Founding partner of company with primary focus and acreage position in the Powder River Basin, focused on the horizontal Niobrara in which we acquired a significant operated position. FCR also held non-operated acreage in the developing unconventional Atoka in SE Colorado and the Miss Lime/Chat along the Nemaha Ridge.

As principal of EnS, solely consulted to Conoco Phillips' VP Global Exploration in reformulating and implementing COP's business case in the DW GOM.

Develop large scale program for basin entrance into the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico for Hunt Oil during high Federal lease turnover cycles of 2006-08.

Managed Nexen's DW GOM portfolio and staff through the expansion years of the US division. Established investment focus and strengthened the technical underpinnings for the program. Developed strengths in the Central Gulf and a substantial non-operated presence in the emerging Jurassic oil play in the Eastern Gulf and in the Perdido Fold Belt.

As part of Canadian management team transformed Canadian exploration activity to that consistent with large independent after takeover of UPRC; initially as Geophysical Mgr and then Exp Mgr for programs in Nova Scotia & Mackenzie Delta.

Various positions working exploration in the on & offshore Gulf Coast, MAFLA, Eastern Overthrust, Williston and Central Montana and special projects in Geophysical Research.