Mike Stell is currently an advising senior vice president with Ryder Scott. He has been an employee of Ryder Scott since 1992, serves as a technical advisor responsible for coordinating and supervising staff and consulting engineers of the company in ongoing reservoir evaluation studies worldwide.  Before joining Ryder Scott, Mr. Stell served in a number of engineering positions with Shell Oil Company and Landmark Concurrent Solutions. Mike earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University in 1979 and a Master of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1981.  He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Texas.  He is also a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and the Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers.