About John Curry

Education & Background

John's education, career and vast experience give him a perspective that brings great value to his clients.

Education

University of Michigan: 2 years in Mechanical Engineering
University of Texas at Austin: Bachelor of Business Administration, Engineering Route to Business major, 1963
University of Texas at Austin: Master of Business Administration, Production Management, 1964
Rice University: Certificates in Metallurgy, 1965 and 1966

Professional

Cameron Iron Works – Forge Plant, Engineer, 1965 -1966

Developed extensive knowledge of metallurgy and metals

Gulfex, Inc. – President and CEO, 1966 -2003

Designed and manufactured pressure vessels to The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Codes. Very knowledgeable in the design, metallurgy and fabrication of pressure vessels to the ASME Boiler Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII, Divisions 1 and 2. Developed extensive expertise in estimating procedures for manufacturing and construction projects.

Associations

STI/SPFA Southwestern Regional Representative 2008 to present.
Plate Fabricators Association of Greater Houston, 1980 – present - Director, 1982 - 2007/President for eight terms
National Steel Tank Institute/Steel Plate Fabricators Association - Chair, Pressure Vessel Committee, 2001 – 2002

Personal

Boy Scouts of America

John is an active member of the Houston community. He is an Eagle Scout who continues to be involved with the Boy Scouts of America. He has been a continually registered Boy Scout in the Sam Houston Council since 1952. He was Scoutmaster of Troop 197 for 14 years and continues his involvement with the troop as Troop Committee Chair. He now serves the council and the Apollo District as a fundraising volunteer. He is a member of the Sam Houston Area Council High Adventure Committee. In his work with this committee, he is the current Philmont Preparedness Instructor.

In 2001, John received the Silver Beaver Award in 2001 to recognize his many years of service to the Sam Houston Council. In May 2007, he received the Liberty Bell Award from the Houston Young Lawyers Association for outstanding achievement promoting citizenship in Boy Scouting. In 2013, he was honored as an “Outstanding Eagle Scout” for accomplishments in the professional world as well as his continued work in Scouting. In 2020, the Observation Tower in the aquatics area of the new Camp Strake near Coldspring, Texas was named “The John R Curry Observation Tower”

Family

John has been married to Nancy Poole since 1962, has two grown daughters and three adult grandchildren.

United Methodist Church

In addition to his work with BSA, John is very involved in United Methodist Church affairs, both at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church and with the Texas Conference. He serves St. Paul’s in many different capacities. He is currently a member of the St. Paul’s Finance Committee and a former Chair of the Board of Trustees. At the Conference level, John is currently serving as the Chair of the Investment Committee for the Pension Benefits Group of the Health and Benefits and Insurance Commission, health care funding for the 700 plus ministers of the Texas Conference and their dependents. He previously served on the Group Health Benefits committee for eight years.

In addition to these administrative and committee responsibilities, John is an active member of St. Paul’s Choir, an internationally recognized vocal performance group. John has also been a Disciple Bible series teacher for more than 25 years.

In the past few years, John has become actively involved with Benevolent Missions International, which recruits and trains volunteers to travel to third world countries to provide eye care services for the indigent. He has been trained to read eyeglass prescriptions and to dispense glasses. John traveled with an eye care team to Bolivia in 1998 and 2000. He has also gone with an eye care team to Fiji every fall since 2003.

Partial Client List

Basic Equipment, Houston Texas
Enerflex Energy Systems, Houston, Texas
Peerless Manufacturing Corp., Dallas Texas
DNO Petroleum or Iraq
Enerfab, Inc. Cincinnati, Ohio
Option Industries, Alberta, Canada
National Oilwell Varco of Norway
Gulf States Industrial Services, Inc. Houston, Texas
Akzo Nobel Chemicals, Inc. Pasadena, Texas
Accelergy Corp. Houston, Texas
JWS Steel Works USA, Baytown, Texas
Southwestern Materials, Inc. Houston, Texas
JAS Marketing, Inc., Channelview, Texas
Wellflex Energy Systems, Ft. Worth, Texas
Petrogas Systems Engineering, Sugar Land, Texas
Ingenero, Inc. Houston, Texas
Lyondell-Basell, Channelview, Texas

Petroskills, Inc. Katy Texas
Dew Point Controls, Houston, Texas
Jasper Ventures, White House, Texas
Costa Industrial Services, Inc. Robstown, Texas
Lazarus Refining, Nixon Texas
Kinder Morgan Pipeline, Houston, Texas
Chesapeake Energy, Oklahoma City, Ok.
Koch Specialty Plant Services, Inc. Houston, Texas
Boardman, LLC, Oklahoma City, Ok
New Industries, Morgan City, La.
Fourinox, Inc. Green Bay, Wisconsin
Job Industrial Services, Salt Lake City, Utah