RES TEAM
The energy industry is facing increasing pressure from investors and other stakeholders to address climate issues. We help oil and gas companies address investor concerns with a simple approach that is focused on what's really important, whether through ESG strategy or certification under a leading standard. We create value through environmental excellence including incremental revenue that can be achieved through certification.
Roy D. Hartstein
Founder and CEO
Roy Hartstein, the Founder and CEO of Responsible Energy Solutions, is driven to help companies find the value in “doing the right things”. He pioneered the execution of the first U.S. “certified gas” transaction, led companies to achieve “Freshwater Neutral”, established methane management initiatives for production operations and chaired the first Group of Experts on Methane Emissions for the International Gas Union . He leads Responsible Energy Solutions in independent certification assessments for the Equitable Origin EO100 and MiQ responsible gas standards, development of ESG strategy for energy companies and has consulted with an international environmental NGO for development of an international standard for certified lower emissions natural gas.
Hartstein has spoken frequently on resource development including presentations on certified gas, water management and methane emissions management. Recent presentations include 2022 SPE Forum - The Future of Energy; 2022 SPE Capital Section - Certified Gas in the Marketplace; 2021 North American Energy Capital - Certified Gas Workshop; 2021 CH4 Connections Conference; 4C HSE – Benefits of Responsibly Sourced Gas; Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association – Responsibly Sourced Gas; American Council for Capital Formation – The Role of Responsibly Sourced Gas; SPE ATCE – Climate Change Strengthening Our Efforts to Cleaner Energy; Darcy Partners Trending Perspectives; Resources for the Future – Greening Gas, 2020 ADI Analytics Forum, 2019 ONE Future Climate and Methane Strategies Summit and IGU Methane Conference at COP23 in Bonn, Germany.
As the Chairman of the International Gas Union's Group of Experts on Methane Emissions from 2016 to 2018, he led global discussions about methane among leading natural gas organizations. He also chaired the IGU Sustainability Committee working group on Methane Emissions, leading to the World Gas Conference in Washington, DC in June of 2018.
Julie Betik
Vice President, Emissions Strategy
Julie’s breadth of experience in the oil and gas industry combines expertise in air quality and environmental management with engineering and operations experience in the upstream and midstream segments. Prior to joining RES she served as Onshore Environmental Manager for Anadarko Petroleum where she led a team in continuous improvement in environmental sustainability. She has managed air quality specialists covering diverse state regulatory requirements including Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Julie provides leadership for the RES MiQ certification assessment program as well as Environmental expertise for Equitable Origin Audits. She has performed over thirty MiQ certification assessments as both the Lead Auditor and Audit Team member and been part of the RES audit team for over fifteen Equitable Origin audits.
Sharon Hill
Senior Engineer
Sharon provides RES extensive air quality and environmental experience with over 30 years in the energy industry including upstream and midstream operations. Her experience includes Marcellus area permitting and compliance; Delaware basin permitting in Texas and New Mexico, agency communications and inspection support with PA-DEP, TCEQ, NMED, ODEQ and KDHE. Over the last four years she has served as an audit team member and lead auditor in RES certification assessments for MiQ and Equitable Origin assessments.
Prior to RES, Sharon worked with Anadarko Petroleum in both Marcellus and Texas operations. She has also worked previously in a consulting role where she thrived in a fast-paced working environment managing multiple on-going projects including individual compliance issues, competing priorities and tight deadlines. While at Responsible Energy Solutions, Sharon has participated in over twenty Equitable Origin assessments, more than twenty MiQ certification assessments and multiple consulting engagements providing expertise in emissions management strategy and helping companies prepare for certification assessment.
Juanita Lamb
Principal Auditor
Juanita is a highly experienced and innovative auditor with a breadth of expertise in all facets of audit, controls and reporting with companies in the oil and gas industry. She has planned and managed joint venture audits for operated and non-operated assets, created audit protocols in establishing audit teams and served as a health and wellness audit coordinator for a major corporation. Juanita's expertise brings consistency to our assurance processes for conducting certification assessments. Her attention to detail and highly analytical approach make her a great addition to the Responsible Energy Solutions team of certification assessors for responsible gas.
Lori Maldonado
Senior Engineer
Lori has over 25 years of diversified experience in the oil and gas industry. She provides technical and managerial expertise in upstream and midstream air quality processes, operations and facilities engineering. Over her career, she has served as an air quality engineer, facility engineer and process safety advisor over multiple US operations including leading process safety program development and implementation. Lori was also responsible for preparing corporate emissions reports, coordinating air quality permitting, and supporting HSE and process safety efforts. She has also served as a project lead for multiple capital projects in upstream and midstream oil and gas.
Lori has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and an M.B.A. with concentration in Project Management from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She is also a certified Project Management Professional with the Project Management Institute.
Lori brings creative value, analytical and problem-solving skill, leveraging experience across a breadth of oil and gas disciplines and sectors.
Jennifer Greaves
Senior Engineer
orporation. She provides technical and managerial expertise in midstream technical operations, risk management, EHS (environmental, health and safety) and operations audits. Over her career, she has served in roles that include contractor management, safety culture development, management system development and implementation, Environmental, Health and Safety leadership. While at Marathon, Jennifer was accredited as a lead auditor through a third-party. In her role as a lead auditor, she was responsible for planning, developing and executing a 3-tier audit program across Marathon operations. In addition to working with midstream, her HSE roles at Marathon also included safety and environmental responsibilities in upstream operations.
Jennifer brings extensive EHS experience and audit leadership, leveraging long-term experience in the midstream sector, delivering value to our customers through EO and MiQ audit and EHS advisory services.
RES is not a consulting practice that learned certification from the outside.
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1. Certification Assessment
2. Emissions Management Strategy
3. Certification Preparation (Gap Assessment)
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