Billy Robinson, President/Director
Mr. Robinson has more than 20 years experience in the public equity markets including management positions at Paine Webber, and Prudential Securities. Mr. Robinson has performed as a successful start-up entrepreneur, and as a corporate officer and director of eight public companies. Mr. Robinson has been actively involved in the oil and gas industry as a distributor of oil field supplies and service products with the NCH Corporation. Mr. Robinson was a founding partner with three developmental oil and gas companies. Mr. Robinson also Structured and funded a startup defense technology company, water Purification Company, oil service company and technology development company. He brings seasoned operational, fund-raising, and merger and acquisition skills to the team. As a principal, he has been responsible for initiating and negotiating more than $100,000,000 worth of merger and acquisition transactions and has developed, bought, and sold more than 20 companies from the initial start-up stage, taking eight to full public company status.
James Crane, CFO
Mr. Crane was hired as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer on May 18, 2009. Mr. Crane is a Certified Public Accountant and holds licenses as a general securities representative. Mr. Crane has significant experience with United States public company finance and accounting matters, where he has served businesses traded on the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ and Over the Counter Bulletin Board (U.S.) since 1999. Mr. Crane is responsible for all financial and accounting matters for the Company and is specifically tasked with ensuring the Company’s public financial filings are completed in a timely manner. Mr. Crane holds a B.S. in Accountancy from Bentley University and was formerly employed by an international accounting firm, Ernst & Young LLP. Mr. Crane is the founder of his professional services firm, J. Crane & Company, and currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer of MyStarU.com, Inc., BioNeutral Group, Inc., and Feel Golf Co. Inc, all of which are issuers traded on the United States Over the Counter Bulletin Board market, and as Chief Executive Officer of Peerless Capital Corporation, an SEC filer.
Lance Raley, Vice President
Mr. Raley has served as Vice President of Apollo Drilling, Inc., an oil and gas drilling services company in Dallas, TX. He acted as director of drilling operations, contracts, and field assets. He secured capital funding efforts to improve field equipment and the company’s service offering. Previously, Lance took a key role in the roll out and marketing of a national oil and gas production data remote recovery and control system that counted Hanover, BP and Dominion Exploration among its major accounts. The company’s technology allowed producers to monitor and control deployed field equipment from offsite locations. The technology was later purchased by Flow Automation. Prior to these efforts, Lance was responsible for the development and expansion of a $30 million regional health care provider. He supervised construction budgets, facility management and operations, operating budgets and marketing.
Lance has a B.S. from the University of Oklahoma. After graduation, he was active in national legislation while working on Capital Hill in Washington, D.C. and is still involved in local public service. He was responsible for spearheading an ongoing fundraising project for Children’s Medical Center in Dallas, TX and enjoys volunteering at his children’s school.
Eric Shuster, Vice President of CAVU Development, LLC
Mr. Shuster is an executive with six years experience in development, marketing, management, and operations serving the residential, industrial, commercial, retail, and hospitality industries. He is a licensed Real-Estate agent with current certification in Missouri and past licenses in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. He has proven capabilities in all phases of real estate development, including pre-construction, construction, development, FF & E procurement, financing, acquisition, partnership, marketing, project development, executive project management and strategic alliances as well as management responsibility for strategic planning, financial reporting, and contract negotiations. Mr. Shuster heads up CAVU Development, LLC, which focuses on real estate and property development.
In the spring of 2005 he launched a subsidiary of Diversified Capitol Assets that was named Top Soil Solutions. Top Soil Solutions was launched once premium, fertile topsoil was discovered on one of the properties DCA purchased as an investment. From ground up he built the operation from a bare piece of land to a fully functioning screening plant. With over 235,000 cubic yards of raw top soil extracted and substantial customer base in place, he lead the company to a successful and profitable buy-out by one of Top Soil Solutions main customers.
Mr. Shuster worked as the Operations Manager with Diversified Capitol Assets in Mt. Vernon, MO where he was primarily responsible for monitoring municipal planning processes, upcoming zoning changes, interpreting comprehensive plans, getting utility easements, integration and title work, conducting detailed feasibility studies for prospective parcels, political and market analysis, and financial modeling.