Beth Bounds — CFO

Beth Bounds joined the Rimrock team in September 2021 with 16 years of finance and accounting experience in the oil and gas industry. Most recently at Samson Resources Company, Beth led the finance and treasury team. She also gained invaluable experience managing operational accounting and corporate reporting teams during her tenure at Samson where Beth led or actively participated in many initiatives including 2 accounting system conversions; data warehouse redesign; design and implementation of internal controls; and bankruptcy reporting. Beth graduated from Oklahoma State University summa cum laude with a B.S. in Business Administration (Finance & Accounting).

Brett Gwartney — VP of Land & Lead Counsel

Brett Gwartney has over 12 years of Land & Legal oil and gas experience. Brett started his career at Chesapeake Energy, working the Barnett and Northern Mid-Con assets. He moved back to Tulsa for a position at Midstates Petroleum Company, drilling Miss Lime wells and was involved with their restructuring. Brett spent 4.5 years at Trinity Operating managing their Arkoma Basin assets, including the acquisition of Ovintiv's Arkoma assets in 2019. Prior to Rimrock, Brett was the Land Manager & Lead Counsel at Toklan Oil & Gas Corporation. Brett is a Certified Professional Landman through AAPL and a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association. He has a JD from the University of Tulsa College of Law and a BS in Business Management from the University of Tulsa.

Steven Garrison — VP of Operations

Steven Garrison has over 25 years of oil and gas experience. He spent the first 14 years of his career with Baker Hughes (Baker Oil Tools Division) in Farmington NM, Bakersfield CA, and made his way back to Oklahoma. In 2011, Steven joined Unit Petroleum as a Drilling Engineer drilling wells in the Granite Wash, Red Fork, Mississippian, Marchand and Medrano formations. Prior to joining the Rimrock team, he was the VP of Operations for GDP Drilling based in Tulsa. Steve graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a B.S. in Engineering Physics.

Brenda Bacon — VP of Accounting

Brenda Bacon joined the Rimrock team with over 25 years of industry experience. She comes to us from Armor Energy, LLC where she has spent the last 7 years as the Financial Controller overseeing all areas of Accounting and Human Resources. Prior to Armor Energy, Brenda spent 18 years at Samson Resources Company where she worked her way through most areas of accounting with an emphasis in operational accounting. She has led teams through computer conversions and SOX implementation. Brenda graduated from Missouri Southern State University with a BSBA in Accounting. She is a Certified Public Accountant.