Uncapped with Executive Roustabouts
"Uncapped with Executive Roustabouts" will provide candid, entertaining interviews with retired or former Oil & Gas executives whose "unfiltered" perspectives offer unique value to the industry's ecosystem. The primary audience includes current professionals looking for mentorship, suppliers seeking executive insights, and former peers interested in the guests' current lives. Initially hosted on LinkedIn via Funk Futures, the 45-minute video and audio sessions will balance informative discussions with humorous observations from the host.
Episodes
In this episode of Uncapped with Executive Roustabouts, Jon Krome sits down with Alex Archila, a seasoned executive with over 43 years of experience in the natural resources industry, whose career has spanned Texaco, Chevron, BHP, and leadership roles across the Americas, Europe, and Africa. A chemical engineer by training who began his career on drilling rigs in Guatemala, Alex rose to become President of North American Shale at B...
In this episode of Uncapped with Executive Roustabouts, Jon Krome sits down with Dave McKay, a veteran upstream leader whose career spans Mobil, Aera Energy, and Hess, where he played a pivotal role in developing some of the industry's most significant unconventional projects. A mechanical engineer by training from the University of Colorado, Dave started his career as an operations engineer in Guymon, Oklahoma, before moving throu...
In this episode of Uncapped with Executive Roustabouts, Jon Krome sits down with Arun Mitra, a seasoned financial executive who recently served as Executive Vice President and CFO of Weatherford International, one of the world's largest oilfield service companies. With over thirty years of global experience across the energy and industrial sectors, including senior roles at Mitsubishi Power Americas and Siemens, Mitra brings a uniq...
In this episode of Uncapped with Executive Roustabouts, Jon Krome sits down with Walter van de Vijver, a true legend of the oil and gas industry with over forty-five years of experience across Shell, private equity, and global energy leadership. A civil engineer by training from Delft University, Walter's career took him from early assignments in Bakersfield and Oman to the top E&P role at Shell, followed by successful ventures...
In this episode of Uncapped with Executive Roustabouts, Jon Krome sits down with David Purvis, a veteran leader with over three decades of experience across Shell and BHP Petroleum. A chemical engineer by training who discovered his passion for reservoir engineering through a serendipitous internship in New Orleans, Purvis went on to hold technical and leadership roles spanning the Gulf of Mexico, international assignments in Brune...
In this episode of Uncapped with Executive Roustabouts, Jon Krome sits down with Dennis Creech, a seasoned executive with over thirty-eight years of experience in upstream oil and gas, including leadership roles at Shell, Aera Energy, and Hess. Creech's career has taken him across the globe, from North America to West Africa, giving him a uniquely broad perspective on global supply chain management, contractor relations, and Lean b...
In this episode of Uncapped with Executive Roustabouts, Jon Krome sits down with Greg Hill, former President and Chief Operating Officer of Hess Corporation, for a wide-ranging conversation on leadership, global energy, operational excellence, and the future of oil and gas.
Greg reflects on his Wyoming roots, the leadership lessons he carried from rodeo culture into the boardroom, and the importance of humility, resilience, trust, a...
In Episode 5 of Uncapped with Executive Roustabouts, Jon Krome sits down with longtime drilling and completions executive David Bert for a wide-ranging conversation on offshore operations, shale development, LNG, leadership, and the future of oil & gas.
Dave reflects on his career journey from Mobil and Amoco to BP, Chesapeake, and Southwestern Energy, sharing stories from the North Sea, Thunder Horse, Haynesville, and some of t...
In this episode of Uncapped with Executive Roustabouts, Jon Krome sits down with longtime technology and energy executive Gary Birdwell for a wide-ranging conversation on AI, innovation, and the future of oil and gas.
Gary shares his journey from treasury and finance into technology leadership roles at Baker Hughes, Oracle, Noble Energy, and Chevron, offering a unique perspective on how business, operations, and technology intersect...
In this episode, Jon Krome sits down with Mike Yeager, former CEO of BHP Billiton Petroleum and former ExxonMobil executive, for a candid conversation on leadership, career growth, shale development, LNG, regulation, and the future of the oil and gas industry.
Mike shares lessons from his Marine Corps background, his 26-year career at ExxonMobil, global leadership across more than 20 countries, and the pressure of leading major proj...
In this episode of Uncapped With Executive Roustabouts, Jon Krome sits down with Dr. Jon Olson, former Petroleum Engineering Department Chair and Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, for a wide-ranging conversation on what the best oil companies never lose sight of: technical excellence, strong people, and long-term thinking.
Drawing from decades in both industry and academia, Olson shares lessons from his time at Mobil, ...
In the first full episode of Uncapped with Executive Roustabouts, Jon Krome sits down with former colleague and longtime industry leader Rod Skaufel for a candid conversation on career growth, leadership, culture, shale development, safety, regulation, AI, and the future of oil and gas.
Drawing on decades of experience across Mobil, Aera Energy, ExxonMobil, BHP Billiton, and Cobalt, Rod shares practical advice for younger profession...
Welcome to Uncapped with Executive Roustabouts, hosted by Jon Krome.
In this intro episode, Jon shares the vision behind the podcast, his journey into the oil and gas industry, and why now is the time for more honest, unfiltered conversations with the people who have actually led it.
This is not another industry podcast filled with headlines and surface-level takes.
Uncapped is about real experience, real perspective, and the kind of ...
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