Christopher Butta joined the Lime Rock Resources team in 2005 as Vice President, Engineering. Mr. Butta has over 28 years of diverse petroleum engineering, reserve analysis, operations, acquisition and divestiture, due diligence, and executive experience. From 1991 through 2005, Mr. Butta worked at Miller and Lents, Ltd., a leading domestic and international consulting firm specializing in oil and gas reserve evaluations and economic analyses. During his 14 years at the company, he rose from Consulting Engineer to Senior Vice President. In those capacities, he analyzed oil and gas reserves throughout the United States to provide engineering reserve estimates. From 1983 through 1991, Mr. Butta worked at ARCO Oil and Gas Company, primarily in Lafayette, Louisiana. Mr. Butta is a graduate of the University of Missouri, Rolla (B.S.) with a degree in petroleum engineering.