Patrick Nye, President

Mr. Nye has more than forty years of experience in oil and gas exploration and development and has worked every major geological producing trend throughout South Texas. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Zoology and Chemistry minor from Texas Tech University where he played collegiate tennis. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from Texas A&I University in Kingsville, now known as Texas A&M Kingsville. Patrick has served as chairman on numerous committees with the Corpus Christi Geological Society and has served on the board as treasurer, vice president, president-elect, councilor, the CCGS Scholarship Committee and president. He is a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, South Texas Geological Society, the Coastal Bend Geophysical Society, Houston Geological Society. Nye has served as president for both Bahia Log Library and Scoop Scouting and is a past chairman of the Society of Independent Earth Scientists (SIPES) Corpus Christi chapter #3105 and Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists #4086. Mr. Nye also served in various capacities with SIPES including president on the National Board as well as president of the SIPES Foundation. Nye will be recognized and presented the SIPES Outstanding Service Award in June 2022.

                In 1998, Patrick joined up with his partner and mentor, Paul Strunk, to pursue oil and gas prospects and together in 2002, they made a conscious decision to develop wind energy prospects. After enlisting the help of a third team member and longtime friend, Mannti Cummins-CPA, MBA, their first wind project was soon originated. Believed to be the largest single wind lease (191,000 acres) in the United States at that time, the 606 Megawatt, Penascal Wind Farm was developed. Cummins and Nye continue to develop wind projects in Mexico completing the development of the Tres Mesas and El Coromuel wind projects in 2020 and 2022 respectively.

                Patrick is a native of Corpus Christi, Texas and resides in Ingleside on the Bay with his wife Julie. He serves as president for the non-profit Ingleside on the Bay Coastal Watch Association that addresses relative sea level rise, air and water quality monitoring for the Coastal Bend of South Texas.