Lee Jordan, Ph.D.
GATE Energy CEO
Supporting the operational excellence of the GATE Energy team of companies in supporting project management, engineering, commissioning, field services and production staffing for the energy value chain.
Karthik Annadorai
President & CRO
Karthik’s focus is growing the firm internationally, overseeing the level of value and service that our clients have come to expect from us, and maximizing value to our shareholders.
Jorge Garduno
President of Viking Engineering
Jorge Garduno has a broad range of experience in the oil industry with the majority of his experience in deepwater developments and specializes in the areas of Subsea Well Operations, Production Engineering, Flow Assurance, Subsea Engineering, and Operations Readiness. He leads Viking's strategic plans and firm's direction as well as integration with GATE Energy.
Phone: 281.870.8455
Wense Savala
President of Completions
Professional experiences are earmarked from field supervision and product line development manager to operations manager and President.
Phone: 281.398.5781
Mark Myhre
President of GATE Energy Commissioning
Mark is focused on growing the strength in depth of our teams while developing and implementing the strategy that will guide the evolution of GATE’s commissioning delivery in the years to come.
Crystal Yoes
President of BlueFin Pipeline, Process and Industrial Services
Responsible for the strategic vision of the BlueFin Pipeline, Process and Industrial field services business unit.
Phone: 337.551.6975
Charles “Chuck” Centore
President of GATE Energy Project Management & Engineering
Charles "Chuck" Centore is an experienced business executive with a track record of understanding core business drivers and developing effective strategies that enhance profitability, mitigate risk, and increase shareholder and company value.
Mario R. Guerra, P.E.
Director of Lab & Failure Investigation
Mario has over 18 years of experience in the areas of metallurgy, welding engineering, failure analysis, corrosion engineering, environmental assisted cracking, fracture mechanics, sour service fit for purpose testing and evaluation, materials specification development, and HPHT equipment materials engineering design.
Phone: 281.870.4016
Nelson Osorio
Engineering Manager | Production & Reservoir
Nelson is a Chemical and Petroleum Engineer with more than 20 years of experience. Nelson started his career as a Field Operations Engineer in Colombia and later moved to the USA working with ScandPower Petroleum Technology (now part of Schlumberger), GATE, and currently Viking Engineering. His experience includes onshore and offshore projects worldwide.
Phone: 281.870.8455
Lincoln Welch
Vice President
Manages the daily operations of the GATE Energy Commissioning department as the Business Group Manager.
Brach Lopez
District Manager | Industrial Services
Mr. Lopez possesses a twenty-one-year tenure in the fabrication and oilfield services industry, complemented by three years of machine shop experience. His journey includes fourteen years at BlueFin.
Phone: 337.551.6975