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highly qualified management and technical team has
extensive industry experience and a proven track
record in oil and gas exploitation and development.
The team has successfully devloped several "early stage" oil
and gas companies in the U.S. and Canada.
Mark
A. Erickson
Director, Chief Executive Officer and President
Mr. Erickson has served as a Director, Chief Executive
Officer and President of Gasco since February 2001.
Mr. Erickson served as President of Pannonian Energy
Inc. from mid-1999 until the Company's merger with
Pannonian Energy in February 2001. In late 1997, Mr.
Erickson co-founded Pennaco Energy, Inc., an AMEX listed
oil and gas company with properties in the Powder River
basin of Wyoming. He served as an officer and Director
of Pennaco from its inception until mid-1999. Mr. Erickson
served as President of RIS Resources (USA), a natural
gas company from late 1997 to the end of 1998. Mr.
Erickson is a Registered Petroleum Engineer with twenty
years of experience in business development, finance,
strategic planning, marketing, project management and
petroleum engineering. He holds a MS in Mineral Economics
from the Colorado School of Mines.
Michael
K. Decker
Executive
Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Mr.
Decker has 29 years of oil and gas prospecting, development,
operations and M&A experience. He was the Vice President
of Exploitation at Prima Energy Corporation, (NASDAQ:
PENG), Prima was recognized by the Denver Business
Journal as the "top performing Colorado based company
of the 1990s," with a market return of 1857%. Mr.
Decker also worked for Bonneville Fuels Corporation
and Tenneco Exploration and Production Company.
He holds a BS degree in Geological Engineering from
the Colorado School of Mines and is the Chairman of
the Potential Gas Committee.
W. King Grant
Executive Vice President , Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary
Prior to joining Gasco, Mr. Grant served as Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer for KEH.com, a catalog/Internet retailer of new and used camera
equipment. From 1997 to 1999, Mr. Grant was Senior Vice President in the Natural
Resources Group of ING Baring, LLC. He was responsible for providing financing
and advisory services to mid-cap and smaller energy companies. For the previous
11 years, Mr. Grant held several positions at Chase Manhattan Bank and its affiliates,
most recently as a Vice President in the Oil & Gas group. Mr. Grant
holds a BSE in Chemical Engineering from Princeton University and an MBA from
the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
John
D. Longwell
Vice President and Operations Manager
Mr. Longwell was founder and President of Action
Oilfield Services, Inc, Action Energy Services, Methane
Engineering, LLC, and was Senior Vice President of
Operations for Prima Energy Corp. His 29 years of oil
and gas drilling, completion, and operations experience
make him well suited for managing GASCO Energy’s
drilling program and ongoing operations. He received
his Bachelors of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering
from Syracuse University.
Charles H. Wilson
Drilling Manager
Mr. Wilson has 26 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Prior
to joining Gasco Energy, he was the US Onshore Drilling Manager for Forest Oil
Company located in Denver, Colorado. His 26 years of experience in the industry
has ranged from drilling, completion and production operations to surface equipment
installations. Since 1990 Mr. Wilson has been focused primarily on drilling operations
covering Utah, Wyoming, North Dakota, Montana, California, Nevada, New Mexico,
Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and 5 years in the international arena. His experience
will accommodate the current Management and Technical teams that are currently
in place at Gasco. He holds a BS degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University
of Wyoming and in addition has held several positions within the Society of SPE
and AADE.
Peggy
Herald
Vice President, Accounting and Administration; Chief Accounting Officer
Ms. Herald joined Gasco in 2002 as Controller and was
since promoted to Vice President and Controller. She
has over 18 years of financial, accounting and reporting
experience in the oil and gas industry. Prior to joining
Gasco, she served as the Financial Reporting Manager
for Hallwood Energy Corporation, where she managed
the financial reporting process for several publicly
traded oil and gas corporations and limited partnerships.
She also worked in public accounting for five years
at Deloitte & Touche LLP and KPMG LLP. Ms. Herald
is a CPA and holds a BS degree in Accounting from Regis
University.
Robin
Dean
Geological Manager
Mr.
Dean has over 31 years of experience in the oil and
gas
industry. Since joining Gasco in 1999 as a Consulting
Geologist, Mr. Dean generated the Riverbend Prospect,
originated the Mesaverde play concept, which he marketed
to Phillips Petroleum, and authored numerous prospects
in the Uinta Basin-Douglas Creek Arch area. Between
1991 and 1999, Mr. Dean worked as a Consulting Geologist.
Clients included Rosewood Resources, Inland Resources,
AA Production and Apache Corporation. Prior
to 1991, Mr. Dean worked in various technical and
supervisory
and technical positions for companies including Enron
Oil and Gas, Belco Petroleum, Diamond Shamrock Corporation
and Texaco. Mr. Dean holds a Bachelor’s
degree and a Master’s degree in Geology from
Cambridge University in England.
Shawn
C. Elworthy
Field Superintendent
For
nearly 20 years, Mr. Elworthy was Field Foreman for
Prima Energy Corp. He was also instrumental in the
formation of Action Oilfield Services. Beginning in 1977,
as the founder of Rocky Mountain Oilfield Services (a
production and oilfield construction company), Mr. Elworthy
contributed to the economic development of the Codell
play, in the DJ Basin of Colorado. His 27 years
of experience in the industry will enable him to help
fulfill Gasco Energy’s mission to develop the
Uinta Basin in Utah.
David R. Smith
Land Manager
Prior to joining Gasco, Mr.
Smith was Director of Land for Hunter Energy, LLC.
He has 25 years of experience in the land side of the oil and gas industry as
a title attorney, corporate landman, and lease brokerage owner whose clients
included Encana, Bill Barrett Corp., Williams, Lance Oil and Gas Company, Kerr
McGee and Dominion E & P. He received his Bachelors of Science degree
in Chemistry and Mathematics from Metropolitan State College, and Juris Doctorate
from the University of Denver.
Suzie
Wright
Manager of Corporate Administration
Ms. Wright is an oil and gas professional
with extensive experience in the industry, including
affiliations with two Fortune 500 companies
and participation in two public offerings. Her significant
expertise covers a broad spectrum, including human
resources, risk management, investor relations, and
corporate relations.
Keith Doss
Controller
Mr. Doss brings to Gasco over 20 years of public and private company experience in accounting and financial management including natural gas marketing, contract administration, project management, and systems design and analysis. Prior to joining Gasco, Mr. Doss held various accounting and controller positions at energy industry companies including Western Gas Resources, Red Cedar Gathering Company, Southern Ute Indian Tribe, Ensign Oil and Gas and Burlington Resources, where he spent 10 years of his career. He is a CPA and holds a Master of Science and Bachelor of Science both in Accounting from The University of North Texas.
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