Meet the talented and highly experienced team dedicated to developing bio-based chemistries that move the oil & gas industry forward.
Experts in Oilfield Innovation
Executive Team
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
