Management Team
Harold E. McGowen, III, PE
Chief Executive Officer, President
McGowen graduated from Texas A&M with a B.S.M.E. in 1982 and has spent 29 years applying advanced technologies to create significant value. He leads multi-disciplinary teams that maximize recovery through infill and exploratory drilling, recompletions, stimulations, and advanced completions. Expertise includes hydraulic fracturing, horizontal development, underbalanced operations, and multilateral completions.
Dr. Dale Wong
Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer
Dr. Wong graduated from the University of Toronto in Geo-Engineering in 1983. He obtained a Ph.D in Petroleum Engineering from the Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine in London, England. Dr. Wong is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Company as well as for overseeing accounting, financial planning and record-keeping for the Company. Wong’s primary role is developing and evaluating prospects for acquisition and exploitation.
Dan George
Vice President of Land and Business Development
Dan George graduated from the University of Texas with a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering in 1984 and has accumulated almost 30 years of diversified oil & gas experience in various technical, sales, and leadership roles. Since joining Navidad Dan has been immersed in a variety of land and business development projects and has overseen the successful acquisition of tens of thousands of mineral acres. Moreover Dan has been instrumental in closing millions of dollars’ worth of joint venture deals for the company.
Mark Tarver
Chief Geologist
Mark graduated from Texas Tech University with a B.S. in Geology and a Minor in Geophysics in 1981 and has accumulated almost 30 years of expertise in Ark-La-Tex geology and productive trends. As a former independent production and development geologist, providing contract services and generating numerous prospects across East Texas, Arkansas, and North Louisiana, Mark has an enormous contacts base in East Texas, knows where the hot spots are, and has a keen eye for development opportunities.
Dwayne Thompson
Controller
Dwayne Thompson graduated from Texas A&M University with a B.B.A. in Accounting in 1993 and is responsible for the corporate level accounting of the Company. Dwayne has over 10 years of Controller level experience within a variety of industries including Banking, Manufacturing and Energy. His responsibilities include Financial Statement preparation, corporate tax filing, budgeting and financial planning. Dwayne is also a member of COPAS (Council of Petroleum Accountants Society).