Kelly Ogle
Centre for Military and Strategic Studies, University of Calgary
Canada

Kelly Ogle has more than 30 years experience, resulting in significant value creation in the junior oil and gas sector. His career has spanned the gamut from field operations as a battery operator to becoming the CEO and/or President of several junior oil and gas companies and subsequent growth in production rate from 0 to greater than 3,000 BOEPD several times.

From an operational perspective, he has extensive heavy oil experience and have participated in the drilling of several hundred wells to all depths, including critical sour operations. He has overseen the creation of several Emergency Response Plans and operational manuals.

From an administrative perspective he has participated in the arrangement of more than $100 million of financings and has overseen the clearance of numerous prospectuses and information circulars as well as the creation of codes of conduct and employee manuals. He has been a participant in all categories of public company committee duties including reserves, operational health and safety, audit, compensation and governance. He is currently a director of a mid-sized oil sands producer, Connacher oil and Gas Limited.
He is currently enrolled at the University of Calgary in the Center for Military and Strategic Studies (CMSS) as a Master’s candidate with the goal of thesis defence in the fall of 2011.