McF Associates LLCCarl McCutcheon

Founder, CEO3 Riverway, Suite 170

Houston, TX 77056(713) 443-3884

Carl@mcfassociates.comwww.McFAssociates.com

Valeria EscamillaSenior Search Associate

Valeria@McFAssociates.com

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My Background 40 Years in Energy Williams, Enron, Koch Industries Entrepreneur since 1999

Executive Search since 2008 Maxwell Drummond – 5th Largest Search Firm – Head of US EFL Associates – Top 2% US Search Firm – Head of Global Energy Search McF Associates – Founded 2016

McF Associates Focus Energy, Private Equity, Technology, Life Sciences Retained Searches for Vice President level to Board Members

Currently searching for Board Member, Advisory Board Members, CFOs (Houston and Midland), Chief Operating Officer

Also Interim Officers (CFOs, Business Development) and Senior Technical (Geologists, Geophysicists, Petroleum Engineers)

Send your resumes to valeria@mcfassociates.com

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Step 1The First Key Step

Develop a Vision of Where You Want to Go

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Get away and figure out your ideal next 10 years of your career.

What is your passion?

What is your core competency?

Where are you best connected?

Visualize the best possible job for you to achieve your passion.

Always have a Plan B and maybe C or D

It is ok to have 3-4 resumes with different career paths depending on who you are talking to.

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Develop a Vision of Your Perfect Path Forward

Highly Recommend Book by John Lucht, Former Head of Heidrick and Struggles in NYC, on Amazon

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Ritesite.com – excellent website ($94 life time fee) enables you to send your resume to the top 530 retained executive search firms 3 times a year for free

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Ritesite Sample Daily Job Listing- Survey 300 Job Sources – Typically 100+ Executive Jobs Daily Delivered to your Email

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Ritesite Typical Energy Job Postings

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Houston Market Conditions Are Improving

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• Unemployment in Houston has dropped from 8.7% in 2009 to 5.2% in 2017

“Texas Sees Increase In Oil And Gas Employment”

Texas accounts for 54 percent of all U.S. oil and gas employment Oil and gas employment in Texas expanded in August by 1,700 jobs,

reaching a total of about 218,500 These additions to employment have corresponded to increases in

production, as the massive Permian basin continues to grow. Source: Greater Houston Partnership

By Oil & Gas 360

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The Dallas Federal Reserve Board is Showing Improvement in O&G employment

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Constantly Re-Invent Yourself to Target Growing Markets Such as: Shale, especially Permian & new basins Scoop Stack, New Mexico Chemicals - $180 Billion of New Chemical Plants Announced Natural gas fired power plants to replace coal Infrastructure to deliver shale gas to market Data Analytics to mine “big data” and optimize

production/development Private Equity Alternative Energy Mexico and Other International Life Sciences – Texas Medical Center is Growing Rapidly

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The Houston Business Journal is an Excellent Source for Targeting Information on Growth Sectors

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The HBJ Book of Lists and Other Trade Pubs are Pure Gold for Job Seekers to Target Various Sectors

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Key Hiring Targets Listed by HBJ and Others Private Equity firms that just raised capital Companies moving to Houston, leasing office space Companies preparing for capital raises/Initial Public Offerings Building permits for chemical plants, power plants, refineries, LNG

plants, expansions, etc. Companies emerging from bankruptcies Corporate spin-offs New ventures

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One Secret – Beat the Headhunters to the Job and Your Odds Go Way Up!

Executive Search Consultants are expected to bring in ~ 20 qualified candidates so your odds are about 5% in that phase

If you beat us to the Client, he/she may only interview 2-5 people so your odds are likely 20-50% by being there before the search is initiated

Aggressive marketing and networking will give you an advantage Always have business cards with you Recommend always have a simple tri-fold Start your own LLC for Consulting. This gives you continuity on your

resume and gives you an excuse to be in front of hiring decision makers.

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How to Meet Private Equity Investors? Take them a well documented business opportunity you want to pursue They always have more money than ideas If they like your idea, they may back you can create a new company

around your team If they don’t, if you have done a good job in the business plan, they may

reach out to you to lead an investment idea they are pursuing.

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Step 3

Take Advantage of Excellent Networking / Job Growth Opportunities

in Houston

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Houston Technology Center www.houstontech.org

Houston Technology Center – Energy, Life Sciences, IT, NASA Technologies

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Greater Houston Partnershipwww.Houston.org

Excellent source of information on companies moving to Houston

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Station Houston is a Rapidly Growing Innovation Hubwww.stationhouston.com

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Rice Alliance is a Great Program Focused on Energy, Life Sciences, IT and Nanotechnology Growth Areas

https://alliance.rice.edu/

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Baker Institute for Public Policy Has Many Excellent Energy Eventshttps://www.bakerinstitute.org/center-for-energy-studies/

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Energy Industry Events Are Great Networking Opportunities, an Inexpensive Way to Network and Bypass the Gatekeepers

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The Texas Medical Center in Houston is the Largest in the World and is Growing Rapidly

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The Texas Medical Center Innovation Center is Growing Many New Companies and Teams with Johnson & Johnson

(Jlabs), AT&T, Apple to Focus on Growth Areas

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Example of TMCX Impact – 19 Startups in Medical Devices

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National Association of Corporate Directors – Excellent For Board/CEO Networking in Houston, San Antonio and Austin

https://texastricities.nacdonline.org/

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Alumni Networking is Powerful - Examples

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