Management Team


Martin Kaler - President/Managing Partner

Martin Kaler has over 20 years of experience in the oil and gas industry and a proven ability to achieve strong growth. He graduated from the University of Texas with a degree in Petroleum Engineering and received his MBA from Texas A&M Corpus Christi. He grew his first compressor company from zero compressors to over 225 units from 2001 to 2007 through acquisitions and strong organic growth before selling his interest to his partners. He then joined some of his previous partners at TexStar Compression in early 2008 to grow the company from zero to 48 compressors. He purchased TexStar in April 2010 by forming a Great Texas Compression. He currently owns the largest single share in Great Texas Compression. Martin has built a robust team of experienced compression industry veterans at GTC with key employees averaging over 25 years of compression industry experience.


David Fairhurst - VP Sales and Marketing

David Fairhurst has over 37 years in oil and gas services. He held various positions in sales, marketing and operations across multiple basins for Schlumberger. He has been in his current role for 3 years.


Abby Erwin - Accounting

Abby studied Accounting at Baylor University and received her MBA from UTSA. She works for Great Texas LLC as the lead accountant performing basic accounting and financial functions. In addition to running the Accounting department, she oversees Human Relations, pay roll, and the updating of our Safety Program.


Mark Stephens - Application & Operation Coordinator

Mark has over 30 years of experience in the Compression industry ranging from sales to operations. Mark has a vast knowledge on applications/ sizing compressors and manufacturing compressor packages.


Keith Hilt - Rental Fleet Manager

Keith has over 20 years compression services experience and a supervisory role for over 10 years. He has worked with multiple compression service companies including Archrock. His team of 12 manages 40,000 HP in South Texas ranging in size from 60 HP to 810HP.

Field Supervisors


Fernando Escamilla - Carrizo Springs Area Supervisor

Fernando started with TexStar Compression, and followed Martin with the formation of Great Texas Compression LLC in April 2010. Fernando has 8-10 years of experience as a field mechanic and Shop Supervisor. As the Carrizo Springs Supervisor he has proven to be a strong leader and valued employee.