Mr. Turpin has served as Manager of Pipelines and Terminals for the Company on a consultant basis since 2003. He has more than 30 years of engineering and operational experience associated with the midstream sector of the energy industry having held a variety of project management positions: from 1999 to 2003 he served as Director/Vice President of Engineering Operations for the Company; from 1995 to 1999 he was Construction Manager for Equitable Resources Energy Company; from 1992 to 1995 he was Director of Project Development for Equitable Pipeline Company; from 1988 to 1992 he was Director of Engineering and Construction for All American Pipeline Company; from 1985 to 1988 he was President of Turpin Engineering Corporation a company he founded; from 1981 to 1985 he was Design/Project Manager for Gruy Pipeline Engineering and from 1977 to 1981 he was Field Project Engineer for United Gas Pipeline Company. Mr. Turpin who is a licensed professional engineer in Texas received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from Louisiana Tech University and his Master of Business Administration from the University of Texas at Tyler. |