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Patrick Chinwike Njoku

Summary

Results-driven Maintenance Management Professional with 19 years in the oil and gas sector, specialising in enhancing asset availability and reliability. Leverages continuous improvement methodologies, including VSM and A3 thinking, to boost efficiency and reduce waste. Expertise in predictive maintenance to optimise equipment performance and minimise downtime, alongside comprehensive knowledge of engine systems, QA/QC standards, and inspection protocols.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Reliability and Continuous Improvement Lead IEM

Halliburton
10.2025 - Current
  • Led improvement initiatives in maintenance process using CI tools, including Hoshin Kanri, A3 thinking, VSM, Kaizen, 5S, and 5 seconds rule to identify and eliminate waste.
  • Hoshin Konri approach which includes A3 thinking, VSM, Kaizen. 5S, 5 seconds rule to identify and remove waste in the work processes.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional maintenance team to implement improvement action plans, monitoring progress and effectiveness through leading and lagging indicators.
  • Reviewed equipment downtime days, recommending and collaborating on actions to address issues and achieve planned results.
  • Halliburton is a global company providing services and products to the energy industry, including oil and gas exploration and production.

Area Maintenance Manager Caspian

Halliburton
07.2023 - 09.2024
  • Lead, organizing and directing maintenance activities for field service equipment and facility equipment to ensure safety and reliability in compliance with national, company, and international standards.
  • Led cross-functional team of maintenance personnel to ensure adherence to maintenance programs, sustaining safe and reliable operation of field service equipment.
  • Leveraged SAP plant maintenance module to direct equipment maintenance, inventory planning.
  • Collaborate with the product service lines to plan for the execution stage for our customers, identifying equipment requirements and readiness.
  • Initiated improvement initiatives with the team, enhancing efficiency of the maintenance process.
  • Halliburton is a global company providing services and products to the energy industry, including oil and gas exploration and production.

Country Maintenance Manager

Halliburton
Port Harcourt
02.2021 - 07.2023
  • Led organizing and directing maintenance activities for field service equipment and facility equipment to ensure safety and reliability in compliance with national, company, and international standards.
  • Led a cross-functional team of maintenance personnel to ensure optimum implementation and monitoring of Maintenance plans for improvement in product service life.
  • Collaborated with the product service lines to plan for the execution stage for our customers, identifying equipment requirement and readiness.
  • Initiated improvement initiatives with team, enhancing efficiency of maintenance process.
  • Significantly minimised ‘days in repair’ for the product service line from 45 to 25 days.
  • Optimised asset efficiency by 15% and ‘days to turn time’ to 25 days by cutting down on equipment idle time.
  • Delivered highest asset turn rate and accomplished assets by 58% within timely constraint.
  • Reduced inventory surplus by 10% through timely scheduled repairs and inventory focus during triage phase.
  • Leveraged SAP plant maintenance module to direct equipment maintenance, inventory planning.
  • Developed and implemented methods to improve tools’ and equipment’s quality control, optimising reliability.
  • Halliburton is a global company providing services and products to the energy industry, including oil and gas exploration and production.

Repair and Maintenance Manager

Halliburton
Port Harcourt
02.2010 - 01.2021
  • Achieved asset turn rate and velocity of 98% through effective management and resource allocation.
  • Significantly minimised ‘days in repair’ for the product service line from 35 to 19 days.
  • Optimised asset efficiency by 15% and days to turn time’ to 19 days.
  • Reduced inventory surplus by 10% by executing scheduled repairs promptly and prioritising inventory management during triage phase.
  • Improved tools and equipment reliability via development and implementation of methods that optimised Quality Control and reduced NPT.
  • Led the maintenance team in the timely provision of drilling equipment and tools for deep water project achieving customer objectives.
  • Led cross-functional maintenance team to prepare and test downhole tools according to established criteria.
  • Halliburton is a global company providing services and products to the energy industry, including oil and gas exploration and production.

Education

B. Eng - Mechanical

Federal University of Technology
Minna
11-2004

Custom

  • Saudi Council of Engineers Member ID 1130922
  • Nigeria Institute of Management
  • Proficient in the use of Microsoft tools and whiteboard for Value Stream Mapping
  • A team player, leveraging the strengths of the members to achieve desired results

Timeline

Reliability and Continuous Improvement Lead IEM

Halliburton
10.2025 - Current

Area Maintenance Manager Caspian

Halliburton
07.2023 - 09.2024

Country Maintenance Manager

Halliburton
02.2021 - 07.2023

Repair and Maintenance Manager

Halliburton
02.2010 - 01.2021

B. Eng - Mechanical

Federal University of Technology
Patrick Chinwike Njoku