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The Management
Zavanna operates
wells in North Dakota, Texas, Alberta and Saskatchewan. However
we prefer to join with other operating companies.
To supplement Zavanna's expertise, we have established key
relationships with experts in the various disciplines (engineering,
geophysics, geology and land) in each of our Areas
of Opportunity. This approach allows Zavanna flexibility
without creating a large staff and overhead.
Here is Zavanna's management team:
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Nugent
Brasher, Chairman,
is a third generation oilman who brings extensive experience
in oil and gas exploration, particularly in the application of
computerized data analysis. Nugent is one of Zavanna's two expert
users of the ExplorationStation and is a designer of its
exploration techniques. Nugent guides Zavanna into appropriate
exploration areas, represents the Company in attracting industry
partners in each area, coordinates the identification of leads
within the targeted areas, and guides the continuous development
of the Technology.
Nugent received
his B.S. in Geology from the University of Texas in 1969 and
began his professional career with Texas Pacific Oil Company
in Lafayette, Louisiana. After four years he became an independent
geologist active in the Permian Basin. In 1979 he began consulting
to both major and independent oil and gas companies on building
exploration databases. Nugent co-founded Bravo Resources in 1981
with Steve Rothman and began actively developing a microcomputer-based
exploration workstation as part of research and development on
the use of computer technology in petroleum exploration. In 1989,
the joint venture between Bravo and Prairie commenced, which
in turn became Zavanna, LLC.
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Steven I.
Rothman, Vice Chairman, brings unique experience
as a systems engineer and computer software and hardware designer.
Steven created the ExplorationStation
and is involved with its utilization throughout all of Zavanna's
ventures. Steven continues to develop new systems and software
for Zavanna, and maintains the primary links to hardware vendors
and to developments in the computer field.
Steven received
his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute in 1969 and his M.S.E.M. from Northeastern University
in 1972. Steven worked for the MITRE Corporation, a not-for-profit
"think tank" created from the Lincoln Laboratories
of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. While with MITRE,
his assignments included work with NASA Johnson Manned Spaceflight
Center in Houston and NORAD Space Computational Center in Colorado
Springs. In 1981 he co-founded Bravo Resources in Glenwood, New
Mexico, and turned his attention to the science of exploration
in the petroleum industry.
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William L.
Coleman, President,
has extensive financial and administrative experience in the
oil and gas industry. Bill represents Zavanna in its various
business negotiations, the development of the Industry Joint
Exploration Agreements, and the management of its producing properties.
Bill received
a B.A. in Economics from Duke University in 1973 and his M.B.A.
from Tulane in 1975. He began his career as a landman with Atlantic
Richfield working successively in their Denver, Dallas and Midland
offices. In 1979, he moved to Aminoil USA in Houston to work
offshore Gulf Coast and later became Division Land Manager.
In 1981 Bill founded Prairie Petroleum. Using conventional
exploration methods prior to joining forces with Bravo, Prairie
has caused 110 wells to be drilled with an overall success rate
of 46% in the Rocky Mountains and West Texas.
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Frank Weisser,
Chief Financial
Officer, oversees all
financial aspects of the company, manages the capital raising
efforts, coordinates the introduction of the Technology to selected
industry partners, and negotiates Joint Exploration and Acquisitions
Agreements.
Frank
brings 20 years of investment banking expertise, with a focus
on energy and natural gas since late1983. After eight years as
a generalist investment banker at Merrill Lynch, he joined the
Energy Group of Morgan Stanley. In 1984, he sponsored and cofounded
the Natural Gas Clearinghouse, today the largest independent
marketer of natural gas in North America. Frank moved to the
Morgan Stanley Utility Group in 1985 as the senior investment
banker for the natural gas industry, and joined Bear Stearns
in 1988 as head of the Energy Group. With Scott Johnson (thirteen
years as an investment banker with Goldman Sachs) in 1991, he
founded Weisser, Johnson & Co., a natural gas investment
banking boutique, and Weisser, Johnson & Co. Capital Corporation,
a NASD registered broker-dealer.
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Steve Swanson,
Vice President,
is Zavanna's second expert user of the ExplorationStation. Steve
coordinates the development of Zavanna's leads with its joint
venture partners along with developing and marketing oil and
gas prospects derived from Zavanna's proprietary Technology.
Steve also brings significant experience as an exploration geologist
to Zavanna. He is or has been actively involved in all of Zavanna's
Areas of Opportunity.
Steve received
his B.S. in Geology from Washington State University in 1973,
and his M.S. in Geology from Texas A&M in 1975. Upon graduation
he worked for Atlantic Richfield in its Denver office until 1979
when he became an Exploration Geologist for Superior Oil responsible
for the Powder River Basin. In 1981 he worked for Samson Resources,
then helped form Matrix Exploration Company in 1982. Steve was
Vice President of Exploration for Tresor Petroleum from 1983
until he joined Prairie in mid-1984.
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