Executive Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer @ Manage all accounting, financial reporting, treasury and tax functions for this privately held exploration and production company. From 2013 to Present (2 years) Chief Accounting Officer (Interim) @ Manage all accounting and financial personnel and functions for this oilfield services company. Led the accounting group through the preparation, due diligence, and close activities of the $300 million sale transaction of the company in August 2013. From 2013 to 2013 (less than a year) Dallas/Fort Worth AreaVice President, and Controller (TX) @ Responsible for all accounting functions for the Texas division of the company, including revenue, COS, AP and fixed assets. Also responsible for financial and management reporting as required on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis. Regulatory reporting to state and federal agencies is also one of the departmental functions. From 2011 to 2013 (2 years) Houston, Texas AreaVice President Gas and Liquids Accounting @ Responsible for the accurate and timely recording of all producer and customer transactions for the company's natural gas gathering, transmission, treating and processing businesses. Also responsible for the accounting of transactions related to natural gas liquids fractionation, storage and delivery. From 2004 to 2011 (7 years) Experienced Manager - Business Consulting @ Provide provide management consulting services to all segments of the Oil and Gas energy industry, including upstream, midstream, marketing and oil field services. From 1998 to 2002 (4 years) Manager Budgeting and Forecasting @ Responsible for the annual P&L and capital spending budget and reforecasting processes. From 1995 to 1998 (3 years) Dallas/Fort Worth AreaSenior Financial Analyst @ Provide accounting and financial analytical support for operational centers in the Middle East, Africa and North Latin America. Responsibilities included annual P&L budgeting, quarterly reforecast, and monthly sales forecast. From 1993 to 1995 (2 years) Audit Senior @ Financial statement audits for companies in exploration and production, midstream natural gas, oil field services, and commodity trading. From 1990 to 1993 (3 years)

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Jim Howe is skilled in: Due Diligence, Natural Gas, Energy, Oil & Gas Industry, Financial Analysis, Financial Reporting, CPA, Big 4, Business Process Improvement, Energy Industry, Internal Controls, Pipelines, Forecasting, Gas, Auditing