Talon, a company I founded in 1993, provides offshore marine vessels, including support vessels for most deepwater E&P disciplines, to the worldwide energy industry. In addition to marine support services, Talon also provides drilling and completion supervisors, drilling rental tools and drilling/production equipment and services. Additionally, Talon offers governmental affairs and energy financial advisory services on a consulting basis.

Oilwell Directional, a directional and horizontal oil and gas drilling company, was founded in January of 2000, and had revenues of ~$11 million in 2000, drilling over 80 wells for sixteen different clients. My responsibilities included new business development, as it pertained to clients, technology and business alliances.

Sofregaz US, subsidiary of Sofregaz (Paris), was the international engineering and construction arm of Gaz de France. Gaz de France is the state-owned US$14 billion/year utility responsible for all natural gas requirements of France. Duties were business development, to include property acquisitions, joint ventures, operations, corporate financing, funding sources, and corporate strategy in the development of oil and gas exploration and production entity; and underground storage of hydrocarbons.

Accepted position to assist in founding and establishing Delmar in directional and horizontal drilling venture. Company began operating profitably within fourteen months and finished second year with a net profit near $400,000. Relations severed due to contractual dispute.

Two and one half years building productive and profitable client base. Resigned to accept what appeared to be better career opportunity in founding Delmar Directional. Sold my equity to fellow principal.

Lanco re-incorporated as a production chemical company. Purchased proprietary formulas and equipment from Berol Chemicals (formerly M-Chem). Dissolved in 1990 when reorganizations of major oil producers resulted in early retirements and spending reductions.

Oil & gas directional drilling company. Was responsible for all sales and marketing. As member of board, involved in all company policies. Accounted for more than twelve million dollars of new revenues during three and a half year tenure. Aggressive and successful company. Dissolved after depression of drilling industry.

Petroleum drilling fluids and chemical company. Stock points in Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. All organizational, administrative and marketing responsibilities. Successful
firm. Lack of capital stymied growth. Dissolved after accepting position with Directional Dynamics. Converted to production chemicals in 1987.

Drilling equipment corporations for petroleum industry. Involved in sales, marketing and administration. Responsible for tripling sales of corporations to more than two million dollars annually. Resigned to found LANCO.

A petroleum drilling equipment rental firm. During my association, revenues more than doubled, inventory increased by more than fifty percent and sales staff doubled. New revenues, for which I was responsible, were in excess of four million dollars annually.

A regional sales and manufacturing corporation servicing the oil and gas industry. In five and one half years, through proper and efficient organization and administration, revenues went from zero to over one million dollars annually; the staff, from two (my secretary and me) to eleven; two new seaplanes provided for pilot/salesmen; and gross profit margin increased from thirty-two percent to seventy percent. My fifty percent interest sold to inactive business partner due to philosophical differences.

Champion Chemicals, a substantial manufacturing and marketing firm in oil and gas production chemicals. My services secured as initial move to be a major supplier in south Louisiana. New Cessna 185 seaplane was purchased and assigned to me to cover the entire Louisiana gulf coast. Became one of Champion’s top salesmen nationwide, and within three years after resignation to found Great Southern, Champion increased its pilot/sales force to four aircraft in the same area.

An international chemical concern. Given a territory in the New Orleans-Houma, LA. area not represented by Nalco for many years. Within one year, built area into one of Nalco’s top five in sales nationwide. Instituted many petroleum chemical programs that enabled me to win numerous sales awards. Duties encompassed complete responsibility for my area that included both field and executive sales, servicing accounts, conducting numerous tests and writing reports instituting chemical programs. A report I wrote concerning oil treatment for Chevron Oil Company at Barataria, Louisiana was used for years by Nalco for advertisement in the Oil & Gas Journal.

With Security, a major manufacturer of drilling bits and drilling tools, I worked in the Houma area for the first year and a half before being transferred to the Venice area for the remainder of my stay. I was very successful, especially in Venice, selling and renting bits and tools. In Venice, I handled the entire operation, which included selling, servicing and customer relations.