Phil holds a degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Wyoming (1979). He has drilling, completion, and reservoir engineering and supervisory experience during his career with Marathon Oil Company in the Rockies, Alaska, Gulf of Mexico and International operations. The majority of his career was focused on providing technical assistance to drilling, completion and production engineers on a global basis with a particular emphasis on developing new technology with industry partners. He holds approximately fifty (50) patents and had the lead role in developing and licensing developed technology to various service companies Phil is a past SPE Distinguished Lecturer, past Chair of API’s Perforating Subcommittee and a member of the API Explosives Safety Subcommittee. In 2012, Phil received the SPE Gulf Coast Regional Completions Optimization and Technology Award. In 2015, he won World Oil’s Innovative Thinker Award. He has authored or co-authored at least thirty (30) technical papers and journal articles for the SPE and major industry publications. He is one of the inventors of the propellant technology (StimGun® assembly, StimTube™ tool), and the patent holder for Casing Conveyed Perforating Systems (EXcape® Completion Process). Phil played a major role in advancing the use of RFID technology for well completions and PowrPerf Extreme Overbalance TCP methods now being utilized in the industry. Since retiring from Marathon in 2013, Phil has been assisting GEODynamics with new technology development (such as Composites, FracTrap™, and FracIQ™ / SandIQ™ charges) along with the step rate analysis/completion optimization aspects of the technologies. Currently, he is leading a project on proppant transport as it relates to fracturing. His primary role remains to provide the company with the Operators’ perspective. He works as a project coordinator between the operators and GEODynamics, as well as assists with technical sales.