About Us

Brad began his career working for Unimin at their flagship, Kasota plant in Minnesota. Shortly thereafter, Brad was given the role of Engineering Lead and Project Manager of Unimin’s (now Covia’s) $100MM Crane facility in West Texas. This plant remains one of the most consistent producers in the Permian and is an icon for quality and safety. Brad has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Minnesota State University and P.E. license in Minnesota.

Steve has 10 years of oil and gas experience, 9 of which have been dedicated to sand. At Nabors, Steve sourced sand for 18 frac crews during the notorious polar vortex of 2014 without any sand related NPT. At Unimin, Steve led the Pricing and Analytics team before moving into Business Development where he was responsible for more than 3 million tons sold annually to operators. Most recently, Steve was the Director of FP&A for the energy team at Covia while also maintaining commercial responsibility. Steve graduated from Texas A&M with a B.S. in Industrial Distribution

John Michael (or JM) began his career as a Field Engineer working three years for Halliburton where he executed dozens of hydraulic fracturing jobs and led efforts to reduce cost and increase efficiency for Operators. In 2015, he transitioned to the finance side where he consulted for Redback Energy Services in an analyst role. JM also spent time in an analyst role for Flodder Financial Group before working with Nomad. JM has a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University and an M.B.A. in Energy Finance from Southern Methodist University.