The Management Team

Ron Patterson, President and CEO

Mr. Patterson has been involved in the downhole drilling tool and drilling motor industries for over 35 years. Over his career he has held positions of President and Chief Executive Officer of Wenzel Downhole Tools Ltd, Vice President of Dyna-Drill Technologies Canada, Global Vice President of Drilling Motor Technologies for NOV, and Vice President of NOV Downhole Tools Canada.

Chris Thomson, Vice-President

Mr. Thomson has spent over 35 years working in the supply and service industries for the Oil and Gas sector. Previous positions held have been: Vice President of Precision Drilling Canadian Directional Division, Business Partner and General Manager of Axis Energy Services, Operations Manager at Pure Energy Services Directional Division, and several operations and sales positions at NOV Downhole Tools including Canadian Sales Manager for Downhole Tools.

Majid Delpassand, Vice President United States

Mr. Delpassand has worked in manufacturing and supply for the Oil and Gas industry for over 30 years. He has held several senior management positions during his tenure including, President and partner of Ascent Coatings, Managing partner of Intellifuse Coating, Vice President at DynaDrill Technologies and Vice President and Director of Engineering at Robbins and Myers. Mr. Delpassand also holds a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering as well as a Masters degree in Business Administration.

John Wade Jr., US Manager

Mr. Wade has been involved in the downhole drilling tool and drilling motor industries for over 30 years. Over his career he has held positions of Sales Manager for Bico Drilling Tools, Sr. Corporate Sales for NOV Downhole Tools, Vice President of Dyna-Drill Technologies USA, and President of Prime Downhole.

Colin Richard, Production Manager

Mr. Richard has spent over 15 years working in the manufacturing and service industries for the Oil and Gas sector. Previous positions held were, Manufacturing Manager of Dynadrill Stator Division, Quality Assurance Manager and Process Coordinator of Basintek Canadian Operations.

Don Ormstrup, Manufacturing Manager

Mr. Ormstrup has been involved in the manufacturing and operations related to the energy industry for nearly 40 years. Along with several machining, machine programming and various supervisory roles, his most recent positions included Area Manager for Engineered Solutions Group, General Manager at Cardinal Tool and Vice President and Canadian Operations Manager for Wenzel Downhole Tools.