William E. Turner
President

William Turner is President of APS Technology and has been actively engaged in the practice of product support engineering for 38 years. His particular expertise is the design of equipment for harsh environments. Prior to founding APS Technology in 1993, he led the product improvement efforts of Teleco Oilfield Services (the company that developed the first successful Measurement While Drilling tools) for eleven years as Director of Engineering. These efforts, through coordination of worldwide engineering teams, consistently resulted in improved reliability and reduced lifetime product cost. William has also led the development and deployment teams for a complete line of horizontal drilling mud motors. He also has considerable experience in the design of rotating equipment for power generation and for gas compression, and has specialized in the design of equipment for harsh environments.

Denis Biglin
Senior Vice President

Denis Biglin joined APS in 1996, and has 24 years of experience in MWD, LWD and downhole tool design, development and manufacturing with APS Technology, Baker Hughes INTEQ and Teleco Oilfield Services. Mr. Biglin has 6 patents and his experience includes development, testing and commercialization of steerable drilling motors, wave propagation resistivity, neutron porosity and gamma density MWD tools, and development of proprietary rotary shoulder connections for both MWD tools and mud motors. Denis started his carreer in the oilfield as an MWD/LWD field engineer and gained international experience managing the engineering and production departments for Baker Hughes INTEQ's Regional Repair Center in Singapore.

Ralph F. Spinnler
Chairman, Board of Directors

Mr. Spinnler was a founder of Teleco Oilfield Services Inc. in 1972 and served as General Manager, then as President and CEO until the acquisition of Teleco by Baker Hughes in 1992. Mr. Spinnler served as a Director of Numar Corporation until it was acquired by Halliburton in 1998. He then served as an advisory director reporting to senior management at Halliburton. Mr. Spinnler has been a Director of APS since 1998, and presently is responsible for strategic planning, the Business Plan and Second Stage financing. As Chairman, he provides executive leadership for planning, organizing and managing the company.

Martin E. Cobern
Vice President, Research and Development

Dr. Cobern has over twenty-five years of experience in the development of downhole sensors and systems and holds seven patents in the field. Prior to joining APS, he was Vice President, Research at Teleco Oilfield Services. In that position, he directed the development of all of the sensors for Teleco's logging-while-drilling system, the surface systems and software. He holds a BS from the Cooper Union in New York City and a Ph.D. from Yale University, both in Physics. At APS, he is responsible for the development and commercialization of the company's proprietary products and technology.

Christopher Abbamonte
Vice President, Operations

Chris Abbamonte joined APS Technology in 2006. Prior to joining APS he spent 6 years as a Senior Commercial Banker at First International Bank, specializing in financing manufacturers. His expertise includes structuring financing transactions aimed at maximizing cash flow in rapidly expanding companies. He has a Master's of Business Administration from the University of Connecticut and a Master's of Science in Accounting & Taxation from The University of Hartford. His responsibilities at APS include management and oversight of all procurement, production and distribution functions.

Lawrence Weiner
Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs

Mr. Weiner has substantial senior management and corporate counsel experience in the energy and other industries. He has been associated with APS since 2002 and also served as Vice President and General Counsel at Teleco Oilfield Services, Inc., through its acquisition by Baker Hughes.

Carl A. Perry, P.E.
Vice President, Engineering and Quality Assurance

Mr. Perry joined APS in 2001, and guides the daily efforts of the engineering and quality staffs. He has more than 28 years of experience engineering equipment and complex systems for hazardous and harsh environments. Over 12 years at Teleco Oilfield Services, Mr. Perry rose to Director of Downhole Mechanical Systems. In this position, he managed a group of specialized engineers in the design of MWD equipment and components, including high-pressure connectors, ruggedized electronic packaging, gamma detectors, resistivity and nuclear logging tools. He also has considerable experience in the design of pumps, seals and components for extreme environments. Mr. Perry holds fourteen patents and continues develop innovative solutions to technical problems.

Craig Brown
Vice President, Sales – Western Region

Mr. Brown has 30 years of experience in a variety of engineering, applications engineering, sales, operations and product line management positions in the downhole drilling tool business with Reed Tool Company, Andergauge Drilling Systems and National Oilwell Varco. Additionally, Mr. Brown was active in the Society of Petroleum Engineers and the American Association of Drilling Engineers, where he served on the technical program committee and held leadership positions for many years. He joined APS Technology in the Houston office in 2006. Mr. Brown is principally responsible for the management of Western Region Sales and certain key national accounts.

Paul J. G. Seaton
Vice President, Sales – Eastern Region

Paul Seaton has nearly 30 years of experience in the oilfield services sector encompassing field engineering, marketing and sales, product line and operations management, mostly with Teleco Oilfield Services and then Baker Hughes. Mr. Seaton's experience includes development, testing and commercialization of many MWD/LWD systems, including gamma ray, wave propagation resistivity, neutron porosity and gamma density MWD/LWD tools. He is an honors graduate of Aberdeen University (Scotland) and has extensive experience in all aspects of Drilling, MWD and LWD and is co-author of two U.S. patents. Mr. Seaton is principally responsible for the management of Eastern Region Sales and certain key national accounts.

Robert T Kramer Jr.
Controller

Mr. Kramer has over 28 years of experience in the areas of financial reporting, general accounting and collections. Prior to joining APS Technology, Bob worked for GTE Telephone in the telecommunication industry and was Controller for Executone Information Systems in the healthcare industry. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from Sacred Heart University in Bridgeport, Connecticut. As Controller, he assumes all financial and accounting responsibilities for APS.

Ron Seppa
Design Engineering Manager

Mr. Seppa has more than forty years experience in the area of design engineering. Prior to joining APS, Ron was increasing his design knowledge with Baker Hughes INTEQ, Teleco Oilfield Services, and Pratt & Whitney Aircraft where he was responsible for the production of conceptual layouts of new products and the direction of the generation of new designs.

Mark Wassell
Analytical Engineering Manager

Mr. Wassell is recognized as a leading expert in drilling dynamics with over twenty years of oilfield experience. He has developed both downhole tools for measuring drilling dynamics as well as novel downhole tools that mitigate the effects of shock and vibration. Mark is also responsible for developing the WellDesigner suite of drilling software used within the industry for optimizing drilling performance. He is also involved in APS’s Rotary Steerable Motor development as well as providing consulting services for rotary steerable tools. Mark has been granted numerous patents as well as publish several technical papers. Prior to joining APS he worked for Ingersol-Rand, Teleco and Baker Hughes Inteq.

Maria Pangakis, SPHR
Human Resources Manager

Prior to joining APS, Ms. Pangakis gained Human Resources experience working at Connecticut-based divisions of Danaher Corporation and Johnson & Johnson. She has earned an MBA from the University of Hartford as well as HR Management Certifications from the Human Resource Certification Institute and St. Joseph College. Ms. Pangakis is responsible for all aspects of HR for APS, including recruiting, safety, training, health and wellness and employee relations.