Dave has over 22 years of experience in an array of industries including aerospace and oil and gas. He’s spent nearly 10 years with operators such as BHP and bp and most recently, 2 years with the oilfield service company, ChampionX, where he was the Director of Products for their line of emissions products. He led a team of hardware and software product managers and software programmers. At bp, he was hand-picked to build their new Low Carbon and Sustainability team responsible for helping their onshore business reach Net Zero by 2050. He evaluated scores of emissions reduction projects, process improvements and monitoring technology to better understand and eliminate their sources of emissions.
Prior to that, Dave was a Development Engineer for bp and BHP responsible for planning all aspects of new well delivery from concept to first production. He successfully brought online 100s of sites and ~1000 wells across the Eagle Ford and Haynesville fields. He was a member of BHP’s Continuous Improvement team and is trained in Lean Six Sigma. He also dabbled as a Drilling and Completions Engineer.
In addition to the oilfield, Dave spent 6 years working at the Johnson Space Center in the Gateway and International Space Station programs, and he’s a U.S. Army veteran. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point, and a Master’s degree in Geological Engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology.