Mark Davis Joins Executive Team as Transportation Leader
Tulsa, OK – August 4, 2010 – Waterfield Energy is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Davis as Vice President – Transportation Products and Services, effective August 2, 2010. Mr. Davis takes over responsibility for gas gathering, intrastate and interstate gas transportation products, services, clients, and staff.
Mr. Davis is an energy and transportation industry executive with over 27 years of experience in software, consulting and the energy business. Prior to joining Waterfield Energy, Mr. Davis was Director of Natural Gas Solutions at SolArc Inc., and was instrumental in the building of Quorum Business Solutions’ transportation products. Mr. Davis also worked at Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Tennessee Gas Pipeline, Tenneco, ARKLA Gas, Louisiana Intrastate Gas, and Columbia Gulf serving in various roles. Mr. Davis has a bachelor’s degree & MBA from Our Lady of the Lake University.
“Bringing Mark Davis to the executive team was a key component of our growth strategy for Waterfield Energy,” said John Marino, President of Waterfield Technologies. “The rest of the board and I wholeheartedly endorsed bringing Mark in to lead our transportation practice. Waterfield Technologies is extremely pleased at the growth and success of our energy software affiliate, and adding Mark Davis solidifies our long-term strategy in midstream transportation.”
Pete Waldroop, CEO and President of Waterfield Energy, added, “Mark Davis is a tremendous addition to my executive team. His knowledge of the transportation business and his commitment to customer service are unequaled. Feedback from our clients has already been extremely positive.”
About Waterfield Energy Software
Based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Waterfield Energy provides software to the energy upstream, midstream, and transportation markets. Its employees are a mix of experienced energy and technical development resources, brought together to create world-class software for the dynamic energy industry. For more details, please visit www.waterfieldenergysoftware.com.
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Tulsa, OK. — June 3, 2010 — Waterfield Energy is pleased to announce the appointment of Pete Waldroop as president and CEO, effective May 17, 2010.
Waldroop is an energy expert with more than 16 years of experience in the full-system lifecycle of software, process design/analysis and project management. He has worked extensively in upstream energy, midstream energy and in the transportation and marketing sectors. His client list has included Fortune 500 energy and utility companies from across the country.
Waldroop was previously a founding partner with Capitalize Consulting, a professional consulting services firm focused on the energy, pipeline, and utilities industries. He also previously was a founder and executive vice president of Quorum Business Solutions, an energy industry software provider. Formerly, Waldroop also was a consulting manager in Accenture’s Energy Solutions Group. He earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Oklahoma State University.
“We are extremely pleased to have Pete leading the energy software company. His deep experience in energy consulting and software are a great match for our team and product suite, and we expect Pete to grow the company significantly in coming years,” said John Marino, president of Waterfield Technologies. “The Waterfield family is committed to the growth of the energy software company, and bringing Pete to the company is just one of the many substantial investments we’ve made in this business.”
Waldroop echoed the sentiments, saying: “Waterfield Energy Software is providing an exciting opportunity for me to use my skills and background in a new way. I’m looking forward to this challenge.”
About Waterfield Energy Software
Based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Waterfield Energy provides software to the energy upstream, midstream, and transportation markets. Its employees are a mix of experienced energy and technical development resources, brought together to create world-class software for the dynamic energy industry. For more details, please visit waterfieldenergysoftware.com.
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Waterfield Energy brings to the market an entire midstream energy suite of products. Based on a comprehensive gas processing solution which handles the complexities of virtually any gas processing plant, the suite provides comprehensive gas transaction management from custody transfer to plant tailgate. All processing allocation models and contract types are handled by the product. The suite also includes integrated accrual, budgeting and forecasting tools which can also easily be linked to other processing solutions.
For more information, see Waterfield Energy Software at waterfieldenergysoftware.com
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OutSystems today announced that the company’s Agile Platform will benefit from a joint project between OutSystems and Carnegie Mellon University, whose study of user interaction is being used to enhance the platform’s overall user experience, with a focus on developers.
Over an eight-month period, five graduate students in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute’s Masters program studied the Agile Platform to understand how it is being used by people with varying levels of technical expertise, from developers to project managers.
Following Carnegie Mellon University’s own methodology on experience-driven user design, the students studied the daily activities of Agile Platform users. This style of study allowed the students to elicit user needs, motivations and overall reaction to the platform. With ergonomics, aesthetics and comfort in mind, the team then prototyped and tested solutions to overcome the challenges experienced by users.
In particular, the team focused on improving the user interaction, making information in the Agile Platform more readily available to developers, improving support for commenting and revisiting past work, and supporting collaboration between developers working on the same project.
In addition to this project, OutSystems will continue this research internally, continuing to improve the Agile Platform’s user experience so IT teams have tools that are effective, efficient, and intuitive.
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“The main objective of this project was to have a fresh look into our products from emerging areas of expertise,” said Carlos Alves, Vice President of Engineering, OutSystems. “Carnegie Mellon University’s excellence in user experience methodologies, and our own ideas and experience, have stimulated innovation throughout the company, leading to a better product for our customers and the industry.”
“The Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Masters program at Carnegie Mellon University prepares students to participate in the design and implementation of software systems that are usable, are effective and contribute to an overall brand experience,“ said Anind K. Dey, assistant professor in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute of Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science. “Collaborating with OutSystems was a terrific opportunity for our students to really apply their skills to a real-world application. We are thrilled with the outcome and the fact that the industry will benefit from this combined work and innovation with OutSystems.”
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