About Us

Mark has led downstream, specialty products, and environmental industry-focused companies for more than 30 years. Specifically, his senior leadership roles have accounted for annual revenues exceeding $500MM with industrial stalwarts such as Shell, SK Environmental and GFL. He has consistently focused on technical, sales, and operations functions, while continually exploring opportunities to grow the business through targeted and transformational acquisitions. Mark earned a master’s in chemical engineering from the Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany, and a PhD in chemical engineering from the University of Hamburg, Germany. He is fluent in German and English.

Tyler joined Blue Tide in 2021 and brings an extensive background in finance and strategic development. Prior to joining the team, Tyler served as CFO of Chisos Energy, a midstream crude oil logistics company which he cofounded in 2018. Previously, Tyler worked as a vice president at Simmons & Company International, an energy-focused investment bank, where he focused exclusively on asset-level midstream and downstream M&A. Prior to Simmons, Tyler also held roles with Barclays Global Natural Resources Group and Credit Suisse. Tyler earned both an MBA and BBA from the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin and is a CFA charterholder.

Terry Lee joins our team as Chief Operations Officer leading BTE’s re-refining operations. In this position, he will manage all of BTE’s operating assets as well as the technical and HS&E groups. Terry comes to us with over 35 years of petrochemical experience within Shell and its joint venture partners, overseeing the construction, commissioning, and start-up of performance chemicals, refining, and asphalt facilities. Additionally, he has extensive supply, planning, and operations management experience. He has a strong history of delivering superior results: improving HS&E, operational reliability, cost management, and productivity.

Pat joins our team as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing managing the Global Base Oil and Process Oil activities. Pat will head our RBO portfolio expansion, providing critical market understanding and strategic sales leadership. Pat has a strong track record of over 30 years of senior executive positions in the refining, specialty products, lubricants, and asphalt industries. He spent ten years with HollyFrontier (HF)—now HF Sinclair—leading their global Lubricants and Specialty Products commercial teams, with offices in the US, Canada, Mexico, China, Brazil, and Europe. Among his many contributions, Pat played a critical role in HF Sinclair’s expansion, pivotal in acquiring Petro-Canada Lubricants, Red Giant, and Sonneborn. While at HF Sinclair, he also managed Holly Asphalt Company, a major asphalt producer in the southwestern US. Additionally, Pat spent 20 years with Sunoco R&M in Philadelphia, managing the commercial wholesale portfolio, including lubricants and specialty products.

Steve joined our team in May 2021 as Senior Vice President of Sales, Supply, and Marketing. With 30 years experience in the environmental industry, he has guided North American commercial sales teams and marketed commodity products produced from the oil spent lubricants recycling process and terminal operations that include base oils, VGO, marine fuels, distillates, vacuum tower asphalt bottoms and recycled fuel oil as well as sourcing UMO supply throughout the U.S. and Canada. Steve earned his BS in communication and business management from Eastern Michigan University. Now, as Senior Vice President of Global Supply and Specialty Product Sales, Steve Lewis will leverage his years of experience to ensure our plants have the used motor oil (UMO), and vacuum gas oil (VGO) needed to run efficiently. He will also have global oversight of specialty product sales.

Robert joined Blue Tide in May 2022 and is now Senior Vice President of Transportation, Logistics and Planning. As the supply chain lead for the re-refinery business, Robert is responsible for implementing an effective and efficient supply chain strategy ensuring continuous refinery operations that meet or exceed customer demand. Robert is also a key partner to sales, working closely with the commercial team to ensure effective commercial relationships with suppliers and customers are in place to sustain uninterrupted refinery operations. Before joining Blue Tide, Robert spent over two decades in the supply chain space leading procurement functions, logistics analysis, and S&OP processes at multiple fortune 500 companies, including Safety-Kleen, Dean Foods, Dr. Pepper Snapple, and Saputo Dairy Foods.