Edd T. Schofield has over 40 years of field experience in water well and oil and gas drilling and well completion designs across the Southwest U.S. and Alaska. He is a graduate of Cal Poly–San Luis Obispo, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with an Engineering emphasis. Edd began working in the oilfield as a summer-hire with Getty Oil prior to graduation. In 1979 upon graduation, he was recruited by BJ Hughes, an oilfield service company, as a Regional Sales Engineer with operation responsibilities for the West Coast and Alaska. In 1988, he joined Johnson Screens as the District Sales & Marketing Manager for the Southwest. In addition, Edd was the 2007 William A. McEllhiney Distinguished Lecturer in Water Well Technology. He is a member of NGWA, AWWA, and the Society of Petroleum Engineers.