Company

leadership team

Iain Cooper

CEO
  • Founder, Schlumberger Ventures
  • 28 years of oilfield product commercialization & service tech management at Schlumberger
  • Holder of 26 granted US patents
  • Certified Director (UCLA) with strong governance focus
  • PhD Meteorology (University of Reading)

Brendan Smith

CTO
  • Co-Founder SeekOps Inc.
  • NASA UAS Pilot and Technology Lead (2016)
  • NASA JPL, Laser Spectroscopy Applications (2016)
  • B.S. / M.S. University of California, Merced

Angela Smoller

CFO
  • Licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
  • 19 Years Experience (12 Industry)
  • Experienced Auditor (Deloitte)
  • B.S. / M.S. University of Kentucky

Paul Khuri

VP Business Development
  • Based in Houston, Texas
  • 20+ years Oil and Gas Industry Experience
  • M.S. Management – Air Force Inst. of Tech.
  • B.S. Aerospace Engineering – Texas A&M

Board of Directors

Paul Deutch

Chairman of the Board
  • CEO, Foro Energy (2010-present)
  • 20+ years Oilfield Services Industry Experience
  • Schlumberger Manager and Engineer (13 years)
  • B.S. Engineering – Dartmouth College

Andrew Row

Board Member
  • CFO, OGCI Climate Investments LLP (Oil & Gas Climate Initiative)
  • 25 years Energy Sector Experience
  • Previously Global Performance Director for BP/Castrol Lubricants
  • Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales

Michael Wheeler

Board Member
  • Sr. Investment Manager, Equinor Ventures
  • 12+ years experience in corporate strategy, business development, and petroleum technology
  • Project management across multiple value chains
  • MBA – Rice University; B.S. Petroleum Engineering – UT

Iain Cooper

Board Member
  • Founder, Schlumberger Ventures
  • 28 years of oilfield product commercialization & service tech management at Schlumberger
  • Holder of 26 granted US patents
  • Certified Director (UCLA) with strong governance focus
  • PhD Meteorology (University of Reading)

Arindam Bhattacharya

Board Member
  • Managing Director, Schlumberger Ventures
  • Leads business development for Schlumberger New Energy group
  • Heads the Corporate Venture Capital investment portfolio for Schlumberger Limited
  • M.S. Petroleum Engineering (Heriot Watt University)

advisors

Simon Bittleston

Advisor
  • 35 Years in Schlumberger, including VP Research, VP Product Development & Manufacturing, and VP Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Inventor on 35 patent families
  • Inventor of streamer steering, used in Q-Marine novel seismic acquisition system
  • Chairman of the International Scientific Advisory Board for GAPSTI at Cambridge University

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