Noel Ryan | Investor Relations |
Benjamin Cowart | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
Christopher Carlson | Chief Financial Officer |
John Strickland | Chief Operating Officer |
Eric Stine | Craig-Hallum |
Michael Hoffman | Stifel |
Tom Bishop | BI Research |
Sean Marconi | Hurdle6 Capital |
Good day ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the Vertex Energy Second Quarter 2019 Earnings Conference Call. All lines have been placed in a listen-only mode and there will be a question-and-answer session after the presentation. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded.
At this time it's my pleasure to turn the floor over to Mr. Noel Ryan.