Lyoid Fussell
Behind-the-Meter Power Executive ·
Data Center Energy Infrastructure ·
Gas Turbine Strategy & Deployment
Core Competencies
Behind-the-Meter Power Infrastructure Strategy
Power Project Lifecycle Management (Procurement to Commissioning)
Data Center Power Evaluation & Deployment
P&L Leadership & Operations Turnaround
Gas Turbine Sourcing — New & Secondary Markets
Energy Policy Advising & Thought Leadership
Turbine Lead-Time & Supply Constraint Navigation
Oil & Gas Completions Engineering (20+ years)
Modular Power Packaging & Multi-Site Deployment
Executive Sales — $2B+ in career revenue generated
Power-as-a-Service (PaaS) Platform Development
Natural Gas Supply Chain & Field Operations
Commercial Contract Origination & Structuring
Capital Deployment Strategy for Energy Infrastructure
Professional Experience
TURBINE-X ENERGY INC.
August 2025 – Present
Key Results
Developing BTM power for a 500 MW data center (Spartanburg, SC) and a 1 GW facility (Cheyenne, WY)
$900M in contracted capacity (270 MW) with a negotiated 480 MW expansion option
Closed first 75 MW contract within 60 days of joining
Built global turbine sourcing strategy across constrained OEM and secondary markets (backlogs extending to 2029)
GENSYSTEMS POWER SOLUTIONS
January 2024 – July 2025
Key Results
$0 to $7M/month at 58% profit margin within 14 months of founding — through direct sales origination
Deployed 335+ MW including the 120 MW Tecate, Mexico peaker project
Led 75 employees and all sales, contracts, maintenance, and field training as a lean operator-first org
Left the company with every power asset contracted and fully deployed
JEREH NORTH AMERICAN GROUP
June 2019 – September 2024
Key Results
$200M+ in direct-drive turbine frac fleet sales to a top-tier pressure pumping company (5 fleets)
$120M+ in electric frac fleet sales to a major oilfield services operator (2 fleets); $320M+ total closed
TrisunInherited $1M/year in losses; returned to profitability in 8 months; $2M/year EBITDA by Year 1
TrisunResolved RRC violations; sold the company for $7M at month 13 — an $8M+ total swing
FW CONSULTING, POWER SOLUTIONS
February 2023 – July 2025
- Primary technical advisor on Oklahoma's Microgrid Tax Credit Act; presented twice at the State Capitol on energy infrastructure strategy and wellhead gas conversion economics
Earlier Career — Oil & Gas Technical Foundation
2002 – 2019
17 years across oilfield operations, completions engineering, and industrial sales — the reservoir-to-surface depth most power executives do not have.
| ResMetrics | MidContinent Sales Manager | Oct 2018 – Jun 2019 |
| EcoStim Energy Solutions | VP, Sales & Technology | Jan 2018 – Oct 2018 |
| Ely and Associates | Completions Engineering Consultant | Oct 2016 – Jan 2018 |
| PetroQuest Energy | Completions Engineer | Nov 2012 – Sep 2016 |
| Core Laboratories | Account Manager | Feb 2009 – Nov 2012 |
| Halliburton | Account Representative | Jan 2004 – Feb 2009 |
| Halliburton | Technical Service Representative | Jan 2002 – Jan 2004 |
- Halliburton: supervised 200+ fracturing operations; managed ~$60M/year in accounts; recognized as top seller of new technology and advanced solutions in the region
- EcoStim Energy Solutions: generated $45M in new contract sales as VP of Sales & Technology
- Core Laboratories (ProTechnics): managed $10M/year in oilfield tracer service sales across Tulsa, Arkansas, and Kansas
Publications & Thought Leadership
- "The Power Crunch Everyone Is Talking About — And TURBINE-X Can Solve" · LinkedIn Pulse, Feb. 2026
- "Oil Field Microgrids Will Help Meet Growing Electricity Demand" · American Oil & Gas Reporter, Sep. 2024
- "Gas-Fired Microgrids Demonstrate Possibilities of Rethinking Power System" [Cover Story] · AOGR, Mar. 2024
- Oklahoma Senate Interim Study IS-2023-56 — Energy Infrastructure & Wellhead Gas Conversion · Capitol Presentation, Oct. 2023
- SPE Paper #100143 — Coiled Tubing Assisted Fracturing Method, Elm Grove Field · ICoTA, Apr. 2006
Education & Credentials
Education
B.S. Industrial Engineering · Kansas State University, 2001
Military
U.S. Army, 1993–1997 · 63 Echo — M1A1 Hull Systems Mechanic
Memberships
Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) · Member since 2002