CrystaTech Board of Directors
David Work - Chairman of the Board
David Work retired from BP as a Regional President in 2000. At BP, he coordinated activities with seven E&P business units. Mr. Work's prior experiences include: BP Amoco Group Vice-President of E&P in London; BP Amoco Executive Committee member; Amoco's SVP of Shared Services; Amoco Group VP of worldwide exploration for Amoco; President of Amoco Egypt; Vice President of Amoco's Houston region and Vice President of Exploration for Africa and the Middle East Region. David Work started his career in 1970 as a geologist working in exploration in Western U.S. and Alaska for Amoco. He has a M.S. from the University of California, and a B.A. from Wesleyan. Mr. Work serves on various boards and remains actively involved in professional organizations such as the American Petroleum Institute and the Geological Society of America.
Donald Carlton, Ph. D.
Dr. Carlton served as the President and Chairman of Radian Corporation, an engineering and technology firm that he co-founded, from 1969 through 1995. In January 1996 he was named CEO of Radian International LLC, a new company formed in partnership with Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company and The Dow Chemical Company. Dr. Carlton retired as CEO on December 31, 1998. Dr. Carlton serves on several corporate boards, include: American Electric Power Company and National Instruments. He was named to the Hall of Honor of the University of Texas College of Natural Sciences in 1992. Dr. Carlton earned a B.A degree from the University of Saint Thomas in 1958 and a PhD. in Organic Chemistry from the University of Texas at Austin in 1962.
Eric Klasson
Eric Klasson was President & CEO of CrystaTech from 2001 until October 2011. He currently serves as a CrystaTech director. Eric is currently involved in two oil field technology startups: Lamar Tubular Coatings and Integrated Frac Water Technologies (a chemical-free frac water treatment system). At CrystaTech, Eric was responsible for business development and corporate licensing, new technology development, equity financings, corporate partnerships and directing the company's financial growth and success. Eric has thirty years experience working for Fortune 500 companies in senior finance, business development and executive positions, including, CFO, COO, President and CEO. Eric began his career in the Business Workout practice of Price Waterhouse in Houston, working on turnarounds in the energy and financial services sectors. Eric's technical expertise includes the mergers and acquisitions and business development functions. He has completed two IPO's, several venture capital financings and directed several business startups while at PepsiCo, FoxMeyer and the Albert Fisher Group. Eric holds an MBA from Texas A&M University and a Bachelor's in Economics from the University of Michigan.
Kent Perry
Kent Perry is Director, Exploration & Production Research at the Gas Technology Institute in Des Plaines , Illinois . At GTI, he has responsibility for planning and managing a research program which has the overall objective of developing new technology for enhanced recovery of natural gas in the lower 48 United States . Past experience includes thirty years of natural gas engineering and gas production responsibilities including; gas storage engineering for Northern Illinois Gas Co ., production engineering with Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas Co ., and, exploration and production for Michigan Energy Resources Co . He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Petroleum Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and a past SPE Distinguished Lecturer. He has participated in National Petroleum Council studies on the potential for natural gas in the United States and has authored several papers on low permeability natural gas resources and hydraulic fracturing.
Chris Herrman
Chris Herrman is the Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of the Gas Technology Institute ("GTI") in Des Plaines, Illinois. He has responsibility for all finance, accounting and investment activities of GTI. Prior to GTI, Mr. Herrman spent his career in the leveraged finance and commercial banking industries in various deal execution and marketing roles at Merrill Lynch Capital, Heller Financial and LaSalle Bank. Mr. Herrman earned a B.S. degree in finance from Northern Illinois University and a M.B.A. from Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management. He also serves on the board of directors of Varidigm Corporation.
