OFS Portal Holds Board of Managers Elections.Energy Editors/Business Editors/High-Tech Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 16, 2003 OFS Portal held elections to fill four board vacancies. David A. Armour, ENSCO International Inc., Alvaro Escorcia, Halliburton Energy Services, and Steve Sidney, Director, Baker Hughes, were re-elected to fill expired terms. Dean Bilden, BJ Services, was elected to complete the term vacated by Dave Wallis, who resigned upon his retirement from Weatherford. OFS Portal represents major upstream oil and gas suppliers who participate in the advancement of eCommerce by creation and adoption of standards and by publishing digital content to their customers. Dean Bilden is the Director eBusiness Development for BJ Services and the newest member to the OFS Portal Board of Managers. Bilden has been employed by BJ Services for over 24 years and is based in Houston. He is currently responsible for the development and implementation of BJ Services' eBusiness strategy and initiatives globally. Over the years, Dean has held a variety of technical and management positions in U.S. Field Operations, Research and Technology and Corporate Support. Dean holds a BS degree in Geology from Northwest Missouri State University Northwest Missouri State University is a state university in Maryville, Missouri. Founded in 1905 as a teachers college, it is primarily a liberal arts college offering undergraduate and graduate classes. . David A. Armour is the Controller of ENSCO International Inc. Mr. Armour joined ENSCO in 1990 and assumed responsibility for ENSCO's e-business initiatives in August 2000. From 1981 to 1990, Mr. Armour held various positions in the auditing division of Deloitte & Touche LLP, and its predecessor firm, Touche Ross & Co. Mr. Armour holds a Bachelor of Business Administration “BBA” redirects here. For other uses, see BBA (disambiguation). The Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) is a bachelor's degree in business studies. Degree from the University of Texas at Austin “University of Texas” redirects here. For other system schools, see University of Texas System. The University of Texas at Austin (often referred to as The University of Texas, UT Austin, UT, or Texas and is a Certified Public Accountant Certified Public Accountant (CPA) An accountant who has met certain standards, including experience, age, and licensing, and passed exams in a particular state. . Alvaro Escorcia graduated with a BS in Electronic Engineering from Universidad Javeriana in Bogota - Colombia; he has over 22 years experience in the upstream Oil and Gas sector working in various operational, technical and business development management positions with Halliburton Energy Services both in the USA and globally. He is currently Director of Real Time Reservoir Solutions for Halliburton Energy Services, and is member of SPE SPE - Software Practice and Experience , SPWLA SPWLA Society of Professional Well Log Analysts and APICS APICS Association for Operations Management APICS Educational Society for Resource Management (formerly American Production and Inventory Control Society) APICS American Production & Inventory Control Society . Steve Sidney is the E-Business Director for Baker Hughes Inc. and is responsible for the development of the Baker Hughes e-business strategy. Steve has held a variety of technical and management positions with British Petroleum, Western Atlas International and Baker Hughes and has over 22 years experience in the oil and Gas industry. Steve has a Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree in Applied Mathematics and a Master of Science degree in Theoretic Mechanics, both from the University of East Anglia “UEA” redirects here. For other uses, see UEA (disambiguation). Academically, it is one of the most successful universities founded in the 1960s, consistently ranking amongst Britain's top higher education institutions; 19th in the Sunday Times University League Table 2006 in the UK. "We are delighted to have Dean Bilden join our Board of Managers. He brings vast operational experience and wealth of eBusiness knowledge to our Board," said William Le Sage, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of OFS Portal. "It is also a pleasure that our members recognize the significance of past contributions of Dave, Alvaro and Steve and realize the importance of the continuity of their service as board members." The additional members of the board include: John Newcaster, Vice President Supply Chain Management and eBusiness, M-I L.L.C.; Charles Currie, Vice President and General Manager of eInitiatives for Schlumberger Oilfield Services Schlumberger Oilfield Services, a division of Schlumberger Limited, is the world’s largest supplier of exploration and production (E&P) services, solutions and technology to the international petroleum industry. ; and, William Le Sage, CEO of OFS Portal. The Board of Managers' key responsibilities are to direct and oversee the strategies, policies and affairs of the company. About OFS Portal Headquartered in Houston, OFS Portal represents an industry-leading group of world-wide upstream oil and gas suppliers and service organizations and is at the forefront of global e-commerce processes in the oilfield. OFS Portal is working with its members and global standards organizations to develop convergence strategies for electronic formatting of products and services descriptions and transactions standards for use in the upstream oil and gas industry. OFS Portal provides access to digital business information with activities such as publishing electronic catalogues of its members' products and services. OFS Portal has assisted in the development of a set of transaction format standards with PIDX PIDX Petroleum Industry Data Exchange for oilfield B2B e-commerce. Catalogue data can be provided in OFS Portal standard format at no cost to its member's customers. OFS Portal is operated with a non-profit objective, as a service to the oilfield service industry. OFS Portal's members include ABB, Baker Hughes, BJ Services, Cooper Cameron, ENSCO, FMC Technologies, Greene, Tweed, Halliburton, Kvaerner, M-I, Schlumberger, Smith International, Grant Prideco, Tetra Technologies, and Weatherford. Membership is open to any oilfield supplier with activities in the upstream oil and gas industry. Additional information: Visit www.ofs-portal.com Email: info@ofs-portal.com or Contact: William Le Sage, CEO, OFS Portal at +1-832-681-7300 |
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