Dennis Church – Operations Manager
Dennis manages all aspects of our water infrastructure and brings vast experience in management of the complete water cycle. Dennis is responsible for designing and building infrastructure to facilitate efficient transfer of water from our well fields to the customer impoundment or their frac location. His expertise includes pumps, hydraulics, pipeline, valve set design, water transfer and all aspects of customer support and service. Dennis has extensive knowledge in the fields of high-flow municipal water systems and automation. In addition to maintaining excellent customer relations with current accounts such as APC, WPX, XTO, MOC, and Felix Energy Dennis’ experience also includes working with most of the major Oil and Gas operators such as CVX, Shell, MRO, PDC, Devon energy, NFX, EOG, and Cimarex.
Brian Hilburn – Operations Manager
Brian is a performance-driven and visionary Operations Management Professional with over twenty years of experience in driving strategic business growth through efficient, streamlined, and profitable operational leadership. He combines business and financial planning with tactical execution to drive process improvements, deliver business values and achieve operational goals. Brian has a track record of transforming struggling business units and turning high-potential staff into results-driven leaders. Prior to Winkler Services Brian served as Operations Manager at Fountain Quail Energy Services, Director of Integrated Supply Chain at Ulterra Drilling Technologies, and several positions with Wood Group ESP.
Jeff Strong – Operations
Jeff is a key member of our onsite operations team at the Winkler Companies. With five years of experience in the water transfer industry, Jeff’s experience covers the following important topics: high flow municipal water well operations, lay flat deployment, poly line construction (including poly fusing), mobilizing and demobilizing above ground water impoundments, liner construction and repair, various welding techniques and heavy equipment operation. As a member of the Winkler Companies, Jeff is also responsible for maintaining our reputation for excellent customer service.