The Axis Energy Services leadership team and Board of Directors bring extensive experience at diverse companies spanning the oil and gas industry. Their veteran insights guide Axis forward as we continue to revolutionize well services.
Ryan Phillips is Chairman of the Board of Axis Energy Services. Mr. Phillips joined the board when he started with B-29 Investments (“B-29”) in April of 2018 and transitioned to his role as Chairman of Axis in January 2021. Prior to joining B-29, Mr. Phillips spent 15 years with Halliburton where he started in the field as a Frac Engineer before taking on various roles focused on pressure pumping. Before leaving Halliburton, he was Permian Basin Operations Manager and was accountable for all product lines in the Permian. Before that, Mr. Phillips was a Region Cementing Manager and Area Frac Manager.
Mr. Phillips is passionate about completions. An engineer at heart, he believes in the mission of Axis to optimize completions through data-driven technology and new, purpose-engineered equipment.
Mr. Phillips received his MBA from the Mays Business School at Texas A&M and his undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M.
Dirk Lee is President and CEO of Axis Energy Services. In this capacity, Mr. Lee oversees the operations of all service lines, providing strategic guidance and coordination across the company.
Mr. Lee was one of the founding members of Snubco USA LLC, which transformed into Momentum Pressure Control and was acquired by First Reserve Momentum and, later, Lime Rock Partners. Under Mr. Lee’s leadership, Momentum grew from a single snubbing unit and five employees to a fleet of diversified equipment operating across seven basins. Prior to starting Snubco USA, Mr. Lee had over 20 years of oil and gas industry experience ranging from a hand to a Regional Manager for Cudd Pressure Control and Regional Manager for Great White Pressure Control. Mr. Lee was the first employee of Great White Pressure Control and helped grow the company until its sale to Archer Daniels.
As a lifelong entrepreneur, Mr. Lee was a founding member of M6 Energy Services, which provided cementing, acidizing and pumping services and was also acquired by Lime Rock Partners; Virtual HCM LLC, which provides telemedicine services; HD Hydraulics LLC; DJOT LLC; and TTK Energy LLC, which recompletes wells.
Chris Boone serves as the Chief Financial Officer for Axis Energy Services. Mr. Boone is responsible for all accounting, financial planning, and reporting processes. He oversees our insurance, treasury, and finance programs.
Prior to joining Axis, Mr. Boone served as CFO at NESR—a publicly traded energy services company—from 2019 to 2022. Mr. Boone previously served as Interim CFO at Stratum Reservoir (Weatherford Labs) from 2018 to 2019. Prior to that, he served as Senior Vice President and CFO at Tesco Corporation from 2014 to 2017. From 1993 to 2013, Mr. Boone served in various operational and financial roles during his time at Lufkin Industries—a publicly traded energy manufacturing/service company—with his most recent position being Vice President and CFO from 2008 to 2013.
Mr. Boone has a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Accounting from Washington and Lee University and an MBA in International Management from Thunderbird School of Global Management.
Christine Stroud serves as General Counsel for Axis Energy Services. Ms. Stroud provides strategic counsel on a broad range of legal, business, and operational matters for the company and its board of directors.
With 16 years of experience as an attorney serving the oil and gas industry, Ms. Stroud has a broad and diverse background in both international and domestic oilfield services and E&P. Ms. Stroud previously worked as Counsel for XTO Energy, Inc. and served as General Counsel for Riata Corporate Group, LLC and its affiliated E&P and service companies. Prior to joining Axis, Ms. Stroud owned and operated a law firm providing consulting services for in-house legal departments.
Ms. Stroud has a Bachelor of Science degree from Texas A&M University and a J.D. from Texas Tech School of Law.
Jody Kindred is President of Axis Pressure Control Services. Mr. Kindred previously served as a Founding Member as well as Director, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Momentum Pressure Control LLC. Under the leadership of Mr. Kindred and co-founder Dirk Lee, Momentum—originally called Snubco USA—grew from a single snubbing unit and five employees to a fleet of diversified equipment and more than 100 employees. The company was acquired by First Reserve Momentum and, later, Lime Rock Partners.
Prior to starting Momentum in 2012, Mr. Kindred had more than two decades of oil and gas industry experience—from working on drilling and workover rigs to becoming a District Manager at Cudd Pressure Control and Regional Manager at Great White Pressure Control. As an entrepreneur with expertise in well control and equipment design and manufacturing, he has been a founding member of multiple businesses.
Garry Pruitt is President of Axis Pressure Control Rentals. Mr. Pruitt previously served as President of Momentum Pressure Control Rental LLC, which he helped found in 2018. Mr. Pruitt brings 37 years of pressure control experience to Axis. During that time, he spent 23 years in various capacities in surface wellhead services and 14 years in fishing and rental services. For 10 years, Mr. Pruitt was a Partner and Operations Manager at Red Diamond Pressure Control, where he focused on rental equipment and workover and completion rigs. He enjoys building teams and providing solutions to customers.
Stephen Moses is President of Axis Pumping Services. Mr. Moses brings more than 40 years of oilfield service experience, including more than 30 years in leadership roles in cementing and acidizing. He co-founded M6 Energy Services in 2016 and stewarded the business to growth across five basins—with an emphasis on safety, quality and dependability—before it was acquired by Axis. After starting his career as a roughneck, Mr. Moses rose through the ranks over the next three decades, serving in supervisory roles at several oilfield service companies. In 2005, he co-founded C&S Energy Services, managing all operations until the company was acquired 10 years later.
Ray Daugherty is Vice President of Axis Fishing and Rental Services. Mr. Daugherty is responsible for managing the quality of service, customer satisfaction and profitability of the Fishing and Rental Services division. He brings more than 44 years of oilfield experience, including more than 30 years in leadership roles in fishing, milling and rental tool services. After starting his career as a shop hand, he worked his way up to corporate Vice President through working in operations, field service, engineering and sales. As an entrepreneur, Mr. Daugherty started and sold three successful fishing tool companies in the United States and Canada. He enjoys every job in this business because every day is different, and he always strives to learn something new.
Erik Coleman is Vice President of Sales at Axis Energy Services, leading our sales organization. Mr. Coleman is responsible for developing strategic plans that promote sales growth and customer satisfaction, ultimately helping us to meet our business and financial objectives.
Prior to joining Axis, Erik served in various sales leadership roles at Key Energy Services. Most recently, he was Key Energy’s Director of Sales for the Permian Basin. He previously worked in management at United Recovery Systems in Houston, Texas.
Erik earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Finance/Business Management from the University of Houston. He previously served in the U.S. Navy, attaining the rank of Aviation Ordnanceman.
Shellye Burlison serves as the Director of Human Resources for Axis Energy Services. Ms. Burlison is responsible for all human resource functions including benefits management, compensation strategies, recruiting strategies and employee retention, employee development and establishing consistent HR policies and procedures across all of our service lines.
Ms. Burlison has served in a number of senior human resources roles for nearly 20 years, including significant time in the oil and gas industry. Most recently, she was Director of Internal Operations & Human Resources for Applied Consultants, Inc. in Longview, Texas.
Ms. Burlison holds a Bachelor of Arts in Human Resources Management from Ashford University.
James W. Griffin, M.Eng., CSTP, CSHM, serves as the DOT Compliance and Road Transport Director for Axis Energy Services. Mr. Griffin is a safety engineer who brings 25 years of experience in DOT compliance and oil and gas exploration to his role.
Mr. Griffin began his career as a Mississippi State Trooper assigned to road enforcement and a Hazardous Material Instructor with the state training academy. Later in his career, he worked for Shell Oil Company, where he found his true passion in HSE and worked in various technical safety roles and supervisory roles on both offshore and onshore assignments. Prior to joining Axis, Mr. Griffin was the US DOT Safety and Compliance Manager for Schlumberger.
Mr. Griffin holds a Bachelor of Science in Safety Science and a Master of Engineering in Advanced Safety Engineering and Management and is recognized as an SME in Hazardous Materials and Rollover Prevention. He is currently pursuing his PhD and is ABD (all but dissertation) at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
