James Halbert – Chief Executive Officer and President

James Halbert, CPA, is the Chief Executive Officer of Pivot Energy, Inc. and has been involved in the ethanol industry since 2000. Mr. Halbert is also the Vice-President and a Manager of Levelland/Hockley County Ethanol, LLC, which is a 40 million gallon per year ethanol production facility currently operating in the Panhandle of Texas. Mr. Halbert has been involved with the start-up of businesses, business development and construction industry for approximately 15 years. Mr. Halbert owned a certified public accounting firm from August 1984 through November 2001. Mr. Halbert has served on various boards monitoring operations and investment strategy. Mr. Halbert currently serves as secretary of a non-profit entity that supervises in excess of $85,000,000 in liquid assets. Mr. Halbert holds a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Accounting from the University of Texas at Arlington and is a certified public accountant licensed in the State of Texas.

Wade Walker – Chief Operations Officer

Wade Walker is Chief Operations Officer for Pivot Energy, Inc. and has been involved in the ethanol industry since 2000. Mr. Walker is also the Vice President of RIO Technical Services, Inc. and oversaw the design and construction, on behalf of the owners group, of the Levelland/Hockley County Ethanol facility that was constructed by ICM in Levelland, Texas. Mr. Walker was part of the development and financing team for the Levelland/Hockley County Ethanol project, and was responsible for the preparation of the projects Feasibility Study. Mr. Walker is also responsible for RIO’s energy and infrastructure projects including day-to-day project management, business development, and contract negotiations. Mr. Walker holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. Mr. Walker has more than 13 years experience working on construction, land development, energy, and engineering projects.

Patricia Joyce – Project Development

Pat Joyce provides support for the government and public relations needs of Pivot Energy, Inc. Ms. Joyce works directly with the State and Federal legislative representatives on issues involving ethanol, taxation, environmental impacts et al. She also works directly with the local and county governments and economic development offices on such issues as tax abatements, infrastructure development and community relations. In addition, Ms. Joyce in involved on the day to day development of new sites including tracking transportation and energy distribution data as well as feedstock and animal units needed to sustain plant production. Previous to joining Pivot Energy, Ms. Joyce was involved in the development of a 55MGY ethanol plant in Montana. Ms. Joyce has over 20 years experience in marketing, public relations and government relations including a five year term as legislative assistant to U.S. Senator Conrad Burns of Montana. She was stationed in Washington D.C., traveling throughout the U.S. and Europe on such issues as Surface Transportation/Trade Corridors/Tourism/Indian Affairs/Small Business. Her duties included research and briefing on key issues related to these areas as well as identifying key issues and relationships necessary to support the legislative interests of the Senator and constituents. In addition, she was responsible for building and maintaining relations with the Montana’s seven Indian Tribes which ultimately resulted in a significant increase in the Senators tribal support in his re-election. Ultimately, Ms Joyce joined the Council of State Governments western regional office which is a lobbying organization for State Legislatures in San Francisco. As Director of Legislative Affairs for CSG-WEST she managed all Energy, Water, Transportation and Trade issues for the 13 Western States as well as being the liaison to the state legislatures in Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. Ms. Joyce is a graduate of Montana State University with a Bachelors of Arts in Speech Communications-Public Relations.

Lindy Walker – Member Board of Directors

Lindy Walker is the President and CEO of RIO Technical Services, Inc., an engineering and scientific consulting firm located in Fort Worth, Texas that has played an active role in developing the Texas biofuels industry over the past 5 years. Mr. Walker founded RIO in 1995 and is involved in the day-to-day operations including project management, business development, contract negotiation, and human resources. RIO currently supports customers with the US Department of Energy, the US Treasury Department, multiple ethanol projects, and numerous electric utility companies. Mr. Walker holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Tarleton State University.