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Drillinginfo Management

 

Allen Gilmer - Co-founder, Chairman and CEO

Prior to co-founding Drillinginfo in 1999, Allen was an independent oilman for 7 years, co-founding three profitable E&P companies. He began his oilpatch career with Marathon Oil Corporation, as a geophysicist working in Research, Seismic Acquisitions, and South American exploration. Allen is active in all aspects of Drillinginfo’s new product development and is widely recognized for his industry leadership and vision. He holds several patents in the field of multi-component seismology. He received his BA in Geology from Rice University and his MS in Geology from University of Texas at El Paso.

Mark Nibbelink - Founder, President and QA/Inv. Control

Before co-founding Drillinginfo in 1999, Mark had an outstanding career as a Prospect Geologist at Gulf Oil and then carrying forward as an independent Geologist. Mark is responsible for quality control and data integrity. He received his B.A. in Geology and his M.A. in Geology and Geophysics from Dartmouth College.

Robert (Bob) Kay - Executive VP/COO/CFO

Bob has been involved with Drillinginfo as a shareholder and business advisor since mid-2000. Bob brings a lengthy professional history as a business executive in commercial banking, venture capital, private equity investments, and as a CEO/COO of a number of privately held early stage and growth companies. His role at Drillinginfo includes finance and operations. Bob is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin with a BBA in General Business with a concentration in Accounting.

Alan Berezin - Executive VP/CTO

Alan has almost 25 years experience in software development and engineering. He started in a consulting role for Drillinginfo, and soon afterwards joined as the CTO. His prior experience includes independent consulting, engineering management at Advanced Micro Devices, and software development in networking and signal processing technologies. As CTO, Alan manages IT, software development, and technology operations. He received a B.A. in Physics from UC Berkeley and a Ph.D. in Physics from The University of Texas at Austin.

Martin Payne - Executive VP DI Energy Services Group

Martin joined the DI founders’ team in 2000, and is responsible for all product development. Martin has a rich oil and gas background having spent more than 20 years in management of independent oil and gas firms. This experience leveraged his engineering background in a variety of supervisory positions relating to drilling, completion, production, gas gathering, transmission, and treating. Martin is a past chairman of the Houston Chapter of the API, and is a member of the SPE, ASME, and ASPO. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with honors from The University of Texas at Austin.

Heather Curry - Manager, Products and Services

Heather began her career with Netherland, Sewell & Associates, an independent oil & gas consulting firm, departing as their team technical analyst. Prior to joining Drillinginfo in 2006, Heather worked for five years with TRC Consultants, LC as technical sales lead for PHDWin™ software. Heather is responsible for prioritizing day-to-day development and managing the Land and Knowledge Management business units within Drillinginfo. She received her BS in Business Administration and her MBA with a focus in Information Technology from The University of Texas at Dallas.

Ramona Hovey - Sr. VP Products and Services

Ramona has a diverse background in the energy business. She began her career with ARCO Oil & Gas as a drilling engineer and then as a natural gas trader. She joined Drillinginfo in 2002. Ramona manages a team of industry, data, and GIS experts who provide Drillinginfo members with custom research and reporting. Ramona received her BS in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University.

Roger Edmondson - VP Marketing and Planning

Roger has a broad base of strategic marketing experience, having founded the first dedicated business-to-business marketing, research, and planning firm in Austin. Prior to joining Drillinginfo, Roger managed the Edmondson Group, a strategic marketing planning firm representing a wide range of technology and manufacturing companies including 3M, Emerson Process Management, Motorola, and AMD. Roger is responsible for strategic marketing planning and execution with regard to branding, product launch, and subscription growth. Roger attended Texas Tech University.

Brandon Taylor - VP Sales and Support

Brandon honed his sales management and leadership skills with Dell over an 8 year period prior to joining Drillinginfo in 2006 as Sales VP. At Dell Brandon was a consistent top performer with sales management responsibility for the entire Eastern United States. Brandon is responsible for Drillinginfo’s sales team’s 5 regional offices in Texas, Colorado, and Oklahoma. Brandon received his BS in Business Management and Entrepreneurship from Northwestern State University.

Colin Westmoreland - VP Sales and Sales Manager

Before joining DrillingInfo in 2004, Colin had previous sales and management experience at the Southwestern Company. Prior to becoming VP of Sales at DrillingInfo, Colin served as the Sales Director of the Gulf Coast Region and has over 6 years of experience working with a wide range of industry professionals. He currently manages DrillingInfo's dynamic sales team and oversees all corporate sales. He received his BA from the University of Texas at Austin.

James (Jim) Kay - General Counsel

With nearly forty years of financial and legal experience, Jim is an integral part of Drillinginfo. For nearly two decades he practiced as a public accountant and served as CFO for both publicly and privately held companies. For the past twenty years, Jim has practiced law and currently holds licenses in California and Oregon. He received his BBA from The University of Texas at Austin and his JD from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C.

Dean Metzger - VP Administration/Controller

Dean is a CPA with over 25 years of experience in a variety of fields, including public accounting, corporate tax and internal audit. Prior to joining DI, Dean was part of the Internal Audit and Compliance team at The University of Texas System. He also spent many years in corporate tax accounting, most recently with Dean Foods Company in Dallas. Dean is responsible for accounting and administrative operations. Dean received his BBA in Accounting from Texas A&M University.

LeAnn Jeter - PHR - VP Human Resources

LeAnn has an extensive Human Resource background with nearly 15 years of Human Resource experience prior to joining Drillinginfo in 2008. She has been PHR certified (Professional in Human Resources Certification) since 2001. Prior to joining Drillinginfo, LeAnn worked for Administaff Corporate Human Resources in Kingwood, Texas, James Construction Group, and Lamar Advertising in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. LeAnn is responsible for developing, implementing and administering human resources strategies, plans, and programs including employee relations, benefits, payroll, and compliance.

Cindy Stewart - President of Membership Development

Cindy joined DrillingInfo in 2008 and combines a Master’s Degree in Business Education with her past experience as the owner of an oil & gas company to educate our customers. She has developed webinars, training modules, and customer driven on-site trainings. Her mission is to teach our customers to use DrillingInfo to obtain valuable data, mine for opportunity, and evaluate prospects. Her diverse background gives her a unique insight on reaching our membership in multiple ways.

Melinda Faust - Director, Business Development

Melinda began her career in 1997 working for the former Director of the Minerals & Management Service handling P&A bonds in Louisiana. Melinda became Director of Marketing for DrillingInfo in 2000. In early 2007, Melinda worked for Noble Royalties, Inc. as Director of Acquisitions & Divestitures but returned to DrillingInfo in March of 2009. Melinda’s primary role is developing executive level contacts through networking within the industry, developing new strategic business opportunities, aiding the DI sales and marketing teams in client relations, and creating sale prospects. She received her BS degree in Marketing from the University of New Orleans.


For more information contact Sales: (888) 477-7667 ext. 1 or sales@drillinginfo.com