September 2022 Vol. 77 No. 9
Business
People
In Memoriam
Troy Young, vice president and co-owner of Tulsa Rig Iron, passed away in a tragic boating accident over the Memorial Day weekend, in Grove, Okla., at age 48.
From an early age, he was heavily involved, with his brother Trevor, in the family business. His father, JD Young, first owned and operated Triangle Supplies, (Lafayette, La., and Tulsa, Okla.), which supplied pumps to the offshore oil & gas market.
Tulsa Rig Iron was established just outside of Tulsa, in 1987, when the HDD equipment technology JD had been instrumental in developing, started gaining traction.
Originally consisting of several divisions, Tulsa Rig Iron’s early product/services designs were packaged drilling mud recycling systems, triplex mud pumps, and mini-to-maxi-sized HDD drill rigs. During the early 1990s through the early 2000s, Tulsa Rig Iron was a major player in the HDD product market.
In 2004, JD passed away unexpectedly; Trevor and Troy stepped up at that time as president and vice president, respectively. After a complete business analysis, they decided to shutter the outlying divisions and focus solely on designing and manufacturing world-class mud cleaning systems and triplex mud pumps.
Since then, the company has grown into a first-class drilling equipment manufacturer, respected and known worldwide. UC
McElroy Welcomes New Purchasing Manager
Eric Duerr has joined McElroy, the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of thermoplastic fusion equipment, as its new purchasing manager.
A native Oklahoman, Duerr brings 15 years of procurement, sourcing, and inventory management experience, mainly in the oil and gas industry. He has developed and led the performance of numerous purchasing and sourcing teams in the United States, Canada, Egypt, and the United Kingdom.
Most recently, he was the Western Hemisphere strategic sourcing manager for TD Williamson, in Tulsa.
As Duerr transitions into his new role, he will be working closely with McElroy Senior Operations Manager Philip Maud, who is moving into a new role to focus on the company’s inventory, planning, and execution processes.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
McElroy, (918) 836-8611, mcelroy.com
Xylem
Mark Morelli was appointed to the Board of Directors for Xylem, a global water technology leader.
He brings nearly two decades of experience leading industrial and technology corporations through transformative growth and innovation. Currently he serves as president and CEO of Vontier Corporation, the $3B global industrial technology company focused on smarter mobility.
Woolpert
J.P. Johns, vice president, was promoted to water market director, responsible for helping the segment expand into new geographies, integrate existing and new technologies and services to benefit new clients, and increase support of the firm’s architecture, engineering and geospatial (AEG) clients.
He has more than 20 years of experience in water resource engineering and management, including hydrology and hydraulic analyses and design, floodplain management, watershed master planning, stream restoration and MS4 program management.
Ellen Pelstring is the new regional development director at Woolpert. In this role, she fosters business development opportunities in Virginia and the mid-Atlantic, forming strategic partnerships to benefit clients and bolster the firm’s organic and acquisitive growth.
She has 20 years of experience in business development with companies throughout the architecture, engineering and consulting industry, including the last 10 years as president of a full-service consulting firm.
LAN
Jeffrey Roberts joined planning, engineering and program management firm Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. as senior project manager, responsible for the firm’s municipal infrastructure practice in North Texas.
He has nearly 20 years of engineering experience in water resources, sewer improvement, paving, grading, storm sewer and project management for clients in municipal, public works, site development, floodplain and erosion control markets.
LAN engineers Justin Reeves, P.E., and Elaiza Alvarez, P.E., now serve on the Underground Construction Technology Association (UCTA) National Board of Directors. They join a panel of experts responsible for providing oversight and expertise on construction, upholding UCTA values and advancing its cause.
Previously president of the UCTA North Texas Chapter, Reeves was elected national president at the last meeting in 2021.
Alvarez has acted as a Board Trustee member for UCTA South Texas Chapter since 2019 and was elected as its vice president in January 2022.
ALLU
Pierre-Emmanuel Bujes is the new operations director, leading ALLU’s China operations and manufacturing facility.
For the last 20 years, he has worked in China across the chemical industry. His experience includes managing finance and general management for factories, working alongside customers across various industry sectors in Asia, and most recently, consultancy for business transformation. UC
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