Mr. Bosman joined APS in September, 2008 and is based in Dubai where he is responsible for the Asia Pacific / Middle East / North Africa Region and the APS Dubai support centre.
Mr. Bosman started his career in the oilfield services sector in 1988 with Teleco and has since worked for both Baker Hughes and DuPont. His experience includes the testing and product launching of LWD and rotary steerable systems, operations, and product line management.
Mr. Bosman is a graduate of Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand and holds a BSc in Chemistry. He has worked in various international locations and has been based in the Middle East and Asia Pacific since 1993.
Carl Perry
Vice President Mechanical Engineering and Design
Carl Perry
Vice President Mechanical Engineering and Design
Mr. Perry joined APS Technology in 2001 and guides the daily efforts of the mechanical engineering and design staff. He has more than 30 years of experience engineering equipment and complex systems including downhole pulsers, turbine generators, high-pressure connectors, gamma detectors, resistivity and nuclear logging tools.
During 12 years at Teleco Oilfield Services, Mr. Perry rose to Director of Downhole Mechanical Systems managing a group of specialized engineers in the design of MWD equipment and components.
Mr. Perry holds numerous patents and has considerable experience in the design of pumps, seals, and components for extreme environments. Mr. Perry holds a BSME from Western New England College and is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Connecticut.
Joe LaRosa
Vice President Electrical and Software Engineering
Joe LaRosa
Vice President Electrical and Software Engineering
Mr. LaRosa joined APS Technology in 2005 and is responsible for the management, development, and the commercialization of all the electrical, electronics, firmware, and software systems used in APS’s downhole tools and surface equipment.
Mr. LaRosa has more than 30 years of experience in the development of complex electronics and software systems, as well as the design and qualification of electronics systems for use in harsh downhole environments. This includes all of APS’s MWD, LWD, and steering tools, as well as downhole pulsers, battery and turbine power systems, and gamma imaging tools. In addition, Mr. LaRosa brings years of experience in the design, certification, and operation of surface systems for use in C1D1 and C1D2 hazardous locations.
Prior to joining APS, Mr. LaRosa spent 10 years at Teleco Oilfield Services in similar roles as at APS, as well as developing products for use in industrial and commercial emergency power systems and nuclear medicine Gamma imaging systems.
Mr. LaRosa holds a BS in Electrical Engineering, and an MS in Computer Science from the University of Connecticut.
Ron Deady
VP MWD/LWD Product Line and Chief Petrophysicist
Ron Deady
VP MWD/LWD Product Line and Chief Petrophysicist
Mr. Deady first joined APS Technology in February of 2010 and was based at the Houston branch providing global product line and petrophysical support.
After receiving a BSc. in Geology in 1981 from Northern Illinois University Mr. Deady began his career with Schlumberger in Oklahoma as a field engineer.
In 1985 Mr. Deady joined Teleco Oilfield Services at their Ventura, California district and was later transferred to Meriden, Connecticut in 1988 as a field test engineer. After the sale of Teleco Mr. Deady worked as a project petrophysicist for Baker Hughes INTEQ primarily in support and development of LWD nuclear services. In 1996 Mr. Deady joined Halliburton as a product champion to lead the commercial introduction of LWD acoustic services and later was posted in Jakarta, Indonesia to provide support for all LWD services throughout the Asia/Pacific region. Mr. Deady returned to Houston in 2000 to work in technical and global product line management roles for Halliburton’s Sperry Drilling Services product line until 2009. Recently, Mr. Deady was employed by Prime Downhole Technology as their VP of Technology and later as president of their Tensor Drilling Technologies subsidiary. After the sale of Tensor in 2022 Mr. Deady returned to APS in his current role.
Craig Brown
Vice President of Business Development & Major Service Companies
Craig Brown
Vice President of Business Development & Major Service Companies
Mr. Brown has over 30 years of experience in a variety of engineering, applications engineering, sales, operations and product line management positions in the downhole drilling tool business with Reed Tool Company, Andergauge Drilling Systems and National Oilwell Varco.
Mr. Brown was active in the Society of Petroleum Engineers and the American Association of Drilling Engineers, where he served on the technical program committee and held leadership positions for many years.
Mr. Brown joined APS Technology's Houston office in 2006. He is principally responsible for the management of Western Region Sales and certain key national accounts.
Nikolay Spiridinov
Vice President, Eastern Region
Nikolay Spiridinov
Vice President, Eastern Region
Mr. Spiridonov joined APS Technology in 2014 and is curerntly responsible for the company business in the Eastern Hemisphere.
Mr. Spiridonov started his career in 2004 as an assistant driller and has experience in drilling optimization, mud logging, wireline logging services, drilling tools product line management, MWD/LWD/RSS products sales and support.
Mr. Spiridonov is a graduate of the Russian State University of Oil and Gas n/a Gubkin, Moscow, and MBA (Strategic management) at Kingston University, London.
Bill Turner
Director of Software Development
Bill Turner
Director of Software Development
Mr. Turner is Director of Software Engineering at APS Technology and has over 25 years of experience in the oilfield industry. He started at APS in the 1990’s developing fiber optic sensors for production monitoring and prior to that worked in hazardous waste site permitting.
Mr. Turner holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from The Johns Hopkins University.
Ed Wharam
China Country Manager
Ed Wharam
China Country Manager
Mr. Wharam joined APS in January 2023 and is based in Singapore where he is responsible for APS’s China operations, sales, and R&M.
Mr. Wharam started his oilfield career over 20 years ago with Andergauge in Aberdeen, and Norway. He has extensive Asia experience having held management roles in China for almost a decade with Andergauge and NOV before moving into regional positions with both TAM International and Rival Downhole Tools covering Asia Pacific.
Mr. Wharam's technical knowledge covers directional drilling and intervention tools, drilling optimization and product line management. He is a graduate of St. Andrews University, Scotland and holds a general MA covering economics and management.
Scott Bradley
VP of Western Region
Scott Bradley
VP of Western Region
Bradley Scott
Vice President of Western Region
Mr. Bradley Joined APS in 2023 responsible for the Western Region sales support and operations.
Mr. Bradley began his oilfield services career at Anadrill Schlumberer in 1997 as a Field Engineer. After 5 years in the field, Mr. Bradley moved into a coordinator role with Ryan Energy, eventually managing both the US and Canada's downhole assets.
In 2008, Mr. Bradley assumed an Executive role with LEAM drilling. Then in 2016 joined D-Tech Drilling tools to assist in commercializing a new Rotary Steerable tool.
Mr. Bradley holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&I university and is based in Houston.
