Trey began his career at Chesapeake Energy and held various positions as an Operations Engineer and Development Team Advisor. Following Chesapeake he became an Associate at Tailwater Capital, LLC and assisted the Firm with financial / technical evaluations for the upstream non-operated and midstream investment portfolios. Prior to becoming CEO, Trey was Vice President of Corporate Development at StarTex. Trey holds a Master in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with Concentrations in Energy and Finance, a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas.

Mickey has over 20 years of operating experience in the oil and gas field. His previous experience includes West Texas Operations Manager for Regency Energy Partners, Operations Manager for Texstar Midstream Services, and Operations Area Manager for Southcross Energy Partners.

Stephen Ciupak joined StarTex in 2025 as Chief Financial Officer, bringing over 20 years of finance and accounting experience in the midstream sector. He has led financial strategy, efficiency, and growth initiatives for both private and publicly traded midstream infrastructure companies, holding senior leadership roles at ACE Energy Solutions, American Midstream, Azure Midstream, and Atlas Pipeline Partners. Stephen holds a Master of Energy Business from the University of Tulsa and a Bachelor of Accountancy from the University of Oklahoma.

Austin has over 10 years of engineering and operation experience in the Eagle Ford. Austin has held various engineering positions with Blackbrush Oil & Gas managing drilling, completion, production operations, facility, and pipeline design projects. Austin earned a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering from The University of Texas.

Joel has over 20 years of legal experience in oil and gas industry. Joel began his career at Enbridge as a Director, US Law & Assistant Secretary focusing on environmental and business law. He counselled corporations/limited partnerships on legal and business management, developed contracts and licenses, mentored and managed 7 attorneys and 4 paralegals, served as lead counsel for large scaled projects and conducted successful negotiations for significant acquisitions. Joel later moved on to BlueKnight Energy Partners where he advised publicly traded master limited partnership and provided legal and business expertise on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, regulatory and ethical compliance, contracts, licensing, corporate governance, real estate, and litigation management.

John brings over 30 years of Team Management to StarTex. John served as President of Texas Oilfield Fabrication and Pipeline, LLC (TOFP), an oil and gas well service company that specialized in production equipment fabrication and pipeline construction. John earlier served as the Director of Operations for Black Creek Well Services, LP; a company that provided work-over, construction and maintenance in well servicing, and related transportation services to oil and gas producers in the South Texas region. John is a graduate of Texas A&M University.

Mr. Mezey has over 34 years of engineering and technical experience in the oil and gas industry. He obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Syracuse University, New York, and a Master’s in Business Administration Degree from St. Mary's University, San Antonio. Phil's business experience includes the position of Petroleum Engineer for Texaco, and Manager of Engineering for Delhi Gas Pipeline Corporation. Phil previously held the position of Director of Engineering at Lewis Energy Group. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in the states of Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma. Phil's area of expertise includes field operations, reservoir engineering, production and economic evaluation.

Mr. Martin has over 34 years of experience in finance and accounting in the oil and gas industry. He has held previous positions as Vice President for Petex Production Company and as Chief Financial Officer for Lewis Energy Group. Scott has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Finance and Economics from Marietta College. Scott is a member of the American Financial Association and maintains numerous contacts in the energy lending arena.

Mr. Webb has nearly 30 years of energy investment banking, operations and investing expertise within the midstream, upstream and oilfield services sectors. Mr. Webb currently serves as the Managing Partner of Firelight Energy, an energy-focused investment firm engaged in the ownership, acquisition and development of oil and natural gas properties. Mr. Webb was recently a principal and the President of Tumbleweed Midstream with its helium plant and gathering system focused on the helium-rich natural gas formations of Eastern Colorado and Western Kansas. Mr. Webb has also served as the Chief Financial Officer of a private equity backed Permian focused midstream business, and he was a founding member of the investment banking practice at Petro Capital Securities, where he headed the group since its founding in 2008. Mr. Webb has also worked in the Natural Resources Investment Banking Group of Bear Stearns and worked both onshore and offshore as a reservoir, production and drilling engineer for Phillips Petroleum and Burlington Resources. Mr. Webb holds a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from Texas Tech University and an M.B.A. from the Anderson School at the University of California, Los Angeles.