Marc Eckels:  

Dated February 2012: Lived in Granada Hills from 1956-66. Moved to Hanover, NH, and completed high school there. Graduated from Dartmouth College in 1973 with a degree in geology. Married Lyn Gilmore, also a geologist/geophysicist, right after graduation. We lived and worked in Morenci, AZ; Boston; Hanover, NH; and Denver before starting a family. First of four sons born in Denver in 1983. Moved to rural Roosevelt, UT, in 1986, where remaining three boys were born. Moved to Park City in 2005. Boys have done well: Dartmouth, Northwestern and Columbia, with youngest still in high school. I hope to be able to fund his college education after having been pretty well drained by 12 consecutive years of tuition, room and board charges for his older brothers. Have been in the oil and gas exploration and production business for most of my career. Last 12 years as COO and VP of a small independent operating company, where work involves geology, petroleum engineering, regulatory compliance, fund-raising, natural gas marketing, and whatever else needs to be done. Discovered new natural gas production in Utah's Book Cliffs using 3D seismic technology 2001, and have drilled many successful wells there. Have published a number of papers, lobbied for our industry, worked on legislation and generally tried to help people understand the energy business. Co-founded Sound Geothermal Corp. in mid-1990s to enter the geothermal heat pump business designing and marketing systems for heating and air conditioning. Company does mostly commercial, industrial and institutional projects. Many schools and a few colleges. Active in this company as a director and owner, but not on a day-to-day basis....Expand for more