NEW IPT - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Director of Information Technology
Alan has amassed extensive technical skills in best practices, operating systems, business applications, market data services and desktop software and he applies this expertise to direct a team that supports IPT's engineering services. His positive impact on IPT includes aligning the company's organizational goals with technical solutions in CRM, ERP and line of business applications and providing strategy and execution for effective delivery of development efforts, network resources, disaster recovery and processes for day-to-day operation of the IT department, all while managing budgets, licensing, procurement and maintenance of hardware, software and services.
Alan's previous experience includes key IT positions with firms including Epic Energy, Amerindo Investment Advisors and boutique investment firms in Minneapolis and New York. He has been a featured speaker on VoIP implementation and is actively engaged in the technology community through leadership roles in industry and application specific programs.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Managing Director and Board Member / Education / Certifications / BBA, Accounting, University of Texas at Austin
Experience
Brian's career began with the Big 4 accounting firm KPMG in their audit division, but he quickly transitioned into the technology and services industry where he has held a variety of positions from assistant controller to chief financial officer. His experience in this sector includes four years at Metapath Software International, Inc., a global provider of software and engineering services, where he managed the company's worldwide financial operations in nine countries. He also served as executive vice president and chief financial and administrative officer for Evolving Systems, Inc., a NASDAQ global business, with responsibility for worldwide financial, treasury and administrative operations. Brian joined IPT in August 2012, and has since led the operations, planning, strategy, the integration of a key acquisition and the transformation of IPT into the business it is today. Brian was appointed to the Board in 2017.
Job Titles:
- Petroleum Engineer
- Senior Petroleum Engineer
Clayton hails from the farmlands of Wray, Colorado. In 2007, he attained a Colorado School of Mines Master's degree in Petroleum Engineering focusing on petroleum economics and reservoir engineering. Clayton joined the company in 2008 and now oversees our Permitting, Reservoir Engineering, Economics and Data Analytics groups.
His experience is varied, deep and incudes complex reservoir model development/simulations, economic evaluations for projects representing over $800 million, EOR project analysis, and expert witness testimony. He has also been an integral part of the planning and execution of several large-scale projects in urban areas with challenging regulatory environments and is held in high regard by the COGCC, WOGCC, EPA and WYDEQ.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- IPT As Chief Executive Officer
Dave joined IPT as Chief Executive Officer in 2022. He began his career as a drilling engineer at Sedco-Forex, a global company specializing in both bottom supported and floating drilling rigs (now known as Transocean). He progressed to increasingly responsible roles, mostly recently President and CEO roles with Triton Engineering (acquired by Noble Energy), Parker Drilling, and Stallion Oilfield Services, and board of director roles with several companies.
While at Triton Engineering, he was involved in the design and execution of over 400 shallow and deepwater wells in the Gulf of Mexico, over 50 land wells along the Gulf Coast, and over 30 land and shallow/deepwater wells in India, Mexico, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Trinidad, UAE, and Venezuela.
He earned his B.S. in civil engineering at Southern Methodist University and an MBA at the University of Houston.
Job Titles:
- Adjunct Professor at the Colorado School of Mines
Cankut joined IPT Well Solutions as our Senior Geologist after finishing his doctorate degree at the Colorado School of Mines. In 2013, he started his career in the oil and gas industry as a mud logger at Viking International and worked in multiple oil and gas fields in Turkey. He continued his career as a wellsite geologist at TURCAS focusing on geothermal drilling operations from 2015 to 2016. In 2016, Cankut won a scholarship from Turkish Petroleum Corporation and came to the United States to obtain his master's in petroleum geology. Following the master's degree at the Colorado School of Mines, teaching and research opportunities allowed him to pursue a doctorate degree which he graduated from in December 2022.
Cankut is currently an adjunct professor at the Colorado School of Mines and teaches petroleum engineering and geophysics students sedimentology, stratigraphy, and structural geology since 2019. He has also been a teaching assistant for the petroleum engineering students' summer field session since 2017. During his wonderful teaching career, his students honored him with Senior Class Teaching Award.
Job Titles:
- Business Development Manager
- Business Development Manager / Houston
Fred has 2 decades of oilfield management and sales experience with the most the recent challenge leading a data startup company leveraging blockchain technology to automate oilfield contracts in a single platform between operators and multiple service companies.
Prior to, Fred spent over 6 years managing his own company delivering water resources for frac operations in the Delaware Basin for two major Permian operators over a 30,000-acre surface lease. Early in his career, Fred was country manager with one of the largest drilling companies worldwide managing drilling and related service operations in North Africa, Middle East, Kazakhstan and Mexico.
"I'm honored to be a part of the IPT team, and I look forward to learning and working in tandem with everyone. Hopefully, I can utilize my unique experience to enhance an already impressive organization."
Fred resides in Houston, Texas and spends his spare time riding one of two of his Harleys and attending car shows with his beloved 1981 Trans Am.
Hilda Nalumu is the Staff Accountant at New IPT Inc and handles all the vendor payments, collections and Financial Reporting. She has over 15 years experience in Accounting and Finance. She has worked in Various positions and has handled forecasting, financial analysis, audit, financial management, financial reporting and has served up to executive level.
Before joining IPT she worked in Africa where she got most of her experience , particularly in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania and mainly in the services industry. She studied at Strathmore University in Nairobi Kenya and is a Certified Accountant. She also speaks a little Swahili which she learned while studying in Kenya. Outside of office, Hilda loves to travel to see new places and learn new cultures. Hiking is starting to become a new interest after moving to Colorado.
Job Titles:
- Drilling Engineering Manager
Jim has a wealth of experience in multiple US basins, and his experience outside the DJ, in the Eagle Ford, Permian, Marcellus and other basins will be key to delivering excellence as we grow our business outside of Colorado. His twenty-five-year career includes eleven years with service companies, eleven years with Noble Energy and three years with Apache Corp in senior drilling position. Jim holds a BS in Petroleum Engineering from Montana Tech.
Johnny holds a BS in Petroleum Engineering from Colorado School of Mines with ten plus years of experience drilling and completing wells. Domestic engineering and wellsite supervision experience includes drilling and completing wells in CO, UT, WY, TX, NM and international experience includes Khurais, Haradh, Hawiyah, and South Ghawar fields in Saudi Arabia. Johnny spent five years with Halliburton's Project Management and Consulting PSL working as a well site supervisor in Saudi Arabia on a Lump Sum Turnkey Project for ARAMCO, drilling and completing multi-laterals, single lateral and appraisal wells. He has been with IPT Well Solutions for five years as a wellsite supervisor, field operations manager, and a senior drilling engineer with extensive experience in the DJ, Permian, PRB, Delaware Basin's and UIC Class I, II, and VI disposal wells across the Rockies and West TX.
Job Titles:
- Director of Human Resources
Kathy has worked in Human Resources for the past 30+ years. Working in both CA and CO. She has supported companies in various industries: Insurance, Electronics, Entertainment, Retail, and Oil & Gas. Kathy has worked for IPT since 2015. At IPT she handles all areas of Human Resources (hiring, benefits, leave of absences, terminations, etc.), Payroll, Drug Testing, and our Safety Program. Little extras are planning and running food at work events, company parties, etc. Since many of our employees are spread out across the US, Kathy writes a monthly newsletter to keep everyone informed of important information, upcoming changes, and things happening with our employees.
Education:
BA in Human Resources - Hood College, Frederick, MD
MBA - California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, CA
Job Titles:
- Business Development Manager
- Business Development Manager / Dallas
Leilani Steffan has a range of commercial experiences and roles across the energy industry, spanning from upstream to downstream in the oil and gas as well as power sectors. Some notable experiences before joining IPT include: working on the top-tier Origination team at Cheniere Energy that has commercialized the contiguous US' first LNG liquefaction facilities via complex deal structures integrating the energy value chain from upstream gas production to downstream power offtake. This shaped and solidified her passion for the energy industry and influenced her move to the power side of the world where she joined the Origination team at Tenaska, working on both wholesale and retail power deals across all US power markets. Tenaska also exposed her to the renewable energy advisory space, which opened the door to ESG, carbon capture, renewables development projects and behind-the-meter solutions where she witnessed a further integration of the energy value chain and players. Prior experiences include Tenaris Global Services and consulting in the biotech space in NYC.
Her colored and diverse professional background, coupled with her drive for intellectually stimulating work brought Leilani to IPT as Business Development for companies based in DFW, Midland, OK and beyond. She offers a unique appreciation for the greater energy value chain and its optimization along the way. She is excited about the future of energy and how well-positioned IPT is for continued growth and success.
Leilani has double Bachelors from Texas A&M University as well as a Masters degrees from Columbia University.
Job Titles:
- Completion and Workover Manager
A completions and workover engineer (CSM BS Petroleum Engineering) with 38 years of domestic experience. Experience in conventional sandstones and carbonates, CBM. Geothermal, Horizontal Shale, Gas Storage, and SWD. Recently finished a 50 well workover program in a high volume gas storage field. Significant operational experience in the Anadrko, DJ, Unitah, Green River, Piceance, Hugoton, Raton, San Juan, PRB, Permian, Eagleford, and San Joaquin basins. Current projects include Completing and working over SWD in DJ, Williston, Permian, Eagleford, and PRB. Active SPE member.
Meeshell has been a Marketing Professional for 10+ years. Throughout this time she had the opportunity to work with small and large companies targeting consumers and B2B. With this experience, she found she is most passionate about B2B marketing with small businesses. This passion led her to IPT in 2022 where she had the opportunity to assist IPT through a rebrand from Integrated Petroleum Technologies and lead their new brand development initiatives .
Job Titles:
- Vice President Fracturing Services, Fracmaster
- VP Fracturing / Services
Mike's career started at Dresser Titan where he worked for two years as an engineer in training (EIT) and in equipment operations. From there he moved on to BJ Services, where during his 14years with BJ he served in many roles including equipment operator, fluid technician, district engineer, region laboratory manager, senior district engineer and technical sales representative. Mike joined IPT in 1996 and during his time with the company, he has accumulated a breadth of experience that includes field work in all major plays in the Continental U.S. as well as International experiences in Brazil, Canada, India, New Zealand and Venezuela, feet. Mike is an asset to both IPT and to the clients we serve.
He earned a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering Technology from Oklahoma State University.
Job Titles:
- Petroleum Engineer
- IPT in 2022 As a Petroleum Engineer
A 5th generation Colorado native, Morgan Whitelock joined IPT in 2022 as a Petroleum Engineer after obtaining her second bachelor's degree from the Colorado School of Mines. She has a passion for reservoir engineering and simulation modeling, with a focus on enhanced oil recovery. She has broad and varied experience in industry through engagement with previous internships with major oil companies exploring novel technologies such as geothermal, enhanced oil recovery, oil field electrification, and co-authoring SPE papers researching new enhanced oil recovery approaches. She enjoys engaging with a variety of consulting projects that have included permitting, well design, rig supervision, and problem-solving unique challenges with carbon capture and geologic sequestration projects.
Before pursuing a career in engineering, she previously completed bachelor's and master's degrees in the fields of cognitive neuroscience and special education and has enjoyed a decorated 6-year career providing specialized services both in classrooms and through counseling. At first glance, petroleum engineering may appear to be a substantial career change for her, but she asserts that the energy industry seeks the same goal as her previous roles: to serve others and improve quality of life and standard of living for all through the development of technology and implementation of responsible solutions.
Morgan was honored to receive the Colorado Engineering Council's silver medal award in May of 2022, an award given to a single graduating student from each of Colorado's engineering colleges and was chosen for her high integrity, outstanding technical ability, and general engineering skills.
Job Titles:
- Frac Business Unit Manager
Neal Hageman has a technical background in providing onsite QAQC and job monitoring on frac jobs across various basins in Wyoming. He then worked as a Stimulation Specialist, offering onsite QAQC, engineering analysis, and technical recommendations on frac jobs throughout the United States. Neal progressed to become an Engineering Manager, providing technical advice for active stimulation treatments, performing treatment designs, diagnostic analysis, and field studies. Currently, he is a Frac Business Unit Manager and manages a team of stimulation specialists and frac wellsite supervisors while continuing to provide technical guidance for ongoing completion operations. Neal is a registered Professional Engineer in both Texas and Wyoming.
Education: B.S. - Construction Engineering & Management - Purdue University
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Managing Director / Education / Certifications
- Senior Project Development and Asset Management Executive
Neel is a senior project development and asset management executive with a successful track record in E&P companies ranging from large, vertically integrated "big-oil" companies to independent producers. After gaining core experience in the US with ExxonMobil and managing drilling campaigns for several independent companies. Neel moved to Russia and held roles of increasing operational and managerial responsibility in Anderman/Smith and the Russian oil giant TNK's joint venture Chernogorskoye where he also became the CEO. Neel then became the CEO of Southern Oil Company, a subsidiary of Gazprom. Returning to TNK in 2002, Neel helped integrate the company with BP and held a senior management role developing upstream gas in the merged oil giant TNK-BP until mid-2007.
A decorated U.S. Marine Corps Veteran with 4 international deployments with the 24th and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Units, Siji entered the oilfield upon discharge in 1995 rising from Floorhand to Xtreme Drilling Rig Supt. Siji joined IPT in 2014 as Wellsite Supervisor and has risen our Senior Drilling Superintendent. Vast experience in CO, ND, NM, TX, WY basins drilling CBM, Extended HZ and complicated MPD wells with leading edge drilling technology and procedures. Extensive drilling experience of highly technical Class I and Class II disposal wells in CO, ND, NM, TX & WY. In 2019 he was responsible for the drilling of 118 wells with over 390,000 manhours worked without an LTA.
Siji and his wife Maria are proud parents of 5 children, one currently serving in the Air Force and another service in the U.S. Navy.
Job Titles:
- Drilling Engineer
- IPT As a Drilling Engineer
Tyanne joined IPT as a drilling engineer in 2022. She began her career with EOG Resources in Oklahoma City assisting the drilling department and managing the plug and abandon program. As a field engineer for Equitable Resources in Kentucky, she oversaw activities for both drilling and completions operations. During her 9 years at Chesapeake Energy, she was assigned to multiple basins including Anadarko, Granite Wash, Cleveland/Tonkawa, Hunton Lime, Miss Lime, Marcellus, and Eagleford. While at Tapstone Energy, she played an integral part in reducing drilling costs for the Meramec and Osage programs.
Job Titles:
- Petroleum Engineer
- IPT As a Petroleum Engineer
Vinnie joined IPT as a petroleum engineer in 2022. He is a recent graduate of the Colorado school of mines with a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering. Vinnie started as an intern at Austria's largest oil and gas producer; OMV. While working for OMV, he led his team to initiate the implementation of standby vessels on offshore oil rigs in New Zealand. As well as developing maintenance and repair plans for refineries in Tunisia and Libya. Vinnie also has a background in carbon capture, utilization, and storage with a graduate certificate in CCUS from the Colorado School of Mines. In May of 2023, he will receive his M.S. degree in Mineral and Energy Economics at the Colorado School of Mines as well as a Machine Learning Professional Certificate from Harvard.