Leadership

Courtney Brackin

President & Chief Executive Officer

Courtney Brackin was named OMNI’s President and Chief Executive Officer in 2018. He is a petroleum engineer with more than three decades of executive management and technical expertise in the oil and gas industry. Prior to his appointment at OMNI, he was VP of Northern Operations in the Mid-Continent, Bakken and Rockies as part of Gibson Energy’s U.S. Environmental Services team. He held executive positions at A&A Tank Truck and Arrow Oil & Gas since the late ’90s. Prior to that, he worked as a drilling, production and reservoir engineer for Amoco/BP in the oil and gas fields of Wyoming, Colorado, Texas, Kansas and Oklahoma.

Brackin currently serves on the board of The Petroleum Alliance of Oklahoma, the National Stripper Well Association, and TeamSight, a performance acceleration company. He is a former chair of the board for the Norman Regional Health Foundation and has served in other capacities for philanthropic organizations and executive management programs. He holds a bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering from the University of Oklahoma.

Geoff A. Jones

Chief Financial Officer

Geoff has more than 30 years experience in oilfield industry finance. Prior to joining OMNI in 2011, he spent six years as VP and CFO at Trico Marine. Other posts in his tenure at Trico included Corporate Controller and Treasurer. He has also held senior financial positions with Parker Drilling and Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.

Geoff holds a Master of Arts degree in Accounting and Finance, Law and Political Economy from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.

Gregory B. Milton

Chief Accounting Officer

Greg has been part of OMNI’s finance team since 2006. Prior to his appointment as chief accounting officer, he served as OMNI’s director of financial reporting.

Greg came to OMNI from Broussard, Poche’, Lewis and Breaux, a major Lafayette, La. public accounting firm, where he was a partner in the auditing department. He is a Certified Public Accountant with extensive experience in financial statement preparation and reporting, taxation, and computer software applications.

He graduated from the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now University of Louisiana at Lafayette) with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and is a member of the Louisiana State Board of Certified Public Accountants, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants.

Charles Y. Latiolais

GM Health, Safety & Environment and Risk

With more than 27 years of experience, Charles has a broad range of expertise in safety management, risk engineering and loss control. He spent the past 11 years at OMNI, starting out as safety manager for an OMNI operating brand before taking the helm of OMNI Corporate Safety in 2010.

Prior to joining OMNI, Charles spent nine years as a loss prevention consultant with FARA Risk Control Services and five years as director of corporate safety for Trinity Industries. Charles has developed and implemented numerous safety emphasis programs and is a certified OSHA Outreach Instructor, NACB Forklift Train the Trainer, NACB Mobile Crane Operator Trainer, and Smith System Driving Instructor. He also has formal training in managing behavioral based safety programs, industrial hygiene, fall protection system design, and incident investigation causal analysis.

Charles holds a bachelor’s degree in fire and safety engineering technology.

Michael Kiser

General Manager Information Solutions

In his role as General Manager, Michael is responsible for driving implementation of OMNI’s strategic technology plan across the organization. He oversees all functional areas including networking, systems, cybersecurity, unified communications, service desk and field support services.

Prior to being named General Manager, Michael served as Interim General Manager. He began his tenure at OMNI as a Senior Business Analyst. He has experience in multiple full life cycle implementations and production support, and has been responsible for simplifying business processes companywide.

Michael holds a degree in Business Informatics from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Jessie Mire

GM Human Resources-South

Jessie Mire leads human resources functions at OMNI, managing staffing, compensation and benefits, employee relations, employment policies, compliance, and HR information systems, with day-to-day oversight for the southern region.

She has more than a decade of experience in HR, including benefits, recruiting, performance management, training, processes and policies, compliance, employee relations and compensation.

Prior to joining OMNI, Jessie’s work as the HR manager for a regional health services agency provided hands-on experience in all aspects of human resources, including recruitment, outreach, talent acquisition, training and development. She managed all HR administrative functions, developing best-practice systems and processes.

Jessie holds a B.A. in English literature from Louisiana State University and has earned the Professional in Human Resources designation from the Human Resources Certification Institute and the Certified Professional designation from the Society for Human Resource Management.

Tara Crowley

GM Human Resources-North

Tara Crowley leads human resources functions at OMNI, managing staffing; compensation and benefits; employee relations; employment policies; compliance; and HR information systems; with day-to-day oversight for the northern region.

In her 15 years at OMNI, she has been responsible for leadership and management of talent acquisition, benefits and employee services, performance management, skill building, leadership development, and regulatory compliance, supporting more than 1,500 employees company-wide. She has also been responsible for HR functions associated with mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, and has been integral in technology advances to transform and streamline HR services.

Tara holds a bachelor’s degree in human resources management from Oklahoma State University and has earned senior level professional HR certifications from the Human Resources Certification Institute and the Society for Human Resources Management.

She is actively involved in professional human resources organizations at local, state and national levels, chairing and serving on various committees. Tara co-hosts a weekly podcast for human resources professionals in collaboration with the Oklahoma State Council for Human Resource Management.

Marshall Brackin

Regional Manager – Mid-Continent 

States: Oklahoma

Contact: Wilburton: 918-465-3899 | Norman: 405-364-2601

As A&A’s senior manager, Marshall Brackin oversees all aspects of A&A’s mid-con operations, extending from its Norman, Oklahoma, base to strategically located yards in Wilburton, Lindsay, Gerty and Yukon.

Marshall has worked in the oil and gas service business since 1965. He was a founding owner of A&A Tank, purchasing the company in 1990. He has served as part of the executive leadership team for 34 years, merging with OMNI in 2012.

Throughout his tenure, Marshall’s goals have remained the same: provide great customer service, run a safe operation, operate profitably and be honest in all dealings.

Marshall holds a degree in petroleum engineering from the University of Oklahoma.

Leonard Dupuis

Regional Manager – East Texas

States: Texas, Louisiana

Contact: D: 936-591-8598

Lenny is an environmental industry trailblazer with an accomplished career spanning more than four decades — including 11 years in oil and gas, 10 of which have been with OMNI’s Charles Holston, CHI, business group.

Prior to CHI, Lenny managed facilities, sales, projects and operations for a cross section of environmental industry leaders, including Laidlaw Environmental, Eltex Chemical, PSC, and USA Environment.

He was captain of a local fire department for 10 years. He has supervised recovery and remediation in the aftermath of major disasters, including Hurricane Katrina, Union Pacific train derailment (involving 44 hazardous waste train cars), and the Deepwater Horizon blowout. These massive clean-up efforts involved several hundred employees, large-scale equipment deployment, and daily, on-site management for protracted project durations.

Lenny leads by example inspiring employees to strive to uphold OMNI’s core values of respect, integrity, safety and excellence. He champions CHI’s rigorous safety culture and works to drive operational efficiencies, exceed customer expectations and constantly evolve to adapt to ever-changing industry dynamics.

Over the course of his 44-year career, Lenny has received significant customer and employer awards and recognition for leading with excellence and delivering high-quality results. These include: Union Pacific Railroad: 18-month hazardous waste remediation; PSC: Hurricane Katrina household hazardous waste; USA Environment:24-month Deepwater Horizon clean-up; Gibson Energy: Excellence, innovation and accountability.

Lenny is a lifelong learner and is actively engaged with local chambers of commerce and youth organizations in the communities where CHI operates.

Bryan Force

General Manager – Northeast

States: Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia

Contact: D: 724-465-9399

FORCE GM Bryan Force says he fell in love with oil and gas at age 16. He planned to earn his CDL and one day own his own fleet of five trucks. At age 19, he took out a bank loan, bought his first truck and launched his business.

Now, 24 years later, with a fleet of more than 100 trucks, FORCE operates in three states.

Bryan built FORCE from the ground up and successfully grew the business into a market leader through his strong commitment to operational and administrative integrity.

FORCE was named Employer of the Year by the Indiana County Chamber of Commerce in 2022. It is a past recipient of Equipment World magazine’s contractor of the year award.

Bryan’s focus for FORCE’s continuing success is providing unrivaled service, meticulously maintained equipment and exceptional management and oversight.

Chris Force

Regional Manager – Northeast

States: Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia

Contact: D: 724-465-9399

Chris Force started at FORCE as a young teenager, working within his brother, Bryan’s, company after school and summers until coming on full time in 2003. In his 23 years at FORCE, he’s mastered every position, including roustabout, tank truck driver, winch truck, dozer and excavator operator, drilling rig relocation, and on-location equipment building.

As FORCE’s general operations manager, Chris oversaw trucking logistics and managed repairs for all locations. He worked daily with customers in the field to ensure safe and efficient operations, and managed HR, hiring all employees companywide. He served as FORCE vice president for eight years, until FORCE merged with OMNI in 2019.

In his current role, Chris manages company sales, maintaining existing customers and developing new accounts. He oversees operations across FORCE’s six locations in three states, working closely with service line managers and mechanics.

In 2018, Chris was named a Pittsburgh Smart 50 Honoree, which recognizes top executives in the 50 smartest companies in the region for their ability to effectively build and lead successful organizations.

In 2022 the Indiana County Chamber of Commerce recognized FORCE as Employer of the Year.

Chris holds a degree in specialized business management and maintains a Class A CDL current tank endorsement.

Hector Flores

Regional Manager – West Texas

States: Texas, New Mexico

Contact: O: 432-699-8600

​Hector oversees activity in the Barnett Shale and expansive Permian Basin in west Texas and southeast New Mexico, where Purity’s operations stretch across four yards in: Bowie, Aledo, Midland and Pecos, Texas.

Hector brings a dozen years of experience to the role, including practical field proficiencies he attained in well cementing and acidizing, as a CDL driver, and as a pump operator and supervisor. He joined Purity in 2016 as a vacuum/winch CDL driver and rapidly rose through the ranks in positions of increasing responsibility including truck pusher, trainer, assistant operations manager, operations manager and interim regional manager, before being named the WTEX regional manager.

Prior to the oil and gas industry, Hector spent 14 years at the city of Hidalgo Police Department where his positions included communications officer, records and communications supervisor, and assistant emergency management coordinator under the direction of the mayor and chief of police. He also served as chairman for the Homeland Security Advisory Committee for a three-county area (Hidalgo, Willacy and Cameron), working alongside local, state and federal law enforcement agencies, fire departments, EMS companies, and medical facilities, to help ensure readiness and safety for all citizens.

Hector’s positive leadership motivates employees to perform to the best of their ability, to provide world-class, solutions-driven services to customers.

Brian Fontenot

Regional Manager – GoM – Environmental

States: Offshore Gulf of Mexico, Gulf Coast

Contact: D: 337-325-1719

Brian began his tenure with OMNI as a crew coordinator in the offshore tank and vessel business unit. Over the next 18 years, he rose through the ranks with increasing levels of responsibility as a cost analyst and operations manager before being tapped to lead Trussco’s offshore operations — a position he excelled in for 11 years.

In his expansive career, spanning 30 years, Brian has developed exhaustive proficiency and experience in offshore environmental and has accumulated adept customer knowledge and insight.

Floyd Boudreaux

Regional Manager – GoM – Corrosion

States: Offshore Gulf of Mexico Gulf Coast

Contact: D: 504-912-4411

In 2011, Floyd was charged with turning around a failing corrosion business unit to make it profitable. With no prior experience in the coatings side of the business, Floyd relied on his strategic leadership skills and business acumen to turn corrosion into one of the most profitable business units within the company.

Under Floyd’s leadership, the corrosion group has developed a sterling reputation in a highly competitive marketplace, consistently outperforming customer expectations, exceeding regulatory safety requirements, and delivering positive financial results.

Floyd worked with his leadership team and corporate HSE to develop corrosion’s vigilant safety culture. The corrosion unit was accident-free for more than four years without a lost-time accident or injury. The entire team is meticulously committed to safety and is currently working to surpass its previous incident-free record.

Prior to taking the helm of Trussco’s corrosion unit, Floyd was a division manager and inventory/procurement manager in OMNI’s wellhead installation business unit.

He holds a Louisiana commercial contractors license and is a member of the Society of Professional Rope Access Technicians.

Soren Bostad

Regional Manager – Rockies – Transportation

States: North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming and Colorado

Contact: D: 701-339-0768

Since joining WISCO Trucking in 2015, Soren’s singular focus has been providing premier service, to customers in the Bakken/Three Forks Sanish region including quality, performance, safety and affordability.

Soren has keen insight and intricate knowledge of every aspect of oilfield transportation having owned and managed carriers from throughout the region for a decade prior to joining WISCO Trucking. He has a track record of developing and successfully managing mutually valuable customer relationships.

Prior to his career in oilfield transportation, Soren was a USDA Farm Service Agency County Executive Director. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and management from the University of North Dakota.

Travis Nebeker

Regional Manager – Rockies – Transportation

States: North Dakota, Wyoming

Contact: D: 208-993-0942

Travis oversees all operational financial, and strategic aspects of the Rockies business. His responsibilities include team management, client relationships, and safety and environmental regulatory compliance. His overarching strategic vision includes driving efficiency, profitability and growth. Measures he is executing to fulfill the vision include identification and implementation of quality control processes, ongoing market trends analysis, and continuous promotion and cultivation of WISCO Trucking’s safety culture.

In his 14 years at WISCO, Travis has developed agility in achieving business objectives while upholding industry standards. He navigates challenges and seizes opportunities through effective communication and proactive business development initiatives. His tactical leadership contributes to growth and success across the board for its customers and employees.

Prior to joining WISCO, Travis owned and managed, for nine years, an enterprise business that specialized in excavation, fencing, septic services, and trucking operations.

Jon Norby

Regional Manager – Rockies Well Intervention – Environmental

States: North Dakota, Montana

Contact: D: 701-572-2135

Jon oversees day-to-day operations at WISCO, including financial administration, business development, customer relations, and advancement of organizational culture and employee experience. His strategic plan focus is driving efficiencies and effectiveness to strengthen WISCO, WISCO customers, and WISCO employees and their families.

In his 20 years with the company, Jon has developed thorough, hands-on operations experience and expertise. He was first hired as a hand in the pumping unit service group and was soon promoted to the group’s lead truck operator. When he was named lead supervisor, he took the ball and ran with it, helping advance the pumping unit service’s business model that is still in place today.

Before joining WISCO, Jon was a manager in the retail industry. He achieved his PGA pro card and management credentials while working as an assistant golf pro manager.

Jon is a husband and a father of an awesome family.

He holds an associate degree from Minot State University, a bachelor’s degree from Dickinson State University and a master’s degree from Dickinson State University. He has earned leadership development certification for successful completion of numerous courses conducted by state agencies and local colleges.

Kevin R. Cole

Manager Administration – Rockies Well Intervention

States: North Dakota, Montana

Contact: D: 701-572-2135

Kevin leads wide-ranging day-to-day operations across WISCO’s well intervention business group. He joined WISCO’s wireline services unit as a seasoned oilfield services veteran in 1995 and advanced to division management and operations associate prior to being named WISCO manager administration.

He began his career in oil and gas in the mid-1980s, following in his father’s footsteps, working his way up from entry level positions, always striving to learn and advance his knowledge and abilities. He developed comprehensive proficiencies working in oil and gas basins in west Texas, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana and North and South Dakota. Prior to his tenure at WISCO, he held positions in frac, cement and acidizing services at Halliburton; and wireline field services with Northern Lights Hydro-Line.

He gladly shares his breadth of knowledge, training new generations of frontline crew members, as part of his administrative duties. He is committed to equipping employees to excel.

Kevin has earned certifications for leadership development and safety from Marathon Petroleum Corp, ConocoPhillips and FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute. He was a pilot program participant in OMNI’s leadership development program.

A North Dakota native, Kevin currently lives within 30 miles of where he grew up. He’s helped WISCO successfully weather numerous boom-bust cycles and is dedicated to helping WISCO thrive as an innovative, solutions driven partner, providing superior service delivery to WISCO customers.

Kevin is a lifelong outdoors enthusiast. He and his wife have been married for more than 30 years. He is father to three sons and a daughter, and grandfather to several grandchildren.