Roy Hartstein is driven to help oil and gas companies create value through environmental excellence while demonstrating that natural gas can be an important part of our energy future. He pioneered execution of the first U.S. “certified gas” transaction, established methane management strategy for oil and gas production and chaired the first Group of Experts on Methane Emissions for the International Gas Union. Recently Hartstein served as the industry expert on methane emissions for the US Trade Development Agency's trade missions on Advanced Technologies for Methane Abatement including delegates from Egypt, Algeria, Libya, Ecuador, Argentina, Mexico, Nigeria, Thailand, India, Indonesia and Malaysia. He has established RES as the leading consulting firm for both MiQ and Equitable Origin certification with more than forty assessments completed for leading oil and gas companies across the U.S.