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Mr. Roorda is a Professional Engineer and holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (Eng.) degree from Queen's University and an MBA from the University of Calgary. Following Harvest’s merger with Viking in February of 2006, Mr. Roorda has primary responsibility for all business development and marketing initiatives in his role as Vice President, Corporate.
Following university, Mr. Roorda held a number of senior engineering positions with Dome Petroleum Ltd. From 1987 to 1991, he was a Vice President in the equity research group and was a ranked oil and natural gas analyst at BZW Canada Ltd. in Toronto (a subsidiary of Barclays Bank). From 1991 to 1996, Mr. Roorda was Manager, Business Development at Fletcher Challenge. In January 1996, he co-founded PrimeWest Energy Trust and served as a Director and as Vice President, Corporate where he oversaw PrimeWest's acquisition strategies. From June 1999 to July 2002, he was a Managing Director of Research Capital, an investment-banking firm, and was responsible for the overall direction and operations of the Calgary office. From July 2002 until February 2006, Mr. Roorda was President of Harvest. | 