John has over 20 years of experience in oil and gas exploration and production. He was recently Manager, Well Solutions Canada for Baker Hughes and was previously Vice President, Joint Ventures and Business Development at Akita Drilling Ltd. His expertise includes project execution, systems development, stakeholder relations, drilling operation logistics and overall cost control. Particular to his stakeholder relations experience, he has helped establish and manage Aboriginal joint venture companies throughout Western and Northern Canada as well as in Alaska. He has market assessment experience specific to opportunity identification in jurisdictions across the globe. He also has substantial business development and technical expertise related to upstream oil and gas. John has an MBA from Queensland University of Technology and is a certified Drilling Foreman.
