Forrest is the Manager of Business Development (B&D) and a reservoir engineer at Hise Exploration Partners, LLC (HEP).  As Manager of B&D, he is responsible for raising capital in the private market space from Private Equity, Accredited Investors, and Family Offices. He holds a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from Louisiana State University and a MBA from Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business.  HEP's portfolio of actionable opportunities consists of conventional, Gulf Coast oil and gas projects located in our focus areas of operations.  

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Experience

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• Hise Exploration Partners, LLC               2017 - Present        5 Years

  • Manager of Business Development & Petroleum Engineer​

  • Raise Capital for Prospects, Reservoir Engineering, Well Planning

  • Manage HEP Asset Team 

• Freeport McMoRan Oil & Gas, LLC         2015-2017                2 Years

  • Petroleum Engineer - Deep Water Reservoir Engineer​

  • Horn Mountain Spar (MC126/127)

  • Reserve Reports, Reservoir Simulation, Reservoir Engineering 

• Tradition Exploration, LLC                        2014-2015                1 Years

  • Petroleum Engineer & Business Development Analyst​

• Chevron Oil Corp. Summer Intern          2012                          4 Months

  • Deep water Drilling Completions Offshore Intern​

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Education

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• Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business (MBA) - 2018 

  • ​Master of Business Administration (MBA) ​​

    • ​Beta Gama Sigma International Honor Society​ (Top 10% of Class)

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• Louisiana State University - Craft and Hawkins Dept. of Petroleum Engineering (B.S. Petroleum Engineering, Cum Laude) - 2014 

  • Bachelors of Science Degree - Petroleum Engineering ​

    • Cum Laude Latin Honors​​
    • Ranked 4th in Class

    • Pi Epsilon Tau (Petroleum Engineering National Honor Society)​

    • Tau Beta Pi (Engineering National Honor Society)

    • Phi Kappa Phi

 

Certifications​

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• Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)​​​           2015

  • Engineer In Training (EIT)

  • Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board (LAPELS)​

• Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC)     2018, 2022​

  • Tactical Medics Group​

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Languages

• Arabic

  • Louisiana State University -​ 2 Semesters

  • Elementary Profenciency

• French

  • Professional Working Profinciency​

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Hobbies

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Kayaking, swimming, running, and hiking/camping/trekking.  Past Treks include the Arctic Circle that started in Fairbanks, went through the Gates of the Arctic, and ended at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, Montana/Canada Banff National Park, and Colorado.     

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     Horn Mountain is a 14 well, deep water oil field located in 5,000 ft of water in the Gulf of Mexico.  Over a two-year period, Forrest rose from the co-reservoir engineer to the primary reservoir engineer with the longest standing continual experience with the field.  His responsibilities included generating reserve reports, presenting to reserve auditors (Netherland Sewell & Associates), reservoir simulation, production optimization, economic analysis & forecasts, updating executive management, and reservoir responsibilities.  In 2016, and after surviving a 51% staff reduction, Forrest was transferred to the Houston office from Louisiana.