Steven Barrow - International Reservoir Simulation Research Institute

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(:title Steven Barrow - International Reservoir Simulation Research Institute:)
(:keywords Steven Barrow, research group, Brigham Young University, Petroleum Engineering, Society of Petroleum Engineers, reservoir simulation, IRSRI, International Reservoir Simulation Research Institute, Enhanced Oil Recovery, EOR, Secondary Recovery, Tertiary Recovery, Production Engineering, well optimization:)
(:description The IRSRI Works in collaboration with the Process Research and Intelligent Systems Modeling (PRISM) Group at Brigham Young University:)

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!! Steven Barrow

!!!! Contact Information

* Email: steven.barrow@byu.edu
* LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/steven-barrow/33/374/a24/

!!!! Education

* Brigham Young University, April 2015
** Chemical Engineering, GPA: 3.43 / 4.00

!!!! Research Interests

* Currently Updating

!!!! Publications

# Currently Updating

!!!! Experience

*Operations Manager: The Brent Event Foundation – Sugar Land, TX, May 2013 – Present
**Project lead for non-profit organization expanding its fundraising event from Texas into Utah.
**Managed a remote team of individuals to launch successful advertising campaigns

*Improvement Engineer Co-op: The Dow Chemical Company – Freeport, TX, August 2013 – December 2013
**Managed a project to keep product within spec, saving the company $25,000 annually
**Managed project to improve asset utilization and reduce downtime by 50%

*Projects Engineering Intern: BP America – Houston, TX, May 2013 – August 2013
**Compared water injection treatment system options and recommended a LoSal® EOR system which may increase reservoir oil recovery by up to 10-15% while reduce the risk of scaling and souring, cost savings up to $2-5 billion over the life of the field
**Performed case study on produced water treatment systems on assets in the Gulf of Mexico and made recommendation to adjust systems to reduce the likelihood of environmental noncompliance

*Process Engineer Co-op: The Dow Chemical Company – Deer Park, TX, January 2013 - April 2013
**Identified and removed underutilized assets saving company $5,000 annually
**Initiated inhibitor reduction case study saving the company upwards to $150,000 annually

*Founder and President: Society of Petroleum Engineers BYU Student Chapter – Provo UT, August 2012 – December 2012
**Founded organization focused on developing careers in the petroleum industry for 50+ students
**Chaired council meetings to identify methods to achieve the society initiatives
**Hosted distinguished lecturers to facilitate networking between industry leaders and students

*System Programmer Intern: Global Geophysical – Houston, TX, June 2012 – August 2012
**Saved 624 man hours annually by creating software to monitor company performance
**Created software to detect problems in supercomputers, reducing resolution time by 25%

*Legal Intern, Carrizo Oil & Gas – Houston, TX, July 2011 – August 2011

*Full-time Volunteer Missionary: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Arcadia, CA, February 2008 – March 2010
**Implemented teaching model among 150 volunteers that led to an 8% increase in productivity
**Managed over 150 volunteers, leading 9 consecutive months in all mission initiatives

!!!! Interests and Awards

* Fluent in reading/writing/speaking Spanish
* Eagle Scout
* Enjoy fishing, scouting, other outdoor activities, sports (soccer, lacrosse, basketball), and music
* Experience coding in VBA, HTML, Python, Bash (Linux Script), Javascript
* Recipient of George H. Hansen Fellowship Scholarship (Geology)
* Dr. L. Douglas & Marion Smoot Scholarship (Chemical Engineering)