Mike Lessard
SPAC Management Team -
Vice President Of Business development
Co-founded & launched Carbon Capture (CCS), Native State, targeting premier industrial emissions in the ethanol industry
Developed Industrial Carbon Capture (CCS) platform company targeting lowest cost of capture & highest margin industrial CO2 emissions L48 landscape
Successfully raised private equity of $200MM to target multi-source emissions of the largest premier ethanol refineries in the U.S.
Led asset development & A&D efforts for mature private equity-backed portfolio company
Asset Manager & Head of A&D for Advance Energy Partners, a portfolio company of Encap Investments LP with $400-MM in equity
Advance was successfully exited via merger with Ameredev at a valuation of $1.5 billion
Asset lead for Cimarex in the Midland Basin responsible for all engineering, characterization/exploration & development planning of a $250MM DC&F capital program
Sr. Reservoir Engineer for ConocoPhillips L48 & Global Unconventional Portfolio Management
Colorado School of Mines - B.S. in Petroleum Engineering, Magana Cum Laude