Maverick Management
James R. Field, P.E. – General Manager
Joined the company in September 2004.
Mr. Field has nearly 30 years of domestic and international industry experience. Mr. Field started his career at Brown & Root. Prior to joining MEI, he was Vice-President of Surface Production Systems, Inc. Mr. Field is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas, has a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma and an MS degree in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University.
Darrell W. O’Neal, CPA – Vice President/ Chief Financial Officer
Joined the company in 2002.
Mr. O'Neal joined CEO (now Hanover) as its Corporate Controller in 1997. Previously, Mr. O'Neal held key financial positions at Slick 50, Porta-Kamp Mfg., and US Home. He started his career with Shell Oil in 1970. Mr. O'Neal has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Angelo State University and is a Certified Public Accountant in Texas.
William F. Fordtran, P.E. – Vice President, Southern Region
Joined company in March 2002.
Served as Chief Operations Officer and co-founded Indtech in 1989. Previously Mr. Fordtran owned Padre Island Supply, a company specializing in commercial and residential construction. He started his career with Coastal Refining in 1968, as Maintenance Engineer. Mr. Fordtran is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas and has a BS in General Engineering from Texas A&M University.
Tony Smith, PMP – Vice President, Central Region
Joined the company in October 2005.
Mr. Smith has 25 years experience in the Oil & Gas industry in both onshore and offshore projects in the US and internationally. Prior to joining MEI, Mr. Smith held management positions during his career at Mustang Engineering, Wilbanks-Thronson, Thronson Engineering and Tivenca. Mr. Smith is a Project Management Professional certified by the Project Management Institute (PMI) and has an Associate Value Specialist certificate from the Society of American Value Engineers.
Osvaldo Gotera - Director, Business Development
Mr. Gotera has over 30 years of Oil and Gas Experience. After joining Amoco Oil Company as a project engineer, Mr. Gotera has held various technical, commercial and managerial positions in refining, crude oil and petroleum products supply, business development and international negotiations within the Amoco/BP family of companies. He has led multi-disciplinary project teams in ventures throughout the United States, Canada and Latin America. In addition to his electrical engineering degree from Northwestern University, Mr. Gotera holds an MBA from the University of Chicago.