Matt Daniels

Matt Daniels is a business development and sales executive with over 15 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Matt currently serves as the Principal at AK Sales, a position they have held since September 2018. Prior to their current role, Matt served as the Senior Technical Support Manager for Southeast Asia & Australia at TMK from January 2015 to May 2016. In this role, they were responsible for strategic leadership, business development, technical sales engineering, and key account management for the company.

Matt's previous experience also includes serving as the Principal at MD Tubulars from June 2016 to September 2018. In this role, they were responsible for OCTG Consulting, technical design and evaluation, Total Tubular Management System (TTMS) customization and rollout, Premium Connection Operational Support and Running Service Management, market penetration and strategy development, and line pipe sales and marketing.

Throughout their career, Matt has been responsible for developing new business plans, market entry strategies, licensing agreements, and agent/indirect sales channel strategies. Matt has also built multiple contract manufacturing partnerships, established engineering and sales infrastructure in various new markets, and developed supply chain management plans in multiple countries.

Matt Daniels has a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, a Master’s Degree in Global Management from Thunderbird School of Global Management, and a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in International Business / Marketing from Oklahoma State University.

Some direct reports include Clark Schmidt - Outside Sales Executive, Marcellus Watts - Admin Assistant, and Travis Reed - Inside Sales Representative.