Worked as geologist and senior staff geologist for Mitchell Energy from 1980-1988. Worked as senior staff geologist for Anadarko Petroleum from 1988-1991. Experience in East Texas and Permian Basin. Owned Parks & Associates, Inc from 1989-2010, a company that has diversified assets in various investment vehicles. Owned Paper Solution Group Inc., a document conversion company based in Edmond, OK, from 1998-2002. Owned Shadowfax Properties, Inc. and Misty Mountain Properties, LLC, real estate investment companies, from 2002-2010. Worked as A&D Manager for JEC Operating, LLC from 2007-2010 developing and evaluating geological prospects in the Mid-Continent (Oklahoma) region. Worked as Senior District Geologist for Chaparral Energy from 2010-September 2013. Handled geological evaluations, prospect generation, A&D evaluations for Permian Basin and all of New Mexico. Currently VP Geology/Geophysics for Wishbone EP, a Houston based Private Equity E&P company focused on Mid-Continent, Permian Basin and East Texas asset acquisition and development.Specialties: Exploration and Development Geology for Permian Basin and Mid-Continent, Sales and Marketing, Management