MARK R. MALONE currently serves as a Project Manager for New Auburn Energy Management where he oversees a variety of domestic and international projects. Malone recently served as Senior Vice President of Operations for Riley Permian Operating of Oklahoma City. Before Riley, Malone spent seven years as Senior Vice President of Operations for Gulfport Energy Corporation from 2013 to 2020. While at Gulfport Mr. Malone was responsible for the production & completion operations of all assets including up to 1.4 Bcfe/day gross production in the Utica shale of SE Ohio, over 7000 bopd in the SCOOP play of south-central Oklahoma and up to 4000 bopd in the shallow water of West Cote Blanch Bay in SE Louisiana while executing annual D&C budgets of up to $1.2 billion. Mr. Malone also served as Senior Asset Manager in the Marcellus Shale at Chesapeake Energy Corporation where he was responsible for operations in the Marcellus shale of NE Pennsylvania producing up to 1.2 Bcfe/day. Prior to Chesapeake, Mr. Malone was Vice President of Stimulation & Production for New Tech Global (NTG) where he was managing partner in NTG’s Permian Business unit. Mr. Malone started his career and subsequently served 20 years with The Western Company of North America and BJ Services Company in various positions of increasing responsibility until leaving BJ Services after serving the last ten years as Permian Region Technical Manager. Mr. Malone is an active member of the Board of Directors for the Southwestern Petroleum Short Course, Board member for Oklahoma Energy Explorers, an SPE member since 1989, an author of multiple technical publications, contributing author of text on hydraulic fracturing and a fracturing technology patent holder. Mr. Malone graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agricultural Engineering from Texas Tech University in 1987.