Our Team

Matt Schamber

 

Matt is a 36-year Professional Engineer with a strong background in project management and project execution of upstream oil and gas facilities. He has spent the last 17 years of his career managing the design and installation of CO2 EOR facilities for the Weyburn CO2 EOR Project. Prior to his work in Weyburn, Matt spent 19 years managing the design and implementation of a wide variety of sweet and sour oil and gas pipelines and facilities in British Columbia and Alberta. Matt has extensive experience managing engineering companies, collaborating with operations, maintenance and construction management work teams and ensuring facility builds are completed on budget and operate safely with maximum uptime. Matt looks forward to the challenges of working with multiple disciplines and stakeholders, as well as scoping out and executing complex projects.

Matt’s areas of expertise:

  • CO2 oil and gas processing equipment

  • Facility project execution

  • Risk management

  • CO2 pipelining

  • CO2 pipe, valves and fittings specifications

Greg Calpas

 

Greg is an agile and insightful professional with extensive facility and managerial experience with a practical operations perspective. His focus is on engineering and operations excellence based on over 25 years of field and plant experience in western Canadian oil and gas. His past leadership roles include light oil refinery manager, production development supervisor, and engineering technical team lead. Greg enjoys the challenges and teamwork involved in operational reviews, change management, and continuous improvement. He has been a key player in operations, safety, and environmental management programs and in business capital project reviews.

Greg’s areas of expertise:

  • Technical and business team leadership

  • Oil and gas production and operations

  • Upstream and downstream facilities

  • Continuous improvement and change management

Mehdi Parnian

 

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Mehdi is an Engineer in Training with over 10 years experience in natural gas and pipeline monitoring and control. He has extensive experience in field operations and development of supporting calculations and tools (Microsoft Office and Project, Aspen, and Python).

Mehdi’s areas of expertise:

  • Natural gas distribution

  • Process modelling

  • Control systems and data management

  • Methane capture

  • Project management