Joel Barrett

What does your role at SSi encompass and in what circumstance would someone come to you?

Servicing units in the field and at the shop. My 30 plus years of knowledge in oil field services and equipment has given me the opportunity to experience a lot of variety and techniques working on mechanical equipment.


What is your favorite local restaurant?

The Brick House in downtown Dickinson.


What is your go-to productivity trick?

Knocking out at least 60 push ups first thing after waking up.


What is your most loved place in the world and why?

Scuba diving anywhere because of the calming effect and the beauty of sea life.


What is one thing (other than your smartphone) that you can’t leave your house without?

A positive attitude.


What is the first concert you ever went to?

Scorpions, Break Out tour San Diego California 1982.


What are you reading now?

An Original Belle by Edward P. Roe


What is your favorite sport to watch?

Super bikes and The Isle of Man race.


When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

Professional motocross racer.


If you could write a book about your life, what would the title be and why?

Cool Travels. From Texas to Venezuela to California and all around the United States and many other places experiencing many different cultures.


What’s one thing you’re currently trying to make a habit?

Eating healthy


What is your hometown and where do you currently live?

I am from Garland, Texas and currently living in Dickinson, North Dakota.


What do you enjoy most about working at SSi?

Working outside and meeting/working with the many different people in the oil industry.