The Angelina Story

The Spanish Franciscan priests, who established the early Indian missions in Texas, found a strong ally in the young Indian girl that they named Angelina or "Little Angel." Eventually her village became known as Angelina's village and the stream where it was located became Angelina's river. In 1693 she traveled to Mexico with the Spanish priests and then returned to East Texas where she kept the spark of Christianity alive for her Spanish Fathers. Angelina also served as an interpreter for early French explorers. The Marquis de Aquayo noted in his journal of 1721 that Angelina stood with the other village tribal chieftains and wielded considerable influence as well as directing much of the tribal functions. Spain's "little Angel" probably died several years later and is thought to be buried in the vicinity of Mission Conception near the Angelina River. Angelina stitched her life into the whole fabric of East Texas. Her name is given to a river, a village, a National Forest, to a county, and to our Company.

Recent Articles

Survey Reveals Safety Worries
Many workers feared reprisals if they reported their concerns
by Scott Ratchinsky

The Drake Well Service Project
The Total Recordable Incident Rate or TRIR would be one measure of the success of this project.
by Chris Hatton

The H&P Project
As of November 1, 2009 their TRIR had dropped to 1.32, a 60% reduction since the project inception.
by Kent Swanson

The Aztec Well Service / Sss Project
The focus on Cultural Change within the family of AWS companies has had a positive effect that has contributed to an overall improvement in safety performance.
by Jimmie Hart

The Well Site Leader Program
The San Juan Implementation Team currently possesses the best safety record within the L48 as measured by the Total Recordable Incident Rate.
by Scott Ratchinsky

The Dawn Trucking Project
The positive results enjoyed by the "Improving DOT safety metrics" project gave the management team the confidence to tackle other safety-related projects
by Jim Aylward

Success Story: The Unexpected - Zero Total Recordables (trir), Zero Lta
"We could have reached this goal on our own, but not in such a timely or positive fashion had it not been for the help of The Angelina Group."
by Chris Hatton

Success Story: Focusing Crews Overcomes New Technology Jitters
"The Angelina Group's people first approach to managing the Continuous Improvement process was a significant contributing factor in this remarkable turnaround."
by Scott Ratchinsky

The Silent Consent Theory
We, as behavioral consultants, must adhere to a set of standards that exceed what we see demonstrated. We must set examples to be followed by others.
by Jimmie Hart

Developing Human Capital
It seems to be self-evident - greater investment in human capital is the answer.
by Scott Ratchinsky

Leadership Program
The Angelina Group's Well Site Leader Team is committed to insure that the ConocoPhillips desire to be a leader in their industry is fulfilled with a "People First" attitude.
by Dennis Lynch

The Role Of Media In The People Business
Media is communication. And speaking simply - communication equals productivity.
by Clayton Miller

The Angelina Group presents at Trinity University
We believe that The Angelina Group will be a very successful consulting business now and into the future due to focus on their customers need for success through people.
by Scott Ratchinsky

Recent News

Paul Stafford Paul has more than 20 years experience working with drilling operations and has significant technical expertise with rigs and drilling operations. He acquired in depth knowledge of equipment and company policies, procedures and operations. He is competent, reliable, dedicated and fun, and is dedicated to continuing learning. Enthusiastic, high-energy individual with an excellent attitude and a consistent ability to handle demanding workloads. Consistently proficient at problem solving and exhibiting exceptional judgment in difficult situations using data and people lessons. Proven capacity to work effectively with teams or with no supervision. Demonstrated organization and time management skills. Accomplished at meeting deadlines and working effectively in high pressure environments

Scott Ratchinsky Scott Ratchinsky's formal education in business, economics and psychology has allowed him to work on cross cultural teams around the globe. Entering the oil and gas industry in 1980 with Amoco Canada he has spent many years living abroad and working with engineering teams in Canada, USA, China, Egypt, Scotland and Asia to establish and meet safety and performance goals. His greatest asset is his ability to align business goals with a pragmatic approach and include humor to get the most from the teams he helps. "Being part of the global community has been my life, understanding its conscience is something I am always learning" Married for over 30 years, Scott and his wife Shelly enjoy all aspects of continuous change. Shell says, "Moving our family around the world has allowed us the privilege of making numerous friends and experiencing first hand things most people only read about; I am truly grateful for this experience and the global education our children received. Being part of The Angelina Group allows for learning and sharing experiences. It means being part of something bigger that prides itself on people, the most important aspect of business."

Our Folks

Tyler W. Burton, Ph.D. Directly managing and/or consulting to onshore, offshore and marine safety/environmental ...	Clayton Miller Clayton has produced, directed and edited corporate and promotional videos and commercials ...	Kent Swanson Kent has built and led teams in support of remote field operations ...
Chris Hatton A veteran of many years in the Gulf of Mexico, Alaska, Trinidad ...	Matt Hargrove Matt Hargrove has a formal education in Industrial-Organizational Psychology and over 8 years ...	Steve Grue Steve comes to us with over 20 years of Petrochemical industry experience. His ...
Jimmie Hart You can't make a move from roughneck to emergency medical technician without ...	Maurice Roach This decorated Desert Storm/ Desert Shield Naval veteran sits on ready... with ...	Dennis Lynch Dennis recently completed a successful Well Site Leader Management project with Conoco ...
James Orr James' interests include motorcycling, camping, hunting, fishing and spending time with his ...	Geir Rorstad Geir brings to The Angelina Group more than 30 years of Business and ...	Tony DeVille Tony was exposed to the oilfield at an early age. His father ...
Ron Lloyd Skilled in Customer service, customer relations, marketing, residential design, building, project manager, ...	Dave Gilbert Dave's background started as a Certified Respiratory Therapist. He worked in 3 different ...	Duncan Lambier Duncan has 15 years plus experience as an adult educator and possess excellent ...
Gina Greagrey	Mike Johnson Mike is an accomplished, results-oriented professional with over 34 years of experience in ...	Rose Beamer You have only to meet Rose to know that Ms. Beamer is ...
Wendle McKain	Kevin Gutekunst	Marty Holyk Marty came to us from an international drilling department, where he had ...
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