Experts in Oilfield Innovation

Meet the talented and highly experienced team dedicated to developing bio-based chemistries that move the oil & gas industry forward.

Executive Team

VP, Sales and Strategy at Locus Bio Energy Solutions, Tom Swanson
VP, Sales and Strategy

Tom Swanson

Tom Swanson

  • Responsible for the Sales and Strategy of the Company
  • 29 years of global oilfield business experience
  • Previous Energy Group Director for Solugen
  • Other roles included sales leadership positions with Schlumberger, Clariant, Brenntag and Baker Hughes
  • A published writer, patent holder, and award recipient
VP, Business Development

Walter Fortin

Walter Fortin

  • Responsible for Business Development and Special Projects
  • 20 + years of global oilfield / specialty chemical experience
  • Previous Vice President of Business Development with Valence Chemicals
  • Leadership roles with Integrity Bio-Chem, Fritz Industries and Clariant Oil Services
  • Extensive experience with ESG Surfactants
VP of Technology

Dr. Megan Pearl

Dr. Megan Pearl

  • Responsible for overseeing technical service requests
  • Global Analytics Manager Halliburton Energy (2021-2022)
  • Projects Lead StimChem Center of Excellence (2018-2021)
  • Holder and coholder of 13 patents
  • Author and coauthor of 17 publications in peer reviewed journals
Technical Services Director at Locus Bio Energy Solutions, Marty Shumway
Technical Director

Marty Shumway

Marty Shumway

  • Licensed Professional Engineer, Certified Petroleum Geologist (AAPG), Certified Professional Earth Scientist (SIPES) and industry speaker
  • 20+ years in the mining and petroleum industries, with experience in both exploration and development of oil and gas properties of petroleum
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Director of Supply Chain

Franco Miller IX

Franco Miller IX

  • Responsible for supply chain
  • 9 + years in oilfield chemical supply chains, 17+ years of supply chain management across multiple industries
  • Previous VP Supply Chain (Valence Chemicals & Solugen), Director of Supply Chain O&G Innospec
  • Focuses on savings through contract negations, efficiencies, key market analysis and industry trends

Regional Leadership

Northeastern US
Leadership Team

Field Services Supervisor at Locus Bio Energy Solutions, Donald Kreager
Field Services Supervisor

Donald Kreager

Donald Kreager

  • Donald (Don) Kreager is our expert field supervisor overseeing all field engineers and pumping crews throughout the Appalachian Basin. Don has extensive E&P experience, drilling wells for leading E&P companies all across the Appalachian Basin, and also owns his own wells. He was the drilling supervisor at David R Hill Inc. for 9 years.

Southwestern US
Leadership Team

Permian Regional Director at Locus Bio Energy Solutions, Corey Petro
Permian Regional Director

Cory Petro

Corey Petro

  • Responsible for leading the Company’s activities in Permian Basin
  • 10 years+ experience with major oil and gas service companies inc. ChampionX

Innovative Biosurfactant Solutions, Backed by Science

ISO Certified Company

Locus Bio-Energy Solutions’ biosurfactants are formulated by world-class experts utilizing cutting-edge production processes and the scientific capabilities of our accelerator company, Locus Fermentation Solutions.

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