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Team Leadership

If it is development or acquisition of a hard asset with cashflow and/or appreciation in

value, we have a team that is experienced and working in the sector.

Paul Anthony Thomas, CPGS

Mr. Thomas is a Certified Professional Geologist with over 15 years as a well site
superintendent & exploration professional and an additional 15 years in upper
management of petroleum production and exploration operations. After 15 years as an
exploration geologist and alternative investment manager, Mr. Thomas spent seven
years working for the Environmental Protection Agency as a national expert and trainer
in various programs, many related to the energy business. Mr. Thomas returned to the
investment world (including oil and gas investment management) in 1997.

Career Highlights:
35+ years finance, real estate, oil & gas, publishing
Drilled and completed over 500 wells as well-site superintendent, geologist/partner
Leased for exploration over 2,000,000 acres of land in North America
Owned over 250 commercial/residential properties, developed & managed real estate for 30 yrs.
Worked for 20+ years as a financial analyst and investment newsletter publisher for New
Horizons for Investors researching equities, commodities, fixed income & private equity.

Distinctions:
Certified Professional Geologist #7243, Active Member, American Association of Petroleum Geologists
(AAPG)
Registered Landman, Active Member, American Association of Petroleum Landmen (AAPL)
BS – Psychology/Marketing, Texas A&M University 1979
BS – Geology, Hardin Simmons University 1981
Author: Winning with Private Equity (2005),
Editor: Human Psychology in the Stock Market (1969)
W. Allan Meador, MBA

Mr. Meador has over 35 years of finance, accounting, and management experience in many
business environments. He oversees the evaluation for all acquisitions and the accounting for
the Managing Partner and the partnerships it manages. These partnerships also own
commercial real estate in the West Texas marketplace.
In the 1980s, Mr. Meador served as the Vice-President of Finance and lead accountant for
James P. Dunigan, Inc. [also known as Dunigan Petroleum, Inc.], a West Texas based oil and
gas producer, real estate developer and entrepreneur. In the 1990s, Allan was solely
responsible for taking Allegro Operating from a start-up oil and gas production company to
over 1000 barrels per day of operated oil production in 24 months. Allegro filed for Chapter
7 Bankruptcy in 1998 after the price of crude declined to $6 and remained low for an
extended period of time. Mr. Meador’s list of completed projects and acquisitions is
extensive.

Career Highlights
35+ years of direct oil & gas industry experience
Oversaw the operation of hundreds of oil and gas well bores
30 years of finance, accounting, and management experience in the Oil & Gas business.

Distinctions:
Current - Board of Development, Hardin-Simmons University
Former Board Member of West Central Texas Oil & Gas Association (1998)
Former Trustee - Hardin-Simmons University.
Former President, Abilene Philharmonic Assn.
MBA – Finance, Hardin-Simmons University 1981
BA - Composition, Hardin-Simmons University 1979

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