Justin Herrington
Snyder,TX
Summary
To use my knowledge, skills, and work ethic to add value, provide continued operational excellence, and to guide and train team members and contractors as needed.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Vice President of Operations
Cart Hill Energy, LLC
Hobbs, NM
01.2026 - Current
- Develop and execute long-term operational strategies to enhance efficiency and productivity that align with the company goals, mission, and values.
- Collaborate with senior leadership to set long-term objectives, optimize processes, and drive growth and profitability.
- Oversee various day to day operations across multiple departments.
- Managing resources to ensure high customer satisfaction and operational excellence.
- Monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs) to identify areas for improvement.
- Review, monitor, and maintain well reports and production records.
- Monitor and maintain production and initiate solutions to problems.
- Plan and organize workloads and staff assignments, train, motivate, and evaluate staff; and review work progress, and direct changes as needed.
Environmental Health & Safety Manager
Producers Midstream
05.2023 - 12.2025
- Certified Safety Manager through University of Texas Arlington
- Manage health, safety, and environmental programs to ensure that employees as well as contractors comply with applicable safety regulations, policies, procedures, plans, etc.
- Manage incident investigation and reporting as well as follow up actions.
- Conduct on-site facility audits and inspections to determine compliance and identify improvements to existing safety and environmental programs.
- Identify leading and lagging indicators in incident and industry trends.
- Review, revise, and update EHS Manual, procedure, plans, training material, and other documents.
- Maintain proper updates associated with Process Safety Management (PSM), Operator Qualifications, and vehicle gps positioning applications.
- Aid in developing corporate EHS budget and efficiently teach and manage dollars spent towards budget and other projects.
- Identify, develop, coordinate, and execute EHS related training.
Operator
H2O Midstream
01.2022 - 04.2023
- Prepared, maintained, and submitted daily and weekly reports of water and skim oil volumes, as well discharge and pipeline pressures of 250 miles of pipeline and facilities on excel and Microsoft word
- Assisted in the recycle and redistribution of produced water for frac water
- Monitored SCADA for any alarms or abnormalities in tank levels, receipt point, booster station and pipeline pressures
- Preformed and supervised repairs on surface production equipment such as pd pumps, centrifugal pumps, and booster pumps.
Gas Compressor Operator
Endeavor Energy Resources
01.2020 - 12.2020
- Preformed routine maintenance inspections and safety checklists
- Facilitate in start up and shut downs of multiple gas compressor configurations
- Proficiently diagnosed and repaired mechanical issues on such compressors
Senior lease operator
Apache Corporation
04.2007 - 01.2020
- Performed daily operational checks of assigned wells and production facilities
- Operated artificial lift equipment as well as automation equipment in conjunction with gas left, plunger lift, and rod pump wells
- Preformed and supervised repairs on surface production equipment
Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Technician
Apache Corporation
01.2011 - 03.2016
- Worked to establish Apache EHS culture with both employees and contractors
- Scheduled and conducted monthly safety meetings for my respective field offices using power point
- Conducted training on monthly safety topics to include defensive driving, first aid, CPR, and H2S
- Responded to incidents and preformed incident investigations
- Completed and submitted all incident reports through word and excel
- Maintained compliance with all federal and state safety and environmental regulations such as OSHA, TCEQ, and TRRC
- Tracked recorded and preform proper remediation of spills
Maintenance Technician / Heavy equipment operator
Texas Department of Transportation
Colorado City, TX
01.2000 - 01.2005
Boatswains Mate 2nd class
United States Navy / United Sates Navy Reserves
01.1996 - 01.2005
Education
No Degree - Animal Science
Western Texas College
Snyder, TXSkills
- Strategic planning and execution
- Organizational development
- Cost analysis and savings
- Operations oversight
- Safety management
- Performance analysis
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Effective leader
- Performance evaluation and monitoring
- Staff training/development
- Employee relations
- KPI tracking
Certification
- Certified Safety Manager - University of Texas Arlington
Summary
I am a very strong and outgoing person that pursues excellence and will not settle for mediocrity. I am a Christian, Father, Grandfather, and proud Navy Veteran. I am a hard worker that is able to grasp and learn skills quickly and efficiently. I am able to work indifferent environments, with little to no change in my work ability. I work well with others as a team or I am able to work on my own as well with little or no supervision. I set goals for myself and work towards reaching those goals every day. I believe in excelling myself in my job and in everyday life. I am faith and family oriented and believe in a strong work ethic that is committed to the afore mentioned
Timeline
Vice President of Operations
Cart Hill Energy, LLC
01.2026 - Current
Environmental Health & Safety Manager
Producers Midstream
05.2023 - 12.2025
Operator
H2O Midstream
01.2022 - 04.2023
Gas Compressor Operator
Endeavor Energy Resources
01.2020 - 12.2020
Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Technician
Apache Corporation
01.2011 - 03.2016
Senior lease operator
Apache Corporation
04.2007 - 01.2020
Maintenance Technician / Heavy equipment operator
Texas Department of Transportation
01.2000 - 01.2005
Boatswains Mate 2nd class
United States Navy / United Sates Navy Reserves
01.1996 - 01.2005
No Degree - Animal Science
Western Texas College