Fred Parady Joins EnerCrest
Parady to serve as Vice President of Operations and Health, Safety and Environment.
Big Piney, Wyoming – May 9, 2007 – EnerCrest, a Wyoming-based integrated energy and
environmental solutions company, is pleased to announce that Fred Parady has joined the
company’s senior leadership team as Vice-President of Operations and HS&E, reporting to
Shaun Andrikopoulos, Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Andrikopoulos said “We are excited to bring Fred’s significant minerals industry
experience and insight onto our leadership team. He has decades of management
experience in safety and environmental issues, and has worked nearly 30 years in mining and
reclamation operations. His background and abilities will strengthen our operational
management capabilities considerably to match our rapid growth, while also extending
EnerCrest as the dominant player in sustainable oilfield operations.”
Mr. Parady joins EnerCrest after a fifteen-year stint as Mine Manager and Manager of
Health, Safety, and Environmental Services at OCI Wyoming, L.P., a major soda ash
producer located in Green River. In his new role, Mr. Parady will run EnerCrest’s safety,
earthwork and reclamation operations.
“Leaving OCI after fifteen rewarding years was not an easy choice for me. Joining
EnerCrest allows for exciting growth in my career, and more importantly, in an industry that
must deliver innovation and quality when it comes to environmental solutions,“ Parady said.
“This is a very forward-thinking company, and that is what oil and gas customers and
consumers alike are demanding. I am looking forward to working with the EnerCrest team to
serve its customers and expand the company’s operations with high safety standards,” said
Mr. Parady.
Under Mr. Parady’s leadership, OCI’s Big Island mine was the lowest cost producer in
the industry. He also was a member of Bridger Coal Company’s senior leadership team,
located in Rock Springs. During his eleven year tenure there, he led Bridger Coal Company’s
reclamation, safety, and engineering functions. He won two national reclamation awards from
the Office of Surface Mining (OSM) while at Bridger Coal. Under his safety leadership, each
operation earned Sentinels of Safety awards from the Mine Safety and Health Administration
(MSHA) as recognition for the safest mine in the United States. While at OCI, he also
participated in seven acquisition due diligence teams, including successful acquisitions in
deals exceeding $700 million.
Mr. Parady holds both an M.S. degree in Land Rehabilitation from Montana State
University and a B.S. degree in Range Resources from the University of Idaho. He served
ten years in the Wyoming House of Representatives, culminating as Speaker of the House in
the 2003-4 biennium.
He is active in his community, currently serving as Chairman of the Young At Heart
Senior Citizen Center Foundation Board. He also is a member of the Management
Committee of the Wyoming Business Alliance. He is a life long United Way volunteer and
served as President of the Board of Directors of the Sweetwater County Youth Home when
the organization built a new 15 bed Youth Crisis Shelter in the mid-1990s. He is a graduate
of Leadership Wyoming with the Class of 2006.
Mr. Parady is a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) from the American Society of
Safety Engineers (ASSE). He also is a certified by the Wyoming State Mine Inspector as both
a Surface Coal and Underground Trona Foreman.
About EnerCrest, Inc.
EnerCrest is a Wyoming-based integrated energy service and environmental solutions
company. It was established in 2005 to serve the rapidly growing oilfield services industry in
the Rocky Mountain region. The company’s strategy is to establish an operating platform that
is underpinned by industry best practices and top-tier executive management. EnerCrest’s
business model is centered on providing efficient, environmentally-sustainable solutions to its
energy and mining customers. Its current oilfield service lines include pipeline construction,
heavy equipment construction, ready mix concrete, aggregate, oilfield supply, station
construction, environmental permitting and monitoring, produced water management, storm
water management, environmental consulting, and surface reclamation. EnerCrest is
committed to providing a safe and zero tolerance drug and alcohol free work environment.
Contacts:
Shaun Andrikopoulos, CEO
(307) 276-4760
Hank Romaine, CFO
(307) 276-4761
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