Mr. Melendrez is Mariner's Senior Vice President of Corporate Development. He served as Vice President of Corporate Development from July 2003 until April 2006. From 1992 to 1997, Mr. Melendrez was employed by affiliates of Enron Corp. in various commercial positions in the areas of domestic oil and gas financing and international project development. From 1997 to 2000, Mr. Melendrez was a Senior Vice President of Trading and Structured Finance with TXU Energy Services. In 2000, Mr. Melendrez returned to Enron, joining the Energy Capital Resources group, where he most recently managed the group's portfolio of oil and gas investments. From 1980 to 1992, Mr. Melendrez was with Exxon in various reservoir engineering and planning positions. Mr. Melendrez received his BS in Chemical Engineering and MS in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Southern California and his MBA from the University of Houston. |