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Mr. Broun, is the owner/operator of Broun Energy, LLC, an oil and gas exploration and production company. He co-founded, and from 1994 to 2003 was Vice President and Managing Partner of, Sierra Mineral Development, L.C., an oil and gas exploration and production company where he was responsible for reserve and economic evaluation of acquisitions, drill site selection and workover design. From 1992 to 1994 he was a partner and consultant in Tierra Mineral Develoment, L.C., where he evaluated, negotiated and structured acquisitions, workovers and divestitures of oil and gas holdings. From 1975 to 1992, Mr. Broun served in various petroleum engineering capacities, beginning as a petroleum engineer with Atlantic Richfield Company from 1975 to 1979 and Tenneco Oil Company from 1979 to 1982 and rising to serve in various management capacities as Acquisitions Manager from 1982 to 1986 and Vice President, Engineering from 1986 to 1987 at ITR Petroleum, Inc.; Vice President, Acquisitions from 1987 to 1988 and Vice President, Houston District from 1988 to 1990 at General Atlantic Resources, Inc.; and Vice President, Engineering and Acquisitions from 1990 to 1992 at West Hall Associates, Inc. Mr. Broun received his B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Texas and an M.S. in Engineering Management from the University of Alaska. | 