Christy Whelchel

Christy Whelchel has over 25 years of work experience in the oil and gas industry. Christy is currently the Executive Vice President of Operations at Pin Oak Group, where they are responsible for the efficiency and effectiveness of operations, including engineering, maintenance, asset integrity, and compliance. Prior to this role, they were the Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Tatanka Midstream LLC, where they played a key role in the company's operations and strategic development.

Christy also has extensive experience at Marathon Petroleum Corporation and QEP Field Services. At Marathon Petroleum Corporation, they held various roles, including Senior Director of Operations for Southwest Gathering, where they managed operations district managers and front line supervisors to operate pipelines, gas processing plants, and storage facilities. Christy also led several departments and implemented initiatives to improve efficiency and customer satisfaction.

Christy's experience at QEP Field Services includes managing operations district managers and front line supervisors for over 2200 miles of pipeline, gas processing plants, and storage facilities. Christy also played a role in departmental goal-setting, mentoring, prioritization, and collaboration with other departments.

Before these roles, Christy worked as a Project Manager at Harris Group, where they managed engineering teams and completed projects for oil and gas clients. Christy also gained experience as a Process Engineer at Jacobs and Project Engineer at Merrick & Company, executing process engineering design for various oil and gas projects.

Christy began their career as an Engineer at Principia Mathmatica and Arizona Chemical, gaining valuable experience in process engineering.

Overall, Christy Whelchel's work experience demonstrates their expertise in operations management, strategic development, project management, and process engineering in the oil and gas industry.

Christy Whelchel completed their Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Chemical Engineering and Petroleum Refining at the Colorado School of Mines from 1990 to 1994. Christy then pursued further education and obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Business Administration and Management, General from Colorado State University between 2016 and 2018.