Entrepreneurial Speaker Series: Luke Bird, CEO, SMOB Services

Luke Bird is the CEO and Co-Founder of SMOB Services, a privately owned oilfield service company in West Texas. Founded in February 2014, SMOB specializes in inspection and maintenance of oilfield tubular goods involved with drilling, production, and transportation of oil and gas commodities. SMOB is now expanding its service line beyond inspection with the goal of becoming the largest oilfield service company in West Texas. Bird credits his two partners and best friends, Bront Bird and Steven Sheffield, with helping this dream come to fruition.

Bird previously held the title of Sales & Marketing coordinator for Biobridge Water Solutions. Bird, his brother Bront, and Tony Duncan founded Biobridge in 2012. The three partners designed, built, and operated three waste treatment facilities. Two facilities located in or around Williston, North Dakota and the other close to Odessa, TX. This was Bird’s original entrepreneurial venture and all three plants are still in operation today.

Bird held the title of Texas Account Manager for Fastenmaster Building Products from 2010-2012. Fastenmaster manufactured and sold building materials to lumberyards and residential contractors around the world.

Bird is a proud graduate of the McCoy College of Business at Texas State University, receiving his Bachelors in Business Management in 2010. He was active in intramural softball, football, basketball, volleyball, and dodge ball while attending Texas State.

Bird is from Odessa, TX and graduated from Permian High School in 2005.

October 20, 2015

 McCoy Hall 119
9:30 - 10:50 a.m.