Brad Beitler
Technology, Strategy and Business Development
Midstream, upstream, Clean TechUnited States, Canada, South America, Europe, Middle East, Asia, Africa
1. What is your profession? Or if you are retired, what was your profession?
Technology Executive
2. What are your areas of expertise?
Midstream: Engineering, Operations, Technology, Projects, Corporate Development, Executive, Commercial
Upstream: Technology, General Management, Corporate Development, Mechanical Eng., Executive, Commercial, Sales, Project Management
Upstream Areas: Onshore, Offshore
Clean Tech List: Technology, Commercial, Engineering, Corporate Development, Executive
Types of Clean Tech: CO2 capture, Wind
3. Current employer:
B2 Interests LLC
4. Previous employers:
TechnipFMC, FMC Technologies, Vetco
5. How did you end up in the Energy Industry?
Working in citrus grove that was owned by the owner of Vetco. He liked me and offered me a job in his company.
6. Why do you like working with Start-Ups?
Give me a chance to see what kind of creativity can be applied to the business world.
Okay, now for some fun things about Brad…
7. What are three of your interests outside of work?
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Woodworking
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Projects on the Ranch
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Fish
8. What are your top 3 accomplishments (personal or professional)? Don’t be shy! Give ‘em to us.
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Stayed married for 45 years
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An executive on a Fortune 500 for 10 years
9. If I were a superhero, my superpower would be .
To read people's mind
10. When I was 5, I was pretty sure I'd be a when I grew up.
Baseball player
11. If I weren't so damn good at what I do now, I'd probably be .
Disney Imagineer
12. My favorite song is .
"Theme from How the West Was Won...."
13. If I won the lottery tomorrow, I'd .
Venture Capital Portfolio
14. The best piece of advice I've ever been given is .
Don't ask for more salary, ask for stock!