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.

Trey joined StarTex in January 2019 and currently serves as Vice President of Corporate Development. Prior to joining StarTex, Trey was an Associate at Tailwater Capital, LLC from 2015 to 2017 and held various positions as an Operations Engineer at Chesapeake Energy Corporation from 2011 to 2015. Trey holds a Master in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with Concentrations in Energy and Finance and a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.

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 6 years of engineering and operating experience in the South Texas oil and gas field. Austin has held various engineering positions with Blackbrush Oil & Gas managing drilling, completion, production operations, facility, and pipeline design projects. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Petroleum Engineering from The University of Texas.