Raul E. Lema

Raul began his career in 1998 with Baker Hughes - Hughes Christensen in The Woodlands, Texas. He held various engineering and leadership roles in manufacturing, product design & development, project management and drilling research teams. In 2007, Raul joined ConocoPhillips as a subject matter expert on drilling mechanics in the Global Wells Technology group supporting global D&C operations with technology adoption and optimization. Raul worked high profile company drilling projects which included QatarGas 3&4 in Doha, Qatar, Deepwater operations in the North Atlantic, Extended Reach Applications in Alaska, Unconventional Applications in North Dakota along with other technical projects that have taken him all over the world. Before leaving ConocoPhillips Raul led the Wells Integrated Performance group where he partnered with IT, Business Units and Executives on improving business intelligent with business assessment and improvement projects that improved business decisions through automation, analytics, and engineering applications. Raul has hands-on experience with manufacturing, technology, operations, and overall business performance acumen. Staying ahead of Oil & Gas and business improvement challenges are Raul’s sixth sense.