About Us
LEI is… a company with a wealth of energy sector knowledge, and experience.
LEI started in 2007 as a used equipment brokerage company and began representing manufacturers as well as providing access to the industry’s highest quality used and new surplus and cancelled project oilfield equipment in 2016.
In 2014 LEI acquired Goal Equipment and undertook major field equipment operations for major producers. LEI has exclusive surplus representation contacts with major Western Sedimentary Basin Producers.
LEI is a respected Asset Recovery Partner for many of Western Canada’s large, medium and junior energy companies and midstream companies.
Josh Gardner
Business Development Leader
Josh Gardner
Josh Gardner is the Business Development Leader for LEI and brings to this position numerous years of experience as account representative for a facility and construction company in Calgary. Josh has a proven track record of client procurement and utilizing his strong relationships within the industry to make him a lead salesperson in the industry, even during the recent market downturn. His work building and maintaining accounts has made him a great asset to LEI.
Prior to starting his career in Oil & Gas, Josh started is career in the golf industry and was the Head Golf professional at a prestigious private golf club in Calgary. This position afforded Josh the opportunity to build valuable contacts within the energy sector. Customer satisfaction is the key motivator in Josh’s current position and he strives to achieve this daily.
Josh is married and a father of two busy children. He is currently the Head Teaching Professional at the Oasis Green Golf Academy in Dewinton, AB, is very active in minor hockey, and finds coaching extremely rewarding. Josh has achieved many successes on both the golf course and the hockey arena and takes the same work ethic into his everyday work and personal life. A competitive environment is very comfortable for Josh and he has the knowledge required to offer the most cost-effective solutions for his clients.
Josh was the recipient of the Carnegie Medal of Honor, Dale Carnegie Commission and Medal of Commendation from the Government of Canada for saving the life of a man who drove his car into a pond.
Erik Lyneborg
Manager and Sales Representative
Erik Lyneborg
Erik is an accomplished manager and sales representative with 28 years of sales and marketing experience, including 21 years in the oil and gas industry selling surplus new, and surplus used field production and facility equipment (fixed and rotating) and custom fabrication services.
He has superior technical knowledge of all facility equipment, including operation, features, specifications, and components, and expertise in the inspection and appraisal of industry equipment. He is skilled in strategic sourcing and has vast knowledge of geographical areas of oil and gas production. Erik uses his expansive industry-wide network in the oil and gas field to obtain high quality equipment for any oilfield need, and for rebuilding, reconditioning and remanufacturing surplus and used oilfield equipment.
Erik has participated as a member of an Equipment Standardization Committee to provide advisory services on the selection of standardized equipment specifications for varied business units, consolidate purchases and specifications to reduce costs, improve business efficiency and build stability through material transfers, and uses this knowledge to provide unique and cost-effective solutions to clients.
Erik is happily married and a father of two active kids. He is a hockey Coach with Bow Valley Hockey Novice Minor and likes to keep active by fishing, golfing, skiing and snowboarding.