Mr. Eckard is the owner and President of American Energy Partners, Inc. As President, he oversees company policy, acquisition of the firm's assets, and makes all final investment decisions. He has focused his entire career in the energy sector in order to elevate himself to a position of expertise in understanding and handling his Partner's energy investment needs. Mr. Eckard has over 18 years of expertise in the oil and gas industry specializing in direct participation and private offerings in the acquisition of oil and gas interest. Since forming AEPI, he has spent the last 10 years working in the operational and asset management aspects of the industry. Mr. Eckard, along with AEPI, are involved in numerous oil and gas organizations such as the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association, National Association of Royalty Owners and other civic and local organizations. He holds the Series 6, 7, 22, 65, 39, and 63 FINRA securities licenses.
Don Hambly joined American Energy Partners, Inc. in 1995 and currently serves as its Vice President of Operations. Mr. Hambly has over fifteen years experience in asset acquisitions, land management and operational oversight of oil and gas field activities. Mr. Hambly holds the Series 6, 7, 22, 24, 26, 39, 63 and 65 FINRA securities licenses. Prior to joining the Eckard Companies, Mr. Hambly served in the United States Army with the 3d US Infantry "The Old Guard", stationed in Washington D.C.
Matt Milligan has over five years experience within the public accounting industry working as a Senior Associate with a Big Four Firm. During his public accounting career, he has audited numerous clients in various industries including, but not limited to, real estate, industrial markets, banking, insurance and governmental. Matt moved to San Antonio ten years ago to attend Trinity University. While at Trinity University, he obtained both his BS and MS in Accounting. Matt has been a licensed CPA since 2008.
Phillip Zamzow began working for the company in June of 2003. His previous work experience included several summers working for IBM in Houston as a computer science intern. Phillip came on board straight out of college to begin research and development of several new business ideas for Eckard Companies. With his current title of land manager for Eckard Companies, Phillip oversees the leasing of oil & gas prospects for American Energy Partners, Inc. as well as the development of key real estate properties for Eckard Land & Acquisition, Ltd. Phillip holds a degree in Computer Science from Texas A&M University.
Eckard Companies is pleased to announce another successful Investor Conference, both in terms of the quality of the presentations and speakers, as well as Partner attendance. The Eckard Companies' Investor Conference 2009 was held on September 11th - 13th in San Antonio, Texas at the Hyatt Regency Hill Country.