Doug Sheridan is Managing Director and founder of EnergyPoint Research in Houston, Tx, an independent market research firm specializing in the measurement and monitoring of customer satisfaction and supplier performance in the oil and gas industry. Prior to founding EnergyPoint in 2003, Sheridan held commercial and corporate positions with a Fortune 500 company in the U.S. natural gas sector. He has been active in a number of industry associations, including the National Petroleum Council, and has been published and/or cited in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, E&P Magazine, Upstream Technology, Oil & Gas Investor, breakingviews.com, Gas Processors Journal and other trade, business and financial publications. He is regularly sourced for his analyses and opinion concerning oil and gas industry trends and issues, particularly in the area of customer satisfaction and supplier performance. Sheridan holds a BA from Vanderbilt University and an MBA from the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business.