Ronald A. Britton, P.E.

Ronald A. Britton was born in El Paso, Texas on September l6, l937 and was raised in Texas and Oklahoma. He graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1960 with a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering. Mr. Britton entered the Navy in 1960 and in 1962 was awarded his wings as a naval aviator. From 1962 to 1965 he served as a naval jet fighter pilot aboard the Nuclear aircraft carrier - U.S.S. Enterprise and later served as an instructor in jet power plants, aerodynamics and instrument flying.

In 1965 Mr. Britton joined Texaco, Inc. as a Petroleum Engineer and has since held positions as Field Engineer, Area Engineer, Operations Assistant, Drilling Engineer, Equipment Engineer, and Reservoir Engineer with responsibilities including planning, design, drilling, and completions of oil and gas wells as well as 20,000+ feet deep gas wells. Mr. Britton has held positions as Vice President and General Manager and owned his own independent oil company and consulting firm. During 1976 Britton Industries Drilling and Britton Industries, Inc. were created which designed, manufactured and operated drilling rigs. He was also the president and owner of three other oil and gas companies, as well as serving as president of T.A.P.S., a plugging and abandonment company. In 1978 he became President and C.E.O. of Rohill Energy, Inc. and is now currently managing Rohill Operating Company, Ltd. as well as eight other companies.

Mr. Britton is a registered Professional Engineer in the states of Texas and Oklahoma and is a past and/or current member of the following organizations: Society of Petroleum Engineers of AIME, Board Certified Forensic Examiner, FACFE and Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Examiners, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, National Association of Property Owners, United States Industrial Council, Independent Petroleum Association of America, National Society of Professional Engineers, and the Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association. He also is a past and/or current member of the National Association of Corrosion Engineers, the Texas Society of Professional Engineers, the Four Mile Deep Club, the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, the Association of Energy Servicing Companies, the Permian Basin Petroleum Safety Group, the Texas Excavation Safety System, the American Society of Safety Engineers, the Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists and is an approved OSHA consultant.