Mike Van Aacken is the US Water Services Commercial Manager for Boart Longyear Drilling Services. With more than 22 years of drilling experience, Mike started as a driller’s helper and has worked as a Driller, Field Supervisor, Contracts Manager, and an Operations Manager. Mike has extensive experience in large rotary and dual-tube flooded reverse circulation drilling methods.

Our host, Jon Peterson (Geo Jon for fun), works for the Products division as a Customer Service Representative. Jon graduated from the University of Utah in 2015 with his Bachelors of Science in Geology. He’s worked for Boart Longyear for the last two and a half years and interned as a geologist with an exploration company for about six months prior to coming to work for Boart Longyear. Jon has been married for a year and a half and in his free time enjoys trail running, hiking, working on his yard, spending time with family, and playing with his black lab Dexter. 

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