Charlie Strickler

Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Charles Strickler is the CEO and co-founder of Conduit Resources which was established in 2015.  Since Conduit’s inception, Mr. Strickler has led the growth of Conduit Resources into an industry leading oil and gas software company specializing in data management with emphasis on the enablement of analytical and geospatial applications for commercial oil and gas information.  Prior to founding Conduit Resources, Mr. Strickler spent four years at Forest Oil where he was responsible for the integration of internal data and commercial oil and gas data through both an internal web mapping application and commercial GG&E oil & gas applications.  Preceding Forest Oil, Mr. Strickler had six years of operational experience with EnCana Oil & Gas working primarily in the Greater Green River and Wind River Basins of Wyoming.   Mr. Strickler received a B.S. degree in Geology from Southern Oregon University and completed a Masters in GIS and Data Management at the University of Denver. 

Mario Pallone

Chief Technology Officer

Mr. Pallone has experience in several aspects of Oil and Gas development and production over the past 20 years. Mario received his Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science from Colorado Mesa University, with minors in Watershed Science and Geographical Information Systems.  Mario has held a wide range of positions in energy development including operations, information technology, and exploration. Prior to joining Conduit, Mario was a Product Manager with IHS Markit, focusing on the development and delivery of innovative data products for the energy sector.

Jason Wilson

Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Wilson received a Bachelor of Science degree in Geography with an emphasis in Geographic Information Systems from the Metropolitan State University of Denver.  For the past 22 years, he has focused on delivering technology solutions in support of energy exploration and production for companies including EnCana, SM Energy and the Colorado Geological Survey. He has focused on supporting engineering, environment, geosciences, GIS, health, safety, and land from a variety of roles both embedded on asset teams and within IT departments.

Michael Latimer

Chief Development Officer

Mr. Latimer received a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering with a Business Minor from the University of Virginia.  For the past 7 years, he has focused on delivering technology solutions at SM Energy. He has extensive experience in all phases of upstream oil and gas including financial, EHS, production, mapping, and geoscience systems.  Previously he spent three years working on mobile bar coding and voice recognition solutions within retail data collection.

Bob Killingsworth

Software engineer

Mr. Killingsworth received a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from the California State University and completed post-graduate courses in Computer Science at the University of California, Los Angeles.  Over the past 5 years, he has focused on design/development of technical data management and mapping systems for the upstream Oil and Gas industry.  Prior experience includes over forty years in a wide variety of information technology assignments including infrastructure, networking, applications development and director-level management, with 25 of those years in the upstream Oil and Gas sector.

Mark Chase

Business Development Advisor

Mr. Chase joined Conduit Resources in April 2018 as Director of Business Development.  He has 40+ years in the oil and gas industry focusing on information and technologies.  He started his oil and gas career working in oil fields as a roustabout working on pulling units, cable tool rigs, putting in water floods and working as a pumper.  Upon finishing his education, he joined Petroleum Information in 1984 in a sales capacity.  Mr. Chase was a founding partner of Premier Data Services in 1994, where he was V.P. of Sales.  Premier Data Services provided land and lease information services and mapping to the oil and gas and mining industries, as well as, the Department of Interior through the Bureau of Land Management.  Premier Data Services was acquired by IHSM in 2012.  Mr. Chase was Director of Sales for US Land for IHSM until his retirement in 2017.   Mr. Chase has bachelor degrees in Business Administration and Geology from Kansas University. 

David May

Director Customer Success

Mr. May received a Bachelor of Arts in Geography from the University of Denver with an emphasis in Physical Geography and Geographic Information Systems. Currently, he is pursuing a Master’s in Database Design and Administration at the University of Denver. He brings with him 6 years of experience in the Oil and Gas Industry. His experience includes working in roles focused on geologic, spatial, and well data management working for both Operators and Services organizations. He is focused on creating data delivery solutions to best support the management of vendor data and help organizations leverage their data assets.

Scott McWhirter

Business Development Executive

Mr. Scott McWhirter has over 25 years of business development roles, with the last 10 years focused on being in oil & gas geological services. During this time he has served operators through listening, managing and developing processes, open communication, and proactively engaging innovative practices to drive results with a strategic focus. Prior to entering the industry, he co-founded a global digital portal for mobile entertainment and started a multi-state real estate property services company. Mr. McWhirter received a BA in Bible at the Dallas Christian College in 1998.

Chad Tjelmeland

Senior Data Management Analyst

Mr. Tjelmeland received a Bachelor of Science degree from Iowa State University, with a focus on Management Information Systems. For the past 25 years, he has been working with complex data management, customer requirements, and creating operational Business Intelligence solutions for C-level leadership, management, and tactical teams. He is dedicated to providing efficient and effective data-driven solutions that address the unique needs of his customers.

Kade Pitsch

Software Engineer

Mr. Pitsch received his Bachelors of Science degree from Montana State University, Majoring in Computer Science. For the first few years after college he has worked on credit decisioning solutions as well as health insurance payment platforms.