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Founder & CEO

Marcos Briceno serves as founding partner and CEO endeavoring to enable the entire Swordfish Energy team to be successful both corporately and individually. Prior to founding Swordfish Energy, Mr. Briceno achieved 20 years of experience in asset management and operations, including 6 years leading strategy and engineering as Vice President of Asset Planning and Development at Advance Energy Partners, a private upstream oil and gas company backed by EnCap Investments; and 10 years managing completions, EOR, CCS, and development at ConocoPhillips.  

Mr. Briceno holds a Masters of Science in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University and a Bachelors of Science in Petroleum Engineering from University de Oriente - Venezuela.

Founder & CFO 

Patrick Sherman serves as founding partner and CFO ensuring healthy financial reporting, access to capital for company growth, and profitable value creation.  Prior to founding Swordfish Energy, Mr. Sherman brings 16 years of experience in the energy industry leading early- and middle-stage growth, finance, and strategy including 7 years as Director of Finance at Advance Energy Partners, a private upstream company backed by EnCap Investments.  Mr. Sherman was formerly a founder at Rushmore Energy, a downstream power and gas company, and various roles of increasing responsibility at Fulcrum Energy, a power and gas asset management company.  
Mr. Sherman holds a Masters in Business Administration from University of Texas and a Bachelors in Business Administration in Finance from Texas A&M University  

Geoscience Advisor 

Ed Caamano serves as Senior Advisor, Geoscience employing his significant experience in the discovery and economic development of oil and gas reserves in evaluating potential acquisitions, informing ideal development targets, and guiding company strategy.  Prior to joining Swordfish Energy, Mr. Caamano has achieved 40 years of experience as a geoscientist in the worldwide oil and gas industry.  Most recently, Mr. Caamano was Founding Partner and VP of Geoscience at Advance Energy Partners where he was impactful in the characterization and discovery of highly profitable development targets in the Bone Spring and Wolfcamp formations in Lea County, NM.  Mr. Caamano has also held various leadership roles at Pioneer Natural Resources and ConocoPhillips, including both domestic and international posts.

Mr. Caamano holds a Masters in Science of Geology from Rutgers University