Ronald B. Peterson of South Jordan, Utah, has been involved in the drilling industry for more than 36 years. Hired in 1977 by Baroid Industrial Drilling Products as a field service representative, he has worked in various positions for the company throughout his career including as an account rep and manager, all in the industrial drilling fluids market. Becoming involved in the groundwater and minerals exploration industry in late 1977, Peterson was one of the original team that took the Baroid QUIK-GEL distributor market into the industrial drilling products market.