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Frank A. Lodzinski, age 58, has over 35 years of oil and gas industry experience. In 1984, he formed Energy Resource Associates, Inc., which acquired management and controlling interests in oil and gas limited partnerships, joint ventures and producing properties. Certain partnerships were exchanged for common shares of Hampton Resources Corporation in 1992, which Mr. Lodzinski joined as a director and President. Hampton was sold in 1995 to Bellwether Exploration Company for $35 million. In 1996, he formed Cliffwood Oil & Gas Corp. and in 1997, Cliffwood shareholders acquired controlling interests in Texoil, Inc. In 2001, Texoil, Inc. was sold to Ocean Energy, Inc. for $135 million. In 2001, Mr. Lodzinski was appointed CEO and President of AROC, Inc. to direct the restructuring and ultimate liquidation of that company. In 2003, AROC Inc. completed a $71 million monetization of oil and gas assets with an institutional investor and began a plan of liquidation in 2004. As part of that liquidation, Mr. Lodzinski was responsible for and oversaw petitions for liquidation under Federal bankruptcy laws, of two AROC Inc. subsidiaries, Latex Petroleum Corporation, an Oklahoma corporation and Source Petroleum Inc., a Louisiana corporation. In 2004, Mr. Lodzinski formed Southern Bay Energy, LLC, the General Partner of Southern Bay, which acquired the residual assets of AROC, Inc., and he has served as President of Southern Bay Energy LLC since its formation. He is a certified public accountant and holds a BSBA Degree in Accounting and Finance from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. | 