People at W Energy software

OUR TEAM MICHAEL CREST, CEO Mike holds B.S. degrees in Business Administration, Computer Science and Communications from Minnesota State University. He has been an executive and operator in the IT Technology space for 25+ years and was most recently CEO at Optanix, a leading technology and managed services provider. While under Crest’s leadership, Optanix achieved unprecedented growth before eventually exiting successfully through its acquisition by ATSG. Before Optanix, he was CEO of Arcserve, a leading provider of data protection and availability solutions and carve-out of CA Technology. He brings experience from leading go-to-market efforts to guiding companies through organizational change and growth. VIPUL BANSAL, VP of Engineering Vipul Bansal brings in 20+ years of technology experience helping organizations build scalable solutions. In his role as VP of Engineering, Vipul leads the platform engineering teams delivering robust ERP solutions and plays a critical role in helping W Energy remain at the forefront of innovation. Prior to joining W Energy, Vipul was Head of Engineering for Seven Lakes Technologies building truly cloud-native SaaS solution for oilfield production, field operations and production accounting. Vipul received his Master’s from Wayne State University and holds a Bachelor’s in engineering from Sardar Patel University. DANIELLE VILLEGAS, VP of Product Danielle has over 15 years of experience in energy software development covering product management, systems development, training and customer technical support.  Before W, Danielle served as Senior Director of Product Operations at Allegro Development, a commodity trading and risk management software company, where she held various other roles in product management, product marketing and consulting during her tenure. Prior to Allegro, Danielle was an IT advisor for KPMG. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems from Millikin University.