Our Company

Co-CEO, Chief Operating Officer

Tommy Chernosky

Tommy Chernosky serves as Co-CEO and COO of Colt Midstream, LLC., where he leads the company’s strategic vision as well as the operations and engineering functions. 

Mr. Chernosky began his career at Enbridge Energy as a Process Engineer providing engineering support and project execution on these very assets that Colt now owns and operates.  Mr. Chernosky worked for Enbridge out of the Springtown and Fort Worth offices for three years before transitioning to a Project Manager role in their Houston Office. He then spent two additional years with Enbridge in their Offshore Engineering group before transitioning to a role with Plains All American Pipeline as a Project Manager in the Capital Projects group. At Plains, Mr. Chernosky was responsible for the design, execution, and commissioning of over $175 million dollars in capital projects constructing both pipelines and terminal facilities. Mr. Chernosky went on to work for Tauber Oil Company as the VP of Engineering and Project Development before co-founding Colt Midstream.      

Mr. Chernosky graduated from Texas Christian University in 2010 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. 

Co-CEO, Chief Commercial Officer

Ty Peterson

Mr. Peterson has over 20 years of experience in the energy industry.  His career includes leadership roles in midstream and upstream finance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate development and operations. Prior to co-founding Colt Midstream, Mr. Peterson most recently served as a senior member of the midstream investment banking team in the Wells Fargo Energy Group. In this role, he advised midstream companies on corporate strategy and billions of dollars of midstream acquisition, merger and sale transactions and associated financings.  In addition to acquisition financing, he structured numerous public and private financings in support of his client’s strategic goals and growth objectives, including multiple initial public offerings.  Earlier in his career, Mr. Peterson was an officer in the U.S. Coast Guard with leadership and operational roles in the Port of Houston, supporting the energy and petrochemical industries and similar assignments aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Confidence in Port Canaveral, FL.   

Mr. Peterson graduated from the United States Coast Guard Academy with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and from the University of Texas at Austin with a Master of Business Administration. 

Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Sean Morton

Sean Morton has over 10 years of experience in the energy industry.  Prior to joining Colt Midstream, Mr. Morton was employed by Durango Midstream, a privately held midstream gathering & processing company where he worked under the CFO and was responsible for numerous areas of accounting and finance.  Prior to Durango, Mr. Morton served as an Assurance Manager at PwC, where he primarily served downstream and midstream oil & gas, commodities trading, and power & utilities clients.  Prior to joining PwC, Mr. Morton was employed by XTO Energy and TPG Capital, both in accounting roles.     

Mr. Morton’s career includes significant experience in financial and SEC reporting, treasury management, accounting processes and controls, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate finance and governance.  He received a Masters and a BBA in Accounting from Texas Christian University and is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Texas. 

Director - Engineering & Plant Operations

Cody McCrory

Cody McCrory serves as the Director of Engineering and Plant Operations for Colt Midstream, where he oversees all engineering and technical functions including capital projects and gas processing and stabilization facilities. In addition, he oversees regulatory compliance, strategic planning, and budgeting for Colt’s processing facilities and capital projects.   

Mr. McCrory has 16 years of experience in the natural gas business. He began his career as an Applications Engineer for an industrial filtration fabricator, followed by a 13+ year career with Enbridge. He started as a process engineer, working with plant personnel and supervisors to increase production and efficiency of gas processing plants through process assessments, improvements and capital upgrades.  During his tenure as a process engineer, he covered Enbridge’s gas facilities throughout Texas and Oklahoma (25+ facilities).   During the formation of Colt in 2020, he was promoted to the position of overseeing both the engineering and plant operating functions of Colt, fully encompassing his previous positions.    

Mr. McCrory graduated from Texas A&M University in 2003 with a degree in Chemical Engineering and received his MBA in 2010 from the University of Texas at Tyler.  Cody is also a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas. 

Director - Pipeline Operations

C. Bradley Baxter

C. Bradley Baxter serves as East District Director of Operations at Colt Midstream, LLC., where he directs the operational activities in the Fort Worth Basin & Barnett Shale.  While working closely with Colt’s various departments, developing safety policies and financial budgets for the district, he also oversees other operations groups such as measurement and maintenance.  Mr. Baxter also works with the commercial group to obtain and integrate new customers.  

Brad has over 35 years of experience in the natural gas gathering and processing industry and has held various positions throughout his career including mechanic, field supervisor, plant supervisor, area superintendent, and area manager.  Mr. Baxter has previously worked for companies including  Ensearch, TXU, Enbridge, and Midcoast.  

Mr. Baxter graduated from Nocona High School in 1979. He has attended many industry-supported seminars, trainings and classes geared toward the midstream disciplines, including compression disciplines and theory, advanced leadership and management classes.  

Director - Business Administration

Alexis Coutant

Alexis Coutant serves as Director – Business Administration at Colt Midstream, LLC., where she leads the business functions of IT, Human Resources, Communications and Contract Administration. She also creates company policies and procedures, manages all employee needs, and focuses on fostering a safe and encouraging work environment.  

Prior to Colt Midstream, Ms. Coutant successfully built and managed a digital marketing company, DigitaLemonade. In this role, as well as in her previous role at Garcia Hamilton & Associates, she worked directly with numerous institutional clients ranging from non-profits and government agencies to professional service companies across the country. She has extensive experience in marketing, communicating daily with clients and taking on the role of “jack of all trades”.  

Mrs. Coutant graduated from the University of Alabama with degrees in General Business and Spanish and a specialization in Global Business.