Business Development Team

Harrison Holmes joined Vaquero Midstream in 2019 as Vice President of Business Development. He brings nearly eight years of finance and business development experience to the team. He is responsible for the origination and development of strategic relationships and opportunities for Vaquero.

Most recently, Harrison was a Vice President at Brycap Investments. During his six-year tenure at Brycap, Harrison worked directly with the financial partners, management and employees of several companies where Brycap made early stage investments, including Vaquero Midstream. He held various roles including business development, financial analysis, due diligence and capital formation.

Harrison began his career in Dallas with an investment management firm focused on oil & gas and real estate. Harrison graduated Cum Laude from Texas Tech University with a B.B.A. in Finance.

Brett Taylor joined Vaquero Midstream in 2015 as Director of Gas Supply, with over 10 years of experience in the oil and gas industry working for both producer and midstream service providers. He most recently served as Gas Supply Manager for Regency Energy Partners where he was responsible for securing new gas supply sources in the Permian Basin. Prior to Regency, Brett held multiple positions with Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. As a member of the Midstream and Marketing groups at Encana, he led business development and origination opportunities, as well as managed transportation assets in the Texas/Louisiana Gulf Coast region. Brett has developed, negotiated and closed gathering, processing, and compression projects in his roles with producers and midstream companies alike.

Prior to joining Encana, Brett was a Management Associate at Citigroup Inc., and a Senior Project Development Engineer for TAC – Americas where he focused on energy cost reduction solutions and operational efficiencies.

Brett received an MBA from Texas A&M University, Mays Schools of Business, and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Baylor University.

Christopher M. Seiders (Chris) began his career in the oil and gas industry as a chemical engineer, but has spent the past years as a business development professional. Immediately prior to joining Vaquero, Chris spent 4 years with Regency Energy Partners, LP, where he was instrumental in commercially developing and closing more than $500 million in grassroots midstream infrastructure projects as well as providing analysis of strategic acquisitions.

Chris has a wide range of experience including the design of gathering systems and new plant facilities, estimation of capital costs, economic model creation, proposal development and final contract negotiation. He has a history of developing mutually beneficial relationships with producers resulting in large acreage dedications and volume commitments.

Chris graduated with a Bachelors of Science degree in chemical engineering from the University of Oklahoma. He continued his education at the University of Texas at Arlington where he earned his Masters of Science in quantitative finance in 2008.