Curtis Fillman
Principal

Curtis co-founded Coastal Flow with his father, Jerry Fillman, in 1974 and played a substantial role in the start-up and development of one of the largest measurement service companies in the nation. At the age of 25, Curtis left a prominent management position in retail and soon became proficient in all phases of natural gas orifice measurement. As a first-generation owner, he dedicated his career to developing new business, the supervision of field services and training. Currently, Curtis is active in the day-to-day management and core operations of the company and serves on the Board of Directors.

Steve Whitman
President & CEO

Steve has been with Coastal Flow since 1978 providing a wide range of measurement and analytical expertise to the core operations of the business. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Stephen F. Austin State University in 1974 and specializes in the custody transfer measurement of hydrocarbon fluids. Steve's professional affiliations include the American Petroleum Institute (API), the Instrument Society of America (ISA), and the International Standards Organization (ISO). He is also an active participant on the following committees:
 

• API Committee on Liquid Measurement (COLM)
• COLM Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards (MPMS) Working Group for Chapter 4, "Proving Systems."
• COLM MPMS Working Group for Chapter 4, Section 2, "Pipe Provers."
• ISO/TC 28/SC 2, "Petroleum Products and Lubricants-Dynamic Petroleum Measurement" Working Group 6, Dynamic Direct Mass Measurement
 

In addition to his committee memberships, Steve serves as Chairman of the API COLM Coriolis Mass Flow Meter Task Group and the ISO/TC 28/SC 2, "Petroleum Products and Lubricants - Dynamic Petroleum Measurement" Working Group 4, Pipe Provers.

Mark Fillman
Chief Operating Officer/Principal

Mark joined the family business in 1980 after a brief career with Shell Research and Development. After three years of field training he transferred to the corporate office where he currently manages the Gas Measurement and Field Services divisions of Coastal Flow. As a second-generation owner of Coastal Flow, Mark has contributed substantially to the marketing and sales of Coastal Flow's legacy products and services and, led the development of our most advanced EGM data management and digital oilfield services. He also serves on the Board of Directors.

Gary Menzel
Vice President of Technical Services

Coastal Flow employed Gary Menzel directly after graduating from Rice University as a National Merit Scholar in 1978 with degrees in Mathematics and Physics. Gary's technical capabilities were immediately recognized and he was promoted to Vice President of Technical Services early in his career. Among his many contributions to the industry, he served on the API Subcommittee Chapter 21, Section 1: Electronic Gas Measurement of the Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards. He also routinely teaches classes at the American School of Gas Measurement Technology, other industry schools around the nation, and is the principal instructor for Coastal Flow's Measurement Analyst Certification Course (MACC).

Mike Squyres
CIO of Coastal Flow, President of Flow-Cal, Inc.

Mike began his career with Coastal Flow in 1987 where he specialized in the development of gas and liquid measurement software. In recognition of the need for the development of advanced measurement software solutions in the industry, Coastal Flow formed Flow-Cal, Inc., where Mike has been President since its inception. He graduated from the University of Houston with a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science in 1993 and is currently a member of the Gulf Coast Measurement Society, Southern Gas Association, Instrument Society of America (ISA), Acadiana Measurement Society, and a committee member of the American School of Gas Measurement Technology. Mike has written and published several papers that he presents at many of the measurement schools around the country. He is also the principal architect for the Flow-Cal System, the most widely used electronic gas measurement (EGM) data management system available.

Kevin Fields
Vice President of Field Services

Kevin graduated from Texas State Technical Institute with an Associate Degree in Aeronautical Science. In 1985, he was employed with Coastal Flow as a corporate pilot. By 1987, he had begun training in the custody transfer measurement of hydrocarbon fluids. Once in the gas measurement department, he became highly proficient in electronic gas measurement (EGM), accounting, and auditing, notably contributing to the expansion and development of those services. Since 1994 Kevin has worked to provide technical support and staff supervision in Coastal Flow's liquid measurement division. In recognition of his accomplishments in all areas of the business, he was promoted to Vice President of Field Services in August of 2000.