Garrett Velarde
BIO
Before joining The Plaza Group on a full time basis in September 2013, Garrett worked with Hercules Offshore in the Management Trainee Program. In this role, he worked a rotational schedule in the Gulf of Mexico as a roughneck, and in the Houston-based office mostly in the departments of Operations and Marketing. While a student at The University of Texas at Austin, Garrett interned with The Plaza Group during the summers of 2009 and 2012. During these internships, Garrett was introduced to each department of the organization. Garrett also interned with Brenntag Southeast in North Carolina during the summer of 2011. He worked in the warehouse ensuring orders were correctly processed, as well as with the sales team around North Carolina.
EDUCATION
Garrett graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering.