Curriculum Vitae: Yuxing Xiao, Ph.D., P. Eng.Experience2008 to Date BP America Inc. Houston, Texas, USASand Management Specialist Develop BPs capabilities and technologies in sand production prediction and sand management for reserve preservation, safe and reliable and efficient operation Support BPs downhole sand management for its global exploration and production The developed distinctive technologies have helped deliver the incremental oil production in excess of 90,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day and CAPEX savings in excess of 600million dollars the past nine years. 2007 to 2008 Independent Consultant Calgary, Alberta, Canada Supported BPs sand production management for its global exploration and production Continued to develop BPs tools and technologies in sand production prediction and sand management2003 to 2007 Golder Associates Ltd. Calgary, Alberta, CanadaGeomechanics Specialist Developed tools and technologies for sand production prediction and sand management for BP Supported BPs sand production management for its global exploration and production Managed the CO2 underground storage project, and involved with fractured reservoir evaluation and development. Developed numerical procedures and conducted and supervised numerical modeling in mining engineering, geotechnical engineering, and hydrogeology. This includes the numerical procedures to model mechanical interactions between pipeline and frozen soil for pipeline design in northern climates.2002 to 2003 Advanced Geotechnology Inc. Calgary, Alberta, CanadaGeomechanics Specialist Involved with various projects in petroleum geomechanics, including: sand production prediction and sand management; borehole stability; in-situ thermal production; fault reactivation; reservoir-scale pore collapse and compaction; in-situ stress and formation pressure prediction; borehole enlargement in permafrost; geomechanical testing.2000 to 2002 Department of Civil Engineering Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaDalhousie UniversityPost Doctorate Research Fellow Worked on about 10 R&D projects on petroleum geomechanics in general and sand production management in particular. Involved with six sanding service projects in different parts of the world.1998 to 1999 Department of Civil Engineering Hong Kong, ChinaUniversity of Hong KongResearch Associate Justified the equivalent porous medium for coupled behaviour of fractured rock. Developed a hybrid numerical model to simulate coupled stress and fluid flow in fractured rock 1997 to 2000 Institute of Geology & Geophysics Beijing, ChinaChinese Academy of SciencesAssociate Professor (1999-2000)Post Doctorate Research Fellow (1997-1999) Principal investigator for research projects on coupled stress and fluid flow in fractured rock. Took various research initiatives in geomechanics issues related to Chinas coalbed methane exploration and production.EducationPh.D. Engineering Geomechanics, North Eastern University, Shenyang, China, 1997(Dissertation: Numerical analysis of coupled stress and fluid flow in fractured rock)M.Eng. Engineering Geology, Changchun Geological Institute, Changchun, China, 1994B.Eng. (Distinction), Engineering Geology & Hydrogeology, Changchun Geological Institute, Changchun, China, 1991Professional Membership and Involvement Discussion Leader for SPE Forum on Beyond Conventional Sand Control, Santa Fe, New Mexico, May 15-20, 2011 Technical Editor at Review Committee of SPE Drilling & Completion Editorial (2010-present) Technical Editor at Review Committee of SPE Journal Editorial (2010-present) NSERC Discovery Grant Reviewer (2010 present) Session Chair at 44th U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium & 5th U.S.-Canada Symposium, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 27-30, 2010 Technical Reviewer for 46th U.S. Rock Mechanics Geomechanics Symposium, Chicago, June 24-27, 2012 Technical Reviewer for 44th U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium & 5th U.S.-Canada Symposium, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 27-30, 2010 American Rock Mechanics Association, and International Society for Rock Mechanics (2010-present) Society of Petroleum Engineers (2010-present) Sigma Xi The Scientific Research Society (2010-present) Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists, and Geophysicists of Alberta, Canada (2005-present)Award and Recognition BP Restricted Share Plan, BP America Inc., Houston, U.S.A., 2011 BP Spot Recognition Award, BP America Inc., Houston, U.S.A., 2010 BP Spot Recognition Award, BP America Inc., Houston, U.S.A., 2009 Golder Innovation Fund Award, Golder Associates Ltd., Canada, 2005 CAS K.C. Wong Post-doctoral Research Award Fund, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, 1998Coverage in Newsletter / News Release News Release 2005 Grantees: The Innovation Fund Committees Decision, Golder Associates Ltd., Canada, October 21, 2005 The Pipeline, Golder Associates Ltd. Employee Newsletter, Calgary Edition, November 2005, Golder Associates Ltd., Canada E&P R