Meet the Leadership Team

Ramesh Sivaraman

established PetrAsoft in 2007 to meet the needs of organizations seeking a new level of process-data management. During his tenure with CASE Services, Ramesh was one of the principal designers and developers of csLIFT/LOWIS, a software suite for production automation and optimization used by over 100 oil and gas fields to manage more than 100,000 wells in real-time. He holds a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Oklahoma State University and a Bachelor of Science from the Indian Institute of Technology.

John Fairbanks

brings 18 years of software design and implementation for the manufacturing and process control industries to his work with PetrAsoft. His extensive resumé includes senior-level development positions at Invensys, Aspen Technology, and PAS, where he served as architect for the Invensys Web Application Framework, three major AspenTech initiatives, and several key components of the PAS PlantState Suite. John holds an MBA from LeTourneau University and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematical and Computer Science from the Colorado School of Mines.

Kelvin Hui

brings 20 years experience to his work on PetrAsoft's software development team. As Principal Software Engineer at Aspen Technology, Kelvin designed and developed multi-tier applications, including real-time database replication and data access services. His experience in manufacturing execution systems and process automation also includes positions at ABB and Valmet Automation. Kelvin holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Houston.

Bimal Venkatesh

came to Petrasoft with 15 years of experience in design, development and deployment of software for oilfield services. Prior to joining Petrasoft he served as Senior Developer and Program Manager of LOWIS at Weatherford. Bimal has an MBA from University of Texas at Austin, MS Chemical Engineering from University of Wyoming and BS Chemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.