David Lawler - Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Lawler served as QRCP’s Chief Operating Officer from May 2007 until May 2009 and became President of QRCP, QEGP and QMGP in August 2008 and Chief Executive Officer of QRCP, QEGP and QMGP in May 2009. He has worked in the oil and gas industry for more than 18 years in various management and engineering positions. Prior to joining Quest, Mr. Lawler was employed by Shell Exploration & Production Company from May 1997 to May 2007 in roles of increasing responsibility, most recently as Engineering and Operations Manager for multiple assets along the U.S. Gulf Coast. Mr. Lawler graduated from the Colorado School of Mines in 1990 with a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering and earned his M.B.A. from Tulane University in 2003.
Jack Collins - Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Collins served as Executive Vice President — Investor Relations of QRCP and QEGP from December 2007 to October, 2008 when his title was changed at QRCP to Executive Vice President — Finance/Corporate Development. Additionally, from September 2008 to January 2009, he served as Interim Chief Financial Officer for QRCP, QEGP and QMGP. In May 2009, his title was changed at QEGP to match his title at QRCP and he has served as Executive Vice President — Finance/Corporate Development of QEGP since that time. He has also served on the Board of Directors of QMGP since his election in August 2008 and he became Executive Vice President — Finance/Corporate Development for QMGP in December 2009. Mr. Collins has more than 11 years of experience providing analysis and advice to oil and gas industry investors. Prior to joining QRCP, he worked for A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc., a national, full-service brokerage firm, from 1999 to December 2007 in various positions, most recently as a Securities Analyst, where he was responsible for initiating the firm’s coverage of the high yield U.S. energy stock sector (E&P partnerships and U.S. royalty trusts). As an Associate Analyst (2001 to 2005) and Research Associate (1999 to 2001) at A.G. Edwards, he assisted senior analysts in coverage of the independent E&P and oilfield service sectors of the energy industry. Mr. Collins holds a bachelors degree in economics with a business emphasis from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Tom Saunders - Executive Vice President of New Business Development and Marketing
Mr. Saunders has served as Executive Vice President — New Business Development and Marketing for QMGP since July 2009. He became Executive Vice President — New Business Development and Marketing — Midstream for QRCP and QEGP in December 2009. He has over 30 years of midstream experience. Prior to joining QMGP, from July 2008 to July 2009, Mr. Saunders served as Vice President — Commercial Development for privately-held Windsor Energy where he was responsible for building its midstream business and marketing all of its oil and natural gas production. From December 2003 to July 2008, Mr. Saunders served as Director of Commercial Development with Enogex Inc., developing new markets for the company in the Rocky Mountain region and as Director of Organization Development optimizing various business processes to improve profitability and capacity. Mr. Saunders holds a bachelors degree in industrial engineering and management from Oklahoma State University and an M.B.A. in energy management from Denver University.
Lance Galvin - Vice President of Engineering and Operations
Mr. Galvin has served as Vice President of QRCP since October 2009. He became Vice President — Engineering and Operations — Appalachia of QRCP, QEGP and QMGP in December 2009. Mr. Galvin has over 25 years of reservoir engineering experience. Prior to joining QRCP, from February 2008 to June 2009, Mr. Galvin served as Chief Operating Officer for privately-held Windsor Energy, where he managed all aspects of the company’s oil and gas asset portfolio including engineering and operations for properties in Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, Wyoming and North Dakota. Prior to this role, from 2002 to February 2008, Mr. Galvin served as a consulting engineer for Pinnacle Energy Services, LLC, where he was responsible for preparing reserve reports, reservoir engineering evaluations, and field studies for numerous public and private clients. Mr. Galvin earned a B.S. in petroleum engineering from Colorado School of Mines in 1980 and is a registered professional engineer in the State of Oklahoma.
Richard Marlin - Executive Vice President - Engineering
Mr. Marlin served as QRCP’s Executive Vice President — Engineering from September 2004 to December 2009. He also served as QRCP’s Chief Operations Officer from February 2005 through July 2006. From November 2002 to September 2004, he was QRCP’s engineering manager. He became Vice President — Engineering and Operations - Mid-Continent of QRCP, QEGP and QMGP in December 2009. Mr. Marlin has more than 32 years industry experience involving all phases of drilling and production in more than 14 states. His experience also involved primary and secondary operations along with the design and oversight of gathering systems that move as much as 175 Mmcf/d. He is a registered Professional Engineer holding licenses in Oklahoma and Colorado. Mr. Marlin earned a B.S. in Industrial Engineering and Management from Oklahoma State University in 1974. Mr. Marlin was a Director of the Mid-Continent Coal Bed Methane Forum from 2003 to 2005.
David Pinson - Vice President - Land
Mr. Pinson has served as Vice President — Land for QRCP since December 2009. He became Vice President — Land for QEGP and QMGP in December 2009. He has 30 years of experience in oil and gas exploration and development. Prior to joining QRCP, Mr. Pinson served as Managing Member of Pinson Brothers Drilling from 2004 to October 2009 and Managing Member of Tilford Pinson Exploration from 1993 to 2004, where he managed the business strategies and development and financial operations of the companies. Mr. Pinson holds a bachelors degree in secondary education from Texas Tech University.
Steve DeGiusti - General Counsel
Mr. DeGiusti has served as General Counsel for QRCP, QEGP and QMGP since January 2010. Prior to joining QRCP, QEGP and QMGP, Mr. DeGiusti was with the law firm of Crowe & Dunlevy in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from 1983 to January 2010, where he was a partner beginning in 1989. Mr. DeGiusti received a J.D. from the University of Oklahoma College of Law and a B.A. from the University of Central Oklahoma.