James Metcalf III (SVP – Operations – Intrepid Directional Drilling)

On this episode James “Hollywood” Metcalf III (SVP – Operations at Intrepid Directional Drilling) joins us to discuss his background and how he shifted his path when he changed his degree from Sports Broadcasting to Petroleum Engineering. We discuss the similarities of when he was looking for his first role during the “last downturn” and how he can relate to those looking for their roles in the current market. We discuss his previous roles at several operators, and when and why he made the switch to the “dark side” of oilfield services and what that experience was like for him. We then go off the trail and discuss what we miss about the old oilfield, what we’re excited about in the new oilfield, his involvement in Big Brothers Big Sisters: Swing for Kids Sake golf tournament, the origins of his nickname and his most recent Business Development trip to South America and other things…