Mr. Lueders joined the Company as Director of Corporate Development in April 1998 and was appointed to Vice President of the Company in September 1998. Previously, he was Manager of Acquisitions for Merit Energy from 1996 until he joined the Company in April 1998. He also worked as a consulting evaluation engineer for RK Engineering from 1994 through 1996. Prior to this he was the Product Line Manager with Munro Garrett International from 1993 to 1994. From 1982 to 1993, he was Manager of Engineering Services for Pacific Enterprises Oil Company (USA) where he managed the reserves, budget and engineering systems. He began his career with Amoco Production Company in 1979 as an engineer working East and West Texas. Mr. Lueders earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Missouri at Rolla in 1979. |