Michele Falzon

F.W. Gartner Thermal Spraying Ltd. provides wear and abrasion resistant coatings. Its services include Thermal Spray, laser cladding, machining, grinding, CNC machining, metallographic lab, gartseal sealing systems, quality assurance/quality control, research and development, PTA cladding, hardfacing and ball valve finishing. The company was founded by Fred W. Gartner in 1923 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Women's Business Enterprise Alliance is an organization that aims to empower women leaders in the energy, oil, and gas industries. The private company is based in Houston, TX. The company recently launched the WBENC Energy Executive Program, which focuses on helping small businesses reach scalability and grow strategically to maximize profitability. The inaugural class of this program was held in November 2017 at Shell's Robert Training Center.