Why Oildex?

Craig Charlton is the Chief Executive Officer of Oildex, the largest business network in the oil and gas industry, and leads the strategic direction, operations, and growth for Oildex.

Craig has over 20 years of experience leading companies, both at the division general manager level and the CEO level. Craig began his career as a consultant with Grant Thornton in Australia where he formed a business focused on Epicor ERP. Epicor subsequently purchased that business and Craig joined Epicor as Vice President – Australia & New Zealand before eventually progressing to running the entire Asia Pacific region for Epicor. Most recently, Craig was CEO of Abila, an AKKR portfolio company, where he helped improve operational efficiencies over the course of a few months before their recent sale. Craig holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting & Finance from Monash University in Australia.

As Chief Operating Officer, Tammie manages operations for the entire company including the Payables and Data Exchange business units.

Tammie has over 20 years of experience leading corporate operations in software, oil and gas accounting and retail operations. She joined Oildex in 2005 and established the Oildex supplier onboarding department for suppliers in North America. She has held multiple operational and client facing roles at Oildex including managing the PMO office of the CEO in addition to leading customer support, supplier onboarding, software integration and project management. Tammie holds a B.A. degree from the University of Colorado – Boulder and has received PMP training certification.

As Chief Technology Officer for Oildex, Michael sets the corporate technology vision, ensuring product availability, data security and integrity, and delivering innovative solutions to our customers.

Michael has over 30 years of experience in oil and gas software engineering and high-tech operations. Before joining Oildex, Michael served as a Chief Technology Officer at WellPoint Systems and Vice President of Software Development for Halliburton Energy Solutions. He has corporate experience in companies with scale and maturity ranging from start-up through billion dollar international environments. Michael has spent his career working with software and technology teams that consistently deliver break-through solutions in B2B and B2C environments. Mike holds a B.S. in computer science from the State University of New York.

As Vice President and General Manager of Data Exchange and Business Relations, Jeff leads all sales and operations of CDEX, Data Conversion Services, JIB and Owner Relations products & services.

Jeff has over 20 years of experience in the oil & gas industry, with 12 years of enterprise software sales and sales management experience. Prior to joining Oildex, Jeff served as Vice President of Sales at Seven Lakes Technologies, where he focused on enterprise workflow, and reporting and analytics solutions for Finance, Accounting, Production, Drilling, Completions and Operations professionals. Prior to that Jeff sold and led a sales team in North America that delivered OpenInvoice to more than 70 E&P companies. Jeff began his sales career in the services sector, where he focused on staffing (mainly IT and Finance/Accounting) as well as sales management and customer service training for both companies and individuals. Jeff holds a B.A. degree from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA.

As Vice President of Sales and Account Management for Oildex, Morris (Mo) is accountable for revenue generating activities with new and existing clients.

Mo has over 25 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, primarily focused on ensuring customer success by envisioning and delivering differentiating software and service solutions. Before joining Oildex, Mo held a number of sales executive, sales operations, and global account management roles with leading oil and gas technology companies including Landmark Graphics, Paradigm Geophysical, Drillinginfo, and ION Geophysical. His corporate experience ranges from multi-billion dollar global enterprises to early stage companies with a domestic focus. Mo holds a B.S. degree in petroleum engineering from The University of Texas at Austin and is a member of SPE and SEG.

As Director of Research & Development, Data Exchange Services for Oildex, Eric manages operations and development of the Owner Relations and Data Exchange platforms.

Eric has more than 20 years of experience in programming and software development. At a young age, Eric co-founded a web development and consulting firm, Elite Software & Consulting, where he was the lead software developer. Eric then moved to PDS where he developed the CDEX exchange platform that became an industry leader. Eric led the development of the largest owner relations platform in the industry. While working at PDS, Eric also co-founded a start-up boutique record label. Eric holds a B.S. in computer science from Texas State University.

As Vice President, Development for Oildex, Lynn manages the product development for the payables and supply chain product line.

Lynn has more than 27 years of experience in software and development, 15 of which was spent in leadership roles. Most recently, Lynn managed the enterprise technology group where she formalized the cybersecurity program at Oildex as well as establishing the user experience program. Lynn’s background includes five years at ADP where she led development organizations for Procure-to–Pay and MasterTax product suites. Lynn also spent 10 years at DO2 Technologies as their Vice President, Architecture & Infrastructure.

As Vice President, Application and Innovation for Oildex, Rich leads the architecture strategy, processes, and practices across all Oildex software development.

Rich is responsible for industry best practices and ensuring tools are in place for software development. Rich has more than 20 years of experience in software engineering, 10 of which were in senior leadership roles. Prior to joining Oildex, Rich held senior leadership positions for various sized organizations, from start-up to large enterprises, including, Levels Beyond, Wellpoint Systems, Xcel Energy and Nike. Rich holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration, Option in management information systems and Minor in computer science from Oregon State University.

As Vice President – Product, Payables & Supply Chain, Jeff is responsible for product strategy, product management and product marketing for Oildex’s Payables & Supply Chain business unit.

With over 15 years of oil & gas accounting and procurement experience, Jeff’s background includes five years at Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY) where he was responsible for Joint Interest Billing and served as a financial analyst for the Global Supply Chain department. Jeff also spent a year with Offshore International Group as their senior accountant and international liaison managing all accounting and procurement activity for its Peru operations. Jeff holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Oklahoma State University and an MBA from Houston Baptist University.