Ken Cowan attended University of Nebraska where he earned a Management degree before beginning his career working in the energy marketing. A merger between his employer and another company, led to him relocating to Houston to work for Enron. This began a long-running career fulfilling various leadership roles in energy marketing and trading, and ultimately transitioning to alternative energy and renewables.
Dr. Frazier Wilson takes us through his journey from being born in Mississippi, to his upbringing in Illinois, and his migration back to the south to attend an HBCU and ultimately settle down to establish a family and career. He has had a longstanding career at Shell Oil Company, starting out as an accountant, before…
Enlightening interview with Jeffrey Webber who serves as president of Altair Strickland, an industrial construction company serving clients in the energy and petrochemical sectors. Jeffrey is from Tulsa Oklahoma from where he earned his Construction Mangement degree from Oklahoma State University, and an MBA from University of Houston.
Originally from St. Louis, Missouri, Michael Harding began his professional career as a production manager trainee with Anheuser Busch in the 1970’s, a journey that will span a nearly four decade tenure with the same company. Michael would rise to become the second African American plant manager in the company’s 130 plus year history, and…
Enjoy this interview with Bruce Johnson who serves as Senior Global Director, Manufacturing Services & Information Solutions for The Lubrizol Corporation a Berkshire Hathaway Company. Bruce has spent his entire career in the petrochemical sector with a specialization in plant operations. Bruce is an exception corporate leader who exemplifies humility, and espouses the values of…
Kenny Frank was raised in Chicago, where his father who had a PhD in electrical engineering was employed at Bell Laboratories. An internship opportunity, as a high school student led to his eventual career path, where he would attend and obtain a BS in Computer Science at the University of Southern California. He transitioned from…
Raised in inner-city Miami, Florida, Rodney C. Adkins was valedictorian of his high school graduating class and would matriculate university at Georgia Tech, where he would earn his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in electrical engineering; he also earned a bachelor of arts in physics from Rollins College. From 2007-2014, Mr. Adkins was Senior Vice President…
