FutureWise Energy
On-camera spokesman, writer, and producer of content for education, news and strategic issues related to upstream oil and gas.
China's Secret Weapon Is Hiding Under the Ocean
April 15, 2026
The Ceasefire Dropped Oil 15% — So Why Aren’t They Drilling?
April 8, 2026
West Texas’s Forgotten Gas Field — and Why It Matters Now
April 8, 2026
BP Kaskida Correction: The Real Deepwater Horizon Spill Numbers
April 8, 2026
Oil Is $101 Now — But the Market Already Sees $62
April 1, 2026
The Rig That Caused Deepwater Horizon Just Got Approved Again
April 1, 2026
10 Billion Barrels Nobody Could Reach — Until Now
April 1, 2026
Two Oil Prices, Two Curves, One Deadline This Friday
March 26, 2026
‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ Made Trillions — Just Not for You
April 2, 2026
Education
BS Petroleum Engineering
University of Missouri–Rolla
Class of 1986
Key Credentials
$1.3B
Raised for two oil companies
$10B+
In transactions across nearly every U.S. basin
5,000+
Engineers trained globally
30
Years in upstream oil & gas
Career Timeline
FutureWise Energy
2025 – Present
On-camera spokesman, writer, and producer of weekly energy content
Independent Advisor
2015 – 2024
Private upstream services to clients
Trivista Energy
2012 – 2014
Energy leadership and strategic operations
PetroHarvester Oil & Gas
2009 – 2010
Upstream operations and asset management
MAAD Services
1999 – 2009
Managed hundreds of MA&D projects.
International Workshops
1995 – 1999
Global petroleum engineering training and development
Snyder Oil
1994 – 1995
Upstream oil and gas operations
Powers Petroleum
1990 – 1994
Petroleum engineering and operations
Mobil Oil
1986 – 1990
Petroleum engineer — first career role after graduation