Gerard Patterson

Gerard Patterson has a diverse work experience in the energy industry. Gerard is currently serving as the Chief Operating Officer at Silverwell Energy since June 2023. Prior to this role, they held the position of Vice President of Engineering at the same company from August 2018 to June 2023, where they managed a team of engineers and supported their development of a fully electric, surface-controlled gas lift system.

Before joining Silverwell Energy, Patterson worked at Foro Energy, where they served as the Vice President of Engineering from April 2018 to August 2018. Gerard also held the role of Program Manager at Foro Energy from April 2015 to April 2018.

Patterson's earlier experience includes working at Weatherford as the R&D Project Manager/Senior Mechanical Engineer from January 2009 to April 2015. Gerard was responsible for managing the development of downhole tools and collaborating with the operations and manufacturing teams. Prior to this role, they worked as a Mechanical Engineer from January 2006 to January 2009 and as a Software Engineer from May 2000 to January 2006 at the same company.

Patterson began their career at Precision Energy Services as an Open Hole Field Engineer from May 1997 to May 2000. In this role, they performed wireline logging services and supervised crew and equipment operations in remote areas of the northwest Canadian region.

Gerard Patterson holds a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alberta. The specific years of their education are not available.