OUR TEAM

Warren Craddock - General Manager

Warren Craddock has been in the natural gas compression industry since 1979. He began his career with Barber Industries Ltd. in the field of instrumentation. Mr. Craddock then spent eleven years with Lakusta Compression Equipment Ltd., a division of Enserve Corporation where he specialized in flooded rotary screw technologies. Mr. Craddock joined Bidell as a principal partner in January 1993. Mr. Craddock became the General Manager of Bidell when Total Energy Services Ltd. purchased the company in 1998.

Mike Niles - Controller

Kelly Mantei, P. Eng - Sales Manager

Prior to joining Bidell Equipment in April 2002, Mr. Mantei worked for Energy Industries as both a Sales Engineer and Project Engineer. Prior to working for Energy Industries, Mr. Mantei was a Field Service Engineer for Kadon Electro-Mechanical. As a naval officer in the Canadian Armed Forces, Mr. Mantei graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada with a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering in 1992 and served as a Marine Systems Engineering Officer until 1994.

Marc Vincent, P. Eng - Engineering Manager

Mr. Vincent joined the Bidell team in 2004. Mr. Vincent has worked in the gas compression and gas processing industry since 1992. His background includes sales, field trouble-shooting and domestic and international project engineering. Mr. Vincent's previous work experience includes heat exchanger design and sales, domestic and international compression sales, and gas plant design and sales.

Mel Barron - Production Manager

Mr. Barron joined Bidell Equipment in July of 2003. Starting in the natural gas business with Pamco in 1981 and amalgamating with Enerflex in 1987, Mr. Barron held positions in fabrication, field service, engineering and project management. Mr. Barron is familiar with all aspects of natural gas compression processes and also has a strong background in product standardization.

Jerry Schmidt - Service Manager

Prior to joining Bidell Equipment in 2003, Mr. Schmidt served with Enerflex/Pamco, a natural gas fabrication and service company since 1987. His previous roles have included Field Service Technician, Field Services Coordinator, Service Manager, and Acting Branch Manager. Mr. Schmidt has extensive training and knowledge of natural gas compression, operations, and service.