Comes from an entrepreneurial family with roots in New Mexico’s Four Corners that go back “a couple of hundred years.”

Founded Logos Resources in January 2012 in a partnership with ArcLight Capital Partners and Consolidated Asset Management. Logos acquires and develops assets in the San Juan Basin in northwestern New Mexico. Previously worked for Linn Energy as senior staff engineer (2009-2011), Resolute Natural Resources as lead operations engineer (2006-2009) and Burlington Resources (2002-2006) in various engineering roles.

Accomplishments: Led Logos’ effort to acquire 20,000 gross acres in the San Juan Basin’s oil window and grow production to more than 1,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. Holds BS in chemical engineering from New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology and MBA from Duke University. While at Duke, briefly studied abroad in Belgium and China through the Cross-Continent program.

On Farmington’s human element: “It’s really fun to be out in the field on our development locations and see more than a hundred people working, knowing that our neighbors have jobs because of the efforts we’re putting into our company. “It’s exciting when you’re able to lease good acreage from someone who doesn’t have a lot, and they tell you stories like ‘Okay, I’m going to be able to pay for my grandchild’s college education with this’ or things like that.”

Goals: Continue building a career as an entrepreneur. The most exciting part is “accomplishing things that you never could have dreamed could be accomplished. It’s really neat when you and your team attack a project and you’re able to come out of it with some great results.” To that end, his advice for aspiring entrepreneurs: Work hard, “learn as much as you possibly can,” and work for people you respect.

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