Hey friends! Welcome back to Cold Ones with Cold Bore. As some of you know we had our team in town for our annual Crawfish Boil in May and I had the chance to sit down and talk with some of our team. Ryan Bell is our business development manager at Cold Bore who is working to bring cutting edge completions data solutions to the Operators. Ryan has over 20 years of experience across frac operations, engineering, and sales roles. We covered a lot of ground, from his career journey to the evolution of data in the oil patch. A few key takeaways: - Ryan started out in manufacturing but quickly transitioned into oil and gas, drawn by the opportunities and excitement of a booming industry. He's since worked for various service companies and seen the industry evolve dramatically, especially on the data front. - Data has come a long, long way from the early pencil and paper days! Ryan recalled the first horizontal wells where data was burned to a CD, dropped in a file somewhere, and rarely looked at again. Now with Cold Bore's SMARTPad, operators can now have incredibly rich, contextual data at every stage of a well's lifecycle. - Work-life balance is hugely important, especially as a dad of two active kids. Ryan schedules everything diligently on one big family calendar to maximize time at home while still delivering for customers. Kudos to Cold Bore's culture for empowering that flexibility. - Giving back to the community matters, whether through volunteering with youth organizations or supporting various causes. Ryan tries to impart the values and morals he grew up with whenever he can. Ryan's perspective encompasses so much of the industry's transformation over the past 20+ years. Tune in for more! Let me know what resonated most with you in the comments below. And if you have any questions for Ryan, fire away!