The new owners of Texas Custom Choppers bring a great worldly scope and wealth of experience with motorcycles and in business. They believe in delivering substance, not a show. Their shop is defined by prompt and professional service and attention to people.Tracy Carroll has been a Marine, a firefighter, and an anti-terrorist specialist.Prior to joining Texas Custom Choppers as an owner and master bike builder, Tracy was employed by Triple Canopy combating high level security threats in Iraq. He led a 200-person security detail in Basra, under the State Departments High Threat Protection Division. Quickly and accurately assessing hostile threats and then pre-empting, adapting and responding.Tracy is focused and dedicated; he is adept at problem-solving and providing alternative solutions when unforeseen complications and obstacles arise. His work ethic, evenhandedness and attention to detail are obvious to everyone, friends, customers and employees. Tracy has a reputation for building custom bikes that make a subtle, clean and powerful statement.Barry Williamson is a highly successful oil and gas executive, having served in Washington, D.C. as an energy advisor to Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. In 1993, he was elected to the legendary Texas Railroad Commission, which oversees the energy sector in Texas. Williamson was Finance Chairman for the Republican Party of Texas from 1999 to 2003. He also serves on the National Petroleum Council. Barry likely has the deepest Rolodex of any executive in the Texas oil and gas scene today. On the right day, you can find Barry riding motorcycles with the Governor.In addition to owning Texas Custom Choppers, Barry is the Chief Executive Officer of Opal Energy Corporation. Barry rides a 1997 Harley Davidson Springer Softtail that was customized at the shop.Ron Oligney has had a wide-ranging public and private career as an entrepreneur, energy expert and sometimes media personality. He has considerable experience with private equity and early-stage finance. He has advised Presidents, Dictators and Fortune 500 companies.He is co-author of the bestselling book, The Color Of Oil, and has written for numerous newspapers and specialized publications and provided expert commentary for the major TV networks and cable outlets such as CNN, MSNBC, Bloomberg and Reuters.Ron looks like he should have been a news anchor or a television weatherman. He exudes confidence, passion and enthusiasm. One of those eye-contact guys. Quiet one minute and booming the next. Owning a custom bike shop is a new twist for Ron, but business is business, and he loves the creativity, the color, the people.
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