J&S WATER WELLS - Key Persons


Diann Hill

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team
  • Company 's Vice President of Administrations
Diann serves as the Company's Vice President of Administrations. With twenty-seven years at J&S, Mrs. Diann has an important role in most every job performed. She maintains the in-house bookkeeping as well as the coordination of well contracts, insurance and bonding.

Monte Richardson - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • President
Monte is a second-generation water well driller who began his tenure at J&S in 1993 as an apprentice and drilling helper. He is accredited as a Master Well Driller and certified pump installer in Texas and holds licensure in Louisiana. Monte is also licensed by the National Groundwater Association as a Certified Well Driller and Pump Installer (CWD/PI). Monte serves on the American Water Works Association A-100 Standards Committee which oversees the design criteria regarding the construction of public wells throughout the United States. Monte is also licensed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality as a Water Treatment Specialist (III). Monte graduated cum laude from Texas A&M University in 1999 with a B.S. in Geosciences and a minor in Spanish. While at TAMU, he was a member of the Corps of Cadets and is an Eagle Scout. In 2021, Monte earned an Executive MBA from Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Business. While away from work, he enjoys spending time with his family, fishing, and flying airplanes.

Shaun Grell

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team
As the Construction Superintendent for the Company, Shaun's primary duties consist of day to day operations management, field supervision of drilling and pump projects, punch-out and job finalization and rolling stock inventory management. Shaun also heads up many of J&S' S. Texas farm and ranch projects. Shaun's original tenure at J&S started in the mid 1990's as a field hand and afterwards he gained valuable experience as a rathole rig operator. Shaun is a United States Marine Corps Veteran and an Eagle Scout.

Sheila Gardner

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team
Sheila has been involved with J&S since 1983. She oversees all operational aspects of the Oil field water well supply and pump rental division. This includes work orders, water well permitting, job tracking and invoicing as well as accounts receivable. Sheila also manages the jobsite safety protocols and the maintenance of employee licensure.

Steven Robertson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team
Steven serves as a Pump and Electrical Foreman for J&S. Steven' oversees the installation and management of submersible, turbine and solar water well pumps as well as the administration of water well pumping tests and well data collection. Steven also heads up the majority of electrical and control installations on irrigation water wells, farm and ranch and oil field supply water wells. Prior to Steven's eleven-year tenure at J&S, he served as the City of Bellville Electrical Department Superintendent. Steven is a Licensed Electrician Journeyman.