Speakers

Speaker: John McAloon
Speaker John McAloon
John McAloon  recently retired from CGG - VERITAS after 29 years.  John held various technical and managerial positions, including personnel development manager for the Marine (Offshore) Division.  In this position John was responsible for the recruitment and training of offshore personnel worldwide.  He has also recruited onshore personnel for the …

John McAloon  recently retired from CGG - VERITAS after 29 years.  John held various technical and managerial positions, including personnel development manager for the Marine (Offshore) Division.  In this position John was responsible for the recruitment and training of offshore personnel worldwide.  He has also recruited onshore personnel for the various departments he headed.


John, is originally from Scotland and has been in the United States since 1978.  He  became a proud  US Citizen in 1984.   He lived in New Orleans, Pensacola Fl and Phoenix Az. before finally settling in Houston in 1991. He is a volunteer at MAM where he works in Employment  Services.  He is a member of St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church.

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Speaker: Bill Mathias
Speaker Bill Mathias
Bill Mathias is a retired sales executive, entrepreneur and executive search professional.  After a successful sales career at IBM and as a marketing manager for a Houston based petroleum industry marketing group, Bill launched a company providing IT data solutions for a litigation support system operated by a consortium of …

Bill Mathias is a retired sales executive, entrepreneur and executive search professional.  After a successful sales career at IBM and as a marketing manager for a Houston based petroleum industry marketing group, Bill launched a company providing IT data solutions for a litigation support system operated by a consortium of major energy companies.


After selling his business, Bill  worked in the executive search business with Heidrick & Struggles, Lamalie and Associates, and Preng & Associates.


Originally from Southern California, Bill attended Rice University where he received a BA in Geology.


Bill is a member of Holy Spirit Episcopal Church.

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