Steve Coffee is President of the Produced Water Society, a 35-year-old Texas-based non-profit, and the Director of International Business Development and Marketing for Produced Water Solutions, with its headquarters in Louisiana.

Steve has over 30 years of produced water experience focusing on filtration & separation technologies in the upstream oil & gas industry. A trusted and recognized subject matter expert in this field with expertise in the international arena for onshore & offshore for produced water management, produced water treatment, recycling/reuse and EOR as well as an innovator in hydrocyclones and sand management.

He is also the Founder and Director at DesanderPro, a market leader downhole pump protection desander & conveyance equipment focused on extending ESP and PCP run times for oil & gas production wells.

He is passionate about offering new solutions to the industry and helping production companies increase their efficiency and meet environmental responsibilities. Before his current roles, Steve founded and led multiple companies such as LAKOS Oil & Gas, Enerscope Systems Inc., Enerscope Systems Malaysia SDN BHD, and Enerscope Systems International Inc.

Outside of his sales and business development roles, Steve has authored over 29 technical papers, published 4 articles, and played a key role in several product development teams over the years, leading to 12 new products overall. Additionally, he created PWS’ Young Professional Program and is an active member in the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), SPE’s eMentor program, SPE Middle East Executive Committee, SPE Water Management Technical Committee, a founding member of the New Mexico Produced Water Research Consortium, as well as serves on several stakeholder boards, including US Department of Energy’s PARETO project.

Steve received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from California State University - Fresno and has a Certificate of Proficiency in French from College Platon. Steve and his wife reside in California. They are both active in several non-profit organizations, such as RESTORE, which provides free reconstructive surgery and related medical services to adults and children in areas of West Africa and Central America.