Board of Directors
Rafael Pinedo: Chairman of the Board and Secretary
Rafael A. Pinedo was appointed to serve as a Director and Chairman of the Company effective July 10, 2008. Mr. Pinedo has over 20 years of experience in the areas of consulting, engineering, and energy. Since December 3, 1998, Mr. Pinedo has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Pilgrim Petroleum Corporation (PGPM.OTC and PHV at Frankfurt Stock Exchange), an oil and gas exploration company based in Dallas, Texas. Since December 31, 2003, Mr. Pinedo has also served as President and Director of Engineering and Operations, for American Petroleum Corp, an Irving, Texas based operating company, and Managing Director of American BNP Resources LP based in Midland, Texas.
Mr. Pinedo also serves as a director of CB Resources Ltd. (CNQ.ICD) a Canadian public company based in Vancouver Canada and Director at Mineral Hills Industries Ltd a Canadian Public company (TSXV. MHI). He has assisted a number of public companies in US, Canada and UK in energy and mineral exploration operations.
Bryan Bulloch: President and Chief Financial Officer
Bryan D. Bulloch, CPA was appointed to serve as a Director and to the offices of President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective July 10, 2008. Since November 3, 2005, Mr. Bulloch has also served as Vice President of Bulloch, Dupertuis, Seger & Co., PC, and he has been a partner at Bulloch, DuPertuis, Seger & Co., PLLC since May 1, 2000.
Mr. Bulloch has over 23 years of experience in the areas of finance, accounting, SEC filings, auditing and all levels of taxation at the federal and state level as well as several foreign countries including Canada. Mr. Bulloch has performed such services and gained experience in several industries including oil and gas, construction, retail, restaurants, real estate and services.
Carlo Ugolini: Vice President - Land and Exploration
Carlo Ugolini was appointed to serve as Vice President - Land and Exploration of the Company effective July 10, 2008. Pursuant to the terms of the Acquisition Agreement, Mr. Ugolini has also been appointed as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company effective upon the conclusion of the 10-day Period. Mr. Ugolini has over 10 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, with expertise in land management, exploration, drilling and field services.
Currently, Mr. Ugolini also serves as President of Eternity Exploration LLC, based in Colleyville, Texas. Prior to that, from June 2005 to June 2007, Mr. Ugolini served Reichmann Petroleum as Vice President of Business Development and Client Relations. At Reichmann Petroleum Mr. Ugolini was responsible for client and landowner relations, ensuring that private investor groups and industry partners were informed regarding development drilling projects.
From October 2003 to May 2005, Mr. Ugolini was a contract worker for Best Publication, where he implemented a call monitoring and measurement system for their multiple area yellow page directories in the Greater Houston markets. Mr. Ugolini holds a BA from Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.
Gama Munoz: Independent Director
Appointed as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company after the conclusion of the 10-day Period pursuant to the terms of the Acquisition Agreement. Since 1999 Mr. Munoz has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Bay Funding, Inc., a correspondent lending company based out of Tampa, Florida. Mr. Munoz has also served on the board of directors of CLTC Ventures, Corp. a venture investment company based out of Irving Texas since 2004. Mr. Munoz has a diverse background that includes over 25 years of business experience in aspects of financial operations, sales and strategic planning.
Kevin L. Dahlberg: Independent Director
Appointed as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company after the conclusion of the 10-day Period pursuant to the terms of the Acquisition Agreement. Kevin Dahlberg has over 25 years experience in real estate and finance. Mr. Dahlberg is currently President of AGF Management, LLC, as fund manager and advisor to American Growth Fund, which is involved in finance and investments. Mr. Dahlberg also serves as Executive Vice President of Triland International, Inc., a real estate acquisition and development company associated with major real estate projects in the US and Canada.
Prior to 2007, Mr. Dahlberg has served as Executive Vice President and Vice President of Investor Relations/Finance for RG America, Inc. where he has been instrumental in directing operations for the company and its subsidiaries and involved in matters including strategic planning, corporate finance, management of personnel, acquisitions, investor relations and public relations, and the implementation of corporate policies and procedures. Mr. Dahlberg has also served as President of RG Insurance Services, Inc., where he directed daily operations and was instrumental in the sales and marketing of financial products and services.
Mr. Dahlberg has worked with many real estate and finance companies in the past including Hillwood, a Perot Company, Goldman Sachs, Hudson Advisors, LLC (advisors to the Brazos and Lone Star opportunity Funds), KevBank, FDIC and Fidelity Investments. Mr. Dahlberg holds a Bachelors of Business Administration degree (in Real Estate, Management & Entrepreneurship) from Baylor University and maintains Series 6, 63 & 7 securities licenses a Texas Insurance license and a Texas Real Estate.
Bruce Hall: Independent Director
Appointed as our Independent Director on September 2008. Mr. Hall has significant public company experience and has previously worked as a senior financial executive with extensive experience in the real estate, energy, financial services, consulting and manufacturing industries. Since May 2003, Mr. Hall has been a consultant providing financial and management services for a number of public and private companies.
Since January 2006, Mr. Hall has been the Chief Financial Officer of Nortia Capital Partners, Inc., a publicly traded merchant banking firm. Additionally, since May 2004, Mr. Hall, as a consultant, has been the interim Chief Financial Officer of RG America, Inc., a publicly traded company that provides a broad array of synergistic products and services that addresses several key financial aspects of the commercial real estate market.
Since January 2005, Mr. Hall, as a consultant, has been the interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Dent Zone International, Inc., a private company providing after market services for the automobile market. From May 1999 through May 2003, Mr. Hall was the Chief Financial Officer of Probex Corp., a formerly publicly traded used oil recycling company that filed for protection under Chapter 7 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in May 2003. Previously, he held senior level positions at Recognition Equipment, Inc., Harris Adacom Corporation, and was a multi-family housing developer. Mr. Hall began his career in public accounting with Arthur Young & Company, a predecessor of Ernst & Young LLP. Mr. Hall is a licensed CPA in the State of Texas, a licensed Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin.
Rafael Pinedo
Chairman of the Board and Secretary
Bryan Bulloch
President and Chief Financial Officer
Carlo Ugolini
Vice President - Land and Exploration
Gama Munoz
Independent Director
Kevin L. Dahlberg
Independent Director
Bruce Hall
Independent Director