President and CEO Stanley Weiner is a 30 year veteran of the oil and gas industry, has explored, drilled and operated oil and gas properties in the United States and in South America. He founded STW Resources based upon his conviction that reclaiming and reusing frac and produced waters was both an economic and an environmental necessity. Mr. Weiner has had a long and distinguished career as an entrepreneur having founded and served as president and CEO of Molecular Solutions, LLC, and was founder and CEO of Weiner Investments, Inc, and American Crude, Inc.
Chief Financial Officer Lynnette Dillen is a seasoned financial executive with 20 years of experience encompassing multiple industries. She is a graduate of Baylor University with a BBA in Accounting, and began her career in public accounting as a CPA with Arthur Andersen LLP in the Los Angeles office.
Lynnette has held key financial positions for both large public corporations including Blockbuster and Chart House Enterprises as well as medium to smaller venture capital or investment backed companies, such as Wireless Knowledge, Inc. (a QUALCOMM and Microsoft joint venture), and Catalina Restaurant Group . Her contributions extend further than traditional financial and administrative responsibilities. She has held director level positions in internal audit, implemented Sarbanes Oxley compliance programs, implemented ERP systems, and raised and restructured equity and debt financing for both start-up and more established companies. As Chief Financial Officer she has provided these contributions for both private and publicly held companies.
Most recently, she has been working with companies in the process of raising equity either for start up or next stage growth. Lynnette served as CFO for STW Resources during the Company’s initial offering and rejoined the company as CFO in February 2010.
VP of Operations Marty Walter has 25 year’s experience in the specialty chemical, petrochemical, and cryogenics industries in the areas of operations, safety, environmental, customer service and logistics. Prior to joining STW Resources, Mr. Walter was the Operations Manager for NuCo2, Inc. Prior to that, he was a manager for Distribution and Office Services for Betz Energy Chemicals, and Assistant Plant Manager for Betz Laboratories.
Director Joseph I. O’Neill III, has almost 40 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. He currently serves as Managing Partner of O’Neill Properties, a highly regarded Midland, Texas oil and gas producer. Mr. O’Neill is the Chairman of the Board of Texas Oil & Gas Association and is a Director of the Petroleum Club of Midland. He has served on the boards of numerous industry, civic, academic, political and charitable institutions. He is a graduate of Notre Dame University and formerly on the Board of Directors and a past President of the Notre Dame Alumni Association.
Director The Honorable Bill Carter is a former Member of the Texas House of Representatives (1984-2003) and is Chairman of the Texas Public Safety Committee. In addition to receiving the 1997 American Legislative Exchange Council Legislator of the Year Award, Carter has received numerous state and national awards, including Outstanding Legislator Award from the Texas Chiropractic Association, the Legislative Excellence Award from the Texas Head Injury Association, the Greater Dallas Crime Commission Crime Fighter of the Year, the Outstanding Legislator in Texas from the Texas Association of Regional Councils, and the Presidential Achievement Award from President Ronald Regan.
Director Paul C. DiFrancesco is a Partner at Viewpoint Securities, LLC a FINRA member Broker Dealer, focused on providing personalized full-service banking for emerging companies. In addition Viewpoint provides operations and technology services to both alternative and traditional investment managers.
Director Manny Birnbaum’s career spans 30 years in power generation and industrial business. His experience ranges from Senior Management positions at Westinghouse Electric Corporation to high tech start-up operations, power plant control, and electronic manufacturing services in both domestic and international markets. He currently serves on the Board of ZBB Energy Corp., a public company engaged in the design and manufacture of energy storage solutions to the renewable energy and electric utility markets.
Advisory Board Member Stephen Schachman is Managing Director of Duane Morris Government Affairs, LLC. He has an extensive background working in the legal realm of highly regulated industries, most notably, the gas industry. He is the former president and CEO of the Philadelphia Gas Works, the nation’s largest municipally owned utility. He has chaired the Pennsylvania Gas Association and was a director of the American Gas Association.
Advisory Board Member D. Grant Seabolt, Jr. is a corporate lawyer, as Senior Counsel with the Dallas,TX firm of Underwood, Perkins & Ralston, P.C. He is a Marine Reserve Colonel and Judge Advocate who has been honored with many professional accolades throughout the course of his career including being recognized as an expert in ‘international operational law’ by the U.S.Armed Forces where he held aTop Secret-SCI Eligible security clearance.
Advisory Board Member Hunter Hill founded Little Pine Resources for the purpose of capitalizing off various oil and gas opportunities dealing with the Marcellus Shale. He is the acting CFO for Little Pine and also in charge of government relations, business development, and water resource management. Hunter has worked extensively in the Marcellus Shale Plae in all aspects related to gas exploration, including the water management activities.