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Awarded Trade School Scholarships Since January 2022 = $3,000
Corpus Christi Chapter
Corpus Christi, TX
Meeting Schedule - 3rd Thursday of each Month
Meeting Location - See Event Details
Chapter Leadership
Andy Bennett
Chapter President
Andy is an experienced executive with a demonstrated history of working in the oil & energy industry, engineering, procurement and construction. Skilled in Petroleum, Gas, Process Control, Project Execution and Management, and Refining. Strong business professional with a Bachelor of Science (B.S) in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University.
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Sandra Lara
Chapter Secretary
A South Texas native, Sandra has over 19 years of combined experience in the municipal and oil & gas industry. With experience in Office Management, Human Resources, Marketing and Accounting her relationships are expansive in these industries.
In 2013, she became a member of the Tuloso Midway Education Foundation Board and has served as the Executive Assistant for the Coach Jackie Sherril’s 12TH Man Kickoff Team Foundation.
In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family, watching competitive sports, visiting area beaches and volunteering her time and energy for different organizations.
Her eagerness to network and stay busy while helping others makes her a great fit for Oilfield Connections International.
Ryan Lynes
Team Leader
Ryan began teaching 7-12 grade Technology Education in a small rural town in SW Oklahoma. During this time, he served on the volunteer fire department having completed both Firefighter 1 and 2 from Oklahoma State University and was a National Register EMT for almost 10 years. After finishing his M.Ed. in Counseling, he moved to Bartlesville, OK. where he served as a counselor to both high school and adult learners at a vocational school. Shortly after finishing his second M.Ed. in School Administration, Ryan was hired to become a Sr. Technical Trainer for ABB Totalflow in Bartlesville. Ryna held custom training sessions on the ABB flow computers, gas chromatographs, and wellhead automation. Ryan found his way to Corpus Christi in 2016 when he joined the ABB Analytics division and was sent to do startup and commissioning for the Oxy Ethylene and Cheniere facilities. Here Ryan became experienced with process gas chromatographs, RVP analyzers, TDLAS analyzers and IR and NDIR analyzers. Since that time, he has been in business development for chemical distribution, flow measurement and since March 2022 has been with Allesco based in Corpus Christi.