Mr. West earned a B.S. in chemical engineering from Texas A & M University in College Station, TX, graduating magna cum laude. With more than 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, Mr. West spent the early part of his career working for Mobil Oil Corp. and Texas Oil & Gas Corp. Mr. West worked for Brammer Engineering, Inc. from 1986-2006 and was Vice President of Operations there for from 2003-06. He was then District Manager for the Shreveport District Office of New Tech Engineering, Inc. from 2006-2009. Since joining Sklar in 2009, Mr. West has managed Sklar’s oil and gas operations.