Accomplished entrepreneur with more than a decade of executive experience in the oil and gas industry. Expertise focuses on various upstream activities including lease acquisitions, land owner representation, drilling and production operations, mineral acquisitions and divestitures. Directed several companies and pointed numerous transactions, covering a wide range of activities including raising capital through private placements and broker dealer channels, drilling and operations endeavors on public and private lands, prospecting, facilitating large scale lease transactions, as well as overseeing the construction and maintenance of pipelines and gathering systems. Recognized and paid expert for investment bankers, private equity firms, and family-owned enterprises throughout the country on various industry-related topics.

Projects include overseeing the drilling and operations more than a dozen drilling programs in the Appalachian Basin. Specifically, responsible for prospect development operation and production of more than 250 conventional Upper-Devonian wells in the Appalachian Basin. Unconventional experiences focus on the Marcellus and Utica Shales in the Appalachian Basin as well as the Mississippi Lime and Woodford Shales of Oklahoma. Brokered, leased and/or purchased more than 250,000 mineral acres, managed large teams of landmen on numerous projects, often in areas with challenging title and environmental issues. 

Specialties: Oil and Gas, Mineral Acquisitions, Management, Energy, Energy Industry, Drilling, Upstream, Joint Ventures, Acquisitions, Venture Capital, Natural Gas, Private Placements, Project Management, Strategic Planning, Divestitures, Due Diligence, Political Consulting, Mergers & Acquisitions, Venture Financing, Investment Banking, Petroleum