Leadership

  • Travis Osborne

    Mr. Osborne joined Surge in May 2025 as Senior Director of Information Technology. Prior to joining Surge, he worked for Apache Corporation for 13 years, serving as Chief Information Officer following multiple roles of increasing management responsibility in information technology. Mr. Osborne worked in the technology consulting space for 16 years prior to entering the…

  • Page Schwertner

    Ms. Schwertner joined Surge in May 2015 as a Senior Accountant and assumed her current role as Senior Executive Advisor in July 2017. Prior to joining Surge, Ms. Schwertner worked for Midstates Petroleum Company from 2010 to 2015 as Supervisor of Corporate Accounting.  Prior to Midstates, Ms. Schwertner worked at ConocoPhillips from 2002 to 2010…

  • Jason Staller

    Mr. Staller joined Surge in August 2015 as Land Manager and was promoted to Land and Legal Director later that year. He assumed duties as Head Counsel in September 2020 and assumed the title of General Counsel in July 2025. Prior to joining Surge, he worked for Rosetta Resources for five years, serving in roles…

  • Nisha Oza

    Ms. Oza joined Surge Energy in April 2018 and is currently the Senior Director, Human Resources. Prior to joining Surge, Ms. Oza worked for BHP Billiton Petroleum as an HR Business Partner. During her tenure she supported the offshore and onshore businesses with their Exploration, Production, Operations, and HSE groups. Ms. Oza received an MBA…

  • Glenn Harper

    Mr. Harper joined Surge in June of 2018. He is a Health, Safety, Environmental and Regulatory (HSER) professional with 30+ years of experience in oil & gas domestic, international, onshore, and offshore operations. Prior to joining Surge, he worked at EP Energy as the HSER Director from 2014 to 2018. Mr. Harper also worked for…

  • Joe Fleming

    Mr. Fleming joined Surge in August 2015 and has filled several management roles including Drilling & Completions Manager and was promoted to VP of Operations in Sept 2017. Mr. Fleming has over 40+ years of domestic oil and gas experience. Prior to Surge, Mr. Fleming was Vice President/Managing Partner for Enduro Resource Partners for 3…

  • Jessica Conway

    Ms. Conway joined Surge Energy as Controller in August 2015. Prior to Surge, Ms. Conway spent four years as the Director of Financial Reporting for Midstates Petroleum Company. Ms. Conway has ten years of public accounting experience with Deloitte & Touche LLP, where she last served as a Senior Audit Manager. She also spent one…

  • Travis Guidry

    Mr. Guidry was appointed to CFO in January 2025 and oversees the finance, strategic planning,  business development, investor relations, accounting, information technology, and supply chain functions.  Previously, Mr. Guidry served as Vice President, Corporate Development and Investor Relations.  Mr. Guidry joined Surge in May 2016. Prior to joining Surge, Mr. Guidry worked for Indigo Minerals…

  • Chris Alonzo

    Mr. Alonzo joined Surge Energy in September 2017 as Subsurface Manager. He assumed duties as VP Development in July 2020 and was promoted to his current role as Senior Vice President, Development and Operations in March 2023.  Prior to joining Surge, Mr. Alonzo had 33 years of domestic and international oil and gas experience with…

  • Linhua Guan

    Mr. Guan joined Surge Energy in December 2018 and became the Chief Executive Officer in May 2019. He has 25+ years of experience in the petroleum industry, most recently serving as Chairman of Star Energy International Corporation (SEIC). Prior to SEIC, Mr. Guan spent almost 10 years with Statoil holding various roles including President of…