J. Q.
Delap, BS, MBA 
Principal
J.Q. is an energy executive with over 30 years of experience in
the natural gas and power industry, spanning Fortune 500 companies,
independents and “start up” companies. J.Q.’s
experience encompasses executive management, business development,
strategic planning, financial negotiations and operations in every
spectrum of both regulated and non-regulated energy companies.
J.Q. has a BS in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA.
William
N. Knecht, BS 
Principal
Bill is a drilling and production operations executive with over
22 years of extensive experience in South Texas, and West Texas,
Mid-Continent, South Louisiana, Gulf Coast and Gulf of Mexico
areas and the Appalachian Basin. He is well known for his unique
blend of cross-functional leadership skills with onshore, shelf
and deep-water Gulf of Mexico experience. The strength of Bill’s
talent is a demonstrated ability to combine team building skills
and technology to reduce operating cost and increase production.
Bill’s diverse background ranges from starting-up new E&P
companies to being an executive of a major international company.
Bill has BS degrees in Geology and in Petroleum Engineering from
Texas A & M University.
Major International Company/Corporate Development/ Mergers
and Acquisitions/ Cost Reduction/ Long Range Planning/ Strategic
Partnership/ Transition Management/ Benchmark/ Accelerated Growth/
Cross-Functional Team Leadership/ Consensus Building.