FOCUS has assembled a superior management team with more than 120 years of experience, representing unparalleled project generation expertise.  This experience and expertise allows FOCUS' management team to quickly and accurately identify, evaluate and execute the development of Gulf of Mexico prospects.

	Donald V. Crider - CEO. Don earned a M.S. degree in geology from the University of Tennessee in 1980. A proven oil and gas finder and one of four professionals selected in Phillips Petroleum Company's "Geoscientist Program" where he was cross-trained in geophysics, engineering and development geology. Subsequently, he was given geological and geophysical responsibility over Phillips' largest producing fields onshore and offshore Louisiana.  Don also served at PetroQuest Energy before co-founding Focus Exploration with Mr. Scherrer. (Mike and Don have worked together almost 20 years.) Don is as expert in identifying and reducing the risk associated with exploration prospects and enjoys an exploration success rate of over 82% and a development success rate of 100%. dcrider@focusexploration.com
	Michael A. Scherrer - President. Mike earned a B.S. in Geophysical Engineering degree from Colorado School of Mines in 1983. (He also led the varsity football team for four seasons as quarterback and was team captain his senior year.) A proven oil and gas finder with Marathon Oil Company in the GOM and later with Phillips Petroleum Company as Geophysical Coordinator of Phillips' properties in both Texas and Louisiana GOM waters, as well as onshore south Louisiana.  He met Don Crider, now CEO of FOCUS, while at Phillips.  Mike and Don later left Phillips to work at  PetroQuest Energy; Mike served as Chief Geophysicist at PetroQuest before co-founding FOCUS Exploration with Mr. Crider. Mike is a geophysical leader in seismic interpretation and attribute analysis, as well as in computer technology, and project management. mscherrer@focusexploration.com
	Dr. Marc H. Helsinger - EVP, Exploration and Business Development Marc has over 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry with Amoco (now BP), Louisiana Land and Exploration, Samson Resources and Hamman Oil and Refining. Dr. Helsinger holds a B.S. in Marine Geology from C.C.N.Y. and a M.S. and Ph.D. in Sedimentology, Stratigraphy and Geochemistry from Rensselaer  Polytechnic Institute.  He is a recognized expert in the specialized techniques of seismic stratigraphic analysis, seismic geomorphology combined with multivariate attribute analysis. These techniques provide a significant competitive advantage in prospect risk mitigation as well as finding significant potential previously unrecognized by industry. Dr. Helsinger is an A.A.P.G. Certified Geologist, a former National Science Foundation Fellow and a National Defense Fellow. mhelsinger@focusexploration.com
	Dennis Rohan - Vice President, Finance and Engineering. Dennis is a financial executive with over 25 years experience in oil and gas financing and energy project finance. Mr. Rohan has a B.S. degree in petroleum engineering from Texas A&M University with additional education from J.P. Morgan Chase and Harvard Investment Banking School. He started his career with Phillips Petroleum working in Oklahoma and in the British North Sea.  He also worked for a small independent before spending most of his career on Wall Street in New York with Hong Kong Shanghai Bank, The Bank of New York and Fuji Bank (Mizuho).  Mr. Rohan coordinates FOCUS' team of professionals in developing private placement funding memoranda for industry partners and financial institutions, as well as handling all engineering and finance functions for the company.  He is also an expert in economic modeling and probabilistic forecasting and has developed his own proprietary oil and gas economic software in structuring financial transactions for the oil and gas industry. drohan@focusexploration.com
	Gina M. Klein - Executive Assistant Gina has been Executive Assistant to Don Crider and Mike Scherrer for 11 years starting her career with them at PetroQuest Energy, LLC and joined the Focus team in 2005.  She brings 18 years in accounting and office administrative skills.  Her duties at Focus include but are not limited to Human Resources, Payroll, Oil and Gas Accounting, Land Administrative (JOA’s, Rental Payments, etc.)  Over the years she has assumed many GeoTech duties.  Her “can do” attitude has also helped her in troubleshooting and resolving phone systems and security issues as well as computer internet and workstation problems.  Gina’s willingness to multitask allows the Geotechnical team to “Focus” on finding oil and gas. . gklein@focusexploration.com