Mr. Robert S. Fabris is Vice President of Land and Business Development for Sierra. Mr. Fabris received a BA from the University of Mississippi in 1978 and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Georgia in 1980. Mr. Fabris began his career with Amoco Production Company in 1980. He held a variety of managerial positions including the direction of a $46 MM exploratory joint venture with a major insurance company and a Japanese energy company. In 1991, Mr. Fabris became District Manager for Placid Oil Company in Houston. He supervised all Gulf Coast operations and various projects in the Dutch North Sea. In 1995, Shell Western E & P Inc. recruited Mr. Fabris to establish a growth venture department for the Texas Gulf Coast. In 20 months, Mr. Fabris closed property acquisitions and joint venture projects totaling $65 MM. Mr. Fabris supervises all land and contract matters for Sierra and concentrates on identifying joint venture and acquisition candidates.