Decision Makers
Board of Directors
Rex P. Doyle has been the Chief Executive Officer and director of Epic since April 4, 2006. Mr. Doyle was a Vice President of Michael Baker Corporation (AMEX:BKR) between August 2000 and September 2002. Between September 2002 and April 2004 Mr. Doyle was Vice President of Business Development for Baker Energy, a subsidiary of Michael Baker Corporation. Between April 2005 and April 2006, Mr. Doyle was Senior Vice President of Global Operations for Baker Energy and an officer of Michael Baker Corporation. Mr. Doyle graduated with a BS in Mechanical engineering from The Ohio State University, and has been a licensed professional engineer in the state of Louisiana (inactive). He graduated with a Masters of Business Administration, with Distinction, from the University of Michigan, and also graduated from the Harvard IPAA Program for Owners and Executives.
Patrick W. Murray has been an officer of Pearl Investment Company since 2006. Between 1995 and 2006 Mr. Murray managed his own investments. Between 1988 and 1995 Mr. Murray was Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance for MarkWest Hydrocarbon Partners, Ltd.
Dr. Robert M. Ferguson has been a director of Epic since December 2006. Since October 2005 Dr. Ferguson has been the President of the Leadership Institute for Vision and Ethics (Live) in Houston, Texas. Between January 2002 and September 2005 Dr. Ferguson was an independent consultant in the areas of organization and leadership. Since 2002 Dr. Ferguson has been an Adjunct Professor of Philosophy and Business Ethics at the Lone Star College, Montgomery in The Woodlands, Texas, and an Adjunct Professor in Business Ethics and Biblical Studies at Belhaven College in Houston, Texas. Since February 2008 Dr. Ferguson has been pastor at the Faith Fellowship Church in Spring, Texas. Between February January 2002 and October 2005 he was pastor at Spring Cypress Presbyterian Church in Spring, Texas.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Epic Energy Resources, Inc. |
Director, President and Founder, Leadership Institute for Vision & Ethics (Live) |
Current |
| Belhaven College |
Adjunct Prof |
Current |
| Faith Fellowship Church |
Pastor |
Current |
| Epic Energy Resources, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| University of Redlands |
Professor |
Former |
| Spring Cypress Presbyterian Church |
Pastor |
Former |
| Fuller Theological Seminary |
Doctor of Philosophy Degree |
Former |
Michael E. Kinney has been Epic's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since February 2008. Between 2005 and February 2008, Mr. Kinney was employed by Accretive Solutions, a financial consulting firm, leading its corporate governance team which focused on small to mid-size energy clients in the Houston area. From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Kinney was the Internal Audit Director for Stewart & Stevenson, Inc., a manufacturer of tactical vehicles for the federal government. Between 1996 and 2001 Mr. Kinney held several positions with Federal Express, including director of logistics operations (1999 to 2001) and managing director of audit (1997 to 1999) with responsibility for financial and operational audits. Mr. Kinney has also worked in various audit capacities with i2 Technologies and Textron. Mr. Kinney is a CPA and holds an MBA in Finance & Information Technology from Dallas Baptist University and a BBA in Accounting from the University of Texas at Arlington.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Epic Energy Resources, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Epic Energy Resources, Inc. |
Executive Vice President |
Current |
| Federal Express Corporation |
|
Former |
| Accretive Solutions Incorporated |
|
Former |
| University of Texas at Arlington |
MBA In Finance & Information Technology |
Former |
| Dallas Baptist University |
MBA |
Former |
| University of Texas at Arlington |
Bba In Accounting |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Metcalf Energy Center, LLC |
Senior Vice President, Internal Audit |
Current |
| Calpine Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Internal Audit |
Current |
| Epic Energy Resources, Inc. |
Director of Epic |
Current |
| Exide Technologies |
Vice President |
Former |
| Exide Technologies |
General Auditor |
Former |
| Palm Beach Atlantic University |
Master of Business Administration Degree |
Former |
| The State University of New York |
Bachelor of Science Degree In Accounting |
Former |
Richard D. Harvey has been a training consultant and technical manager with Epic Integrated Solutions since February 2006. Between March 2000 and February 2006, Mr. Harvey was Technical Manager with Baker Energy responsible for project development, planning, research and development, project estimates, budgeting, quality control, personnel administration and vendor relationships for major training projects. Traci Harvey has been a training consultant and project manager with Epic Integrated Solutions since 2005. Between 2002 and 2005, Ms. Harvey was employed by Baker Energy in project, personnel and budget management, project coordination, training and graphic design.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Epic Integrated Solutions, LLC. |
Technical Manager |
Current |
| Epic Energy Resources, Inc. |
Training Consultant and Technical Manager With Epic Integrated Solutions |
Current |
| Epic Integrated Solutions, LLC. |
Training Consultant |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Epic Energy Resources, Inc. |
Training Consultant and Project Manager With Epic Integrated Solutions |
Current |
Joseph Wright has been senior consultant with Epic Integrated Solutions since February 2006. Between 1997 and 2006, Mr. Wright was employed with Baker Energy in various capacities including senior technical consultant, technology manager, systems integrator, and network administrator.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Epic Energy Resources, Inc. |
Senior Consultant With Epic Integrated Solutions |
Current |
| Epic Integrated Solutions, LLC. |
Senior Consultant |
Current |
On April 4, 2006, Mark W. Moniak, Epic's only officer and director, appointed Rex Doyle, John S. Ippolito and David R. Reynolds as directors of Epic. Following these appointments Mr. Moniak, resigned as an officer and director of Epic.
Alan "Al" Carnrite has been a director of Epic since November 2008. Since 2003, Al has been a partner in a private oil and gas company and also leads an energy focused private equity fund. With over 25 years of experience in diversified oil and gas, he has been an advisor to many companies in the E&P industry. From 2001 to 2003, Al was a Managing Director and led the energy consulting practice at Jefferies Randall & Dewey. Al was a founder of the Carnrite Group LLC (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Epic) and the energy management consulting firm, Sterling Consulting Group, where he specialized in enhancing integrated companies' shareholder value through mergers and acquisitions, strategic leadership and value-added management assignments. From 1981 to 2001, he had worked for a large Canadian integrated energy company, where he played a key role in the firm's privatization, the largest in Canadian history.
John Otto has been a director of Epic since November 2008. John has been a certified public accountant and financial services representative. He is the founder and managing partner of John C. Otto, P.C., a CPA firm, and serves as a Director for Business Development of a tax firm called Ryan and Co. John began his career in 1972 in public accounting with the national firm KPMG with primary responsibility as the senior auditor for Mitchell Energy and Development Corporation and was a key part of the accounting and finance team that assisted with the successful IPO of Mitchell Energy which grew into a multibillion company before being acquired by Devon Energy. Mr. Otto also serves as a Texas State Representative for the 81st Legislature (2009-2010).
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Legislature.Com |
Texas State Representative |
Current |
| Oversight, Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Budget Corp |
Chairman |
Current |
| Epic Energy Resources, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Texas A&M University |
Bachelor of Business Administration Degree |
Former |
Martin Lipper, a Korean War Veteran, graduated from New York University in 1958 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Economics. Mr. Lipper began his career on Wall Street as a securities analyst specializing in bank stock analysis. He joined the Bank of New York and was a senior bank insurance and finance analyst. Later he became co-director of research at Eastman Dillon Union Securities and later Purcell Graham. In 1973, Mr. Lipper became Vice President and Treasurer of APF Electronics. Mr. Lipper recently served as Senior Vice President and Research Director of Baron Group U.S.A.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Tx Holdings, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Epic Energy Resources, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Brill Securities, Inc |
Director of Research |
Former |
| New York University |
Bachelor of Science Degree In Finance and Economics |
Former |