Evan Hyde – Director of Field Services; Location = At Large
- What is your role in putting on RefComm Global? – MC, SME, influencer of content.
- What energizes you at work? – Connecting people and ideas around the world.
- Hobby or Something That We Didn’t Know About You – I would rather be skiing or climbing a mountain.
- What Is Your message to the Participants of RefComm Global? – Knowing that sharing our knowledge and facilitating the sharing of the collective wisdom of the entire refining community makes the lives better (safer, easier, faster, more efficient/profitable) for everyone involved. Be the person who shares first and shares often…it feels great.
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evan-hyde-coking-com-65224018/
Gary Pitman – Senior Coker SME; Agassiz, BC, Canada
- What is your role in putting on RefComm Global? – Training and facilitation, “Delayed Coker Fundamentals & Maintenance, Reliability Training.”
- What energizes you at work? – Knowing that the knowledge that we’ve accumulated over the years can help make plants safer and people’s jobs better.
- What Are Your Hobbies? I enjoy reading about the B17’s that were used in WWII and always found it interesting that air travel was only 30 years old when young people volunteered to fly and it’s fascinating to think of their accomplishments.
- What Is Your message to the Participants of RefComm Global? – After reviewing over 100 facilities, I know we can do better with more operations-based training.
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-pitman-coking-21207817/
Ryan Schoel – Coker Sr. Consultant; Rawlins, Wyoming, US
- What is your role in putting on RefComm Global? – Due to a Coker start-up, my role may be somewhat limited
- What energizes you at work? Helping and teaching people.
- What Are Your Hobbies? I love to hunt, fish and build things with my hands
- What Is Your message to the Participants of RefComm Global? Thank you all for joining us in these trying time. I hope you find the program content and exhibition valuable. Enjoy!
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-schoel-000027a9/
Marlea Stockenberg – Director of Events for RefComm; Stayton, Oregon, US
- What is your role in putting on RefComm Global? Exhibition/Sponsorships, Platform build.
- What energizes you at work? I love talking with all of RefComm’s customers.
- Hobby or Something That We Didn’t Know About You? I knit, a lot.
- Your message to the participants of RefComm Global – We are all in this together. Let’s take this opportunity to stay connected.
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marlea-stockenberg-ba000113/
Becky Peterson – Director of Content; Denver, Colorado, US
- What is your role in putting on RefComm Global? Puppet master…. LOL. Programming along with a myriad of other tasks.
- What energizes you at work? The international community of people I get to interact with each day.
- Hobby or Something That We Didn’t Know About You? In the 1990s, I was a Rockette for 2 weeks in Las Vegas. Hobbies include gardening, yoga, and spending time with my family.
- Your message to the participants of RefComm Global- Welcome! I am so glad you joined us. I hope you find the program content and exhibition valuable. Enjoy!
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/becky-peterson-7b805a42/
Fernando Olvera – Webmaster; Graphic Designer; Washington State, USA
- What is your role in putting on RefComm Global? I’ve created all of the graphics for the event, video editing and marketing.
- What energizes you at work? Working with our team to accomplish the impossible.
- Hobby or Something That We Didn’t Know About You? I’m an avid mountain biker.
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-olvera-36a88693/
Monica Zikusooka – Project Coordinator/Compliance/Communications; Bellingham, WA, USA
- What is your role in putting on RefComm Global? I am supporting online training, helping with a variety of back-end items, and keeping things organized.
- What energizes you at work? I love working with people who are dedicated and energetic at providing a good service.
- Hobby or Something That We Didn’t Know About You? I’m probably the perfect Gemini with a 50/50 Logical/Creative mind. I enjoy gardening, flower photography, shooting motocross and rodeo, and love listening to Home Free (a cappella country music group).
- Your message to the participants of RefComm Global – I’m very excited to help put on this conference!!
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/monica-zikusooka/
Lindsay Hilton – Marketing Consultant; Madisonville, LA, US
- What is your role in putting on RefComm Global? I am helping with execution of marketing collateral, working with vendors to produce promotional videos, creation of safety videos, social media posting, editing abstracts, etc.
- What energizes you at work? Working hard and playing harder!
- Hobby or Something That We Didn’t Know About You? I have a 3rd degree black belt in shotokan karate and I’m a boat captain.
- Your message to the participants of RefComm Global – In these crazy, uncertain times, we all feel the crunch of more output using fewer resources. RefComm will give you an edge over the competition while making your job safer and a little bit easier.
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsaycroixhilton/
John Ball – President CRU Americas Region; Pittsburgh, PA, US
- What is your role in putting on RefComm Global? Manage resources across the North and South American Regions for the leading independent research and consultancy business serving the global metals, mining, fertilizer, and chemical industries. This includes the integration of RefComm, which has been a fantastic addition to our operation.
- What energizes you at work? CRU’s value proposition is to provide actionable market intelligence to market to help our clients make critical business decisions. Proving that type of support is a huge responsibility, which energizes me daily.
- Hobby or Something That We Didn’t Know About You? As a father of 4 boys, predictably my “hobbies” are coaching soccer and baseball, mentoring the high school robotics program, and judging science fairs.
- Your message to the participants: The RefComm team is passionate about serving the refining industry and driven to help improve safety and operations, so we thank you for trusting us.
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnwball/
Nicolet (Nicky) Coslett – CEO Events; London, England, UK
- What is your role in putting on RefComm Global? Allowing the team to do what they are great at doing but offering my support, if required.
- What energizes you at work? Providing unique event platforms bringing communities together and building lifetime value for our customers.
- Hobby or Something That We Didn’t Know About You? I’m a sucker for adopting dogs.
- Your message to the participants of RefComm Global. No one could have ever imagined we would be in this position pivoting to the virtual world. I can assure you there is nothing virtual about RefComm Global apart from the venue, as we have worked hard to continue to offer real insight, real networking, and most importantly real business opportunities. I hope you enjoy the experience and I look forward to meeting you all next year when we hope to be back to in-person events.
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicola-coslett-28538912/