Background
Beier, Richard Alan was born on June 18, 1953 in Topeka. Son of Albert Peter and Lavina Madglene Beier.
Beier, Richard Alan was born on June 18, 1953 in Topeka. Son of Albert Peter and Lavina Madglene Beier.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Kansas State University, 1975; Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Kansas State University, 1976; Doctor of Philosophy in Mech. Engineering, University California, Berkeley, 1982.
Graduate research assistant, University of California, Berkeley, 1978-1981; senior research scientist, Factory Mutual Research Corporation, Norwood, Massachusetts, 1982-1983; senior research engineer, Conoco Inc., Ponca City, Oklahoma, 1983-1987; senior reservoir engineer, Conoco Inc., Hobbs, New Mexico, 1987-1989; staff engineer, Conoco Inc., Ponca City, 1989-1994; consultant, E.I. duPont de Nemours and Company, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, since 1994. Speaker seminar Conoco Norway Inc., Stavanger, Norway, 1991, Society of Petroleum Engineers Forum, Crested Butte, Colorado, 1991, Society of Petroleum Engineers Forum Series in Europe, Seefeld, Austria, 1992, Stanford (California) U. Center for Reservoir Forecasting, 1993.
Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Society Petroleum Engineers.
Married Carol Ann Feyerherm, June 4, 1977. Children: Matthew Alan, John William.