Charles A. Baird

Experience

 

Director of Worldwide Maintenance

Noble Drilling Services            Sugar Land, TX

2005-Present

·          Administers maintenance system for drilling fleet of 62 offshore drilling rigs valued at $4.2B

·          Directs execution of $180M maintenance budget

·          Designed and participates in training program for 800 maintenance personnel

·          Participates with team to establish equipment standards and conduct life cycle planning

 

Staff Engineer

Noble Drilling Services            Sugar Land, TX

2000–2004

Inventory Coordinator

·          Performed inventory level cost / risk analysis for worldwide drilling fleet. 

·          Calculated optimal distribution policies maximizing earnings while minimizing costs

Project Engineer

·          Developed and managed worldwide emissions collection and statistical analysis program for 51 drilling rigs

·          Conducted process improvement studies on drilling rigs

Human Factors Engineer

·          Designed hardware/software interfaces for drilling software packages

Logistician / General Engineer

·          $31M shipyard upgrade of drilling ship.  Salvador, Brazil

Roustabout, Roughneck on jack-up and semi-submersible rigs

 

 

Logistics Analyst

US Air Force                Cocoa Beach, FL

1997–2000

·          Test Director for new $3.8 million dollar Space Range scheduling system. Led five person team in the development and execution of technical testing. Conducted logistics and maintenance Initial Operational Test and Evaluation for the $575M Range Standardization and Automation upgrade of the eastern and western Spacelift Range System

 

Missile Maintenance Officer

US Air Force                Grand Forks, ND

1994–1997

·          Led 56-person section responsible for heavy maintenance of 150 Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles

·          Coordinated the safe, efficient and timely removal of 150 Minuteman III missiles and related component from 165 installations

·          Responsible for the leadership and welfare of a 16 member section accountable for 3,000 pieces of equipment valued at over $10M

 

Education

 

 

 

 

Embry Riddle Aeronautical University

1998-1999                                                               

Masters Aeronautical Science

Double Major, Management, Human Factors

Graduated Magna Cum Laude, 3.92 GPA.

 

United States Air Force Academy

1990-1994           

Bachelors of Science

General Engineering Core Curriculum

Minor, Behavioral Science

 

Training

 

 

Noble Drilling Safety Leadership Training Level II                    

Delgado Firefighting School                                                  

Water Survival                                                                     

Well Control School                                                              Murchinson Drilling School                                                   

ISO 14001 Internal Auditor training (AQS)                            

Practical Solids Control school (Cagle Oilfield Services)          

 

 

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Contact

 

 

3327 Hidden Creek Drive

Sugar Land, TX 77479

281-265-6302

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