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Gabriel Aldape joined the Boots & Coots executive management team as Chief Financial Officer in March 2006 with the acquisition of Hydraulic Well Control (HWC). He has spent 21 years in accounting and management in the oil field industry.
Prior to HWC he worked at Smith International and Baker Hughes. At HWC where he most recently held the position of Vice President Aldape was responsible for directing investment analysis cost analysis and general accounting and finance management including cash management and business planning for Capstar Drilling the company’s land drilling operations. He also managed the Sarbanes-Oxley compliance effort for HWC and Capstar. Aldape’s international experience includes five years as finance manager and controller in Mexico and Venezuela as well as directing financial start up efforts in Dubai Congo Algeria and Egypt.
Aldape received his bachelor’s degree of business administration in Accounting from San Antonio’s St. Mary’s University in 1982 and successfully completed the CPA exam in 1984. He also completed 21 Hours of graduate Finance studies at the University of Houston. | 