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Matthew Lake joined Tall City Exploration III with over 18 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Prior to joining Tall City, Mr. Lake served as Vice President of Engineering for Blue Whale Energy North America evaluating acquisition opportunities for international investors, and was notably involved in the acquisition of Tall City Exploration I. Prior to joining Blue Whale in June 2015, Mr. Lake served as Vice President at TPH Partners, LLC, the private equity affiliate of Tudor Pickering Holt & CO., where he was responsible for monitoring the performance of multiple upstream portfolio companies as well as evaluating new investment opportunities in the upstream, midstream and oilfield services sector. Prior to TPH, Lake was with LINN energy from 2009 to 2014 in a variety of roles, including reservoir and production engineering, operations, business development and planning. His last role at LINN served as Engineering Advisor and Asset Team Lead for the Central Permian region, where he oversaw a team of technical professionals responsible for the development of multiple fields. Prior to LINN, Lake was with Merrill Lynch & Co. from 2006 to 2009 where he served as an Analyst and Associate in the Global Energy & Power investment banking group. Lake served in a technical role to the team with responsibilities in A&D and corporate M&A, ultimately involved in over $11 billion of transactions. Prior to Merrill Lynch, Lake worked with TRC Consultants, LC from 2000 to 2005 and had a consulting role at Ryder Scott & Co. providing engineering and economic consulting services during the second half of 2005. Lake graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a BS in Geosystems Engineering and Hydrogeology in May 2000.