Steve C. Blackwell Email & Phone Number

Mckinney, Texas, Us

Invito Energy Partners was created out of a recognition that investors in direct energy investments while benefiting up front from significant tax savings face two primary hurdles to achieve superior long term returns; misalignment of incentives between the sponsor and investor and excessive up front fees. As CEO of Invito, Steve focuses daily to create value for investors by providing unique tax planning solutions, generating superior long terms returns, and protecting investors capital.

Arlington, Texas, Us

In my role as Chief Operating Officer at US Energy Development I oversaw the deployment of over $100 million of investor capital into the companies Eagle Ford shale asset. Our team was able to decrease the costs per well by 25%, and increase the average EUR’s by 5%. Additionally I provided the leadership to transition the company HQ from Buffalo, NY to Arlington, TX by recruiting new staff for the Technical, Financial, IT, Land and Accounting departments. Implemented an investment review strategy with data-based metrics to ensure financial results were in alignment with investor expectations. Positioned the company platform for growth and execution with a focus on increasing rates of return to its investors.

Rio De Janeiro, Rj, Br

Deployed over $100 million of investor capital into oil and gas projects. Some operational and financial highlights during my tenure as President were the following: drilled 39 horizontal wells, leased or acquired over 86,000 net operated acres across 3 plays, participated in another 60,000 non operated acres, divested 3 operated fields for just under $900 million with an ROI of 204%, 416% and 383% respectively, divested 1 non operated play for just over $164 million with an ROI of 145%.

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Directed sales and sales support and oversaw product development, technology, operations, finance, risk, and compliance groups in matrix organization. Created sales strategies and collaborated with multiple departments to increase market share and improve bottom-line profit. Delivered monthly progress reports to executive management regarding activities in division and industry. Tracked production metrics through report reviews, provided recommendations, and interfaced with co-department heads to assess needs and revise strategies. Recruited 2 Senior Vice Presidents, 4 Vice Presidents, opened 2 new processing centers in Denver, Co and Jacksonville, Fl and increased the sales force from 300 Account Executives to over 600. Grew monthly volume production to a company high of $2 Billion.

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Directed sales and sales support and oversaw product development, technology, operations, finance, risk, and compliance groups in matrix organization. Created sales strategies and collaborated with multiple departments to increase market share and improve bottom-line profit. Delivered monthly progress reports to executive management regarding activities in division and industry. Tracked production metrics through report reviews, provided recommendations, and interfaced with co-department heads to assess needs and revise strategies. Recruited 2 Senior Vice Presidents, 4 Vice Presidents, opened 2 new processing centers in Denver, Co and Jacksonville, Fl and increased the sales force from 300 Account Executives to over 600. Grew monthly volume production to a company high of $2 Billion.

Led sales, operations, and quality activities to ensure profitability of production division, including 4 full service sales and processing centers. Monitored production goals by evaluating reports and metrics daily and collaborated with managers on resolving employee issues. Strengthened customer satisfaction by interfacing with customers and sales representatives and soliciting feedback. Supported 100+ front-line staff through regular communications and directly supervised 5 Vice Presidents. Opened the first regional office outside California in Denver, Co and opened offices in Seattle, WA and Dallas, TX. Recruited Regional Sales Managers and Regional Operations Managers for each location and grew monthly divisional production to over $300 million.