SCIENTIFIC DRILLING INTERNATIONAL announces that Jayme Sperring has been named Director, Global Sales and Marketing. Sperring will manage Scientific Drilling’s global directional drilling and production logging sales team and marketing department from the company’s corporate headquarters in Houston.

As director of global sales and marketing, Sperring will be responsible for all sales and marketing activities both internal and external, including strategic account management, sales effectiveness, global marketing and development and implementation of business strategy.

Scientific Drilling’s chief executive officer, Bill Wade, says, “We are very pleased to have added Jayme’s capabilities to further our service to the wellbore placement industry. His recent experience managing a dynamic global sales team will be a valuable addition to our team.”

Sperring joins Scientific Drilling from National Oilwell Varco (NOV), a manufacturer of drilling, fishing and completion downhole technology serving the upstream oil and gas industry. Sperring joined the organization in 2005, and has held various leadership positions within the downhole division of NOV since 2007.

Founded in 1969, SCIENTIFIC DRILLING INTERNATIONAL (SDI) is an independent directional drilling and wellbore navigation service provider headquartered in Houston, with more than 40 service facilities around the globe.