Mr. Strickland joined Gulf Exploration L.L.C. in January of 2019 where he serves as Operations Manager.  He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Oklahoma in 2002 and MBA in Entrepreneurship from The Acton School of Business in 2006. Prior to working at Gulf Exploration, Sean was employed as a MWD/LWD Field Engineer at Precision Energy Services in Houston, TX where he led teams that provided and analyzed real-time drilling data to aid in the accuracy and efficiency of drilling wells in the USA, Gulf of Mexico, Mexico and Europe. He was also employed as a Petroleum Engineer at Triad Energy, Inc. where he oversaw Drilling, Completion and Reservoir Engineering, Co-owner at Heritage Exploration L.L.C., and Contract Reservoir Engineer for multiple banks and E&P companies.