Management at ExxonMobil, a position he has been in since 2021. In this role, located in Houston, Texas, he oversees high-profile, complex wellwork operations, offering both technical advisory and leadership in executing projects across varied and challenging locations. His expertise encompasses technical, SHE, and profitability aspects, consistently surpassing organizational benchmarks.
Professional Experience at ExxonMobil
Mirick Cox has had an extensive career at ExxonMobil, taking on various roles since 2000. Prior to his current role, he served as Well Operations Superintendent / Principal Wellwork Engineer from 2019 to 2021, and Light Well Intervention Operations Lead from 2018 to 2019. Earlier roles include P&A Specialist in Aberdeen, U.K., Operations Superintendent in the U.S., and Senior Technical Professional in Houston, Texas. Notably, he worked as Lead Subsurface Engineer and Asset Team Lead in Aberdeen, as well as Mobil North Sea Planning Coordinator among other positions.
Previous Work Experience
Before his tenure at ExxonMobil, Mirick Cox worked at Mobil Oil Company, serving as Technical Operations Supervisor from 1997 to 2000 and Production Foreman from 1996 to 1997 in Guymon, Oklahoma. He also held the role of Operations Engineer from 1989 to 1996, gaining significant experience in various locations. His role expanded to encompass a broad spectrum of production and technical operations, laying a strong foundation for his subsequent career.
Education and Leadership Training
Mirick Cox's educational background includes a BS in Petroleum Engineering from Texas Tech University, completed in 1985, followed by an MS in Computer Science from the same university in 1988. He further enhanced his leadership skills through executive education programs, namely the ExxonMobil General Leadership Program at the University of Phoenix in 2013, and the ExxonMobil Enterprise Leadership Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Kenan-Flagler Business School in 2010.
Global Project Leadership
Throughout his career, Mirick Cox has demonstrated exceptional leadership in handling global projects. He has been responsible for the Profit & Loss of assets exceeding $100M and has led multiple high-profile projects worldwide. His role often involves executing wellwork in remote and challenging locations, ensuring operations excellence, and meeting or exceeding cost, schedule, SHE, and profitability expectations.