Executive Leadership
Steve Angstmann - CEO, Co-Founder, and Director
Before co-founding Kinetic Pressure Control, Mr. Angstmann spent the beginning of his career working in various roles for one of the leading offshore drilling engineering consultancy firms (formally ModuSpec Engineering now part of Lloyds Register Energy). During this time, Mr. Angstmann worked with key oilfield companies including, Chevron, ExxonMobil, BHP, Shell, Diamond Offshore, Transocean etc. Mr. Angstmann’s work included development of management systems, detailed design of drilling vessels and systems, auditing, project management and BOP recertification.
Following his time with ModuSpec, Mr. Angstmann went on to become a Project Manager on Diamond Offshore’s US$2.7 Billion new build 6th generation Drillships project (4 x Drillships). This project was Diamond Offshore’s first ultra-deepwater drillship construction project and was completed in May, 2015.
Mr. Angstmann received his Bachelor of Engineering Degree (Hons) in Petroleum Engineering from the University of New South Wales. Mr. Angstmann is also a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.
Billy Gallagher - COO, Co-Founder, & Director
Before being promoted to COO, Billy served as VP of Product Development and co-founder of Kinetic Pressure Control. He has lead the successful engineering efforts for all of Kinetic’s product line development. Before co-founding Kinetic Pressure Control, Mr. Gallagher served as an officer in the Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Corps. During this time, Mr. Gallagher specialized in the management of complex weapon system integration, test and evaluation, and electronic warfare programs.
Mr Gallagher was extensively involved with the strategic improvement of the Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter weapon system, providing technical advice up to the 2-star General level and briefed the Australian Minister of Defence on successful projects. Mr Gallagher successfully managed multi million-dollar portfolio of projects.
Mr. Gallagher received his Bachelor of Engineering Degree (Honors) in Mechanical Engineering from the Queensland University of Technology and Masters in Project Management from the University of New South Wales. Mr. Gallagher is also a graduate of the Royal Military College – Duntroon and a Member with Engineers Australia.
Kevin Schmidt - VP Operations
Before joining Kinetic Pressure Control, Mr. Schmidt spent 13 years working in major capital projects for ExxonMobil Development Company. He was responsible for planning and executing various components of multi-billion dollar oil and gas projects all over the world with complex contracting and execution strategies.
During this time Mr. Schmidt played a major role in the execution and delivery of company critical capital projects in the Middle East, North America, Asia and Europe. He was recognized as a company leader in Commissioning, Mechanical Completion and overall project execution. His most recent project, a $15 billion offshore platform yielded a company best practice on efficiency and uptime during startup and successfully concluded after 9 years with an industry leading safety record.
Mr. Schmidt grew up in Aurora, CO and attended University at the Colorado School of Mines, earning an Engineering Degree with honors and a minor in Business & Economics.
Reese Jones - VP Business Development
Mr. Jones has been a member of Kinetic Pressure Control’s executive leadership team since August 2018. He served as Kinetic’s VP of Operations for 3 years and currently holds the responsibility of VP Business Development.
Before joining the Kinetic Pressure Control team, Mr. Jones worked in various customer facing roles of increasing responsibility within Caterpillar Oil & Gas. He was responsible for marketing, distribution administration and customer service, direct sales for complex projects, and indirect marketing with major accounts.
Mr. Jones grew up in Midland, TX, lived in Mexico and Brazil; and has traveled globally developing a broad set of contacts and relationships in key oil and gas geographies. He holds a BBA in Finance with honors from the University of Texas at Austin.