Mr. Taylor directs reservoir surveillance and coordinates field engineering operations. Mr. Taylor joined Osyka in 2006 with 23 years of experience in the petroleum industry. He has extensive experience working with technical and operational teams to explore, develop and operate oil and gas fields. He has worked East Texas, Gulf Coast, and Michigan Basin projects onshore and both OCS Shelf and deepwater in the Gulf of Mexico. He has added tremendous value to a number of older fields by optimizing production and booking oil and gas reserves in compliance with SEC guidelines.

He also has experience in evaluating acquisitions, budgeting expenditures and forecasting oil and gas production for financial performance projections. His work experience includes Amoco Production Company, El Paso Oil and Gas Company, and Dominion Exploration and Production Company. He has stayed abreast of technological changes by attending numerous company and industry sponsored training programs.

Mr. Taylor is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and a certified professional engineer registered in the State of Texas. He holds a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Prairie View A&M University where he graduated magna cum laude. He also holds a MBA degree from the A.B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University and a Certificate of Management in Energy from the J.H. Jones Graduate School of Management at Rice University.