Directors and Management

WES benefits from Directors and Advisors having an average of 30+ years of industry experience with Major Integrated Operators, Oil and Gas Independents, Oilfield Service Companies, and their financial partners.  Managers (M), Directors (D) and Advisors (A) include:

Laura Capper (A, M)

President & Director. 25 years in oil & gas technology, 20+ yrs. as oilfield technology launch specialist, $4 billion in investment overseen in launches, JVs, and acquisitions, consultant to Boards of Directors and Investors for over four hundred new and emerging technology companies. BS Electrical Engineering

Paul Ching (D)

46 years oil & gas experience; currently CEO of Bainbridge Uinta, LLC; Prior: COO of KJ Energy; Chairman & CEO, Meridian Resources Corporation; 34 years with Shell, most recently Vice President, Technical R&D for Shell International Exploration & Production; Director for two E&P companies and numerous oilfield technology companies; Advisor to private equity group, oil field chemical service company & Nano Technology consortium. M.S. Geological Engineering, BS Mathematics

Jeffrey Miller (D)

Mr. Miller has over 30 years of energy experience covering executive roles, finance and technical experience. Currently, Managing Partner/CEO of Vortus Investments (Upstream Private equity firm); Former Global Manager of Upstream Activities of Mercuria Energy Trading SA.; Former President of Moncrief Oil International; Former Managing Director of Global Energy investment banking for UBS AG; technical roles with Exxon and Chevron. BS Petroleum Engineering and Accounting from Texas A&M University, MBA in finance from Columbia University

Dr. Anthony (Tony) Castrogiovanni (A, M)

CEO & Principal Scientist, ACENT Laboratories. 32 years of experience in design and development of advanced rocket and air breathing engines and combustion technologies for NASA, and the U.S. defense and clean energy industries. Former Vice President, Technology and Advanced Programs, ATK Mission Systems Group, Vice President and General Manager, ATK Strike Weapons & Directed Energy, Vice President and General Manager, ATK Missile Systems Company and President of ATK GASL. Ph.D. Aeronautics and Astronautics, B.S Mechanical Engineering

Marvin Schneider (A, M)

38 years with Shell, including Manager Business Development & Regulatory Affairs, Shell Michigan, and Manager Planning, Gas Department; Engineering Advisor, Unconventional Resources and Head Office Technology; Project Manager, Pecten Cameroon LNG, then California Heavy Oil Cogeneration and later Colorado Oil Shale. Executive Director, Michigan O&G Association; US Army Ordnance, Captain. MS Mechanical Engineering, Licensed Professional Engineer

George Vassillelis (A)

Advisor to WES, 20+ year Reservoir Engineering expert with unparalleled unconventional resource appraisal, exploitation and development expertise. Currently Chief Reservoir Engineer, North America, Geoscience and Petroleum Engineering with GE Baker Hughes, Former Managing Partner of Nitec Pegasus LLC, Senior Advisor for Repsol’s Technology Hub, and Senior Manager of Gaffney Cline and Associates reservoir engineering. 15 year’s prior experience in production management and reservoir engineering. Bsc Geology, APT (Greece), MSc, Petroleum, Colorado School of Mines

Estate of John E. Langdon (D, M)

Mr. Langdon was the Founder & CEO of WES.