Mr. Ericson is the Regional Manager of the Lloydminster Office of The Ministry of Economy and holds an AScT. Designation with the Saskatchewan Applied Science Technologists and Technicians. He graduated from Kelsey Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences in Saskatoon with a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering Technology in 1979. He has over 34 years of oil and gas development experience and considered to be one of our Ministry’s foremost heavy oil well development and production expert. Mr. Ericson has extensive experience in the upstream Petroleum and Natural Gas Industry relating to drilling, servicing, and production issues gained through his years as a field technician and a manager.