Jeff is responsible for all of EnCana's upstream exploration and production activities in the United States, which includes four of EnCana's key natural gas resource plays at Jonah and the Piceance in the U.S. Rockies, and the Fort Worth and East Texas basins in the state of Texas.
Jeff is a professional geophysicist, and received his Bachelor of Science degree in geophysics from the University of Calgary in 1985. In 1997, Jeff completed the Western Executive Program at the Richard Ivey School of Business.
Jeff's professional activities include both technical and senior management positions. Some of his key accomplishments include playing a key role in creating a strategy to develop a new business platform for EnCana in the U.S. Rockies, strategy and leadership in the deep basin of Western Canada, and the innovative application and development of new shallow gas technology.
Jeff also maintains an advisory role for technical development of EnCana's geophysical initiatives, and is the current sponsor for EnCana's "Recruitment Excellence" program. In 2003, Jeff was appointed President of the Canadian Plains Region. In 2005 he was appointed an Executive Vice-President of EnCana, and in 2006 he assumed responsibility for the company's U.S. region. |