Ray Boykin began working for Halliburton shortly after he was discharged from the Army in 1946. First, he worked for Halliburton’s inland operations, based in Harvey, then Lake Charles and finally in Lafayette. In 1948, he got the orders to switch to the company’s offshore division. After working in the local offshore division for only 8 months, Ray was sent to Venezuela for 4 years. He then returned to the states and was based in Morgan City, getting in on the “ground floor,” and in 1969, Ray was promoted to supervisor.