John Kalfayan
Director of Data Drilling & AI Wildcatting, collide.
John Kalfayan leads Data & AI Wildcatting at collide, where he drives data and product strategy. He’s the cohost of EnergyBytes, a podcast exploring how technology is reshaping the energy industry. John holds a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from the University of Arkansas and a master’s in energy business from the University of Tulsa.
With 15+ years of experience spanning frac operations to software development, John has helped scale numerous startups and proudly calls himself a “startup masochist.” Today, he spearheads data at collide AI, a large language model platform purpose-built for the energy sector—already in use by NOV, Profrac, and several independents—to help teams make smarter, faster decisions across operations.