Atop the Rocky Mountains

Our team cut its teeth working at some of the biggest players in the oil and gas service industry, but we learned quickly that the bigger the company, the more hampered by red tape and bureaucratic inefficiency they are.

Motor on with Altitude

We are a lot more than an equipment provider. And we’ll elevate your operations in more ways than one.

We deliver customized solutions for peak directional drilling performance whether you’re in the Permian, DJ, Powder River, Williston, or any other North American basin.

Our Core Values Run Core Deep

Altitude Energy Partners is proud to be a leader in the directional drilling space. We believe our core values set our company and our people apart from competitors.

  • Dependable
  • Resilient
  • Pioneering
  • Solutions-oriented
  • Approachable
  • Honest

Our Team

Tyler Clark

President, Altitude Energy Partners

Lee Harns

Chief Operating Officer

Alex Bougaieff

Chief Financial Officer

Matt Heaton

Vice President, US Directional Drilling Services

Tyler Clark

President, Altitude Energy Partners

Mr. Clark has a diverse work experience in the energy industry. He most recently worked as the Chief Operating Officer at Altitude Energy Partners starting in February 2021. Prior to that, he served as the Vice President of Technology and Corporate Development at the same company from January 2019 to February 2021.

Lee Harns

Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Harns joined ACT’s US operations in July 2022, in connection with ACT’s acquisition of Altitude Energy Partners, where Lee had acted as COO and then CEO over a five year period. Prior to that, Mr. Harns worked for other large US and international directional drilling companies, in progressively senior roles.

Alex Bougaieff

Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Bougaieff joined ACT’s operations in July 2022, in connection with ACT’s acquisition of Altitude Energy Partners, where Alex had acted as CFO since 2021. Prior to that, Mr. Bougaieff held progressively senior finance leadership roles within the energy industry, which includes leading a NYSE-listed Initial Public Offering. Prior to that, Alex was a professional athlete for 10 years. Alex has a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics, and a Master of Business Administration from Rice University.

Matt Heaton

Vice President, US Directional Drilling Services

Mr. Heaton is going on 24 years in the industry. He began as a field MWD working his way through directional drilling for other major directional companies in the industry. Mr. Heaton then joined Altitude in late 2017 as a Coordinator until the opening of the Casper Rocky Mountain region where he became the operations manager. Later in 2019 as operations grew, he stepped out of local management to oversee the U.S. Operations.

Jacob Pustanyk

Canadian Sales Manager

Omar Marsa

Vice President Canadian Operations

Jacob Pustanyk

Canadian Sales Manager

Mr. Pustanyk was appointed Canadian Sales Manager at Altitude Energy Partners in July 2023. Prior to this, he held significant roles in Technical Sales and Drilling Optimization within the directional drilling industry. He is a Professional Engineer and holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering, as well as a Master of Business Administration, both from the University of Calgary.

Omar Marsa

Vice President Canadian Operations

Mr. Marsa joined Altitude in June 2022 as VP of Sales and Technical Services upon the acquisition of Compass Directional Services Ltd where he was VP of Operations and an employee with Compass since 2008. Omar’s previous experience includes Technical and Operations Roles with several other prominent directional drilling service providers as well as nearly a decade of Directional Drilling and MWD Operations Field Roles. Omar earned a Petroleum Engineering Diploma and started his career in energy on the production/reservoir engineering disciplines with a major energy operator. In November of 2022, Omar assumed the role of Vice President Canadian Operations and continues to hold that position today.

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Chief Operating Officer

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Chief Operating Officer

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Tyler Clark

President, Altitude Energy Partners

Mr. Clark has a diverse work experience in the energy industry. He most recently worked as the Chief Operating Officer at Altitude Energy Partners starting in February 2021. Prior to that, they served as the Vice President of Technology and Corporate Development at the same company from January 2019 to February 2021.

Lee Harns

Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Harns joined ACT’s US operations in July 2022, in connection with ACT’s acquisition of Altitude Energy Partners, where Lee had acted as COO and then CEO over a five year period. Prior to that, Mr. Harns worked for other large US and international directional drilling companies, in progressively senior roles.

Alex Bougaieff

Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Bougaieff joined ACT’s operations in July 2022, in connection with ACT’s acquisition of Altitude Energy Partners, where Alex had acted as CFO since 2021. Prior to that, Mr. Bougaieff held progressively senior finance leadership roles within the energy industry, which includes leading a NYSE-listed Initial Public Offering. Prior to that, Alex was a professional athlete for 10 years. Alex has a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics, and a Master of Business Administration from Rice University.

Matt Heaton

Vice President, US Directional Drilling Services

Mr. Heaton is going on 24 years in the industry. He began as a field MWD working his way through directional drilling for other major directional companies in the industry. Mr. Heaton then joined Altitude in late 2017 as a Coordinator until the opening of the Casper Rocky Mountain region where he became the operations manager. Later in 2019 as operations grew, he stepped out of local management to oversee the U.S. Operations.

Jacob Pustanyk

Canadian Sales Manager

Mr. Pustanyk was appointed Canadian Sales Manager at Altitude Energy Partners in July 2023. Prior to this, he held significant roles in Technical Sales and Drilling Optimization within the directional drilling industry. He is a Professional Engineer and holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering, as well as a Master of Business Administration, both from the University of Calgary.

Omar Marsa

Vice President Canadian Operations

Mr. Marsa joined Altitude in June 2022 as VP of Sales and Technical Services upon the acquisition of Compass Directional Services Ltd where he was VP of Operations and an employee with Compass since 2008. Omar’s previous experience includes Technical and Operations Roles with several other prominent directional drilling service providers as well as nearly a decade of Directional Drilling and MWD Operations Field Roles. Omar earned a Petroleum Engineering Diploma and started his career in energy on the production/reservoir engineering disciplines with a major energy operator. In November of 2022, Omar assumed the role of Vice President Canadian Operations and continues to hold that position today.

It’s time for a step change.

Take your directional drilling in a whole new direction and summit your operations, the Altitude way.