Dr. Mukul M. Sharma holds the “Tex” Moncrief Chair in the Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin where he has been for the past 32 years. He served as chairman of the department from 2001 to 2005. His current research interests include hydraulic fracturing, oilfield water management, formation damage and improved oil recovery. He has published more than 400 journal articles and conference proceedings and has 23 patents. Beyond academia, Mukul founded E&P consulting company Austin Geotech Services in 1996. He co-founded and built Layline Petroleum, LLC through multiple property acquisitions, and achieved a successful sale of the properties in 2013. Education: PhD, Petroleum Engineering, University of Southern California, 1985; M.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Southern California, 1981; B.Tech., Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, 1980

Richard A. Reese has over 30 years of experience within engineering, technology and service firms including USFilter, Veolia, Siemens Water Technologies and Envirogen Technologies. He began his career as an engineer in the offshore energy market on design and construction support projects for offshore pipelines and related structures. Since 1990, he has been involved in operations, business development and executive roles in firms providing environmental, water and wastewater services and products for energy, chemical and a broad range of other industry vertical markets. Education: MBA - McCombs School of Business, University of Texas; BS Ocean Engineering - Texas A&M University.

Mike Stewart has more than 25 years of leadership experience working with people, projects and processes. Beginning in 2010, he focused on building stakeholder value in the energy industry through standing-up a Project Management Office for Navidad Resources, LLC to execute cost reduction and efficiency initiatives. Mike has built information technology, procurement, regulatory compliance and environmental departments over the years. Education: Master of Business Administration - Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University; BA in Business Management - Austin College, Sherman, Texas; Paralegal Certificate - Southwestern Paralegal Institute; Project Management Professional (PMP)