Leadership

Ernesto Bautista joined Vericor in August 2023 as Vice President & CFO. Ernesto also serves as BJ's Chief Financial Officer since August 2021. With more than 28 years of Financial Executive experience, Ernesto has an extensive corporate strategy, financial management, and analysis background culminating into a proven track record in identifying and exploiting opportunities to maximize economic returns. Prior to BJ, Ernesto served as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer of CARBO Ceramics Inc. (NYSE: CRR). Prior to joining CARBO, Ernesto served in several senior management roles at W-H Energy Services, Inc. (NYSE: WHQ), ultimately serving as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer prior to the Company's sale to Smith International Inc. Ernesto is a Certified Public Account in Texas and holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Rice University.

In 2016, Mr. Umberto Marseglia joined Vericor as Chief Marketing Officer. Prior to joining Vericor, Mr. Marseglia was VP of Global Business at Calfrac Well Services for 4 years, founder and board director of a successful E&P, SunGod Resources, Alberta President of the “Mexican Talent Network” and prior to that he worked for more than 22 years at Schlumberger Oilfield Services where he held various key management positions in the oil industry in Latin America, USA, Europe, Africa and Middle East. Dr. Marseglia received his degree as Doctor in Mechanical Engineering from Politecnico of Milan (Italy) in 1988 and graduated in 2000 in School of Business Administration at Harvard University in Strategic Marketing.

Before joining Vericor in March 2020, Mr. Jeff Jajack worked as a Senior Program Manager and Business Development Manager for KBR. He spent over 15 years with Honeywell serving in various leadership positions in operations and supply chain. Prior to that, Mr. Jajack worked for GE Aviation in operations and engineering roles. He is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt and Project Management Professional (PMP). Mr. Jajack is a former U.S. Army officer where he served in various tank battalions. He holds Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Management from the U.S. Military Academy and an MBA from Oklahoma State University.

Alex Starr joined Vericor in 2017 as Design Integration Engineer. He has also served as Vericor’s Configuration Manager and Senior Engineering Manager before being named Director of Engineering in January 2025. Prior to joining Vericor, Alex worked for Quest Global Services, providing engineering analysis and design services for gas turbine OEMs in various engineering and management roles. Alex holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Cincinnati.