The team behind 35+ years of dependable service.

J. Samuel Butler has been the President of Trinity Petroleum Management 1989 to the present. In addition, he has served as Chief Executive Officer of Sterling Energy Corp. as well as Sheffield Exploration. Mr. Butler was a founding principal in Petrie Parkman & Co., an investment banking firm specializing in upstream energy financing. After receiving a degree in Petroleum Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines, Mr. Butler pursued graduate studies in the field of Mineral Economics. He is a past Director of the Independent Petroleum Association of America and past Director of the Independent Petroleum Association of the Mountain States.

Mr. Thieme has worked with Trinity Petroleum Management since September 2005 when he joined the Company to head its Information Technology department. His extensive knowledge of the Excalibur Oil and Gas software results from his role as having written the original software and from serving as the leader of the software development/modification team from 1979 through 2005. He also works directly with client requests for reports, training, conversions, software changes and questions as needed. He has over 30 years of Data Processing experience including 24 years as Vice President of Application Software at P2 Energy Solutions, the Excalibur software provider.

Joe joined Trinity in 2007 as Vice President of Business Development and in 2008 assumed the additional responsibility of Chief Operating Officer through May of 2023. Prior to Trinity, he was with a Fortune 500 computer company followed by more than 30 years in oil and gas software and services. The majority of that time Joe was the Vice President of Sales for Paradigm Technologies (became P2 Energy Solutions in 2000). Prior to joining Trinity he was Director of North American Sales for Bolo Systems. He has a BBA in Marketing from the University of Iowa.

Jim joined Trinity in February 2014 and is responsible for all aspects of accounting operations and service delivery to our clients. He has 30 years of experience managing exploration and production accounting operations having worked at Barrett Resources, Eastern American Energy and Oildex. As the VP of Product Management he worked closely with industry to commercially design and deliver software solutions that improved business processes, driving down operational overhead. Additionally, he is a long time member and past President of the Colorado Society of Petroleum Accountants and holds a BA in Business Administration from Glenville State College.

John joined Trinity Petroleum Management in January of 2017. John has developed cutting edge computing hardware as well as managed software development and systems consulting teams. Prior to joining Trinity, John directed software development at Rocket Software / IBM, who develops the Unidata Database and SB programming environment, which is the foundation of the Excalibur product. Prior to working at Rocket, John worked for P2 Energy Solutions, where he was IT Director and responsible for systems and IT consulting. He has over 35 years of technical engineering management experience, database design and support, and extensive knowledge of IT systems. John has a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder.

Sue Meinerz has been a member of the Trinity Petroleum Management team for more than 35 years. As Internal Control Manager, she specializes in internal controls, accounting operations, compliance, risk management, and process improvement. Sue holds a Master's Degree in Accounting and a Bachelor's Degree in Management Information Systems. She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA), and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants (COCPA). Her extensive industry experience and commitment to sound business practices help clients strengthen controls, improve efficiency, and support long-term operational success.

Michelle Butler joined Trinity Petroleum Management in 1989. She is the Director of Human Resources for the Company. Michelle attended the University of Nebraska-Omaha where she studied Business Administration. She was a member of Desk & Derrick and also served a term as the President of the organization.

Robert joined Trinity in December 2012 after spending 10 years at Forest Oil. He has served as Supervisor and Manager of Revenue Accounting. Active in COPAS, Robert currently serves as National Revenue Chair and previously served as National Vice Chair, as well as Co-Chair of COPAS Colorado for three years. He has nearly 24 years of industry experience, and holds a BS from Abilene Christian University.