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Management Team
BR will be led by the following individuals. All members have over 25 years in the oiland gas industry and have held substantial positions with independent and major oilcompanies.
Mr. James R. Renfro, 51, Chief Executive Officer/President
• 20 years of managing public and private oil & gas companies
• MBA-University of Chicago (Finance)
• B.S.-University of Kentucky(Chemical Engineering)
• 2010-1993 Owner – Renfro Energy, LLC and Petroleum Capital, L.C., Managed 7 employees and operated oil and gas properties in Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.
• 2007-2005 Chief Executive Officer – Omni Oil & Gas, Inc., Directed all activities of a small public oil and gas company.
• 1993-1992 Vice President – EnCap Investments, Inc., Junior deal manager with responsibility for mezzanine & subordinated debt and equity investments in energy industry.
• 1992-1992 Economic Specialist, Strategic Planning Dept. – Shell Oil Company, Development of quantitative models to determine long range strategy and profitability of major competitors.
• 1991-1989 Associate – Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc., Responsible for detailed financial analysis, due diligence, preparation of documents and proposals of transactions including IPO’s, M&A, secondary offerings, and preferred stockunderwritings.
• 1987-1986 Plant Supervisor – Dow Corning Corporation, Supervised 18
employees in $50 million chemical plant.
• 1986-1981 Senior Engineer – Exxon Company USA, Prepared economic
evaluations on oil and gas wells. Designed, evaluated and supervised installation of production facilities on new oil and gas wells.
Mr. Philip E. Hart, 51, Senior Vice President – Acquisition and Development
• 25 years managing/optimizing oil & gas operations in CA, TX, LA, IL, FL, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Libya and United Arab Emirates
• 2000-1996 President – Plains Illinois, Inc., Operates 2,200 active wells/ 70 employees 1992-1990 Manager of Acquisitions and Exploitation, Plains Resources Inc.
• 1990-1982 Subsurface and Reservoir Engineer Exxon Company U.S.A.
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering w/ High Honors Auburn University, Alabama
• SPE Papers – 1)Manual Tubing Rotation Reduces Rod Pumping Failures by 70%;
2)Pulsed Neutron Log Analysis Techniques/Results-Gulf Coast & E. Texas Sandstones
Mr. John L. Griffiths, Jr., 67, Vice President – Operations
• Experienced in all aspects of oil & gas industry
• Owner and operator of drilling contracting company
• Owner of publicly traded oil & gas operating company with operations in TX, OK, LA
• Reservoir Engineer ARCO 1954 gas operating company
• B.S. in Mechanical Engr. from SMU and petroleum engineering studies at LSU
Mr. Sam Nicholson, 65, Comptroller
• Petroleum accounting industry for almost 30 years
• Involved in both public and privately owned companies
• Certified Public Accountant
• BBA Accounting from University of Texas
