
Senior VP of Research
Britt Burt, Senior VP of Research for Power Industry joined Industrial Info Resources as a member of the project research team in March of 1988. In 2000 he was promoted to Manager of the Power Industry Research Team and after a brief period of time was moved into the position Vice President of Research for the Power Industry. Britt has global responsibility of leading Industrial Info Resources’ power industry researchers as they identify key project, asset and event details affecting electricity markets around the world. Prior to joining Industrial Info Resources Britt worked in the industrial construction sector holding positions with Brown & Root, Zachry Construction and Bay Offshore Incorporated.
Partner, FMI Corporation
Paul Trombitas is a partner with FMI’s strategy practice and leads the building products sector team. He brings FMI’s unique understanding and depth of experience in the construction industry to stakeholders in the building products space. Paul works with clients to develop market strategy and is responsible for leading multidiscipline teams to deliver strategic market research and insights. His deep construction industry relationships and extensive knowledge of the nuances of building products help his clients make data-driven decisions to position their organizations for success.
Thomas E. Decker Consulting
Retired from corporate life, Tom now heads up ingeniously named Thomas E. Decker Consulting, LLC and provides market strategy and business management expertise to water and wastewater sector companies, organizations, and utilities. Prior to becoming “the best boss he’s ever worked for”, Tom was a vice-president and geographic area leader for Brown and Caldwell; a vice-president, regional business group manager, and principal program manager for CH2M HILL; a vice-president and business development director with the Parsons Corporation; and a partner and director of marketing for the Infrastructure Business of Black & Veatch.
President, Spears and Associates
John Spears has 40 years of experience conducting market research on products and services used in the drilling, completion, production and pipeline sectors of the global petroleum industry for clients including oilfield service firms, operators, and financial institutions. He is the director of the firm's forecasting activities, author of the Drilling and Production Outlook and several of the firm’s market segment reports, and co-host of the firm’s weekly podcast, The Drilldown./p>