Agenda

Kyle Cassidy has a BS in Chemical Engineering from Texas A&M University and an MBA from Louisiana State University. He has over 16 years of experience in petrochemicals and refining, mainly in process design, operations support, and technical service. Kyle worked for ExxonMobil for ~8 years in the Gulf Coast and has spent the last ~8 years at Marathon Petroleum’s Anacortes Refinery, where he is the current Technical Services Supervisor leading a team of 7 process engineers who provide support for the entire refinery.

Spencer Blindauer is a Senior Technology Engineer with Axens North America where he is responsible for preparing technical proposals, executing feasibility-level studies, and providing unit monitoring and technical support for catalytic naphtha reforming units. Prior to joining Axens in 2022, Spencer worked for Phillips 66 where he held various Process Engineering positions supporting refinery operations and completing process designs for refinery improvement. Spencer also worked in Fuels and Regulatory Compliance at Phillips 66 where he supported various efforts relating to renewable fuels reporting and EPA compliance for fuels production. Spencer graduated from the University of South Alabama with a BS in Chemical Engineering in 2014.

Valerie Pompa has served as Executive Vice President, Operations of the Company since March 2023. Prior to then, she served as Senior Vice President, Refining Operations of HF Sinclair Refining & Marketing LLC, a subsidiary of the Company, from October 2020 to April 2023. Prior to joining HF Sinclair Refining & Marketing LLC, Ms. Pompa provided customized leadership and business consulting services to clients in many industries, including energy, as the owner and CEO of VAP Business Solutions Limited from April 2018 to October 2020. Ms. Pompa also served as Chief Operating Officer of ATS Industrial, from April 2018 to October 2020. Prior to then, she held several leadership roles in the areas of process engineering, production planning and optimization, reliability, production management and innovation during her 17 years with Flint Hills Resources, LP, including having served as Vice President and Manufacturing Manager of the Corpus Christi Refinery from October 2012 to March 2017 and Vice President, Innovation and Technology from February 2017 to March 2018.

Geoff Glasrud is vice president of operations and manufacturing manager for Flint Hills Resources’ Pine Bend refinery in Rosemount, Minnesota.

Glasrud graduated from the University of Minnesota earning a chemical engineering degree. Glasrud started his career with Flint Hills Resources in 1995 and has held a number of leadership positions at the company’s Pine Bend and Corpus Christi refineries, including leading Production, Asset Management, Engineering, Construction, Turnaround, and Projects Capabilities. In 2016 Glasrud became plant manager of the Pine Bend refinery in Rosemount, Minnesota. Geoff participates in the Pine Bend refinery’s Community Advisory Council, consisting of approximately twenty community members that meet monthly to discuss the operations and best practices of the refinery in a transparent forum.

The Pine Bend refinery has a refining capacity of 375,000 barrels per day and is among the most efficient in the country. Flint Hills Resources directly and indirectly supports more than 4,000 Minnesota jobs and has invested nearly $1.7 billion in upgrades and improvements to its Minnesota facilities since 2010. With 1,000 full-time employees, the Flint Hills’ Pine Bend refinery is one of the largest employers in Dakota County.


Flint Hills Resources is an industry leader in refining and chemicals, with operations primarily in Texas and the Midwest. Its manufacturing capability is built upon over six decades of refining experience as the company has grown and enhanced its operations through capital projects worth more than $9 billion since 2002. The company produces, markets and transports refined products including gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, asphalt and heating oils.

Andres Rodriguez is Operations Manager at the Lake Charles Manufacturing Complex for Phillips 66. A chemical engineer, Rodriguez has been in the petroleum refining industry domestically and internationally for over 20 years.
Prior to his current role, Rodriguez was Operations Manager at the Billings Refinery. Previously, he served as Technical Manager at the Billings Refinery.
Before coming to Phillips 66, Rodriguez held various roles in engineering and operations, eventually joining ConocoPhillips at the Los Angeles Refinery where he held multiple roles in the technical and operations organizations at the Los Angeles, Carson and Wilmington sites.
Rodriguez began his career at ConocoPhillips Petrozuata (JV) in Venezuela.
Rodriguez received a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering from the Universidad de Oriente in Venezuela.