Our People

Mr. Ellis founded Seal-Tite® in 1995 and is presently the CEO. He developed the original pressure activated sealant technology and has continued to expand its uses and applications in the field. Prior to Seal-Tite®, Barry was with Exxon for 15 years as a production engineer and problem well specialist. He was based with Exxon in Libya, Malaysia and the Gulf of Mexico. After leaving Exxon, he was an independent engineering consultant and oil and gas producer. Mr. Ellis’ area of responsibility with Seal-Tite® is management of sealant development and operational activities of the company.

Mr. Ellis has been with Seal-Tite® for over 24 years. Starting in the mixing lab in 1998, he shortly thereafter became an international sealant repair specialist. Mr. Ellis is currently applying his extensive knowledge of Seal-Tite®’s pressure-activated sealants to product development for the company.

Mr. Anderson has been an oilfield leak repair specialist with Seal-Tite® for over 20 years. He has been in the oilfield since 1995 when he started as a roustabout for Transocean. As a repair specialist, he used pressure-activated sealant technology to repair leaks in many worldwide oil and gas producing regions. Through this, he has developed an extensive knowledge of leak diagnostics and valuable experience of leak sealing solutions. Mr. Anderson has now transferred into the Seal-Tite Operations Team to support global operations from our base in Madisonville, Louisiana USA.

Mr. Webb joined Seal-Tite® in 2003 as the Operations Manager. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington. For 28 years he has worked in the oil and gas industry with Halliburton both domestically and internationally, and for several oil companies internationally. Previous experience includes working as Drilling Supervisor, Well Intervention Supervisor, and Completion Engineer.

Mr. Gilbert joined Seal-Tite® in 2015 as part of the engineering and sales team. Mr. Gilbert has been in the oilfield since 1987, starting his career as a rough neck for a local workover rig company. He has worked for several oilfield service companies, primarily in the coiled tubing and wellhead services arena. He has held the position of Coiled Tubing Supervisor, Wellhead Specialist, Service Manager, and Technical Sales.

Mr. Burgess joined the Seal-Tite® Engineering team in 2018, after obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines. In this role, he has a hand in many facets of the Seal-Tite® process, ranging from pre-operation data analysis, to remediation procedure development, all the way to on-site implementation of our engineered sealing solutions in both domestic and international settings. Additionally, Austin serves as our US Quality Manager, overseeing the implementation and continual improvement of our Quality Management System, ensuring adherence to the ISO 9001:2015 standard.

Mr. Johns is a Technical Sales Representative for Seal-Tite® and entered the oil and gas industry in 1989.  Over the course of his career, he has been involved in the design, manufacture, sales and marketing of a wide array of oilfield equipment and services.  His primary focus since 2003 has revolved around the analysis and remediation of complex well integrity issues. Joel holds a BS in Electrical Engineering Technology from Louisiana Tech University and is an active member of SPE and ICoTA.

Mr. Chagnard joined Seal-Tite® in 2003 as the Vice President of Sales. He holds a Petroleum Technology Degree and a Bachelor’s in Management and a Master’s in Marketing. He has been in the oilfield since 1969 when he began as an Operations Engineer for a major oil company. Since then, he has held the position of Western Hemisphere Sales and Operations Manager for a major oil tools company, Vice President of Sales and Operations for a wellhead company, and Division Manager at a marine contractor.

Mr. Yancey joined Seal-Tite® in 1999 as a member of the sales team. He has worked in the oil industry since 1986 when he began performing field operations as a helper on a P&A crew. After graduating from Southeastern Louisiana University with a degree in Business Management, he took a position in sales with an oilfield service company. In 2006 he completed the National Safety Council’s Principles of Occupational Safety and Health course and became the HSE manager for Seal-Tite®.

Mr. McAllister joined Seal-Tite® in 2012 as Director – International Business Development based in the UK. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Physics from the University of Strathclyde and Master of Science degree in Information Technology from the University of York. He began his career as a Research Scientist and Product Development Project Leader with large chemical multinational. Since then, he has spent over 20 years involved in the commercialization of new technology in the oilfield in sales, operations and general management roles across the Eastern Hemisphere.

Mr. Rijper joined Seal-Tite® International in 2006 bringing over 30 years of experience in the Oil and Gas industry. He began his career in drilling and workovers for companies such as Forex Neptune, Shell, Brown Oil Tools, Centrilift, and various divisions within Baker Hughes. With Seal-Tite® Mr. Rijper has discovered his passion for providing services to companies in the industry. He has worked internationally mainly in Europe, Africa, Middle East and CIS.

Chris Noble joined Seal-Tite in 2012 in the United Arab Emirates and has over 18 years of experience in the Oil and Gas Industry. Prior to joining Seal-Tite, Chris worked for Dunn Oil tools and Cameron, installing surface pressure control systems across the Gulf region. Chris has performed a wide range of repairs for Seal-Tite globally over the past 15 years and will now carry this experience into the role of Qatar Operations Manager.

Ammar Al Qaissy joined Seal-Tite® International in 2012 as the Regional Manager of the Middle East based in the UAE. He has over 26 years of diversified management experience within the Oil & Gas Service sector. Previously, he has worked for companies such as Weatherford International and Enventure Global Technology in the Middle East and North Africa. His experience ranges from Field Operations to Business Development and Sales in Drilling and Workover activities. His career in Weatherford started as Field Team Leader and then worked his way up to Technical Sales Manager. He then joined Enventure Global Technology in 2009 as Business Development Manager for the MENA region. Ammar has excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. In addition to maintaining high quality standards and customer satisfaction.

Mr. Hasan joined Seal-Tite® International in 2012. He holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) degree in Physics from the University of Science Malaysia (USM). Previously, he was a Head of Section and Lead Engineer specializing in Quality Assurance & Quality Control in Textiles, Automotive, and Aircraft manufacturing. Since joining the team, he has strived to improve operational and logistic efficiency, establishing and maintaining inventory bases throughout Southeast Asia. Additionally, he has expanded the existing commercial and HSE processes in the region. During his tenure as Southeast Asia Regional Manager, he has also contributed to Technical Sales, while tending to Contractual and Tendering matters across the region.

Mrs. Parfait joined the Seal-Tite® accounting department part-time in 2007. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from Louisiana Tech University. Prior to joining Seal-Tite®, she spent eight years in public accounting. In 2012, she started working for Seal-Tite® on a full-time basis. She became head of the accounting department in 2016.

Angelina joined Seal-Tite® full time in 2015. Initially managing data archiving and retrieval, Angelina is now managing contract review, compliance and due diligence.

Ms. Duet joined the Seal-Tite® accounting department in 2006 after Hurricane Katrina forced her to relocate. Prior to joining Seal-Tite®, she managed the account payables and receivables for various unions and other private companies.