engineering

LAYNE FRENCH JR. ’09

Associate, Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co.

laynebfrench@gmail.com

BS, Geosystems Engineering & Hydrogeology, University of Texas

MS, Petroleum Engineering, Louisiana State University

Prior Employer: Marathon Oil Company

“I work as an associate at Tudor, Pickering, Holt and Co. (TPH), an investment bank focused on energy. TPH’s investment banking team advises energy companies on acquisitions and divestitures (A&D), mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and strategic alternatives. I work with finance professionals, engineers, and geologists to value oil and gas assets and advise our clients on the sale or purchase of those assets.”

MATTHEW HUSSEY ’08

Completions Engineering Supervisor, SilverBow Resources

mlhussey13@gmail.com

BS, Mechanical Engineering; BBA, Engineering Route to Business, University of Texas

Prior Employer: Chesapeake Energy

“SilverBow Resources is a publicly traded upstream oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) company. My primary responsibilities are the planning and management of hydraulic fracturing operations in South Texas. This involves working with multiple vendors and contractors to drive operational efficiencies while maintaining a safe working environment. Two key facets of my job are communicating the goals and expectations to our field personnel and performing analyses to identify areas for enhanced performance.”

ELENI PAPPAS ’04

Principal, Traffic Engineers, Inc.

ehpappas@gmail.com

BE, Civil Engineering, Vanderbilt University

MS, Civil Engineering, University of Texas

MBA, Rice University

“As a project manager to a variety of projects, my day is focused around a series of meetings and constant communication with my team members and with our clients. I will have calls with clients on a variety of topics including check-ins on a project or helping them solve challenging problems. I will then work with my team members to ensure we are delivering the project the client needs in the best way possible. I also spend much time training and leading staff to ensure our junior staff grow into company leaders and fantastic project managers.”

GLEN ALLEN WIND ’11

Engineering Manager, Bold Production Services

GAwind@bps-llc.com

BS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas

Prior Employer: ExxonMobil

“My primary responsibility is to provide engineering input and guidance for all Bold projects and operations. This ranges from sizing production equipment to running process simulation for natural gas treating to troubleshooting operational upsets. I am also responsible for new product development and product manufacturing. For new products, this entails developing an understanding of the market and the niche we are trying to fill. I am then accountable for the R&D effort to develop a product that meets that need while staying within the capital requirements to make the product profitable. For existing products, I serve as a project manager to handle vendors and suppliers engaged in the manufacturing process. There is a new challenge almost every day, which keeps things fresh and exciting.”