Leadership Team
Ken Bowdon, President and Chief Executive Officer
A professional petroleum geologist with more than 30 years of experience, Ken Bowdon is a pioneer in horizontal well technology and evaluation. In 1987 he was the first to drill an exploratory horizontal well in the continental United States. Nine years later, Mr. Bowdon founded Horizontal Solutions International after writing the exclusive software program that offers superior navigation of horizontal wellbores using MWD gamma ray signatures.
George Gunn, Vice President
George Gunn is an AAPG certified petroleum geologist with a master’s degree in geology and more than 15 years of experience in horizontal drilling. He oversees operations and marketing for HSI.
Roy Burlingame, Vice President Lateral Software Solutions
Roy has a bachelor’s degree in geology and 30 years oil & gas industry experience, currently managing the development and deployment of Lateral Software Solutions software products.
Geoscientists
Bill Alexander has a Bachelors degree in Geology and more than 15 years of petroleum geology experience.
Robert Glenn has a bachelor’s degree in geology and more than 32 years of petroleum geology experience.
David Grogan is an AAPG certified and Texas licensed petroleum geologist with more than 26 years of petroleum geology experience.
Tim Hainsworth is an AAPG certified as well as Pennsylvania and Kentucky licensed geologist with a bachelor’s degree in geology and more than 32 years of petroleum geology experience.
Bruce Clardy is a Texas licensed petroleum geologist, a AAPG member, master’s degree in geology and 30 years of petroleum geology experience.
Jeff Kalkan is an AAPG member with a bachelor’s degree in geology and 28 years of petroleum geology experience.
Melissa Kolb is a California registered geologist and AAPG member with a master’s degree in geology and 24 years of petroleum geology experience.
Dwight Lee has a bachelor’s degree in geology and 18 years of petroleum geology experience.
Richard Leach is an AIPG certified geologist with a bachelor’s degree in geology and 30 years of petroleum geology experience.R.I. (Bob) Moore a petroleum geologist with 30+ years of experience in Western Canadian and International E&P, registered with the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta, Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists and the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.
David Pogue is a Texas licensed petroleum geologist with a bachelor’s degree in geology and 29 years of petroleum geology experience.
Peggy Pogue is a Texas licensed petroleum geologist with a master’s degree in geology and 6 years of petroleum geology experience.
Andrew Pete Smith has a bachelor degree in geology, AAPG membership and over 25 years petroleum geology experience.
Jon Krystinik 25+ years petroleum geologist.