Bill Roggensack

Chairman of the Board

Bill provides corporate and strategic oversight of the business and has since its inception in 2001. Bill previously served as CEO and President until he stepped down mid-2013 making himself available to mentor Volant’s management team when needed.

Bill spent the first 17 years of his career as a geotechnical consultant working primarily on hydrocarbon and mineral resource development projects. Bill served as Vice President of C-FER Technologies for 11 years before eventually joining a small group of colleagues to found Noetic Engineering in 1998 and subsequently, Volant Products in 2001.

Maurice Slack

Vice President, Technology

Maurice has served as Vice President, Technology since Volant’s inception in 2001. He has been an essential creative driving force for Volant and is listed as lead inventor for the company’s various product lines. Maurice continues to provide guidance to Volant’s R&D and product development endeavors.

Dan Shute

President and CEO

Since Volant’s inception, Dan has worked in various roles with increasing responsibility. He was appointed President in 2013, after which he assumed the duties of CEO in 2018. Dan leads Volant’s executive team, drives the execution of corporate strategies, advocates for superior customer experiences and sustains Volant’s unique workplace community and culture.

Dean Yuill

Chief Operating Officer

Dean provides leadership and guidance to sales and marketing and operations such as; manufacturing, delivery, field services and VOT(US) by contributing to the development and execution of strategic initiatives. He oversees company operations and designs business processes to ensure efficiency, quality, safety and customer satisfaction.

Sheraly Cunningham

Vice President, Corporate Services

Sheraly is a team-oriented leader providing oversight for all Corporate Services, which includes Accounting, Human Resources, Legal, Corporate Procurement, ERP and Information Technology teams. She ensures operational support is aligned with the company’s strategic objectives.

Dan Dall’Acqua

Sr. Manager, Consulting Engineering

Dan leads Volant’s consulting engineering subsidiary, Noetic Engineering 2008 Inc. He reaches beyond established engineering practices to advance the art of well construction, while enhancing well integrity and productivity. Dan has been devoted to professional involvement and technical contributions to SPE, CHOA and API.

Brad Kwasnycia

Director, Sales and Marketing

Brad manages Volant’s global marketing and sales operations and has responsibility for outward facing strategies. He provides high level input on market competitiveness, pricing, sales forecasting and revenue growth. Brad is focused on business development and the provision of integrated and effective solutions to customer challenges.

Martin Kaefer

Sr. Manager, Engineering

Martin is responsible for the management of Volant’s Experimental Services, Materials Engineering, Product Engineering, and Engineering Analysis groups, and ensures that these groups work together effectively. He is also responsible for managing Volant’s technology development portfolio.

Chris Della Mattia

Manager, Product Line

Chris Della Mattia provides oversight to Product Line Management. In addition to stewarding mature product lines, his focus is to lead and drive our market awareness function that informs how we prioritize product-related initiatives and to ensure leaders within Volant are engaged with supporting our product line priorities.

Drew Davis

General Manager, Volant Oil Tools (US) Inc.

Drew provides senior oversight to operations for Volant Oil Tools (US) Inc. in the Gulf Coast region and Permian Basin. He is responsible for driving growth by ensuring that tool rentals, training and comprehensive aftermarket products and services are available to serve the company’s customer base in the USA.

Wade York

Sr. Manager, Supply Chain

Wade oversees Manufacturing, Planning, Logistics, Procurement and Warehouse operations, providing his leadership to these teams from over 20 years of experience working within all areas of the supply chain. He contributes to the vision of the company by supporting his team to drive optimal performance as they forecast demand, coordinate the sourcing and movement of supply, and schedule production of goods.

Steve Pasin

Sr. Manager, Digital Solutions

Steve provides leadership and guidance to the electronic hardware, software, and solutions delivery groups. His expertise comes from over 20 years of experience in drilling automation, controls and digitalization within the Oil & Gas industry. Steve’s team is responsible for developing, integrating, maintaining, and supporting Volant’s Digital Solutions enabling customers to optimize well construction decisions and improve overall well integrity.