38 years of experience as Petroleum Geologist in head office and overseas subsidiaries with Total. Various posting with operational and basin synthesis functions in different subsidiaries: Algeria (1983-85), Indonesia (1987-1990), UK-Aberdeen (1990-1993), acting as Exploration Manager in Angola (1993-1997), Bolivia (2001-2005), Algeria (2011-2012). In the headquarters in charge of different areas for new ventures projects: deep offshore West Africa (1997-2001), New Projects in Continental Europe and Asia region: Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Russia… Black sea and Central Europe (2005 to 2011).
From 2012 to 2015, Senior Geosciences Advisor of Exploration & Production VP for Asia Pacific region.
From 2015 to 2019, member of the Quality consistency group (assurance group) reviewing technical evaluation and consistency of all exploration projects(worldwide) which will require financial investments (wells, rounds, new permits….)
Engineer from Geological Engineering School of Nancy (1978)
Presentation at the AAPG in Houston in the “Discovery Thinkers session” : Discovery of a Bolivian Foothills Giant Gas Field: Incahuasi
Many internal seminars. Most recent in Mayi 2019: Delivering on Our Promises: The Quest for Predictability
Course at the ENSG Engineering school : Risk and uncertainties in oil and gas exploration
Providing internal courses to explorationist from Total (headoffices and subsidiaries)about the new prospect evaluation methodology ; Basic Level 1 and advanced Level 2.
Geosciences, Petroleum Geology.
Synthesis of sedimentary basins applied to hydrocarbons exploration
Prospects Evaluation methodology for hydrocarbons exploration
Risk and uncertainties (volumes) evaluation for a prospect.
Identification of cognitif Biaises , Impact on decision making
