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OUR EMPLOYEES

Jim Paradis - jparadis@hitechfluid.com

Mr. Paradis has worked in the industry since
1967, most recently in senior management and
ownership positions
.

General Experience
Sat on and supervised deep Rocky Mountain Foothill wells in Alberta and British Columbia
Set up Argentina operation and monitored day to day operations from Calgary
Supervised operation in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, as a duty free zone from Calgary and served as a director.

Education, Geographic & Work Experience
Schools: Preston Moore School (1990), Baroid Well Logging School (1969), Baroid Drilling Fluids Mud School (1969); Training: WHIMIS, H2S, TDG and First Aid Training, 2nd Line Well control (current).
Worked in Alberta, British Columbia, NW and SW Saskatchewan, Yemen, Algeria, Pakistan, Senegal, British and Norwegian sectors of the North Sea, Turkey, USA, Thums Island
Previous employers include Wilson Mud Service, Baroid of Canada, Nugget and S&T Drilling, Serval Integrated Energy Services – Fluid Division
Co-Founder of Protec Mud Service



Wayne Crosbie - wcrosbie@hitechfluid.com

Mr. Crosbie is an experienced operations manager specializing in drilling fluid applications, who has worked in the oil and gas industry since 1975.

General Experience
Supervised geothermal wells in Japan and British Columbia
Supervised and sat on well blowouts for Mobil and Shell East Coast Canada
Worked offshore in Greece on hot saturated H2S wells
Worked on high pressure, high temperature offshore East Coast Canada wells
Sat on and supervised deep Rocky Mountain Foothills wells in Alberta and British Columbia
Drilled 70+ horizontal wells in Saskatchewan

Education, Geographic & Work Experience
Petroleum Technology Diploma, British Columbia Institute of Technology, 1980
Schools: Quality Control School (1995), Well Control School (1984), Work over & Completions School, Solids Control School (1983) Magcobar Advance Mud & Sales School (1981), Magcobar Basic Mud School (1980)
Training: WHIMIS, H2S and TDG Training (current), ISO 9000 (1997), Polymer & Dewatering (1987), Hydraulics (1984)
Worked in Alberta, British Columbia, NW and SW Saskatchewan, offshore Canadian East Coast, Aegean & Ionic Sea, Greece, and in the British sector of the North Sea
Previous employers include M-I Drilling Fluids, United Corrosion Consultants, Caproco Corrosion Consultants, TransCanada Pipelines and Serval Integrated Energy Services