Grant Scott - Director
Grant is a leading expert in environmental and petroleum industries in Australia, United States, Africa and South America.
He is a founder of OTEK Australia in Australia and throughout Asia.
He is an Australian Lawyer with a Juris Doctor from the University of Melbourne, as well as a Certified Professional Engineer (Chemical Engineering) and Member of the Institute of Engineers, Australia.
His memberships also include the Institute of Company Directors and the Society of Petroleum Engineers.
Ron Oligney - Director
Ron is the co-author of the international best-selling book, "The Color Of Oil". He has served as Energy Advisor to Clinton and Bush Administrations, as well as advising the State of Texas and several Fortune 500 companies.
Ron is an accomplished entrepreneur, having founded, built and served as Director and Chairman of various energy and environmental companies, private and public, for 20 years.
Dr. Michael J. Economides
Dr. Michael J. Economides is one of the most instantly recognizable names in the energy, petroleum and chemical industries for his seminal contributions to the global articulation of the critical issues and his signifi cant role in technology development and application.
Dr. Economides is a Professor at the Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston, teaching and conducting research in both chemical and petroleum engineering.
His areas of interest include petroleum production and petroleum management, a particular emphasis on natural gas, natural gas transportation, LNG, CNG and processing, advances in process design of very complex operations, economics and geopolitics.
Publications include authoring/co-authoring of 11 textbooks and about 200 journal papers and chapters in books. His texts are used in almost all of the Petroleum Engineering departments in the United States, several overseas universities, and in the training programs of most of the major companies in the petroleum industry.
He has had professional activities in over 70 countries, has taught courses in 30 and has interacted with almost all major multinational and national petroleum companies.
He advises Fortune 500 companies and national oil companies at the country level. He has written for numerous newspapers and specialised publications and provides expert commentary for the major TV networks as well as CBC, CNBC, Bloomberg, Reuters and National Public Radio. He is co-author of the bestselling book, The Color Of Oil.
Dr. Economides gives a large number of lectures each year to industry and professional groups and he is often the keynote speaker in national conventions.
Charlie Barber - Auditor
Charlie gained experience in environmental consulting in petrochemical and waste management sectors in America during the 1980s.
As a founder of OTEK Australia in 1991, he was pivotal establishing standard technical operating procedures for the company and expanding OTEKs coverage throughout Australia.
He now serves as OTEKs Head of Audit and performs contaminated sites audits in all Australian states and territories with auditor (or equivalent) accreditations/appointments from: EPA Victoria, NSW DECCW, WA DEC, SA EPA; and Queensland DERM.
Charlie has a Bachelor of Science degree in geology from Auburn University, USA.
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