Our Team

same people, same results

No other firm in the industry has a longer track record.

Company

A Few Words

Albrecht & Associates is headquartered in Houston, Texas, with a satellite office in Denver, Colorado. We are an affiliate of Morgan Keegan. When you hire Albrecht & Associates, that is exactly what you get: Albrecht and associates. Bob Albrecht personally oversees the engineering on every deal. He still forecasts every decline curve used in our sales. Harrison Williams does the selling. This provides a consistency to our work that allows the industry to calibrate us and know what to expect from us.

Experience

Our associates, all engineers and geologists by training, have an average 20 years’ experience in oil and gas. They are seasoned professionals with A&D backgrounds. They know what buyers are looking for in a data room and they know the answers to the questions that will be asked about the properties. We don’t want buyers wasting their time in our data rooms; we want them finding and understanding value.

The Principals

ROBERT ALBRECHT

President, Co-Head of Acquisitions & Divestitures

Mr. Albrecht has been advising buyers and sellers of oil properties since 1976 and has been exclusively representing sellers since 1987. He was formerly Executive Vice President of Peppermill Oil Company and Vice President of Research at Reynolds Securities, Inc. Mr. Albrecht started his career in 1967 at Atlantic Richfield Company as a reservoir engineer before he moved into the International Planning Department. He has been a member of the Board of Advisors of First Reserve Corporation, and he holds a B.S. and an M.S. in Petroleum Engineering from Stanford University.

CHRIS SIMON

Managing Director, Co-Head of Acquisitions & Divestitures

Mr. Simon joined Raymond James as Managing Director and Head of Asset Acquisitions & Divestitures in April 2009. Earlier, he served as managing director of acquisitions & divestitures and was a member of the board of directors at Tristone Capital. Mr. Simon also held senior positions at Petroleum Place Energy Advisors, JMI Energy, Inc. and Destec Energy, Inc. He began his career as a petroleum engineer at ARCO Oil and Gas Company. Mr. Simon holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Texas and a Bachelor of Science in petroleum engineering from Texas A&M University.

HARRISON WILLIAMS

Executive Vice President, Co-Head of Acquisitions & Divestitures

Harrison Williams joined Bob Albrecht at Albrecht & Associates in 1989. He started his career at Cambridge Royalty Company in 1975, and was Assistant to the Chairman at Inexco Oil Company from 1979-87. Mr. Williams also has experience in gas storage and operated as an independent from 1988 until he joined Albrecht. He holds an A.B. degree from Harvard College, and an M.S. degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

The Associates

GARY HUFFMAN
Senior Vice President - Geology

Mr. Huffman received a B.S. degree in Geology from Southwestern Louisiana (now the University of Louisiana-Lafayette) in 1975, and started his career with Gulf Oil Corporation. He has also worked for Aminoil-USA and Union Texas Petroleum. Gary has been with Albrecht & Associates since 1991.

KAREN JACOBSON
Senior Vice President - Geosciences

Ms. Jacobson joined the Raymond James & Associates Energy Group as Senior Vice President /Geosciences of Asset Acquisitions and Divestitures in September 2009. Prior to joining Raymond James & Associates, Ms. Jacobson was a Senior Geophysicist at Opal Energy Inc., a Director at Scotia Waterous, Inc. and a consultant for Team Invest, Inc. Ms. Jacobson started her career at Amoco Production Company, and served in various E&P positions for almost 20 years. Ms. Jacobson has a bachelor’s degree in Geosciences from the Pennsylvania State University.

PHILIP PAVLICH, P.E.
Vice President - Engineering

Mr. Pavlich joined the Raymond James & Associates Energy Group as Vice President /Engineering, Asset Acquisitions and Divestitures in April 2012. Prior to joining Raymond James & Associates, Mr. Pavlich was a Senior Petroleum Engineer at Macquarie Tristone in Houston. Mr. Pavlich started his career at Sun Production Company, and has served in various E&P and A&D positions for over 30 years. Mr. Pavlich has a bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and an MBA in finance from the University of Houston. Philip is a Registered Professional Engineer in the state of Texas

MICHAEL MINGOIA, P.E.

Vice President - Engineering

Mr. Mingoia received his B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from The University of Texas in 2000. Prior to joining Albrecht & Associates in 2001, he completed internships at Baker Hughes E&P Solutions and Southwestern Energy Production. Mike is a Registered Professional Engineer in the state of Texas.

LYNDON HARRISON

Senior Geologist

Mr. Harrison began his career in 1982 at Ralph E. Davis Associates. Prior to joining AAI in 2004, he was employed by The Stratum Group, LLP, a mezzanine finance group. Lyndon graduated from the University of South Alabama with a B.S. in Geology. He is a Certified Petroleum Geologist.

ROBERT HICKS

Senior Engineer

Mr. Hicks obtained his B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from Southwestern Louisiana (now the University-Louisiana) and his M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Tulsa. Robert has been working in the oil and gas industry for major and small independents. He has been with Albrecht & Associates since 1993.

JEFF D. PATTERSON

Senior Geologist

Mr. Patterson has been evaluating oil and gas properties in the U.S. and overseas since 1982. He received a B.S. degree in Geology from Stephen F. Austin State University in 1981 and an M.S. degree in Business Management from Houston Baptist University in 1989. Before joining AAI in 1996, Jeff was employed by H.J. Gruy and Associates, Integrated Geoscience Technologies and Midcon Corporation.

KHUONG VO

Engineer

Mr. Vo graduated from The University of Texas in December 2003 with a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering. Before joining Albrecht & Associates in 2003, "Vo" completed internships at Halliburton Energy Services.

LEVI HEINTZELMAN

Geologist

Mr. Heintzelman received his B.S. in Geology from Lake Superior State University (2007), and his M.S. from the Colorado School of Mines (2010). His thesis was funded by Encana Oil & Gas Inc. (USA). He joined AAI in December 2010.

KATE POWELL

Engineer

Ms. Powell received her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Tulane University in May 2008. Prior to joining Albrecht & Associates in July 2012, Kate worked for Chevron Corporation and Royal Dutch Shell.

KYLE MIRANDA

Engineer

Mr. Miranda holds a BS in Petroleum Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University (2008) and an MBA in Finance from the University of Nebraska (2010). Prior to joining Albrecht & Associates in 2012, Kyle worked for Marathon Oil Company and Sheridan Production Company as a Reservoir and Production Engineer.

ROBERT MENDIOLA

Senior Geologic Technician

Mr. Mendiola joined the Raymond James & Associates Energy Group in September 2009. His experience in Domestic and International geological mapping began in 2000. Prior to joining Raymond James & Associates, Mr. Mendiola worked at Tristone Capital as the Geological Technician Coordinator for the Acquisitions and Divestitures group. He was also the lead Geological Technician for P2 Energy Solutions. His software skills include GeoGraphix, Petra, ArcGIS and SMT.

ANGELA SAVAGE

Engineering Technician

Ms. Savage joined the Raymond James & Associates Energy Group in June 2012. Prior to joining Raymond James, Ms. Savage was employed by Constellation Commodities Group, where she held various positions in the Upstream division, including Engineer Technician. Ms. Savage also worked at Universal Computer Systems, now Reynolds and Reynolds, where she was a Software Consultant. She received her bachelor’s degree in Studio Art from Baylor University.

FARRAH FANNIN

Marketing Coordinator

Ms. Fannin joined Raymond James & Associates Energy Group in December 2009. Prior to joining Raymond James, Ms. Fannin was employed by Bois d’ Arc Energy, where she held various positions for the company, including Executive Assistant to the President and assisted in office management.

TANYIA CHUITES

Marketing Director

Ms. Chuites received a B.A. degree in English/Sports Medicine from Rice University in 1996. She worked at Conroe High School for two years as an Athletic Trainer before coming to Albrecht & Associates in 1998.

MARTHA PENA

Office Manager

Ms. Peña has worked in the oil and gas industry since 1998 with Amoco-Bechtel Gulf Coast Alliance and Cooper Energy Services. She obtained her Associate degree for Administrative Assistant from Career Point Business School in 1993.

DELAINE LOWE

Executive Assistant

Ms. Lowe had worked as a technology specialist and a library assistant for the McKinney Independent School District and as an administrative assistant for the Frisco Independent School District since 1994. She joined Albrecht & Associates in 2008.

Business Development

NORM BROWN, Engineer

Mr. Brown joined Albrecht & Associates in 1999. Norm’s prior exploration and production experience included eight years as an independent landman and acquisitions consultant, ten years as the COO for two small independents, and two years as a generator of mezzanine finance opportunities for Range Resources (formerly Domain Energy). He holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Montana State University.

CHARLES RUDOLPH , Engineer

Mr. Rudolph opened the Denver office for AAI in 1991. He had spent two years with Tidewater Oil Company as an operations and reservoir engineer, eight years with Unocal in corporate planning and acquisitions, and 11 years with various smaller independents prior to his long-term association with AAI. Chuck obtained a B.S. and M.S. in Petroleum Engineering, and an M.B.A. in Business Finance, all from Stanford University.

DONALD MCDONALD, CPA

Mr. McDonald joined AAI in 2006. Don had 20 years experience in commercial banking, with the vast majority of that engaged in Energy Lending. Immediately before joining AAI, he helped establish the energy lending division for Bank of the West in Denver. During his career he has held positions including senior commercial lending officer and executive vice president and chief credit officer. Don holds a Master of Science in Accounting from the University of Colorado and a Bachelor Business Administration in Finance from the University of Iowa.