Dirk McDermott
Fondateur chez Altira Group LLC
Profil
Industry Experience
For more than 30 years, Dirk has pioneered successful investment in energy technology and service companies.
A trained geoscientist, he has an impressive array of experiences in operating, investing and board governance.
Dirk has participated in more than 100 financings in his career and served on more than 30 boards.
Current / Representative Former Portfolio Company Directorships
Infrastructure Networks
FlexGen Power Systems
ResFrac
MicroSeismic (Sold to TA Associates)
RigNet (NASDAQ: RNET)
Canyon Offshore
Background
Aspect Management, Co-Founder
Managed the oil and gas portfolio of General Atlantic Partners, including General Atlantic Resources, Sanderford Offshore, and Brigham Oil & Gas.
Founded, funded and managed early-stage oil and gas technology enterprises that were early leaders in the application of 3-D seismic technology including Aspect Energy, Southtech Exploration, MB Exploration, Coherence Technology, Geographix, and Interactive Seismic Imaging.
The Louisiana Land and Exploration Company (LL&E), Chief Geophysicist
Over a decade of technical, operation and leadership experience in exploration and production projects around the world.
Involvement
Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America (RPSEA), Founding Director
Stanford Petroleum Investment Committee, Former Chairman
Colorado Governor’s Canada Trade Ambassador & Venture Capital Advisory groups
Graland Country Day School, Former Trustee & Treasurer
High Line Canal Conservancy, Vice Chairman
Education
MBA, Stanford University
MS Geophysics, Stanford University
Postes actifs de Dirk McDermott
| Sociétés | Poste | Début |
|---|---|---|
Altira Group LLC
 Altira Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance Altira Group LLC (Altira Group) is a venture capital firm is founded in 1996 by Dirk McDermott. The firm is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. | Fondateur | 01/01/1996 |
MicroSeismic, Inc.
 MicroSeismic, Inc. Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services MicroSeismic, Inc. provides seismic monitoring, mapping, and imaging services. Its solutions include buriedarray, hydraulic fracture monitoring and mapping, reservoir, fracstar surface, passive seismic emission tomography and seimicity monitoring. The company was founded by Peter M. Duncan and Christopher Neale in 2003 and is headquartered in Houston, TX. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | - |
Premier Oilfield Equipment Co.
 Premier Oilfield Equipment Co. Metal FabricationProducer Manufacturing Premier Oilfield Equipment Co. engages in the fabrication and sale of oilfield fluid handling products. The company was founded by Gary W. Harms Jr. in 2012 and is headquartered in Fort Morgan, CO. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | - |
OPX Biotechnologies, Inc.
 OPX Biotechnologies, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology OPX Biotechnologies, Inc. engages in the development and production of bio-based chemicals and fuels. The company was founded by Ryan T. Gill, Peter Long, and Michael Lynch in 2007 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | - |
Infrastructure Networks, Inc.
 Infrastructure Networks, Inc. Wireless TelecommunicationsCommunications Infrastructure Networks, Inc. engages in the provision of wireless infrastructure and communications solutions. It offers virtual private radio networks, 4G LTE cellular technology, industrial Internet of things, bulk bandwidth, subscription based transit pipe services, FastL2 - transparent ethernet circuits over any IP network, CloudCore LTE service management, and broadband router solutions. The company was founded by Jack M. Fields Jr., Stanley R. Hughey, and Kori Kalich-Ugalde in March 2011 and is headquartered in Houston, TX. | Président | - |
Flexgen Power Systems, Inc.
 Flexgen Power Systems, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Flexgen Power Systems, Inc. builds hybrid power products for industrial, oil and gas, grid, and grid edge sectors. Its products include FlexGen solid state generator and fast start. The company was founded by Josh Prueher and Doug Moorehead in 2009 and is headquartered in Houston, TX. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | - |
Anciens postes connus de Dirk McDermott
| Sociétés | Poste | Fin |
|---|---|---|
Aspect Management LLC
 Aspect Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Aspect Management LLC(Aspect Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Integrity marketing group LLC founded in 2014 by Theresia Gouw and Jennifer Fonstad. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Fondateur | 31/12/1996 |
General Atlantic Resources, Inc.
 General Atlantic Resources, Inc. Oil & Gas ProductionEnergy Minerals Part of UMC Merger Corp., General Atlantic Resources, Inc. is an oil and gas concern. The company is based in Denver, CO. General Atlantic Resources was acquired by UMC Merger Corp. on November 18, 1994 for $156 million. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 31/12/1995 |
PYR Energy Corp.
 PYR Energy Corp. Oil & Gas ProductionEnergy Minerals PYR Energy Corp. produces crude oil, petroleum & natural gas extraction. Its exploration and development activity is conducted in Rocky Mountains, Texas and Gulf Coast regions of United States and Canada. It focuses the application of seismic imaging and computer aided exploration technologies. It was founded by Mr. Singdahlsen in March 1996 & is headquartered in Denver, CO. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 31/12/1995 |
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Formation de Dirk McDermott
| Stanford University | Masters Business Admin |
Expériences
Fonctions occupées
Relations
Relations au 1er degré
Entreprises liées au 1er degré
Homme
Femme
Administrateurs
Exécutifs
Sociétés liées
| Entreprise privées | 15 |
|---|---|
PYR Energy Corp.
PYR Energy Corp. Oil & Gas ProductionEnergy Minerals PYR Energy Corp. produces crude oil, petroleum & natural gas extraction. Its exploration and development activity is conducted in Rocky Mountains, Texas and Gulf Coast regions of United States and Canada. It focuses the application of seismic imaging and computer aided exploration technologies. It was founded by Mr. Singdahlsen in March 1996 & is headquartered in Denver, CO. | Energy Minerals |
DeepFlex, Inc.
 DeepFlex, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing DeepFlex, Inc. design and manufactures premium composite flexible pipe. It offers engineering, custom design system, and installation services. The company was founded by Michael J. Bryant in 2004 and is headquartered in Houston, TX. | Producer Manufacturing |
OPX Biotechnologies, Inc.
OPX Biotechnologies, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology OPX Biotechnologies, Inc. engages in the development and production of bio-based chemicals and fuels. The company was founded by Ryan T. Gill, Peter Long, and Michael Lynch in 2007 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO. | Health Technology |
Premier Oilfield Equipment Co.
Premier Oilfield Equipment Co. Metal FabricationProducer Manufacturing Premier Oilfield Equipment Co. engages in the fabrication and sale of oilfield fluid handling products. The company was founded by Gary W. Harms Jr. in 2012 and is headquartered in Fort Morgan, CO. | Producer Manufacturing |
Altira Group LLC
Altira Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance Altira Group LLC (Altira Group) is a venture capital firm is founded in 1996 by Dirk McDermott. The firm is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. | Finance |
Transzap, Inc.
 Transzap, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Transzap, Inc. provides software solutions. It provides Internet-based financial workflow solutions and transaction services to the petroleum industry. The firm offers ePayables, eBudgeting, eRevenue, and eStatement solutions. Its products include openInvoice, openTicket, supplier link, supply chain finance, data exchange, owner relations and oilfield services suite. The company was founded by Peter W. Flanagan, Douglas S. Izmirian and David J. York in 1999 and is headquartered in Denver, CO. | Technology Services |
General Atlantic Resources, Inc.
General Atlantic Resources, Inc. Oil & Gas ProductionEnergy Minerals Part of UMC Merger Corp., General Atlantic Resources, Inc. is an oil and gas concern. The company is based in Denver, CO. General Atlantic Resources was acquired by UMC Merger Corp. on November 18, 1994 for $156 million. | Energy Minerals |
RigNet, Inc.
 RigNet, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications RigNet, Inc. is a technology company, which engaged in the provision of customized communications services, applications, and cybersecurity solutions. It operated through the following segments: Managed Communications Services, Applications & Internet-of-Things, Systems Integration and Corporate. The Managed Communications Services segment comprises remote communications, telephony, and technology services for offshore and onshore drilling rigs and production facilities, support vessels, and other remote sites. The Applications & Internet-of-Things segment provided applications over-the-top of the network layer included Software as a Service (SaaS) offered such as a real-time machine learned and AI data platform, edge computed solution services. The Systems Integration segment gives design and implementation services for customer telecommunications systems. The Corporate segment consists of unallocated executive and support activities, interest expense, income taxes and eliminations. RigNet was founded by Omar Kulbrandstad in March 22, 2000 and was headquartered in Houston, TX. | Communications |
| Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America | |
Beyond Compliance, Inc.
 Beyond Compliance, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Beyond Compliance, Inc. provided compliance management solutions. It specialized in environmental, health and safety, work-site audits, operations compliance management and employee competency. The company was founded in 2000 and was headquartered in Calgary, Canada. | Technology Services |
MicroSeismic, Inc.
MicroSeismic, Inc. Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services MicroSeismic, Inc. provides seismic monitoring, mapping, and imaging services. Its solutions include buriedarray, hydraulic fracture monitoring and mapping, reservoir, fracstar surface, passive seismic emission tomography and seimicity monitoring. The company was founded by Peter M. Duncan and Christopher Neale in 2003 and is headquartered in Houston, TX. | Industrial Services |
DHI Services, Inc.
 DHI Services, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services DHI Services, Inc. provides well-site formation evaluation services for the oil, gas, and geothermal exploration companies. Its services include Mudlogging, GeoSteering, Pore Pressure Prediction, and Early Kick Detection services. The company was founded by Joseph S. Pollard in 2006 and is headquartered in Pinehurst, TX. | Commercial Services |
Infrastructure Networks, Inc.
Infrastructure Networks, Inc. Wireless TelecommunicationsCommunications Infrastructure Networks, Inc. engages in the provision of wireless infrastructure and communications solutions. It offers virtual private radio networks, 4G LTE cellular technology, industrial Internet of things, bulk bandwidth, subscription based transit pipe services, FastL2 - transparent ethernet circuits over any IP network, CloudCore LTE service management, and broadband router solutions. The company was founded by Jack M. Fields Jr., Stanley R. Hughey, and Kori Kalich-Ugalde in March 2011 and is headquartered in Houston, TX. | Communications |
Aspect Management LLC
Aspect Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Aspect Management LLC(Aspect Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Integrity marketing group LLC founded in 2014 by Theresia Gouw and Jennifer Fonstad. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Finance |
Flexgen Power Systems, Inc.
Flexgen Power Systems, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Flexgen Power Systems, Inc. builds hybrid power products for industrial, oil and gas, grid, and grid edge sectors. Its products include FlexGen solid state generator and fast start. The company was founded by Josh Prueher and Doug Moorehead in 2009 and is headquartered in Houston, TX. | Technology Services |