Glenn Jones - Director of Training
Glenn's oilfield career spans nearly 40 years, consisting of more than 28 years of field experience, 20 years of which were served internationally. He started as a floorman and worked his way through the ranks to operations manager. Glenn worked in both land and offshore projects on barge, platform and jackups in various locations around the world, including the Gulf of Mexico, South China Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Adriatic Sea. He is currently the Director of Training for Parker Drilling, responsible for company-wide training programs for operations management, rig supervisory and rig personnel. He has developed and implemented courses like Drill String Management, Mud Conditioning Equipment, Leadership and Supervision and the IADC-accredited WellCAP course. Glenn is a certified Instructional Developer/Designer and certified to instruct to IADC and IWCF standards, and he holds an ASTD Training certification.
Vladimir Agafonov – HSE/Technical/Well Control Trainer (Yuzhno – Sakhalinsk, Russia)
Currently stationed in Russia, Vladimir has been employed by Parker Drilling since 1993. Before joining Parker, worked in the military and mining industries in Iraq and India. He worked in Tengiz, Kazakhstan for 10 years and on Sakhalin Island, Russia for three years as an HSE /Training Supervisor. He joined the Parker Training Department in 2006 and has since conducted HSE-related, technical and well control training throughout Russia, Kazakhstan, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand. Vladimir is certified to instruct to MMS and IADC standards, and holds an ASTD Training and NEBOSH General certifications.
Ron Bean - Technical/Well Control Trainer (Anchorage, Alaska)
Ron began his career 20 years ago on the North Slope of Alaska. Starting out as a Roustabout, he worked his way up the ranks of both drilling and workover operations to HSE Manager, a position he held for several years. Ron now teaches technical and well control courses, and is certified in OSHA construction and OSHA general industry standards.
John Desormeaux Jr. - HSE Staff Trainer (New Iberia, Louisiana)
John began his career in the oilfield as an HSE Coordinator in the Gulf of Mexico. He has worked in several fields such as drilling, production, workover and construction. He also has an Environmental background in the U.S. and the Middle East. He is currently in New Iberia instructing Rig Pass, Rigger, First Aid, Fire School and other HSE-related courses.
Phillip K. Galloway - HSE Staff Trainer (Anchorage, Alaska)
Phillip has extensive experience as a safety professional in Alaska, and has regularly traveled to the North Slope/Prudhoe Bay and throughout rural Alaska since 1999. Previous positions include Safety Consultant and Trainer, Risk Manager, Safety Administrator, and Health, Safety, and Environmental Specialist. He has a Master’s Degree in Business Organizational Management, is a Certified Utility Safety Administrator, has his Associate in Risk Management (ARM) certification, and Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certification. He also served almost 25 years in the U.S. Air Force as a telecommunications equipment technician and lived in Greece, Turkey, Korea, and Australia.
Karen Judice - Internal Process Trainer (Houston, Texas)
Karen brings her years of working in the financial and business operations of the oil and gas industry into the classroom to train staff on the process side of the business. She brings considerable process knowledge as well as keen understanding of internal software programs such as SharePoint, QMS, Lawson and IVARA. Karen is based in Houston but travels around the world to conduct an on-site process course.
Chad Lacour – HSE/Technical/Well Control Trainer (New Iberia, Louisiana)
Chad has nearly 20 years' experience in the oilfield. During his career he worked for several oilfield service companies, maintaining pipe handling and rental equipment, testing BOP’s and performing BOP stack lifting operations on rig sites before serving as a rig dispatcher and medic. He later moved on to become an HSE consultant/trainer for several major oil and gas companies. He has worked on numerous offshore locations, including jack-up rigs, lay barges, production platforms, lift boats and diving operations in the Gulf of Mexico before joining the Parker Training Center. Chad holds an ASTD Training Certificate, and is a Medic First Aid Instructor, Defensive Driving instructor, and a NORM RSO, and is qualified to teach numerous HSE courses, technical courses and IADC Well Control.
William Leutiger - HSE Staff Trainer (New Iberia, Louisiana)
William began his career in the oilfield as an HSE Supervisor and then QA/HSE Coordinator & Training for Parker Drilling's Mexico operations. William has a degree in Commercial Relations and worked in the Environmental Business for 3 years in the U.S. and Mexico. He speaks English, Spanish and German fluently. William holds an ASTD instructor certificate and is an instructor in the New Iberia Parker Training Center, teaching Fire Prevention and Control School and most HSE-related courses. He also teaches some Technical courses, and is responsible for reviewing, updating and developing HSE courses for the Training Center.
Ton Martono - HSE Staff Trainer (Jakarta, Indonesia)
Ton Martono started his career in the oilfield as an HSE Coordinator working in Parker Drilling's Indonesia division on drilling and workover operations. In 2005, he worked as a Senior QA/HSE Advisor in Parker's Papua New Guinea, Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan divisions. He then joined the Parker Training Center, where he teaches Rig Pass, Rigger Training and other HSE-related courses.
Sean Mills - Site Manager, HSE/Technical/Well Control Trainer (Anchorage, Alaska campus)
Sean has more than 20 years of experience in the oilfield. He began his career as an electrician, worked as a mechanic and was promoted to driller. He then worked for a service company as a senior engineer installing, maintaining, troubleshooting repairing drilling tools. He was transferred from the field to their training department where he began his training career. Sean has worked in the Gulf of Mexico, Canada, the U.S. West Coast, South America and Mexico. In addition to being certified as an Industrial Hydraulic Specialist, Siemens Step 5 & Step 7 PLC, Siemens AC VFD, and Medic First Aid Instructor, he is also certified to instruct to MMS, IADC and IWCF standards and holds an ASTD Training certification.
John Stanway - Technical/Well Control Training Manager (Plymouth, New Zealand campus)
Currently stationed in New Zealand, John has been employed by Parker Drilling since 1984. Before joining the oilfield in the early 1980s, he had an automotive engineering background. He was promoted through to Rig Manager working on different rigs throughout Southeast Asia, before joining the Parker Training Center in January 1998 and has since conducted technical and well control training throughout Kazakhstan, Papua New Guinea, Nigeria, Pakistan, Indonesia and New Zealand. John is certified to instruct to MMS, IADC and IWCF standards, and holds an ASTD Training certification.
Mark L. Stonicher - HSE Training Manager (New Iberia, Louisiana)
Mark’s oilfield career began after more than eight years' military service in the U.S. Air Force as a Fire Protection Specialist & Emergency Medical Technician. Mark’s nearly 30 years of continuous service to the industry as a safety/training professional have afforded him the opportunity to work in a variety of positions and locations throughout the world. His experience ranges from Well Control Technician, H2S Safety Technician, and Safety and Training Specialist to Training Manager, HSE Manager, Floor man Trainer, and HSE Training Manager. He is a Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician – Paramedic, Medic First Aid Master Trainer (22 years), National Safety Council Defensive Driving instructor (17 years), Louisiana State EMS Instructor (12 years) , and holds an ASTD Instructor certificate and a variety of health- and safety-related certifications. Mark has experience in drilling and production environments. He has worked in Alaska, South America, Mexico, West and North Africa, Middle East, Russia, Kazakhstan, Asia Pacific and in many of the lower 48 States.
Miguel Hernandez Szymanski - HSE Staff Trainer (Villahermosa, Mexico)
Miguel started his career in the oilfield as a rig translator, and later became an HSE Supervisor for land rigs and barge rigs. He then worked as an HSE Coordinator overseeing quality assurance for drilling operations. Miguel instructs Rig Pass, Rigger Training, PTW, STOP and other HSE-related courses.