Denver, Colorado (307-689-7580)/ INTERNATIONAL/DOMESTIC PROJECT MANAGEMENT 25+ Years of Leadership Experience within the Energy, Minerals and

Financial Ind ustries, with Background in Domestic and International Oilfield Well Site Servic es and Gold Mining/Dredging Operations. Strong sales and public relations skills . Consistent, Year-Over-Year Record of Success in Meeting Quality, Budget, Safety and Time Goals for Complex Projects, including Delayed, Stalled, and Cost-Intens ive Initiatives Built Effective Relationships with Prime Ministers and Presidents of Foreign Nat ions, Cabinet Ministers, Legislators, City/County/State Officials, Tribal Leader s, Geologists, Engineers, Drilling Contractors, Bankers, & Fund Raisers. Foreign opportunities welcomed. Dedicated, conscientious project manager with combination of strong energy, mine rals, and financial industry background and management competencies. Communicate effectively with individuals across all levels of an organization, leading team s to meet and exceed challenging project goals. Able to envision new projects an d bring vision to reality through specific plans. Cost-conscious, detail-focused approach to project and program management. Experience in hiring and supervisin g all trades people, including geologists, engineers, drillers, miners, and inst ituting and maintaining safety programs for field operations. International Background Over 25 years of productive experience in foreign countries including China, Gr eat Britain, Egypt, Sudan, N. Yemen, Philippines, Singapore, and Guyana, South A merica. Often negotiating contracts and maintaining public relations with HeadsOf-State and Ministers in charge of Government Departments. Management & Leadership Strengths Business Planning & Execution; Cross-Functional Team Leadership; Upper Managemen t Relationships; Contract Negotiations; Budget Planning & Administration; Projec t Management; Safety Programs, Risk Management. Emphasis has been on project sta rt ups, and improving results of existing under-performing assets. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Guffey Gold & Minerals Corporation November 2008 -Present Holcombe, WI Vice-President Oversee project development, fund raising, and expansion opportunities, supervis e all field operations, responsible for property acquisition and evaluation, and maximizing production at existing operations. Currently involved in a joint ven ture operation in Guyana with an existing river dredging operator producing 450 ozs/gold per month. Rapid expansion of current operations includes building new cutter-head dredges and washplants, heavy equipment purchasing, hiring of person nel, and maintaining relationships with necessary mining authorities. Being able to make snap decisions in the field as to not slow productivity and maintain th e highest safety record. Have significantly improved gold recovery of existing o perations by utilizing experts to conduct recovery tests and instituted improved techniques and modernized equipment based on those tests. Also, reduced downtim e from over 40% to 12% by instituting preventative maintenance schedules, improv ing spare parts inventories, and increasing training of key operators. I am a ha nds-on manager, an effective communicator who listens and observes, a relationsh ip builder.

Golden Arrow Exploration & Bison Acid Service October 2006 - November 2008 Gillette, WY Vice-President of Field Operations, supervised well site geological evaluation a nd oil and gas detection on multiple oil wells drilled on the Crow Indian Reserv ation, South of Billings, Montana. Wells were drilled to the Tensleep (Minnelusa ) Formation for potential oil production, and other shallow gas formations were evaluated for natural gas production. Was also part of the original management t eam that successfully met with the Crow Tribal Leaders to negotiate the first oi l drilling leases in several decades. Also continued to assist with the ongoing communication with Tribal Leaders during the drilling program. President of Bison Acidizing Service, an oil well acidizing service and subsidia ry of Golden Arrow Exploration. Supervised sales development and field operation s. Improved production results for customers in the field by utilizing new nanoengineered chemicals, and vastly improved safety and environmental footprint by employing new "green" chemicals that provided the same (or, in many cases better ) results in the field. Built the customer base by 100% in 18 months, improved g ross sales by 60% and net income by 89%. ------------------------Hynes Enterprises Inc., Denver, Colorado September 2001 - October 2006 President, managed entertainment projects in China, Philippines, and Singapore. Responsible for the sales of American-made movies, TV shows, music videos, and m usic albums to Asian channels and distribution networks. Also staged music conce rts in major venues in the countries. Negotiated contracts with MTV, E!, Star TV and many other major entertainment channels for taping of music concerts for la ter broadcast on those networks on a profit-sharing basis. Largest concert arran ged was for a band called Linkin Park at an outdoor arena in Manila, Philippines that attracted 50,000 paying customers. -------------------Northeast Securities, Denver, Colorado November 1990 - April 2009 Registered Representative/Stockbroker, responsible for fund raising for "Private Placements". Raised capital for oil companies, airline leasing companies, enter tainment companies, and high-tech companies. Also supervised the retail accounts of 300 investors, and several dozen stockbrokers with emphasis on suitability, compliance and production. --------------------Hynes Brothers Well Site Services, Casper, WY April, 1978 - October, 1990 Partner, in a well site geology and gas detection service for major oil companie s drilling wells in the Williston Basin of North Dakota, and the Powder River Ba sin of Wyoming. The company employed 7 persons, and operated 5 'mud-logging' uni ts. The company provided services for major oil companies such as Gulf Oil and C onoco on over 150 wells. Also, provided services internationally in Egypt, Sudan and N. Yemen for same companies. 2/3 Thomas Hynes Denver, Colorado (307-689-7580)/ PERSONAL INFORMATION, EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS AGE: 53 DATE OF BIRTH: OCTOBER, 1957 PERSONAL STATUS: MARRIED SINCE 1991 BIRTHPLACE: TRIPOLI, LIBYA. FATHER EMPLOYED BY HUNT OIL COMPANY.

HIGH SCHOOL: TAL HANDAQ NAVAL ACADEMY, MALTA 1971 GORDONSTOUN ACADEMY, ELGIN, SCOTLAND 1976 * ADVANCED LEVEL CERTIFICATES FROM OXFORD & CAMBRIDGE BOARD OF EDUCATION IN: GEOLOGY, GEOGRAPHY, AND HISTORY REGIS UNIVERSITY, DENVER, COLORADO BUSINESS STUDIES SERIES 7, 24, AND 63 BROKER LICENSES REFERENCES MR. JIM MELTON OWNER, MELTON ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, HELENA, MT TEL: 406-431-9454 MR. DAVID DECAMILLIS PARTNER, PLATTE RIVER NETWORKS, DENVER, CO TEL: 303-253-0386 MR. JIMMIE HAMMONDS MANAGER, RALPH SCHOMP HONDA, DENVER, CO TEL: 303-356-9345 3/3 Thomas Hynes Denver, Colorado (307) 689-7580 /