Steven Watt

Proactive & focused with extensive industry experience of 14 years, spearheading Operations &

• Service, Strategic International Sales &

• Business Development for Service Companies serving the Oil &

• Gas Marine industries. 11 years' experience in Oil &

• Gas field work and supervision of teams for Weatherford, Sun Drilling Products, UK and International. Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia Experience in Management Structure. Earned 2 Promotions with Elgin Industries, Service &

• Regional Sales Manager activities of both divisions with a 12- man team. Focused on GCC and Eastern Hemisphere Projects for Oil &

• Gas Water Industry and HDD. Travelled globally with all positions past 15 years. Familiar with CRM software with customized Marketing &

• Sales Funnel by using this platform for all quotations successful and unsuccessful bids, pipeline funnels. Recognizing, hiring, training, and managing the teams in Iraq, UAE, Oman, for all equipment and applications during jobs.

General

Manager with extensive experience in business development, operations management, and strategic planning to maximize productivity and drive revenue growth. Proficient in leading high-performance teams, implementing efficient policies, and managing complex projects across diverse industries. Focused on leveraging leadership skills and market insights to foster expansion and sustainable business success.

General Manager - Claymore Safey Consultants - Dubai

(2025-09)

• Develop effective business strategies and sales and marketing plans. Implement policies and procedures to maximize productivity and increase efficiency.
• Seeking out business opportunities for expansion and growth by developing a new business model; Provide guidance and feedback to assist management team strengthen specific business
• Recruit and train high performance employees to achieve objectives sales, profitability and desired market share.
• Develop, implement and maintain budgetary and resources allocation plans.
• Report directly to company's Executive Directors.

Business Development Director - Dolphin Group - Sharjah

(2020-04 - 2025-07)

Dolphin Heat Transfer, we supply to multiple markets industries for any type of heat transfer system from (Radiators all types from Automotive to Oilrigs, Chillers, Cooling Towers, Shell & Tube)

• Build and maintain relationships with target and existing customer decision makers/Inspections before quotations so we get everything in place to secure the order
• I have a team of 4 BDE under and me and we perform well for our Sharjah based location with medium to high price complex projects.

Business Development Manager - 271 Offshore Ltd - Dubai, Abu Dhabi

(2017-05 - 2020-04)

• Development of new business accounts, and keep good relationships for extended business moving forward
• Sold multiple 8 POB Accommodation Modules for Company in United Arab Emirates, bespoke customized zone 2 units $2.5mn two years.
• Navigated successful strategic partnership with company in Nigeria for rental and purchase options.
• CRM System (HubSpot) for keeping track of all our quotations, winners & Losers, Networking at events gaining more leads.

Operations Manager - WellCem - Abu Dhabi, Muscat

(2014-09 - 2017-05)

• Managed the brand product ThermaSet for downhole sealing applications. LCM pills, Casing Leaks, CCA, Gas Water shut off.
• Initiated a new Partnership in Oman. Leading us to multiple projects with PDO, Brought the oldest Well in Oman back online after a successfully well-planned application.
• Technical and Commercial Proposals for applications with multiple Oil Companies ADNOC, PDO, Wintershall, Oxy, ARAMCO
• Attend all Oil & Gas Shows around the Eastern Hemisphere

Operations Manager - Halliburton - Erbil, Al Basra

(2013-12 - 2014-07)

Handled Operations in Erbil (Kurdistan) Al Basra (South) for various Operators around Iraq up North Middle and South Iraq.

• Spearheaded a project in Taza Field near Kirkuk for Oil Search, secured 3-year contract for Separation equipment for multiple Rigs.
• Site Surveys, leading my team of 36 employees, training them on our equipment to develop their skill set. Deploying team on various Projects.

Regional Service & Sales Manager - Elgin Industries - Abu Dhabi, GCC

(2009-10 - 2013-10)

• Oversee the servicing of all Elgin equipment around the GCC region deploy teams to each Country in GCC and Asia
• Executing our first Joint Venture with Esnaad, then after two years involved with another partnership with SEW/PPC that gave us more scope to venture out around Iraq region.
• Sold multiple different types of separation equipment during my time at Elgin from Dewatering units, Shale Shakers, Centrifuges over $2m+

Operations & Supervisor - Sun Drilling Products - Al Khobar, GCC

(2005-09 - 2009-10)

• Supervision, Learning Operators, operating the BRU-Unit, Running Lubra glide beads through drilling system.
• Operation of the BRU- 2 shakers, unit holding tank with 3 x 250 Centrifugal pumps.
• Reduces torque and drag while drilling, reduces casing wear while running casing etc.
• Worked on land rigs in middle east-offshore for surveys and rig ups. Office work and trained our new technicians.

Supervisor & Technician - Weatherford - North Sea, International

(1999-04 - 2005-09)

• Supervision of multiple applications during Offshore/Onshore work, running Casing and Tubing Completions
• Pulling old completions from Wells during workovers, running Liner Hangers.
• Working international: Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia.
• Daily reports for office Managers onshore.

A-Levels - Aberdeen (1983-08 - 1988-05)