Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> January 11, 1999

A. Daniel Sharplin – Tanknology-nde International Inc (tnde)

A. DANIEL SHARPLIN serves as CEO and President of Tanknology'NDE International, Inc. He joined the company in December 1991 as a Vice President, was appointed Chief Operating Officer in 1992, and became President and CEO in 1995, and was elected a Director of the Company in 1995. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Sharplin was engaged in operations, strategy and corporate development for Lone Star Technologies, a Texas-based holding company, and served as a consultant to the environmental services industry. Mr. Sharplin holds a BBA from Northeast Louisiana University and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. During Mr. Sharplin's tenure as CEO the Company has increased revenues from $10 million in 1994 to an expected $67 million in 1998 and improved profitability from a $5.5 million loss in 1994 to an expected net profit exceeding $3 million in 1998. Profile
TWST: Could you give us a brief overview of the company and a little bit

of its history just to set the stage for the readers?

Mr. Sharplin: Tanknology is the only nationwide service company