Paul Führmann

Management Consulting with focus on energy and resources industries and specialisation in Supply Chain Management.

• Topic of research: The effect of polymer retention in heterogeneous media on incremental oil recovery using polymer flooding. • The impact of different retention in various rock classes on incremental oil recovery by polymer flooding is to be investigated using numerical modelling.

Topic of research: The application of directional drilling in the exploration of unconventional gas reservoirs. • Based on existing standards for the application of directional drilling in the exploration of conventional reservoirs, analyzed application strategies specifically tailored to shale and tight gas reservoirs.

• Responsible for HSSE reporting on group level, including regular and ad-hoc reporting to senior management and the Board. • Managed reporting-relevant projects, including upgrade and improvement of the group-wide reporting tool. Negotiated service contracts, monitored progress and performed quality assurance. • Acquired in-depth understanding of cross-functional business processes. • Developed team lead and people management skills and successfully applied skills in management of projects.

• Involved in midterm production and personnel planning as well as performance reporting to the Board. • Independently developed process management software tool for use in OMV’s E&P division in Europe. • Acquired solid data analysis and processing skills through planning activities based on decentralized data collection.

Technische Projektplanung im Bereich Photovoltaik und Solarthermie sowie Kraft-Wärme-Kopplung (CHP) und ORC Prozesstechnik.

Bi-lingual Claim Assessment, Investigation of liability cases involving rental motor vehicles

• Fundamental knowledge of reservoir engineering, EOR, well engineering and well performance prediction. • Petroleum geology, geophysics and prospect evaluation. • Field development and petroleum economics. • Taught modules passed with first-class results

• Focus on production technologies and logistics, economics and project management skills. • Master thesis (industry project in cooperation with OMV) and final master exam passed with distinction. • Nominated for Kapsch award for outstanding dissertations.

• Focus on renewable as well as conventional energy technologies. • Bachelor thesis (industry project) and final bachelor exam passed with distinction.