Drake N. Smiley has been senior vice president of land and exploration for RAM since January 1998. Mr. Smiley served as vice president of land legal and business development from February 1997 until December 1997. Previously Mr. Smiley was employed by Reading & Bates serving as manager of land. Before Reading & Bates he was employed by Cities Service Company. In June of 1994 Mr. Smiley accepted the position of vice president land with Continental Resources Inc. in Enid Oklahoma. Mr. Smiley has 29 years of experience in the petroleum industry and is a member of the Oklahoma and Tulsa County Bar Associations the Tulsa and American Associations of Petroleum Landmen and the Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri where he also received his Juris Doctorate. |