Interviewer(s): J. Sell. Houma, LA

Affiliation: University of Arizona

Don Little is the father of Christi Triche, who was one of the teachers who started with the study. We met at Christi's house, and the interview was designed to give her an example of how to do the work. Don has worked for Halliburton most of his career.

Don Little left college after marriage in 1972. After working in highway construction for two years, he was able to get a job with Halliburton in Enid, Oklahoma. At first this was stimulation/fracturing, but by 1975 he was cementing wells. In 1977, he transferred to the Gulf Coast to cement wells. In 1981, he was running well service tools for Halliburton in Houma. In 1986 he went offshore doing cementing. By 1992, he was an office supervisor, and in 1999 was supervising integrated services, in charge of drilling rigs and workovers. As company units changed through sales and mergers, he felt it was best to transfer back to the cementing unit, which he saw as the core of Halliburton's business.