Currently an Engineering Consultant, Thom Holmes retired as Manager of Engineering Technology from Devon Energy in Oklahoma City after 15 years. Holmes graduated cum laude from the University of Oklahoma in 1979 with a Bachelors in Petroleum Engineering. Prior to joining Devon, Thom was with Tenneco Oil Company, Conoco, Union Pacific Resources and Pioneer Natural Resources working in most of the major U.S. basins including the Gulf of Mexico. He has been an SPE member since 1977 and is a Lifetime Member.