"In going to work for Schlumberger as a Wireline Field Engineer, I have enjoyed working with the state of the art in wireline logging tools, and have also been able to satisfy my personal need for adventure…"

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Jonathan Kreb

Born in Longmont, Colorado, 1969

Graduated from Widefield High School, 1988

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, 1992

Colorado School of Mines

I was born on October 30, 1969 in Longmont, Colorado. I spent most of my life as a child and young adult in Colorado, graduating from Widefield High School in 1988. While growing up, I had a burning interest in mechanical processes. As an early teen, I taught myself to rebuild small engines, and ran a knife-making business with my brother in which we built a blacksmithing operation (from items rescued from a scrap yard) in which I forged exotic weaponry and heat-treated steel. I also exalted in pastimes such as rock climbing and mountaineering in the hills of Colorado.

I attended the Colorado School of Mines in Golden Colorado and earned a B.S. in Engineering with a Mechanical option in 1992. It was there that I discovered that the petroleum industry would be an exciting place to work, as one of my professors pointed out that the two most high-tech industries were space exploration and oil exploration. Both because the environments present profound technological challenges and the funding required to create that technology is readily available. In going to work for Schlumberger as a Wireline Field Engineer, I have enjoyed working with the state of the art in wireline logging tools. I have also been able to satisfy my personal need for adventure, visiting countries I never expected to see, and having experiences I never thought I would have. For example, I rode through the Panama Canal aboard the JOIDES Resolution on my way out to gather data for scientific research, something I never expected to do in high school!