Scott Cuthbertson to lead COGCC operations efforts
Denver, CO (Nov. 07, 2019) - The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) today announced that Scott Cuthbertson joined the division as Deputy Director of Operations. In his role, he will lead COGCC’s organizational operations, program and employee development.
“Scott’s extensive experience managing environmental and technical statewide programs will help the COGCC to align and improve our organizational resources and processes. These changes are crucial to our success as we implement our rulemakings,” said Director Jeff Robbins. “We welcome Scott and his background to focus on improving our internal best practices and employee development.”
Scott has a successful career in natural resources management, with nineteen years of service at the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, where he was most recently the Deputy State Engineer for Public Safety with the Division of Water Resources. In this role, he managed statewide dam safety, stream hydrography and water well metering inspection teams as well as a Denver based modeling and water information team. Prior to DNR, he had a groundwater consulting firm and was a former refinery process design engineer and environmental director for Conoco, Inc.
Scott has many years of leadership and management skills and is known for his commitment to his teams and innovative leadership style. He earned a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Oklahoma State University and is a Registered Professional Engineer.