Leadership
Danny Uselton – President
Mr. Uselton has almost 40 years of experience in the OCTG pipe industry. Living and working in the oilfields of West Texas (Midland), he acquired a very broad-base understanding of how the operations side of the oil industry worked. As a result of an extremely well rounded perspective, he quickly learned to identify operational problems and conceptualize plausible solutions.
With his experience and insight, he has been instrumental in creating and expanding products and services designed around the needs of our OCTG customers. Early in his career, he worked his way from the field to serve as Permian Basin Division Manager for a large OCTG pipe inspection company. He was later appointed Vice-President of the company and moved to Houston, Texas, the domestic hub of pipe operations in America. During this time period, Mr. Uselton was instrumental in defining several new products and innovative solutions for the pipe industry. In 1995, Mr. Uselton was appointed President of Scan Systems™ Corp. and was elected to the Board of Directors of the company.
Today, he provides vision and direction for Scan Systems™ by serving as CEO of the company. In order to continue providing unique solutions for today’s operational problems, he remains close with key industry personnel and is directly involved in all four of Scan Systems™’ operating divisions; PITCO® (Pipe Inspection Technologies), Tally-Rite™ Measuring Systems, EDM Specialties™, and TDS© (Tubular Data Systems). Under Mr. Uselton’s leadership, Scan Systems™ has grown from a small business to a world-class organization serving a global market.
Matt Rutledge – Vice President Sales and Marketing
With a BA from Sam Houston State University, Matt Rutledge became Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Scan Systems in 2008. Most recently, Rutledge has taken on the role of Vice President/General Manager. He plays an integral role in Scan Systems™’ design, development, and implementation of industry specific technology including EMI inspection equipment, inventory control software for OCTG, specialized EDM processes and automated tally service equipment.
On a daily basis, Rutledge manages and works alongside a diverse team of specialists made up of experienced oil industry veterans and innovative young engineers. Rutledge’s passion is to manage and guide Scan Systems’ PITCO, Tally Rite, EDM Specialties and Tubular Data Systems brands as their respective departments conceive new designs, develop new products, conduct customer service, and maintain and refurbish existing equipment (including units originally created by other brands).
Rutledge has traveled the world serving his clients and attending industry trade shows. His destinations have included China, Columbia, France, Germany, India, Thailand, and South Korea.
Bob Speiser – PITCO® Division Manager
As our PITCO® Division Manager, Mr. Speiser brings an experience level not often seen in any industry. After serving in the United States Air Force and obtaining a degree in Electronics, Mr. Speiser began his career in NDT inspection in 1971 working with Gamma Systems. He has worked as a field technician, a service supervisor, quality control supervisor, division manager, and has been the driving force behind PITCO® since its inception. When it comes to MFL inspection, there are few out there with Mr. Speiser’s level of expertise.
Tommy Buck – EDM Specialties™ Department Manager
Mr. Buck has been with Scan Systems Corporation for the past seven years, and brings over 26 years worth of machining experience to our team. Having developed an expertise in EDM notch calibration standards as well as girth weld standards, Mr. Buck has helped develop one of the finest calibration standards business’s in the industry. When it comes to precision flaws there is no better place to turn than EDM Specialties™.
Manny Tamez – Director of Operations TDS, Tally-Rite, EDM Specialties
Mr. Tamez brings diverse backgrounds to Scan Systems Corporation. Early in his career, he worked as CAD operator and a turnaround analyst in addition to performing on-stream and turnaround inspections. Mr. Tamez has past certifications in ASNT (Level 2: UT, MT, VT, and PT) and API 510 (Pressure Vessel Inspection Code). He was instrumental in implementing mechanical integrity programs at Shell’s DPMC, Chevron Chemicals, Phillips Chemicals, and several other companies. He also helped design a Windows-based corrosion monitoring solution based on API 570, Piping Inspection Code.
Moving forward, Mr. Tamez leveraged his backgrounds in software sales management and worked for software companies offering enterprise databases, business intelligence, (BI), enterprise application integration (EAI), enterprise content management (ECM), and complex numerical and statistical libraries for highly computational software. He received a Bachelors degree in ‘Engineering-Business Administration’ from Texas A&M University and also has Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degree with a concentration in Technology Management.