John is President, Chief Operating Officer and Director of QR Energy. He leads the company's technical efforts. John's expertise includes petroleum engineering, geology, geophysics and operations.

 

John has served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Quantum Resources since 2009 where he has improved the fund’s operating costs and successfully integrated the nearly $900 million property acquisition from Denbury Resources.

 

Before joining Quantum Resources, John was a Managing Director at Quantum Energy Partners, where he worked with Quantum's portfolio companies in evaluating acquisition opportunities. John also served as Senior Vice President Operations for North America Onshore for Ocean Energy, Inc. where he was responsible for the company's extensive onshore oil and gas operations. He joined Ocean from Burlington Resources, Inc. where, over a period of eleven years, he served in a variety of engineering, operational and management positions. Prior to Burlington, he was a field engineer with Schlumberger Ltd. Over the years, he has led the technical and capital allocation efforts for major onshore and offshore assets, as well as the evaluation of numerous property acquisitions and mergers.

 

John holds a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Alabama and an M.E. in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University.