Oil Patch Bits: BELL announces trio of executive promotions

BELL & Associates is proud to announce three large promotions in its Anchorage office and firm headquarters. BELL’s three new executives include: Frank “FT” Bell as its chief operations officer; Kyle Griffiths as its chief financial officer; and Chris Burt, PE, as its chief technology officer. Together, they have more than 25 years of combined professional services in finance, operations, and engineering.

Bell has more than 10 years of experience of land surveying with BELL in the Prudhoe Bay office as a head chainperson, instrument person, occasionally as a party chief and most recently operations manager in the Anchorage office. He hopes BELL can remain an enjoyable place to work and foster successful and competitive careers for its employees. Bell has a bachelor of arts in psychology from Alaska Pacific University, and a master of science in psychology also from Alaska Pacific University.

Griffith brings more than 10 years of experience in financial services in Oregon and Alaska. Before becoming BELL’s business manager, Griffith served as a financial analyst and cost accountant in the structural division for Precision Castparts Corp., as well as a financial analyst and operations analyst for Encore Senior Living LLC. He has a bachelor of science in business administration from Portland State University, and a master of science in business administration with a concentration in finance from the University of Memphis.

Burt has served more than 18 years with BELL in many different roles including office technician, civil engineer and 3D laser scanning manager. As one of the prime playmakers in all our equipment and technology advancement, he has brought on many projects in 3D modeling and scanning all over the world. Burt is also in charge of managing the engineering department and leading the firm in all platting projects within the state of Alaska.

BELL is pleased to recognize the talents of these three distinguished professionals. Congratulations!

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