YPE Oklahoma City

Jared is a Crude Oil Marketing Representative at Devon Energy supporting the Delaware Basin .His current responsibilities include implementing commercial solutions to maximize revenue and price realizations for 60kbpd+ (over $1B in annual revenue). He has also held roles within the Strategic Planning and Supply Chain departments. Prior to Devon Energy, he worked at Access Midstream within the Facilities Engineering group.

Jared serves on the YP4KIDS committee with The Foundation for Oklahoma City Public Schools and is a mentor with K-Life Ministries.

Jared graduated with honors from Oklahoma Christian University with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. He also holds an M.B.A. with emphasis in international business and finance from Oklahoma Christian University. He has been a member of YPE since 2015 and joined the Leadership Team in late 2017.

Kelli is an office manager at Black Mamba Rod Lift and has been a part of the management team since 2020 at their Oklahoma City facility. Her role as Office Manager for Black Mamba Rod Lift includes the development and implementation of corporate policies and procedures, additionally managing and overseeing the administration of HR policies, programs and practices within the group. Other duties include MSA compliance, accounts payable, accounts receivable, monthly billing, and general facility management. Black Mamba is a manufacturer of specialized and patented oil and gas down-hole production products and tools, primarily related to sucker rods and rod lift production systems.

Kelli is an active participant in YPE events and joined the board in 2021.

Caleb works as an Account Manager for Reservoir Data Systems. His focus is on providing data acquisition solutions for well completions and reservoir modeling to oil and gas companies in Oklahoma and North Texas. Prior to working at Reservoir Data Systems, Caleb was a territory sales account manager for Toro Downhole tools and a measurement while drilling technician at Nomac Services Directional. Caleb is also a veteran of the Oklahoma Army National Guard and a veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. (2011-2012)

Caleb earned a Bachelors of Science degree in Management and Ethics from Mid-America Christian University. He is a member of the AADE, API, and is a committee member for the Oklahoma City chapter of the SPE.

Sheldon is a Senior Software Manager for Visual Inspection at Waygate Technologies. His current responsibilities include leading a team of Software Engineers and Computer Scientists to design and develop production software and analytics for Waygate Technologies Remote Visual Inspection solutions.

Sheldon holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Oklahoma State University and a Master’s in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Sheldon joined YPE in 2021 and is excited to continue to contribute to the organization.

Mackenzie Smith is an attorney with the law firm McAfee & Taft. Her litigation practice focuses primarily on matters affecting the energy industry, including lawsuits involving claims of surface damages, lease cancellation, quiet title, adverse possession, nuisance and trespass, negligence, personal injury, and property damage. Mackenzie also has a transactional practice focused mainly on the drafting and negotiating of contracts for clients in the energy industry.

Michael is a Downstream Crude Oil Marketing Representative at Devon Energy, supporting the Oklahoma and South Texas regions. Current responsibilities include spot and long term sales transactions that enhance margins around the Cushing and Houston hubs, as well as long haul pipeline transactions. Michael is a Houston native and previously worked for Newfield Exploration (Ovintiv) as a Commercial Crude Representative. He also held various commercial roles with Sabine Oil & Gas and Amplify Energy in East Texas.

Michael earned a Bachelors of Business Administration in Finance from The University of Texas at Tyler. In his spare time, Michael enjoys helping coach his kids activities and looks forward to helping grow and expand the YPE Annual Golf Tournament.