Steve Nordaker has been a financial consultant specializing in acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings and corporate finance since retiring from JPMorgan Chase in 2001. At JPMorganChase Bank and JPM Securities and their predecessor entities, Mr. Nordaker served as a Managing Director in the Energy Group. He specialized in the downstream energy area and handled petrochemical, oil refining, pipeline and mining companies for the bank. His background includes traditional banking, investment banking, acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, corporate finance, capital market products, and numerous domestic and international project financings. Prior to joining the bank in 1982, he was Manager of Projects for an engineering consulting firm and a Chemical Engineer with UOP responsible for startup and operation of UOP licensed units at 17 petrochemical or refinery plant sites in 5 different countries. His chemical engineering work encompassed project management, process design, economic evaluation, plant inspection and supervision of plant operations. Mr. Nordaker currently serves on the board of directors of Mallard Creek Polymers and Energy Capital Group Holdings LLC. Previously, he served on the boards of 7 other energy companies; including 3 public companies. He has a BS in Chemical Engineering from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and an MBA from the University of Houston.