Management

Craig Rasmuson
CEO and Founder, Director
Mr. Rasmuson has 30 years of professional experience encompassing roles in operations, organizational management and executive leadership. Formerly, he was the COO of Synergy Resource Corporation for over 10 years. Most recently, Mr. Rasmuson served as President of Fortress Development Solutions, a development services company, where he led a team of over 200 employees.

Melissa Truitt
Director, Land
Ms. Truitt has 20 years of oil and gas and solar land and regulatory experience. Her focus has been mostly in Colorado working with landowners and municipalities to find mutually beneficial ways to bring energy to the Colorado consumer.

Matthew Lauer
President and Co-Founder
Mr. Lauer has 18 years of experience in operational and start-up finance across investment banking, energy and software. Most recently, he served as the EVP of Finance for Xcite Interactive, Inc. He also served as a Senior Analyst at Constellation Energy.

Robert “Rip” Reid
Real Estate Operations
Mr. Reid previously served as a senior executive with Standard Pacific, one of the largest homebuilders in the US. He was responsible for the construction of over 10,000 new homes in Colorado over the past 30 years.

Brant DeMuth, CFA
CFO, Director
Mr. DeMuth has over 35 years of experience in finance and corporate development across energy and other industries. Most recently, he served as Executive Vice President and CFO of Bonanza Creek Energy. Brant was on the University of Northern Colorado’s Monfort College of Business Dean’s Leadership Council and previously served as board member of Redfield Energy.
Board of Directors

Raymond E. McElhaney
Director
Mr. McElhaney has 39 years of experience in the energy industry, in which he led several publicly traded oil and gas companies. He was formally the lead director of SRC Energy Corp. Prior to the acquisition of SRC, he was also the President & CEO. He has chaired and served on numerous boards and currently advises several companies.

William E. Scaff, Jr.
Director
Mr. Scaff has 42 years of experience in the Energy Industry. He was CO-CEO of Synergy Resources Corp. from 2008-2015. He is currently Co-Manager of Petroleum Management, LLC, a 25 year old petroleum distribution company. He has sat on numerous boards over the years, including University of Colorado -Leeds School of Business, and CO/Wyoming Petroleum Marketers Association.

Scott Ehrlich
Director
Mr. Ehrlich has 35 years of experience in owning and operating auto dealerships. He has served on several boards in the private and non-profit areas.

Jon Kruljac
Director
Mr. Kruljac has 34 years of experience on Wall Street. During that time, he focused on the capital markets and investor relations activities for publicly traded oil & gas companies in the Rocky Mountain region. He currently serves as CEO of a non-profit organization, The Kempe Foundation.