Philippe Flichy is the latest addition to Merrick Systems Inc.
HOUSTON, TX – (April 11, 2007) – Merrick Systems Inc., welcomes the latest addition to their Houston staff, Philippe Flichy. As Vice President, Business Development, Flichy will expand the strategic aspects of Merrick System’s rapid growth, estimated to triple in size for 2007.
Prior to joining Merrick Systems, Philippe Flichy was co-founder and CTO of GlobaLogix. Preceding this experience, Philippe Flichy was Solutions Manager Oil Field Services North and South America at Schlumberger overlooking Real Time Production Optimization. Previous engagements include being the Info Diffusion (intranet) supervisor for the XIX Olympic Winter Games held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Philippe Flichy holds an MIS degree from Boston University School of Management.
Kemal Farid, Co-Founder and CEO of Merrick, states, “Philippe's knowledge and track record in both the upstream industry and in the strategic application of technology makes him a strong addition to our team. I am very excited to have him aboard.”
Philippe Flichy will focus on two of Merrick’s fastest growing products, One Virtual Source (OVS©) and Rig-Hand™. OVS© provides a platform to deliver digital oil field workflows for managing and improving production process and surveillance. Rig-Hand™ utilizes RFID technology for virtually any surface or downhole piece of equipment; this gives you the ability to know what, where and how each and every component you rely on was manufactured, inspected and used.
About Merrick Systems, Inc.
Merrick is energizing technology for the business of upstream oil and gas production and drilling. Merrick’s product offerings extend oil and gas producing asset life, lower lifting costs, increase production, and optimize operations. Merrick is headquartered in Houston Texas with a global presence in the major producing regions. www.MerrickSystems.com.

