Our top quality instructors are drawn from both industry and academia. All have excellent communication skills, Industry/consulting experience for real-world application, The educational background to teach that specific subject/discipline. They are proven leaders in their field of expertise, receiving high rankings for their ability to teach and provide an enjoyable training environment.

Tony L. Becker

Tony Becker is currently a Traffic Crash Reconstruction Consultant and Trainer. His extensive experience includes criminal and civil investigations involving traffic crash analysis and simulations, and auto and heavy truck event data recorder forensic evidence collection. He is a consultant to law enforcement and private reconstructionists, plus is an experienced expert witness.

Dan A. Billman

Dan Billman has over twenty-five years of experience in the Appalachian Basin with the last 21 as a consulting geologist and the president of Billman Geologic Consultants, Inc. Prior to independent consulting, Dan worked as an exploration and development geologist for Mark Resources and Easter States Exploration Company. He has extensive experience in both unconventional and conventional development and exploration plays in the Appalachian Basin. He also has experience in the Illinois, Black Warrior, Anadarko, Delaware/Permian, East Texas and Forth Worth Basins. He has performed numerous geologic and economic reviews of natural gas and oil exploration prospects, as well as feasibility studies for gas storage and coal bed methane development. Mr. Billman received his degree in Geology (BS) from the University of Toledo and his MS in Geology from West Virginia University.

Sue Bray

Sue Bray is Executive Director of “New Vistas,” a consulting practice founded to assist universities, corporations, and government agencies in the implementation of distributed education and work programs. She is also an Associate of Potencium LTD, an international consultancy with a major focus on the issues of global and virtual teams, and a licensed agent of WorldWork Ltd, a London-based Management Consulting firm. She currently serves as “Adviser in Globalization” to the General Motors Technical Education Program (GM TEP), and facilitates a major partnership between GM TEP and the University of Michigan’s College of Engineering. In addition, Ms. Bray is an instructor in the Extension Program of UCLA. Ms. Bray’s consulting clients have included AETNA, LearnLinc, California State University, The Sage Colleges, the University of New Hampshire, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, NYS Science and Technology Foundation, New York State Training Council, the international Medical Project, and others.

James P. Brill

Dr. Brill is Professor Emeritus adn Research Professor of Petroleum Engineering at The University of Tulsa (TU). He is a recognized authority on behavior prediction and applications for multiphase flow in pipes and paraffin deposition. He has worked for Chevron Oilfield Research Company, Amaco Production Company’s Research Center, plus The University of Tulsa. At TU, he has been actively engaged in teaching, research and consulting in multiphase flow, and is the founder and director emeritus of TUFFP and TUPDP.

Donald L. Burdick, PhD

Dr. Burdick earned a PhD from Kansas University and has been an educator, industrial researcher, petrochemicals marketer, and senior executive with Gulf, Chevron, BASF, and Haltermann Custom Processing, where he was vice-president. Since his recent retirement after more than 40 years in the industry, he has pursued writing and consulting. Dr. Burdick co-authored Petrochemicals in Nontechnical Language and several scientific papers, and has 12 patents credited to his name.

W. S. (Bill) Cagle

Bill Cagle is President of Cagle Oilfield Services in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He worked for Amoco in Production, Drilling and Drilling Research for 11 1/2 years; 4 1/2 years in Mud & Solids Control Research at Amoco Research, plus 2 1/2 years as the General Manager of Derrick Equipment Sales & Rental and Vice President of Derrick Equipment Co. for 1 year. He received his B.S. in Petroleum Engineering and his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering form Mississippi State University. He is a member of SPE and AIME, and is active in IADC.

Stephen B. Carman, PhD

Stephen Carman is a strategic and customer focused learning and talent development leader with over 20 years experience in learning management and consulting across diverse industries, including energy and finance. He was previously Senior VP, Client Services for NYSE’s Governance Services organization, responsible for the customer care organization in North America. As a senior learning executive, Dr. Carman’s expertise includes organizational leadership and development and customer relationship management and has been involved with learning programs directly for Fortune companies. Dr. Carman has a Bachelor of Science from Abilene Christian University, a Master of Arts from the University of Phoenix, and a PhD in Organization and Management from Capella University. He is a member of the Academy of Management and the American Society for Training and Development.

James C. Childress

Mr. Childress is a Visiting Instructor with The University of Tulsa, Department of Mathematical and Computer Sciences. He earned degrees in Geosciences and Applied Mathematics and worked as a Computational Consultant for the Minnesota Supercomputer Center (MSC) where his specialties were in parallel programming and data IO optimization techniques. Some of his professional accomplishments include implementing the first parallel geophysical application for the Cray-2, processing one of the first terabyte size geophysical field surveys, and consulting with geophysicists in six different countries for MSC/Cray Research. Mr. Childress’s areas of research focus on parallel programming and computer systems administration. His previous teaching experience includes Jackson State University and University of Minnesota’s Supercomputer Center. He is a member of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists.

Mark Cronshaw

Mark Cronshaw is a principal with Resource Economics LLC in Boulder, Colorado. He has years of experience as a resource economist, financial analyst, and engineer. His domestic and international projects have included valuation, gas market development, regulatory review, project planning, cost contingency, and assessment of economic damage. He has taught at the Colorado School of Mines and the University of Colorado. Dr. Cronshaw has a Ph.D. from Stanford, an MBA from Southern Methodist, an MS (Chem.E.) from Caltech and a BA (Chem.E.) from Cambridge UK.

Jeremy Daily

Jeremy Daily is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Tulsa. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering; and his Ph.D. in Engineering all from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. His areas of research have been focused in Traffic Crash Reconstruction; Digital Forensics of Vehicle Systems, Dynamics and Solid Mechanics. He is a Registered Professional Engineer and a member of SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers).

Jerald Dawkins

Jerald Dawkins, Ph.D., Chief Information Security Officer, True Digital Security which is an information security and compliance consulting firm. Dr. Dawkins’ elite combination of security and technology expertise, business acumen, and creativity has positioned him as a driver in the evolution of the field of information security and compliance. Jerry has extensive experience in regulatory compliance, technical risk assessments, penetration testing, web application vulnerability analysis and secure coding. He received his B.A. in Computer Science from Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from the University of Tulsa. Dr. Dawkins is the author of numerous publications and presents at national and international conferences, and co-founded another successful security company, TokenEx. He also holds the following certifications: CISSP NSA IAM and CNSS 4011-4015.

Ron Dieck

Ron Dieck served as President of the Instrumentation Systems and Automation Society, ISA, and the Asian Pacific Federation of Instrumentation and Control Societies. He received his BS in Physics and Chemistry from Houghton College and his MS in Physics from Trinity College. He was employed in aerospace in test measurement instrumentation and metrology for over 35 years and has been directly responsible for data validity and measurement uncertainty assessment as they relate to metrology, calibration, testing, and data analysis. Mr. Dieck founded and chaired the Data Analysis and Measurement Uncertainty Committees of the Air Pollution Control Association (APCA) and the ISA. He is co-author of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ performance test code on Measurement Uncertainty, and acts as the uncertainty consultant to the SAE E-31 Committee on Gas Turbine Emission Measurements. Mr. Dieck was awarded both the ISA Dr. Charles Stark Draper Award for the best tutorial lecture and the Test Measurements Division Mills Dean III Award for service to ISA. He served as the ISA Vice President for Automation and Technology and is a Felllow of ISA in measurement uncertainty.

Timothy Dowd

Timothy C. Dowd is an attorney with Elias, Books, Brown & Nelson in Oklahoma City. His primary area of practice is oil and gas law, including the rendering of title opinions and drafting of industry contracts. Mr. Dowd is the past president of the Oklahoma City Mineral Lawyers Society and former Chairperson of the Oklahoma Bar Association Mineral Law Section. He is also a member of the Legal Committee of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission and the Advisory council to the Marginal Well Commission of Oklahoma.

Richard Erickson

Rick Erickson is an independent petroleum geologist with over 30 years of experience in exploration and development of oil and gas in the Mid-continent and Permian Basin. He is currently active in the evaluation, acquisition, and development of producing properties in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas. Mr. Erickson has taught short courses in petroleum as well as semester courses in geology, chemistry, and petroleum engineering for The University of Tulsa, and he currently operates Erickson Petroleum Training, which provides training to employees of oil companies in West Africa.

John Farina

John Farina is a consultant to the petroleum industry in well drilling, evaluation and completion. He spent nine years with Shell Oil Company supervising a well workover and completion group, and seven years as a production manager for Sneider and Meckel Associates. He currently lectures for several major oil companies, and teaches Petroleum Engineering for Non-Engineers through The University of Tulsa. Mr. Farina is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and a past Distinguished Lecturer for the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.

Kristie Ferguson

Kristie Ferguson has over 23 years of technical and applied petroleum geology experience in both conventional and unconventional plays throughout the world. She has a BS in Geology and Geological Oceanography from Oklahoma State and Humboldt State Universities and a MS in Petroleum Geology from the University of Kansas. Her career includes: Exxon (ExxonMobil), Samson Resources and Newfield Exploration. Kristie has held both technical and managerial roles across many teams. In 2013, she founded KLF Geological, LLC, located in Tulsa where she is the President. In 2015, she became the Vice-President of Geology for Springbok Energy in Dallas. Kristie is an active member of AAPG (HoD Delegate, Sec-ED), TGS (Past President), TGS Foundation (Chairman), and the OSU School of Geology Advisory Board (Past Chairman). She has been an instructor with TU-CESE since 2014 teaching both public and in-company training programs, as well as developing an online version of her course. Companies bringing her in-house include Devon Energy, ConocoPhillips, TGS, Chesapeake Energy, Pioneer Natural Resources, Anadarko, Range Resources, Rebellion Energy, eLynx Technologies, WPX Energy and Merit Energy Company. Kristie continues to receive Excellent & Good course evaluation ratings

Osman M. Hassan; Ph.D.

Osman Hassan Obtained a Master of Science in geophysics from the University of Tulsa, Oklahoma and a Ph. D. in geophysics from ASU in Cairo, Egypt. He has been involved in geophysical production, research and training for the past eighteen plus years. He worked for 4-D International, PGS, Landmark Geographix, Paradigm, CGG Veritas, Schlumberger (WeternGeco) and currently at ION Geo E&P Advisory Group  in Houston, Texas. Osman teaches courses in geophysical signal analysis, deconvolution, and imaging with Professor Enders Robinson. Edited and reviewed geophysics articles, online videos, courses and books for the SEG, AAPG and Penn Well publishing company. Osman has been an active member of the SEG (Society of Exploration Geophysicists), AAPG (American Association of Petroleum Geologists), EAGE (European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers) and GSH (Geophysical Society of Houston). He is also an SEG CE committee member, editor and instructor.

John Henshaw

Dr. Henshaw is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Tulsa. Professor Henshaw teaches courses and performs research in the areas of materials science, engineering design, and sustainable energy technology. He also writes books about science and technology for a general audience. Specific research interests in materials science include automotive composite materials, and in particular the durability of those materials, the use of composites to repair steel pipe and other metallic structures, and the fracture mechanics of very thin metal structures. In the area of engineering design, research interests include the decision-making process in design, teamwork, and design education. Related to sustainable energy, research interests include novel wind turbines, hybrid-electric vehicles, and human-powered vehicles.

Bill Hermann

Bill Hermann has over 35 years of industrial experience in engineering, marketing, business development, human resources, training, administrative, sales and consulting roles. He has worked in firms engaged in construction, engineering and equipment supply, largely related to the hydrocarbon energy sector. His international work has been an important part of his career, which has included assignments in Abu Dhabi and London, and extensive business travel in Latin America. Mr. Hermann hols BS and MBA degrees from Northwestern University in Chicago.

Norman Hyne

Dr. Norman J. Hyne is a certified Petroleum Geologist and President of NJH Energy. He joined The University of Tulsa’s Geosciences Department in the late 1960s and is now Professor of Petroleum Geology in TU’s CESE Department. He is the instructor of the popular seminar, Basic Petroleum Geology for the Non-Geologist. He received his geology degrees from Pomona College, Florida State University, and the University of Southern California. Norm is the author of our online petroleum glossary, and several books including the 2nd Edition of his Dictionary of Petroleum Exploration, Drilling & Production, published by Pennwell Books. He recently received the AAPG Grover E. Murray Memorial Distinguished Educator Award which is given in recognition of distinguished and outstanding contributions to geological education.

Mark Klins

Mark Klins, PhD, is a management consultant specializing in the development of petroleum resources and building the teams that coordinate those efforts. He received his PhD in Petroleum Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University and attended the Wharton Executive Development Program at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Klins served as a Professor of Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering at Penn State and the University of Southern California. He later joined Chevron and worked for 25 years in variuos upstream operations, serving in an array of drilling, production, and reservoir engineering assignmetns and asset management positions in the Gulf Cost, West Texas, the San Joaquin Valley, South America, and the Middle East. Dr. Klins has served as the SPE Pittsburgh Section Chairman and chaired the Educational & Professionalism, Distinghished Lecturer, Distinguished PE Faculty, and Outstanding Young Member Award Committees as well as served as a Technical Editor for the Journal of Petroleum Technology. In addition, Dr. Klins has authored or co-authored three textbooks and written over 25 refereed papers and articles.

Glenn Koller, PhD

Glenn Koller most recently has been an Advisor for Risk Management at Schlumberger. Prior to joining Schlumber, Dr. Koller spent 30 years at US Department of Energy, DuPont, Amoco, and BP. His primary responsibilities for the past 20 years focused on aspects of risk and uncertainty analysis, management, and training. He received his PhD in geochemistry/geophysics from Syracuse University and has experience with heading a large basin-modeling group, leading a corporate risk group, implementing risk-assessment and risk-management technologies and processes in the corporations, developing statistical routines that comprised corporate risk systems, keeping abreast of risk technology developed by vendors, other companies, and the National Laboratories, marketing risk technology, and performing technical and consulting services. Dr. Koller was the primary developer of Amoco’s risk-based exploration system. Current areas of responsibility include development and deployment of risk-based technologies for SLB, developing and implementing multivariate statistical data-processing routines, and evaluating potential new business opportunities. Dr. Koller has authored four books on risk/uncertainty.

Danny Lee

Danny Lee has over 25 years experience in the construction industry. As a business owner, he has knowledge in financial, personnel, and project management. Mr. Lee has been responsible for budget, construction, implementation, and oversight for multi-million dollar projects in multiple states, while consistently being on time and under budget. After leaving the construction industry, he entered the aviation field and is presently at American Airlines. Mr. Lee earned his Bachelors and Masters Degrees while working full time and his senior design project at The University of Tulsa won “Outstanding Engineering Achievement for the State of Oklahoma” from the Oklahoma Society of Professional Engineers. He graduated top of his class in the Masters Program at The University of Phoenix. He is a member of The University of Tulsa’s Mechanical Engineering Advisory Board.

William Leffler, PhD

Dr. Leffler holds degrees from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and New York University. His career includes 36 years with Royal Dutch Shell, with positions in petrochemicals, refining, transportation, the gas liquids and gasoline businesses, and corporate planning. He was lead strategist for Shell UK Exploration & Production, and is the author of several books, including Petroleum Refining in Nontechnical Language and Petrochemicals in Nontechnical Language (PennWell books).

Peter LoPresti

Dr. LoPresti is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at The University of Tulsa. He earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Pennsylvania State University in 1994, and his BSEE in Electrical Engineering at University of Delaware in 1988. Areas of research focus include fiber optic transmission systems, optical sensors (environmental, instrumentation) and free-space optical systems.

Frank Manning

Dr. Manning, Professor of Chemical Engineering; Adjunct Professor of Petroleum Engineering at The University of Tulsa. He received his Ph.D., M.S.E., and A.M. from Princeton University. He received his B. Eng. (Hons.) from McGill University. He is a registered P.E. in Oklahoma and Pennsylvania. He has been awarded the Kermit Brown Award for Teaching Excellence and was TU’s Outstanding Teacher of the Year in 1995.

Tim Marley

Tim Marley is the Director of Risk Advisory Services for True Digital Security, Inc. The Risk Advisory Services team provides a broad range of services with a focus on Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC) initiatives including Information Security Risk assessments, Information Security Program Development, Virtual CISO, and compliance readiness (i.e. PCI DSS, HIPAA, FFIEC, NERC CIP, CUI, and more). Prior to joining True in 2018, Tim was the IT Audit Director for the OU Board of Regents, responsible for establishing the dedicated IT audit function, encompassing all campuses for the Universities of Oklahoma, Cameron and Rogers State.
With over 25 years of experience in information technology, Tim was a Senior IT Compliance Auditor for the IT security team at the University of Oklahoma, responsible for work on IT governance and regulatory compliance including PCI DSS, HIPAA, FTC Red Flags, FERPA before joining internal audit. In that capacity, Tim reported to the PCI Steering Committee and successfully achieved compliance with the PCI DSS in less than 24 months. Before OU, he was the Network and Security Manager for the national clothing chain, Harold’s, where his team managed the network and server applications, IT security, and compliance initiatives for PCI, HIPAA and GLBA.
Tim has served on the Moore Norman Technology Center (MNTC) technology education advisory committee, the Oklahoma City Community College (OCCC) Computer Science Advisory Board, the SANS higher education advisory board, the SANS Global Information Assurance certification (GIAC) advisory board and the Board of Governors for the Institute of Internal Auditors Oklahoma City Chapter. As a contributor to the Oklahoma Information Technology Mentorship Program (OITMP), Tim has spoken to college students across the state of Oklahoma on the value of a life in information security.
Tim is a member of InfraGard, The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), ISACA, The Association of College and University Auditors (ACUA), The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), and The IIA Oklahoma City Chapter.
Tim earned a Bachelor of Accountancy degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1990, followed by his CPA in 1995. Professional certifications followed in information technology, including administration, security, privacy, audit and compliance.

Youssef Mhemedi

Youssef Mhemedi (CISSP, CIPT, CTPRP), is a Security Consultant for True Digital Security, Inc. in Tulsa, OK. He specializes in Third-Party Information Security Risk Assessments, Information Security Program Development, and Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC) initiatives. Prior to joining True Digital, he led a Security Assessment Team performing onsite evaluations and audits of third party service providers operating within the highly-regulated banking industry. In this role, he gained valuable experience identifying security control gaps and risks and recommending mitigation strategies for service providers within multiple industries ranging from financial services to health care to SaaS. He is a member is ISC2, ISSA, IAPP, and InfraGard.

Tyler Moore, PhD

Dr. Tyler Moore is the Tandy Assistant Professor of Cyber Security and Information Assurance in the Tandy School of Computer Science at The University of Tulsa. His research focuses on the economics of information security, the study of electronic crime, and the development of policy for strengthening security. He is also interested in digital currencies, critical infrastructure protection and digital forensics. Tyler directs the Security Economics Lab at TU and serves as Director of StopBadware, a non-profit anti-malware organization. He is a founding Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Cybersecurity. Prior to joining TU, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Research on Computation and Society (CRCS) at Harvard University, the Hess Visiting Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Wellesley College, and an asst. professor at Southern Methodist University. A British Marshall Scholar, Tyler completed his PhD at the University of Cambridge, while he holds BS degrees in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics from The University of Tulsa.

Edwin Moritz

Mr. Moritz, a certified mineral appraiser, and also a petroleum geologist and President of Gustavson Associates in Boulder, CO. He has been involved in numerous projects involving oil, gas and mineral property appraisal and has testified as an expert witness in court proceedings. His technical contributions include several papers presented at conferences and published papers in professional journals.

Ray E. Morrison, PhD

Dr. Morrison is the President and Principal Consultant of the Marietta, Georgia based consulting firm ACETS. His experience includes contracts with the University of Missouri, W.T. Grant Foundation, NASDVTEC Assoc., Lockheed Aeronautical Systems, and others. He has been an active member of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), the Society for Manufacturing Engineers (SME) and the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). He has served as a Director, Board Member, and Chair for the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Division. He has authored many publications. Dr. Morrison holds a PhD from the University of Missouri, a MS from Syracuse University, a BS from the State University of New York, and an AAS in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Hudson Valley Community College, Troy, NY.

Brian Musso

Brian S. Musso is a licensed petroleum engineer with more than thirty eight years of experience in the petroleum industry, including project / asset development, portfolio management, reserves assessment, and reservoir appraisal. His heritage was with Amoco and BP/Amoco where he worked onshore, offshore (shelf and deep water) and international operations. After retiring from BP/Amoco he functioned as project manager for a tight gas pilot program in Argentina, engineering manager for MCX, and as engineering manager for Venoco, overseeing Southern California operations. Mr. Musso specialized in reservoir characterization and reserves assessment, including the execution of cross-disciplined team asset development of multi-billion dollar deep water projects. He has conducted seminars and presentations at Amoco’s research center, to the Board of Directors of major US and International Corporations, and to both US and international government officials.

John Noltensmeyer

John Noltensmeyer is an information security and privacy professional with a background in web development and over 20 years of experience in information technology. John is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E), Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM), and a PCI Internal Security Assessor (ISA) with extensive knowledge of security tools, best practices and related technologies.

Prior to joining TokenEx, John worked for BAE Systems as a Senior Principal Software Engineer architecting and developing web applications for the United States Intelligence Community and as the technical lead for the IT Security Team at the International Trade Administration (ITA), United States Department of Commerce (USDOC). John has also worked as an IT Security Analyst for Centre Solutions, a business unit of Zurich Financial Services, and as a Systems Planner for American Century Investments.

Eduardo Pereyra

Dr. Eduardo Pereyra, is the Associate Director of TUFFP and the horizontal wells artificial lift project at The University of Tulsa, College of Engineering and Natural Sciences. He is also an assistant professor of petroleum engineering at TU. Previously, he worked as a research scientist intern at Chevron’s advanced production technology / subsea technology unit, carrying out theoretical studies on conventional separators performance. He also worked on multiphase systems integration. His research interests are multiphase flow systems and transport, flow assurance, and separation technologies.

Keith Plemmons, PhD, PE(SC), PMP

Dr. Plemmons, is the Business Unit Lead for Southeast Associated Services, Inc. and Director with the Vincula Group, LLC. He is a veteran education and business leader with over 40 years of executive, functional, and project management experience in the engineering, construction, and education arenas. His career includes ten years of military and government service, ten years of EPC industry work, and 17 years in higher education. His work experience encompasses the entire lifecycle of capital projects. In providing technical services and workforce development, Keith pursues his passion of building people who deliver value and serve their communities. Keith earned his PhD and MS Civil Engineering from Clemson University and his BS Civil Engineering from The Citadel. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in South Carolina.

Mauricio Prado, PhD

Dr. Prado is the former Director of The University of Tulsa Artificial Lift Project. He brings more than 18 years practical experience as a petroleum engineer to his work at The University of Tulsa. His current research interests include performance of ESP in gas environments, gas lift simulation, beam pumping simulation and artificial lift optimization.

Daniel S. Rosenbaum, J.D.

Mr. Rosenbaum has devoted his lengthy law practice to litigation of cutting-edge legal issues. He has extensive trial and appellate experience in the State and Federal Courts of Florida and other jurisdictions, and before government tribunals. He has handled hundreds of trials, evidentiary hearings, quasi-judicial hearings, administrative hearings and other public hearings throughout his professional career. More recently, Mr. Rosenbaum has undertaken the study of Cyber Security law and legislation, with an emphasis on the efforts of state governments to create and pass cyber security legislation and the application of the common law to cyber security issues. He received his J.D. from The University of Tulsa, College of Law; and his Bachelor of Science from Arizona State University.

Cem Sarica

Dr. Sarica is the F.H. “Mick” Merelli/Cimarex Energy Professor of Petroleum Engineering at The University of Tulsa (TU). His current research interests are multiphase flow in pipes, oil and gas production, and flow assurance. He is currently serving as the director of TUFFP, Tulsa University Paraffin Deposition Projects (TUPDP) and Tulsa University Horizontal Well Artificial Lift Projects (TUHWALP). He teaches the Fluid Flow Projects: Two-Phase Flow in Pipes Short Course, along with several other multiphase flow in pipes, flow assurance and oil and gas production courses at ITU, PSU, and TU.

Adam K. Seaman

Adam Seaman is founder of Seaman Associates, a Tulsa-based coaching and consulting practice. His experience includes coaching individuals, business leaders, entrepreneurs, non-profit executives and creative professionals. He holds a MA in Organizational Communication Consultancy from Oklahoma State University and is member in good standing with the International Coach Federation. He has served in leadership roles with the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD), International Association of Business Communicators, and Tulsa Area Human Resources. His work has been published in several coaching and consulting journals including Consulting Today.

Tom Seng

Tom Seng is an Assistant Professor of Energy Business and Assistant Director of the School of Energy at The University of Tulsa. His other teaching experiences include serving as an Adjunct Instructor for TU, The University of Oklahoma, Penn State University and, Texas Christian University. Mr. Seng has over 30 years of experience in the natural gas and natural gas liquids industry including; physical and financial commodity trading, risk management and hedging, pipeline and midstream operations, transportation & storage capacity marketing and, risk control. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York and an MBA in International Oil & Gas Management from Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland where he is currently a candidate for a PhD in Oil & Gas Research. He is the author of “Energy Trading & Hedging: A Non-Technical Guide” published by PennWell Books. His professional affiliations include: Tulsa Association of Petroleum Landmen;; Natural Gas & Energy Association of Oklahoma; Global Association of Risk Professionals; International Association for Energy Economics; American Association of Professional Landmen; United States Association for Energy Economics

Heidi L. Shadid

Heidi Shadid is an attorney with Eller & Detrich P.C. in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Her practice primarily involves business litigation and corporate matters, with a focus on cybersecurity risk management. She is a member of the Business Litigation Section and Cyberspace Law Committee with the American Bar Association. Ms. Shadid has presented at numerous continuing education seminars, including a presentation at the 2017 ABA Cyberspace Law Institute in San Diego, CA concerning Multiple Perspectives on Emerging Challenges in Cyber Liability Insurance. She is also a co-founder of Tulsa Legal Hackers. She received her B.A. in Law & Society and French at the University of Tulsa and her J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law. She is currently licensed to practice in state and federal courts in Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma, the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, and the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Sean Shadid, CPCU

Sean Shadid has over 14 years experience in various risk management capacities including key leadership roles at prominent insurance carriers. Sean’s philosophy and approach to risk management translates well to any organization, allowing him to work with a broad spectrum of industries. He utilizes a risk audit process to make companies safer, reduce workplace risk, reduce injuries and fatalities, uncover serious insurance deficiencies, and reduce insurance premiums.
Sean has served as a keynote speaker on the subjects of cyber risk, general risk management, workplace violence, and OSHA compliance for various industries. He earned his Bachelors degree in International Business and Marketing and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Tulsa. Sean has also earned the professional designation of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter

John Shadley, PhD

Dr. Shadley is a Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Tulsa. He received his BS from Case Institute of Technology and his MS and PhD degrees from the University of Houston. He specializes in Solid Mechanics, Residual Stresses, Vibrations, Acoustics, Noise Control, Erosion/Corrosion, and Thermal Spray Technology.

Siamack Shirazi, PhD

Dr. Shirazi is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Tulsa. He received his BS, MS, and PhD degrees from The University of New Mexico. His specialization includes Fluid Mechanics, Computational Fluid Dynamics of Multi-Phase Flow, Turbulent Flow Modeling, Two-Phase Flow Separation, Particle/Bubble Tracking in Fluids, and Erosion/Corrosion.

Scott Skinner

Scott Skinner owns and operates Collision Consulting and Reconstruction LLC which provides consultation services in civil cases. Previously he managed the Collision Reconstruction Unit of the Oregon State Police. He holds an Associate of Science Degree in Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement, plus an Advanced Law Enforcement Certificate from the Board of Public Safety Standards and Training. He has been accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction (A.C.T.A.R.).

Kerry Sublette, IPEC Co-Chair

Dr. Sublette is the Sarkeys Professor of Environmental Engineering at The University of Tulsa. He has many years of experience in a wide variety of bioengineering problems. He worked for several years in a corporate R&D environment for Combustion Engineering and has 12 U.S. patents, nine of thoose in bioprocessing inventions. He is the IPEC: International Petroleum Environmental Conference Co-Chair.

Tracy Suter, PhD

Tracy A. Suter (Ph.D., University of Arkansas) joined The University of Tulsa as the first holder of the David and Leslie Lawson Chair in 2016. From 2001-16 he was a faculty member at Oklahoma State University. During his time at OSU he was awarded the Daniel White Jordan Chair, the Ph.D. in Business for Executives fellowship, the Greiner Outstanding Teaching Award, the Regents Distinguished Teaching Award, the President’s Outstanding Faculty Award and the Oklahoma Distance Learning Association Award for Innovative Use of Technology. He was also twice nominated by Apple, Inc. for the Apple Distinguished Educators Award.

He has taught a variety of courses with most recent emphasis on Applied Creativity and Innovation and Marketing Research. He is co-author of Basic Marketing Research (9th edition) with Gilbert Churchill and Tom Brown and MR2 (2nd edition) with Tom Brown, over 20 journal articles and his work has been presented over 80 times at regional, national, and international conferences. He has received numerous awards and grants for both research and teaching activities including the University of Arkansas Award for Excellence in Teaching and the Sherwin-Williams Distinguished Teaching Competition Award at the Society for Marketing Advances.

Steven M. Tipton, PhD

Dr. Tipton is a faculty member in the University of Tulsa’s College of Engineering & Applied Sciences, where he has received the Frank W. Murphy Distinguished Professor Award. He has been with TU for over 30 years, teaching classes on Mechanical Engineering Design, Structural Fatigue, Interdisciplinary Design, and Mechanics of Materials. He has consulted for many companies including ConocoPhillips, Schlumberger, Nordam, FinTube, BP, John Deere, Crosby McKissick, Ford, and Zebco. Dr. Tipton is a member of ASME, ASTM, SAE, and the International Coiled Tubing Association.

John Veil, IPEC Co-Chair

John Veil is President of Veil Environmental, LLC, a consulting practice specializing in water issues affecting the energy industries. He founded the company upon his retirement from Argonne National Laboratory in January 2011. Mr. Veil spent more than 20 years as the manager of the Water Policy Program for Argonne National Laboratory in Washington, D.C., where he was a senior scientist. He analyzed a variety of energy industry water and waste issues for the Department of Energy. Veil served as a Distinguished Lecturer for the Society of Petroleum Engineers in 2008-2009 and again in 2013-2014. He is the IPEC: International Petroleum Environmental Conference Co-Chair.

Michael R. Walls, PhD

Michael R. Walls, PhD is currently a Professor and the Director of the Division of Economics & Business at Colorado School of Mines. He received his BS from Western Kentucky University and both his MBA and PhD in Management from the University of Texas at Austin. He has extensive experience in risk assessment and management including decision analysis, strategy, strategic planning and technology commercialization. He is a frequent lecturer of short courses to industry, and has published a large number of papers and articles for professional journals.

Jeff Wilkie

Jeff Wilkie has made a career in human resources with an emphasis in employee development and workforce engagement strategies since 1992. Mr. Wilkie has worked with First Data Corporation, the Williams Companies, the City of Tulsa, and as a private consultant working in the field of change management and organizational development. In this role, he has served as a trusted resource for many small to medium sized businesses to enhance their strategic growth and direction. In addition, Mr. Wilkie works closely with Leadership Tulsa where he graduated from Class 26.

Kenneth M. Wolgemuth, PhD

Ken Wolgemuth has proven experience in teaching petroleum industry short courses on basic petroleum geology, as well as other related topics. He holds degrees from Wheaton College and Columbia University. In addition to teaching at both the university level and in industry, Dr. Wolgemuth’s experience includes ten years as petroleum consultant, seven years with the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, and several years with Amerada Hess Corporation. He is a member of AAPG, SPWLA, and SPE.