Jack A. McCartney graduated from the Colorado School of Mines in 1965 with the degree of Petroleum Engineer and in 1971 with the degree of Master of Engineering (Petroleum Engineer). He has completed the industry short course at the University of Oklahoma as well as various continuing education courses. Mr. McCartney is a member of the Society of Professional Engineers and is a Registered Professional Engineer.

From 1965 to 1968, Mr. McCartney was employed by Kerr McGee Corporation as a production engineer. His responsibilities included well completions, workovers, and recommendations of infill drilling locations, primarily offshore Louisiana. After a brief period with Kerr McGee in Calgary, Canada, he joined National Cooperative Refinery Association as a reservoir engineer. During his three years with NCRA, his duties included property evaluation, secondary recovery, and unitization. He also received his master's degree with emphasis on reservoir engineering and enhanced recovery methods. From 1971 to 1972 he was employed by Scientific Software Corporation in Denver, and later in Houston, where he performed reservoir simulation studies. He then joined Davis Oil Company in Denver as their reservoir engineer. Mr. McCartney was responsible for secondary recovery projects, unitization, and evaluation of the Company's oil and gas properties for loan negotiations.

In September of 1973, he formed McCartney & Associates, later to become McCartney Engineering, LLC, for the purpose of providing consulting services in the areas of property management, secondary and enhanced recovery, reservoir engineering, property evaluation, and expert testimony. 

During the past thirty-six years Mr. McCartney has continued to be actively involved in reservoir studies, reserve and revenue forecasting, oil and gas property appraisals, secondary recovery feasibility studies, property management, and petroleum software development.