L. Barry Mcnamara

Biography

Dr. L. Barry McNamara is Vice President - Corporate Development and Marketing of Painted Pony Petroleum Ltd. Dr. McNamara is a professional geologist with over 25 years of experience in the oil & natural gas industry. This includes wide ranging experience in western Canada and Australia, with recent emphasis and success in converting to production both oil and gas in tight, unconventional reservoirs through horizontal drilling. Most recently, Dr. McNamara was Vice President, Development at Spartan Oil Corp., from June 2011 to July 2012, and prior thereto, he was Vice President, Geology at Spartan Exploration Ltd., from 2009 until 2011. Other management and technical experience includes Pegasus Oil and Gas, Innova Exploration, Vintage Petroleum, Baytex Energy, Santos Ltd, Gulf Canada Resources and Chevron Canada, where he began his career in 1984. Dr. McNamara holds a PhD from the University of Calgary, which he attained in 1995 for his work on “An Evaluation of Geological Information for Defining Flow Units for Use in Quantitative Reservoir Modeling.” He also holds a MSc in Geology from the University of Calgary (1989), and an Honours BSc in Geology from St. Francis Xavier University (1984).

Research Interest

  Analytical Technique Bio analytical Techniques Application of Analytical and Bioanalytical Techniques Analytical Techniques for Clinical Chemistry Environmental Analytical aspects Analytical Techniques for Pharmaceutical Advances Liquid chromatography and Mass spectrometry Diagnostic assays and Test kits Analytical technique for separation Biosensor Analytical Technique for Thermal analysis Technique for Food analysis Novel Approaches to Analytical and Bioanalytical Methods Regulatory issues and Biosafety challenges in Bioanalysis Method development and validation Instrument technique for chemical analysis Overall analytical industrial program Advace analytical Techniques Scope for analytical chemist Goal of analytical technique