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Founder and President of Lucky Lad Energy and Bourbon Bit Energy Lucky Lad Energy is an oil and gas operator and energy investment company acquiring conventional producing assets across the US, with a specific focus on the Gulf Coast. As of the end of 2024, we produce approximately 150 BOPD and 1 MMscfd. We've made 5 acquisitions to date totaling $2.5M. Bourbon Bit Energy is a full service oil and gas focused engineering firm maximizing value for our clients through reducing inefficiencies, optimizing production, and maximizing cash flow. We've worked with nearly 50 oil and gas operators on projects including reserve reports, field studies, workover preparation and onsite consulting, fluid level monitoring, SCADA installations, etc. Prior, I was an Operations Engineer for Hilcorp Energy where I managed 6,750 BOED across 5 fields along the Louisiana Gulf Coast, valued at over $240 million. I developed and supervised capital and wellwork programs within a $40 million budget and created over $200 million in asset value in the first two years. In three years, we implemented four waterfloods increasing field production by 1,280 BOED and field value by 22% ($52.8 million) by adding 4.5 million barrels of reserves.My career began at BP America as an Operations Engineer, where I gained extensive experience managing mature assets in the San Juan Basin, Permian Basin, Anadarko Basin, and Gulf Coast Basin. I then joined Merit Energy, overseeing their Permian Basin and newly-acquired Oklahoma assets, where I successfully increased field value by 29% and $15 million through strategic production enhancements and cost reductions.I hold a BS in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Oklahoma and an MBA from Louisiana State University. I am also a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas.

Listed skills include Petroleum Engineering, Reservoir Engineering, Completion, Reservoir Management, and 13 others.