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Announcements

Joseph P. McCoy Joins Board of Directors

Joe McCoy was appointed to the Board of Directors in August.  McCoy received his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from The College of Holy Cross and his Master of Business Administration from Northwestern University before joining ARCO. 

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Corporate Training Department Promotion

Jason Dwyer has been promoted to Director – Corporate Training after six months in the role of Training Manager.  With the recent growth and restructure of the organization, greater resources have been devoted to expansion of the training department. 

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Newly Created Position of Director of Engineering Project Management Office

John Barlow has been appointed to the position of Director of Engineering Project Management Office at the Houston Technology Center.  This new position at Scientific Drilling (SDI) will help the organization meet our growth plan over the next few years by increasing the focus on product line and project management. 

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Appointment of MWD Ranging Product Line Manager

William (Chip) Abrant has joined Scientific Drilling as Product Line Manager – MagTraC and will be located at the Houston Technology Center facility in Houston Texas.  Abrant is a graduate of the Colorado School of Mines and is a veteran of the industry with prior executive management experience in both the Operator and the Service sector of our industry.

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Andre Tokarz appointed District Manager – Canadian Operations

Tokarz is a veteran in the oil & gas industry and takes over the role as District Manager following six years in the capacity of Canadian Business Development Manager.

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Executive Management Appointments

Rob McKee has been appointed to the position of Senior Vice President and General Manager – Measurements Division at the Applied Technologies Center facility in Paso Robles California. 

Daniel Carter joined the company as Vice President and General Counsel and will be stationed at the Corporate Headquarters in Houston Texas. 

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Fred Watson Retires After 30 Years

Watson retired from Applied Technologies Associates (ATA) on May 9, 2011 after nearly 30 years with the company.  He began his employment with participation in the development of Seeker, ATA’s first gyro surveying tool. 

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Pam Pierce Appointed to Board of Directors

Pam Pierce joined the SDI/ATA Board of Directors on May 4, 2011.  Pierce is a 34 year veteran of the oil and gas industry. 

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Executive Management Appointment for Drilling Division

Gerald Heisig joined SDI on April 1, 2011 as Senior Vice President and General Manager – Drilling Division.  Heisig is a native of Lower Saxony, Germany and received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical University of Braunschweig following service in the German Air Force. 

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Jeffrey Wilson Appointed District Manager for West Coast Operations

Wilson held the position of District Manager – Canadian Operation in Calgary and over the past eight years led the team to bring directional drilling services to a market saturated with other providers. 

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