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Who
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Halker is a team of intelligent women and men bringing dedication, passion and
fun to everything we do and everything we engineer.





©2013-2024 Halker Consulting. All Rights Reserved.

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Matt Halker


FOUNDER



Matt Halker, founder and CEO of Halker Consulting, earned a Bachelor of Science
in Petroleum Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines. Matt is a Registered
Professional Engineer (PE) in the state of Colorado, and several other states.
He is an E&P professional with engineering and construction experience in the
oil and gas industry, spanning the Gulf of Mexico to the Rocky Mountains. He
began his professional career as an offshore engineer for Vastar Resources
before he moved to Durango and managed compressor and pipeline projects
throughout the SW Colorado area. Beginning in 2003, Matt became a project
engineer for CBM gas field operations at Thunder Creek Gas Services, working on
various pipeline and compressor station projects in Gillette, WY. Matt resigned
and made his next moves as an entrepreneur in 2006. Halker Consulting and Dry
Creek Petroleum were founded in 2006 as mechanisms to work engineering
consulting and oil field operations opportunities. Halker’s consulting and
engineering services became Matt’s full-time pursuit after 2008.

Since 2012, Matt has founded multiple companies including EIS, SWEVCO-SABW,
Slipstream Environmental Services, and most recently Halker Smart Solutions.
Throughout his career he has managed many aspects of oil and gas business
including commercial M&A, operations, engineering, construction and
commissioning. A few notable projects include a helium recovery plant, a solar
powered-pump off a separator solution, a microscale-liquid hydrocarbon recovery
project, the first Econode production facility, and an aboveground, downhole
casing R&D simulator.

Despite market fluctuations, Matt’s commitment to grow and execute Halker’s
mission has remained strong. Today, Halker’s full-service Energy engineering
services encompass multiple aspects of upstream and midstream projects including
feasibility studies, project management, economic analysis, oil, gas and water
handling facility design, pipeline design, among many other oil & gas, power and
renewable engineering activities.  Matt is always looking to the future of
energy and will continue to be an innovator and industry thought leader.

Matt, Gretchen and their 4 children live in Colorado and enjoy indoor and
outdoor activities, including team sports, off-road motorcycle riding, skiing,
hiking and road tripping.

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Andrew Depperschmidt


CEO & PRESIDENT

Andrew Depperschmidt is a graduate from the Colorado School of Mines with a
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics and a Master of Science in Mechanical
Engineering. He has experience in a variety of construction and facilities
projects including both upstream and midstream natural gas and crude oil
processing. He joined Halker in January of 2015 as the Mechanical Department
Manager and has since taken on several different responsibilities with the firm,
including General Manager and Vice President. Over the course of his time with
Halker, he has overseen the company’s growth, helped develop the management
team, and helped structure operational processes around project execution for
maximum quality. He’s inspired by Halker’s outstanding team daily and takes
pride in being people-focused while driving the company’s progressive and
forward-looking culture. 

Andrew and his wife have four children. Their family loves doing things
together, whether it’s running a 5K or spending the day sailing at the
reservoir. Andrew enjoys trying new things and is always learning a new hobby or
building a new project around the house. His favorite hobby, though, is
undertaking new entrepreneurial opportunities. He’s also a loyal Denver Broncos
fan – go orange and blue! 

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Mike Czuchna


DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES ENGINEERING



Mike Czuchna is a licensed professional engineer and graduate of University of
Colorado at Boulder with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering in 2001.
He has more than 18 years of experience in Engineering consulting firms in the
Mining, Power, and Oil & Gas industries working on numerous projects.
Additionally, he has worked on the upstream Oil & Gas producer side of the
business. He has brought his experience to Halker’s Upstream Facilities &
Process Department since 2024 ensuring that our upstream clients receive
exceptional quality and value in facility engineering and design.

 

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Kathryn Goodman


DIRECTOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Kathryn Goodman graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science
in Mechanical Engineering in 2011. She is a licensed professional engineer in
the state of Texas and brings over a decade of mechanical and pipeline
engineering experience to her role. Throughout her career, Kathryn has worked on
both small and large-scale oil and gas projects in the upstream, midstream, and
downstream sectors.

Since becoming Director of Halker’s Mechanical Department in 2022, Kathryn has
been instrumental in ensuring high quality of execution on all projects, drawing
on her diverse background to enhance the team’s performance.

Originally from Austin, Texas, Kathryn now resides in Houston with her husband
and three children. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time outdoors, playing
games, and traveling with her family.

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Noelle Ford


DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES



Noelle Ford graduated from the University of Colorado (Go Buffs!) with a
Bachelor’s in Psychology and also has her PHR and SPHR. Her oil & gas career
began in 2009 with a recruitment firm specializing in the oil & gas and mining
sectors. She joined Halker as the resident human resource and recruiting
specialist in 2014 and has been a part of Halker’s growth and success over the
last 10 years. Noelle brings a great balance of professionalism and a sense of
humor to the office culture, which makes her both approachable and respected
among her team mates.

Noelle is a Colorado native and enjoys spending time with her family and
friends. She loves seeing movies, plays and travelling around the world.

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Jeff Wellen


VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS

Jeff Wellen graduated from the Colorado School of Mines with a Bachelor of
Science in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in business and economics in 2002.
Jeff is a licensed professional engineer with over 22 years of project
management, project engineering, and mechanical engineering experience. Most of
his professional career has been in the Oil & Gas industry with a wide range of
experience across various types of projects including gas treating, LNG, well
pad sites, cryogenic processing, biofuels, and more. He has also worked as a
field engineer to support construction, as well as in a fabrication shop to
oversee module/pipe-rack assembly. As a member of the Halker team since January
2018, his breadth of involvement in various projects provides Jeff a strong
basis to provide operation execution support for successful project execution
teams through the trials and tribulations when executing any type of project
ranging from technical studies to full EPC projects in the rapidly evolving
midstream and upstream industry sectors. Jeff was named an Engineering News
Record (ENR) Top Young Professional in 2018 for the Mountain States Region.

In his free time, Jeff loves all things outdoors including hunting, camping, and
ice fishing. He has lived in Colorado since 1980 with his wife and twin
daughters, who also love to go fishing and camping and root for the Nuggets and
Broncos! Jeff’s biggest piece of advice for new college grads interested in
joining the energy industry is to always work hard to grow and maintain a
professional network!

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Matthew Koch


DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING



Matthew (Matt) Koch has 8 years of environmental engineering experience in the
areas of remedial construction management, regulatory compliance, process design
and evaluation, sustainable infrastructure assessment, waste management, site
characterization, due diligence, groundwater studies, and hazardous waste
investigations. He has served as project manager and principal engineer, serving
clients in the construction, agricultural, solid waste, commercial development,
wastewater treatment, mining, and oil & gas industries. Matt holds a Bachelor of
Science in Environmental Engineering and a minor in Economics from the
University of Colorado at Boulder. Matt is a certified Envision Sustainability
Professional (ENV SP) and a licensed professional engineer in the states of CO,
NM, and WY.

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Jeremy Montoya


DIRECTOR OF ELECTRICAL, INSTRUMENTATION & CONTROLS

Jeremy Montoya graduated from the Colorado School of Mines with a Bachelor of
Science in Engineering with an Electrical specialty focus in 2010. Jeremy is a
licensed professional engineering in multiple states and has over 14 years of
experience in consulting engineering and has working in nearly every sector or
the business, from oil and gas to food and beverage, mining, pharmaceuticals,
commercial and residential applications. Jeremy joined Halker in 2021 and has
brought a passion to build up and support staff as they provide quality
engineering and design services to every client we have the opportunity to work
with. With an eye for detail, value and confident support- our EI&C group will
continue to grow and be recognized for their expertise, attentiveness, and
quality deliverables in every project. Jeremy has also volunteered engineering
services abroad, helping with the design of water/wastewater treatment
facilities and medical facilites in Kenya, as well as master plans for
facilities in Mexico.

Jeremy and his wife Audrey have 2 children and love traveling and doing anything
outdoors. Jeremy loves to hike, play basketball, or ride his electric
skateboard.

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Adam Zwickl


DIRECTOR OF PROJECTS

Adam Zwickl is a licensed engineer and graduate of Colorado State University
with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering in 2005. He has 17 years of
experience in Engineering consulting firms working in the Oil & Gas and Nuclear
industries working on a diverse set of projects. His experience spans Advanced
Biofuels, Upstream, Midstream, and Gas Treating. He has brought his diverse
experience to Halker’s Projects Department since 2023 ensuring that the projects
group provides EPC clients with exceptional quality.  Adam also serves as a
PE/PM on various projects to help with their execution along all aspects of EPC.


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Tor Vestad


DIRECTOR OF PROCESS ENGINEERING



Tor Vestad is a graduate of Colorado School of Mines with a Bachelor of Science
in Chemical engineering in 2003 and a Masters in 2005. Since 2007, Tor has
worked on a diverse set of projects in the Oil & Gas industry. His experience
spans Advanced Biofuels, Low Carbon Power, Refineries, Upstream, Midstream, Gas
Treating and Acid Gas removal. He has brought his diverse experience to Halker’s
Process Department since 2021 ensuring that the Process group provides clients
with soundly engineered designs and deliverables.

Originally, from Yakima WA, Tor grew up on an apple and pear orchard and came to
Colorado to attend CSM where he met his wife and settled down.

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Russel Ferne


DIRECTOR OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING



 

Russel Ferne graduated from the Colorado School of Mines with a Bachelor of
Science in Engineering with a Civil specialty in 2011. He is a licensed
professional engineer in multiple states. He has more than a decade of
structural engineering experience on small and large projects in industries such
as oil and gas, pharmaceutical, microelectronics, industrial manufacturing, and
mining. These industries have given him a strong background in high-seismic
design, complex structural steel design, deep foundation design, and many other
aspects of structural analysis and design.

Russel grew up in the Denver area but has lived in Greenville, South Carolina
for 13 years with his wife and now their newborn son. He enjoys spending time
gardening, cooking, and learning about astronomy and physics.

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Austin Dean


MANAGER OF PROCESS & MECHANICAL ENGINEERING – BILLINGS, MT

Austin Dean graduated from Colorado School of Mines in Chemical and Biochemical
Engineering. He has experience in engineering design projects for well pad
facilities, gathering systems, and midstream natural gas facilities. Starting
his career at Halker in 2014, his roles and responsibilities have spanned
Process Engineering, Project Engineering, Project Management, and Facilities
Engineering. He specializes in jet pump artificial lift surface facilities and
dynamic hydraulic modeling. Austin brings an E&P perspective to the Halker team,
with a focus on project economics and larger implications of design decisions.

When he is not in the office, you can usually find Austin on the golf course,
searching for a poker game, or enjoying time with his wife and two young
children.

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Paul Brennan


DIRECTOR OF AUTOMATION

Paul Brennan is an industrial automation specialist, PLC programmer, business
manager and product development professional. He graduated from Colorado Mesa
University in 1992 with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. Paul now has
over 25 years of experience providing industrial automation solutions and
large-scale automation integration projects for oil & gas, water/wastewater,
irrigation, and greenhouse industries in the US and Eastern Europe. Paul’s
career has been spent developing leading edge, revolutionary automation
products, and in the process, he has obtained several US Patents. Paul has
notably designed products such as PADPro, PADManager, PROView and QLogiX for
upstream oil & gas facilities, utilizing state of the art technologies with
PLC’s and high-powered single board computers to provide advanced data
collection and data processing at the well head.

Paul has a knack for being able to create logical solutions for industrial
processes, dedication to hard work, and his relentless drive distinguishes him
as an industry leading expert. He describes his greatest achievements around his
ability to identify, manage and drive talented individuals and contractors
towards a common team goal. In his spare time, Paul is a hot rod enthusiast and
enjoys building and restoring classic cars. You can also find him outdoors
year-round hunting, fishing or playing golf.

 

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Dan Sirridge


DIRECTOR OF PIPING DESIGN


Daniel Sirridge graduated from Kansas State University with a Bachelor of
Architecture in 2003. Starting his career in architecture, he worked on various
project types ranging from religious and educational projects to large
government projects. In 2009 Dan continued his career, transitioning to the Oil
and Gas Industry, starting work at Halker Consulting. Through the years, Dan has
been a key contributor and design-lead for many various upstream and midstream
oil and gas projects. These project types include: salt water injection
facilities, well-pad facilities, compressor stations, and plant retrofits.

In Daniel’s free time he enjoys being part of a pool team, playing disc golf,
and enjoying Colorado and everything that the state has to offer.

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