The New Mexico Institute of
Mining and Technology

Petroleum Advisory Board

Members:

	Gary Plisga After graduating from New Mexico Tech in 1969, Gary hired on with BP Alaska and worked for BP in various roles and locations for 25 years in oil and gas operations, engineering and management both onshore and offshore within the United States, Middle East and South America. The work includes well servicing and production operations of all types from high pressure gas wells and oil wells flowing in excess of 15,000 bopd to stripper wells and gas processing plants. Specified test procedures, well evaluation, equipment design and installation. After retiring from BP, Gary consulted on projects in Albania, Russia and Ukraine.
	Bob Meize Bob Meize has over 25 years drilling and production experience in offshore and onshore operations. He has worked areas in West Texas, Rocky Mountain, Mid-Continent and Gulf Coast regions. He joined Anadarko in 1994 after a career with Arco and is currently Anadarko's Division Drilling Manager for Worldwide Deepwater Operations. He has been involved with developments in subsalt, deepwater and shelf drilling while at Anadarko. He has co-authored numerous technical papers on these subjects along with presentations to various industry groups. Bob holds a BS in Petroleum Engineering from New Mexico Tech and a Masters in Business Administration from Oklahoma City University.
	Matthew Stanley "I am a Socorro native and, except for 5 years as a young child, lived in Socorro through my graduation from New Mexico Tech. I was valedictorian of Socorro High School in 1980 and finished at the top of the Petroleum Engineering class in 1984, with a 3.89 cumulative GPA in all courses. "Upon graduation, I continued taking courses at New Mexico Tech while working part time for Rift Engineering in Santa Fe. In February 1985, I accepted a full-time job with Conoco in Houston, Texas, and I have been with Conoco (now ConocoPhillips) ever since. "My career includes a 2-year stint in the Reservoir Study Group in Houston, 5 years in Casper, Wyoming as an area engineer, 3 years in Midland, Texas as a reservoir engineer, 5 years in Dubai, UAE as a reservoir engineer and area supervisor, and over 4 years in Lafayette/Houston as Chief Reservoir Engineer and Area Supervisor. Through the years, my teams and I have been honored with special recognition awards, including the Conoco Technical Excellence Award. "I have 2 wonderful children and have been married for over 19 years to another New Mexico Tech petroleum engineering graduate. I enjoy travel, fishing, hunting, gardening, and bridge. I've also been very involved in the past with SPE, church leadership, and coaching various sports teams."
	Harvey Westbrook Attended NMIMT from spring 1956 to Graduation in spring 1960 with a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering. Harvey is a U.S. Navy/Marine Corps veteran and spent thirty-five years with Conoco, Inc. (now Conoco-Phillips) during which time he worked in the Rocky Mountain states, Texas, Offshore Louisiana, Houston Headquarters, London, England, Aberdeen Scotland and the Northern North Sea. Assignments included Engineering, Supervisory, and Management roles. He retired in October, 1994, as Director of Regulatory and Government Affairs, Upstream, North American Production resolving issues with State agencies, Indian tribes, and the Minerals Management Service. Harvey played an instrumental role in fundraising to establish the Langdon Taylor Endowed Chair in Petroleum Engineering. He was awarded Tech's Alumni Distinguished Service Award in 1992, and assisted the Petroleum Engineering Department personnel in creating the Industry Advisory Committee; serving as its Chairman for the first three years. He has also maintained close contact with TECH and the P.E. Department; recruiting engineers and summer students from 1965-1978, and again from 1982-1988. When retiring from Conoco, he established the Earl and Bess Douglas Scholarship at Tech to honor this family which contributed heavily to education in Socorro and throughout New Mexico. Virginia Marquez, Registrar Emeritus, at Tech is a Daughter of the elder Douglas.
	Jay Paul McWilliams Jay Paul McWilliams graduated with a Chemical Engineering degree from New Mexico Tech in 2002. He currently works for Burlington Resources (BR) as a Drilling Engineer in the San Juan Basin. He has also worked as a Production Engineer for BR. He has worked on numerous production optimization projects, directional drilling projects, and has published two SPE papers since graduating from NMT.

Not Pictured:

• Amit Sharma
• Jeff Corey
• Jim Linville
• Matt Hill
• Steve Trujillo
• Tracy Van Reet

Advisory Board Meeting Minutes:

• Fall 2006
• Fall 2004
• Fall 2003
• Spring 2003