The University of Tulsa's Petroleum Engineering Department

Marc finished his BS in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Tulsa. Subsequently, he also completed MS in Petroleum and Arctic Engineering from the University of Alaska.

Marc Started his career with BP Exploration in Alaska as a Reservoir Engineer on the Kuparuk Field and moved through a series of Reservoir Engineering, Business, Petroleum Engineering and Performance Management roles working the Prudhoe Bay field. He next moved to the Alaska Exploration Group as the Commercial Manager working exploration strategy issues across the North Slope of Alaska.

He was transferred to BP Colombia as the Exploration Well Testing Manager responsible for Drill Stem Testing exploration wells on licenses in the Andes Mountains. Following the exploration work he took over the production forecasting and planning work on the Cusiana field in Bogotá before moving to a rotation Production Coordinator position in the field helping bring on the Cupiagua field.

After the merger with Amoco with BP, he took a short assignment in Denver and Houston to assist with the merger of the Amoco North America gas field and then moved to Amarillo, TX to take the Petroleum Engineering Team Leader role for the Anadarko Asset and then moved into the Operations Manager role for the Asset.

Following a series of special assignments for the North America Gas Business Unit, he moved back to Houston as the North America Functional Manager responsible for reserves reporting, well work performance, operations efficiency and integrity management.

Currently he is the Operations and Engineering Technology Unit Leader for the E&P segment with a team split between London and Houston responsible for developing and deploying technology for BP's global operations.

Marc is married to Rosemary, also a Petroleum Engineering graduate from The University of Tulsa and works at BP, and have three sons and a daughter ranging from 10 to 1 year old. Outside interests include running, triathlons and off-road motorcycle riding.

Marc in his own words:

What made me come to TU?

My interests have always been technical and engineering related and in the late 70s the most exciting engineering field was Petroleum. The University of Tulsa with Brown, Beggs, Reynolds, Hyne, Azar, Brill, Guerrero, etc., was recognized as the top or one of the top three schools in this area. It was also relatively close to home (Ozark, MO) and Tulsa is the most enjoyable city I have ever lived in.

Did I get a good education at TU?

For a career in the Petroleum Business I do not believe there is a better school than The University of Tulsa. Not only was the education top notch but the interaction with the industry which Tulsa provides is a real plus. There is a culture and history of Petroleum Engineering Excellence which you can't quantify but you know it when you look back across a 20+ year career.

Any fond memories of TU?

By far my fondest memory from TU was meeting and starting a 24 year and counting relationship with Rosemary Dooley who later became Rosemary Hornbrook. Also, my last year at TU they re-started the Cross Country and Track teams and I got a chance to run in NCAA events around the country, my only regret is I was not able to do this all four years.