Kaes de Jong

Kaes de Jong

Strategy and Operations

Upstream
 
United States, Europe, Canada, Asia

1. What is your profession? Or if you are retired, what was your profession?

President of Sage Oil Services

2. What are your areas of expertise?

Upstream: Asset Management, Technology, General Management, Corporate Development, Operations, Executive, Commercial, Sales, Project Management, Supply Chain, I.T./Digital

Upstream Areas: Offshore, Onshore

3. Current employer:

Top secret information

4. Previous employers:

FMC Technologies, Sapient, General Plastics & Composites, Baseline Energy Services

5. How did you end up in the Energy Industry?

My father and brother were both in the Energy Industry. As a kid, I lived through the 80s oil crash and wanted to avoid the Energy industry but life had different plans for me. In college, I got an internship with FMC which started my Energy career.  

6. Why do you like working with Start-Ups?

I've always been entrepreneurial in spirit which is at the heart of every start-up. I love helping people develop their company strategies and action plans to achieve their goals. Start-ups often need expertise they don't have internally and it's rewarding to help fill that gap.

Okay, now for some fun things about Kaes de Jong…

7. What are three of your interests outside of work?

  • My 3 young kids

  • Swimming, tennis, biking, and almost anything athletic but running ;-)

  • Wood working

8.  What are your top 3 accomplishments (personal or professional)?  Don’t be shy!  Give ‘em to us.

  • Competing in Triathlons

  • Completing a full-time MBA program while working full-time

  • Starting & running my company

9.  If I were a superhero, my superpower would be               .

Time travel - imagine knowing what you know now 15-20 years ago.

10. When I was 5, I was pretty sure I'd be a                 when I grew up.

professional soccer player or swimmer

11. If I weren't so damn good at what I do now, I'd probably be                 .

Custom furniture maker

12.  My favorite song is               by            .

"Imagine" by John Lennon

13.  If I won the lottery tomorrow, I'd          .

personal travel

14.  The best piece of advice I've ever been given is                              .

Always follow-through on your commitments.