Personnel

RESUMES OF KEY PERSONNEL

RUSSELL L. “BUCK” UNDERWOOD
REO L. UNDERWOOD
JERRY “MIKE” MOORE
DENNIS JAMES REFFALT
LARRY “GUS” SPRAGUES
MIKE BLOWER
CHAD L. UNDERWOOD
GARY BURGENER
JEFF TAYLOR
QUINT SCHIRMER
DENNIS STEVENS
EARL MALLEY
LARRY YERGER
BRANDON GROVE
BRAIN HALL

The enclosed resumés are brief overviews. More detailed information is available upon request. We have several additional employees whose resumés are not included but who are frequently utilized in supervisory positions relevant to their experience. Other competent personnel who are not retained as part of our steady work force are available as required for larger projects.

RUSSELL L. “BUCK” UNDERWOOD
740 South 8th Street
Douglas, Wyoming 82633
Home:(307) 358-4966

DUTIES: PRESIDENT
DATE OF BIRTH: April 24, 1944

EXPERIENCE:
Mr. Underwood has 40 years experience in all phases of pipeline, compressor station, processing plant construction, project management and management of construction companies. He began working on pipelines during vacations from school in the late 1950's as a laborer and started working full time upon graduation from high school in 1962.

His pipeline experience includes operation of most major pieces of pipeline equipment, certified pipeline welding and supervision. He went to work for Chinook Pipeline in 1970 as a welder and quit welding in 1972 to become superintendent on pipeline and compressor station projects for that firm.

Chinook Construction, Inc. was incorporated in January 1976 as a subsidiary of Chinook Pipeline which dealt primarily in the design, fabrication and installation of compressor stations and processing facilities. Buck managed that firm from it’s inception until December 1982, when he left to start Northwinds of Wyoming, Inc. While with Chinook he managed the installation of numerous new compressor stations for McCulloch Gas, CIG, Phillips Petroleum and other customers, as well as the fabrication and installation of several sweetening units, gas processing plants and various maintenance and turn-a-round projects on such facilities. The company employed up to 150 full time construction personnel and performed work on as many as 15 sites simultaneously.

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EXPERIENCE:
Reo started working pipeline construction as a teenager and has pipelined for Chinook Pipeline, Chinook Construction, Northwinds Construction and Northwinds of Wyoming, Inc. His experiences include operating all types of pipeline equipment, foreman and superintendent on numerous pipeline projects as well as having considerable background on station related work.

He also worked as a gauger for Powder River Pipeline Company in Gillette, Wyoming for two years then went to work for Chinook Resources in 1977 as Production Superintendent in Oklahoma. He returned to Chinook Pipeline in 1979 in Watford City, North Dakota as foreman and superintendent, where he supervised station and gas plant installations and the construction of steel, polyethylene and fiberglass pipelines.

Reo was co-manager and field superintendent in Watford City for Northwinds Construction starting at its inception in 1982 until March, 1983 when he transferred to Evanston, Wyoming for Northwinds of Wyoming, Inc. In 1984, he moved to Douglas as co-manager.

Reo bids projects, helps promote construction activities, is project manager or superintendent as necessary and is involved in the overall operation of Northwinds Of Wyoming.

COMPLETED PROJECTS
Lowering-in and hydrostatic testing foreman on 28 miles of 6" steel pipeline for Amoco Production at Killdeer, North Dakota.
Superintendent on 40 miles of 2" thru 8" schedule 40 thru 180 steel pipeline for Amoco Production in North Dakota.
Superintendent on 5 miles of fiberglass pipeline for Amoco Production in North Dakota.
Superintendent on 20 miles of 2" thru 12" polyethylene pipeline for Amoco Production.
Pipe foreman on 10 miles of 12" steel pipeline for Amoco Pipeline through the Missouri Breaks in North Dakota.
Lowering-in and hydrostatic testing foreman on 6 miles of 8" steel pipeline for Aminoil.
Superintendent on 10 miles of 2" thru 8" polyethylene pipeline for Aminoil in North Dakota.
Lowering-in and hydrostatic testing foreman on 42 miles of 3" and 6" steel pipeline for Western Gas in North Dakota.
Superintendent on reconditioning of 28 miles of 8" for Cities Service in North Dakota.
Foreman or superintendent on over 50 miles of 4" thru 8" steel gathering systems for Belle Fourche Pipeline and 80 miles of 2" thru 8" steel and polyethylene pipelines for Phillips Petroleum.
Superintendent on 11 miles of 10" steel pipeline for Questar Pipeline.
Superintendent on 13 miles of 10" steel pipeline for Texaco Trading & Transportation.
Superintendent on 7 miles of 10" for Williams Field Services.
Superintendent on 11 miles of 8” for Amoco Pipeline.
Superintendent on 8 miles of 16” for KN Energy.

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JERRY “MIKE” MOORE
PO Box 599
Douglas, Wyoming 82633
(307) 358-6550

DUTIES: PROJECT MANAGER OF STATION RELATED PROJECTS
DATE OF BIRTH: July 7, 1940

AREAS OF EXPERIENCE:
Construction Manager Plant Maintenance Bidding
Project Superintendent Inventory/Quality Control Purchasing
Field Superintendent Hiring/Training Customer/Clientele Satisfaction

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
Proven background and experience in construction, construction management, construction supervision, construction financial supervision, and in the overseeing of all phases of field and construction projects. Mr. Moore deals effectively with potential customers and clientele, handles multiple responsibilities in both field and office, and administrates the demands essential to daily operation.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
1993-Present Northwinds of Wyoming, Inc.
Position: Manager of Station Construction, General Superintendent
Duties: Provides bidding assistance and construction management of all
Station related projects.

1987-1993 Flint Engineering and Construction, Inc.
Position: Project Superintendent
Duties: Supervised the construction of additions to Chevron's Carter Creek Gas Plant, Amoco's Bairoil CO2 and injection project, emergency generator for MLSA Petroleum and revisions and additions on Chevron's McElroy Water Flood Station.

1984-1985 Elk Corporation
Position: Construction Consultant
Duties: Conceptual designs or solutions, produce drawings and/or sketches as appropriate, specify the equipment and materials required, prepare purchase requisitions, purchasing follow up, direct supervision of pre-installation preparations and fabrication, monitor and inspect the installation and commissioning, direct and supervise construction personnel.

1983-1984 Northwinds of Wyoming, Inc.
Position: Field Superintendent, Project Superintendent
Duties: Responsible for overseeing the construction of compressor stations and additions to existing compressor stations throughout Wyoming. Superintendent for all company operations for Rock Springs, Rawlins, and Evanston areas involving compressor stations and processing plants.

1979-1983 Chinook Construction, Inc.
Position: Field Superintendent
Duties: Responsible for implementing maintenance and revision contracts for Chinook, and for supervising construction projects for Champlin Petroleum, Colorado Interstate Gas Company, and Amoco.

1978-1979 G.A.S. Construction, Inc.
Position: Project Superintendent
Duties: Responsible for the supervision and management of personnel and materials for project completion; with additional responsibilities for over-seeing the layout, excavation, and concrete work. As well as the installation of scrubbers, liquid terminals, compressors (natural gas powered units) from 500-1200HP, and instrumentation equipment; handling the electrical work and all associated components and structures.

1976-1978 Kelley Coppedge, Inc.
Position: Project Superintendent
Duties: Responsibilities included the installation of eighteen (18) compressors for Panhandle Eastern Pipeline and for the supervision of up to fifty (50) personnel.

1971-1975 Dow Badische
Position: Production Specialist
Duties: Responsible for the operation and maintenance of acrylic esters plants and utilizing equipment including pumps, distillation columns, instrument controllers, and all related equipment, extensive training was provided in operations, maintenance and instrumentation.

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BIRTHDATE: January 25, 1956
EDUCATION: Grade K-12 Guernsey-Sunrise High School
1974-1977 University of Wyoming
WORK HISTORY:

2002 – Present Northwinds of Wyoming
Project Manager / Superintendent
Supervised pipeline construction projects:
Shell – 16” Smart pig remediation project. Guernsey to Osage.
KANEB – 6” Pipeline re-conditioning project. Edgemont S.D.
Shell – 8,6, and 4” Pipeline retirement project.

1998 – 2002 Venture 101, Inc.
General Superintendent
Supervised Various Construction Projects. Prepared and submitted bids to various gas and oil companies. Staffed and completed numerous projects. Submitted Job Tracking Reports.

1995-1998 United Field Services
Chief Inspector
Supervised construction projects including:
KN Energy, Inc. Rifle to Avon, Colorado 12” Mainline.
KN Energy, Inc. 16” Loop Line – Douglas Wyoming
KN Energy, Inc. 12”, 20”, 22” Pony Express Pipeline Conversion.

1985-1995 KN Energy, Inc.
Group Leader – Operations
Supervised Construction Projects. Supervised Area Operations of Pipeline facilities in Wyoming, Nebraska, and Colorado including a mainline compressor station in North Platte, Ne.

1978-1985 Contract Welder
Pipeline Welder – Various contractors including Chinook pipeline, Sterling Construction, W.C. James, Lloyds Welding, Freunds Construction, etc. Welded pipeline and plant facilities. Operated excavator and sideboom as requested.

1977-1978 Peter Kewitt and Sons.
Maintenance Welder
Repaired and maintained crushing, screening, loading plant and related equipment. Operated live power shovel and haul trucks as requested.

Training:
• OSHA – Supervisors training as it applies to OSHA regulations. Compliance, interpretation, and understanding OSHA regulations. (4 classes – various locations.
• D.O.T. – Supervisor and Inspector Training. D.O.T. compliance and interpretation. Record keeping requirements as they apply to pipeline operators. (7 classes – various locations.)
• Pipeline Radiography and Inspection – Level 1. Las Vegas, Nevada.
• Hazwoper – KN Training facility – Sidney, Nebraska.
• Pipeline Welding and Metallurgy – Grand Island, Nebraska.
• Cathodic Protection – Houston, Texas.
• Cathodic Protection II – KN Training facility – Sidney, Nebraska.
• H2S, CO2, N2 – Safety training – (4 classes – Sidney, Ne., Odessa, Tx., Lysite, Wy.)
• Fire Prevention – Sidney, Nebraska.
• Fire Extinguisher Maintenance – Sidney, Nebraska.
• KN Energy Computer Based Training – Scottsbluff, Ne.
Production
Dehydration
Amine, Catalyst treatment systems
Compression
D.O.T. Compliance
• Pipeline Regulations Part 192 – Kearney, Nebraska.
• OSHA Competent Person – Sidney, Nebraska.(16 hr. and 2 refresher classes)
• Trenching and Shoring – Sidney, Nebraska.
• CPR, First Aid – Sidney, Ne., and Gillette, Wy.
• Drug and Alcohol recognition – Supervisor’s training – North Platte, Ne.
• Confined Space – Sidney, Nebraska.
• Risk Management – Gering, Ne.
• FERC Compliance Seminar – Denver, Co.
• EEO Compliance – Ogallala, Ne.
• Interaction – PDI – Scottsbluff, Ne.
• Interaction Management – PDI – Conflict Resolution – Lakewood, Co.
• American Red Cross
Adult CPR
Standard First Aid
First Aid Basics
• OSHA – Construction Safety and Health – Douglas, Wy.

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DUTIES: PIPELINE AND STATION SUPERINTENDENT

EXPERIENCE:
Mr. Sprague had sixteen years pipeline construction experience, nine years of which were spent as a welder and seven as a foreman on distribution work, fabrication and gas plant piping prior to going to work for Chinook Construction.

He worked for Chinook Construction from 1976 until the end of 1982, during which time he supervised the construction of five complete compressor stations, three gas processing plants and one sweetening plant. Gus also has extensive experience in large diameter pipe fabrication and is especially efficient in supervising tie-in work.

Gus has worked for Northwinds of Wyoming, Inc. since 1983 as pipeline and station construction superintendent.

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DUTIES: STATION & PIPELINE SUPERINTENDENT
DATE OF BIRTH: December 8, 1957

EXPERIENCE:
Mr. Blowers went to work for La Fluer & Sons in Beulah, North Dakota as a journeyman carpenter in 1975. When their mine project was completed in 1977, he started working for Bob's Casing Crews in Odessa, Texas and was a foreman on a casing crew until early 1981.

Mike worked for Creative Construction, Inc. in Gillette, Wyoming as an iron worker foreman from April, 1981 until December 1982 when the construction of the Buckskin Mine was completed.

Mike is very talented, dependable and hard working and is capable of operating almost all of our pipeline and station equipment and performance of construction duties. He is a talented pipefitter and is extremely good on fiberglass pipe and fusion bonding of polyethylene pipe.

Mike went to work for Northwinds Construction in Watford City, North Dakota in January of 1983 until December 1985. He then started working for Northwinds of Wyoming, Inc. and has been in the Douglas and Rock Springs area since that time working on pipelines well facilities and compressor stations..

Mr. Blowers has been Superintendent or Foreman on the following projects for Northwinds:
Monument, Colorado Metering Facilities Public Service Of Colorado
Kit Carson, Colorado Metering Station & Pipelines Mull Drilling
Sage Brush Compressor Station Phillips Petroleum
Guernsey Metering Station Sinclair Pipeline
Church Buttes Gathering Pipelines & Dehys (3 years) Williams Field Services
2 Compressor Expansion of Meeker Station Public Service Of Colorado
Monument Lake Compressor Station Installation Production Operators/WFS
2 Compressor Expansion of Saddle Ridge Station POI/WFS
Aztec, New Mexico Compressors Red Cedar
Malta, Montana Compressors Narco
Manderson Gathering Systems KCS
Bowman, North Dakota Pipeline and Compressors Total
Gillette, Wyoming Pipelines, Compression, Gathering Williams (3.5 years)

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