Join us as we recognize the recipients of the Natural Gas Society of the Permian Basin’s annual scholarship program before welcoming our featured speaker, Kirk Offel. Each year, NGSPB proudly supports local students pursuing higher education through scholarships made possible by the generosity of our members, sponsors, and fundraising events.

Guest Speaker: Kirk Offel
Founder, Managing Partner, CEO of OVERWATCH Mission Critical

• Date: Tuesday, Aug 11th
• Location: Petroleum Club of Midland
• Time:
  • 11:00 am – Networking
  • 11:30 am – Lunch Available
  • 11:50 am – NGSPB Scholarship Presentation
  • 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm – Speaker

KIRK OFFEL

Kirk Offel is the founder, managing partner, and CEO of OVERWATCH Mission Critical, an Austin, Texas based strategic data center consulting and owners’ representation services to the mission critical and telecom industries. He is a mission critical industry expert with over two decades of experience served in various executive roles throughout his career, working with a range of Fortune 1000 companies and major data center providers around the world, including: Medtronic, Active Power, Eaton Corporation, Hewlett-Packard’s Technology Services Consulting practice (EYP), CyrusOne Data Centers, NOVA Mission Critical, and Aligned Data Centers. Kirk is also the founder of the Data Center Anti Conference, an industry leading technical summit.

Kirk also enriches the industry dialogue through the Data Center Revolution Podcast. As its main host, he engages in strategic discussions with industry leaders and pioneers, offering deep insights into the evolving landscape of data centers and related technologies.

He is a veteran and a member of the “Class of 2010 Military Top 40 under 40” after serving 5 years in the U.S. Navy. Kirk’s journey in this field began in 1995 with his service in the US Navy on the Nuclear Fast Attack Submarine SSN-691, laying the foundation for over two decades of substantial contributions to the industry.