Affiliation: University of Arizona

After hearing about the oil and gas history project from the news, Robert Gerard contacted the research team and shared that he would be interested in doing an interview. He also knew Steve Hebert, who had done an interview with us and encouraged Robert to contact us. Robert agreed to meet for an interview at the Petroleum Club on July 20th. He brought some pictures, company newsletters, and timesheets to share with the team.

Robert is from Scott, Louisiana and was living there at the time of his interview. He worked in the oil and gas industry from 1977 to 1986 as a gas compressor mechanic. He worked onshore and offshore. He left the industry in the mid-1980s because he was unhappy about the time he had to be away from his family. After leaving the industry he worked primarily in the medical industry in refrigeration.