Management
MICHAEL SMITH
CEO
Mr. Smith is a dynamic business leader with over a decade of experience spanning public company operations, capital raising and corporate communications. He has held executive and board roles in CSE-listed companies, led multimillion-dollar capital raises, and built a boutique advisory firm focused on growth-stage ventures. With a background in marketing, compliance, and investor relations, he brings a strategic, high-performance mindset to corporate development and stakeholder engagement.
CEO
Mr. Smith is a dynamic business leader with over a decade of experience spanning public company operations, capital raising and corporate communications. He has held executive and board roles in CSE-listed companies, led multimillion-dollar capital raises, and built a boutique advisory firm focused on growth-stage ventures. With a background in marketing, compliance, and investor relations, he brings a strategic, high-performance mindset to corporate development and stakeholder engagement.
TAMMY GILLIS
CFO
Ms. Gillis is a CPA, CMA with over 20 years' experience in the public markets bringing comprehensive background in finance, reporting and regulatory requirements for junior exploration, manufacturing, bio-technology, and technology industries. Ms. Gillis has been part of teams that have completed several financings, grant applications and acquisition transactions. Ms. Gillis started her career working at a corporate and securities law firm. Ms. Gillis previously served as Corporate Accountant for an international manufacturing company that had revenue in excess of $120 million and as Chief Financial Officer for a technology company with patented cathode materials used in lithium-ion batteries that successfully built a pilot plant with the assistant of over $4 million in government grants. Ms. Gillis has served as an officer for several TSX-V and CSE listed issuers.
CFO
Ms. Gillis is a CPA, CMA with over 20 years' experience in the public markets bringing comprehensive background in finance, reporting and regulatory requirements for junior exploration, manufacturing, bio-technology, and technology industries. Ms. Gillis has been part of teams that have completed several financings, grant applications and acquisition transactions. Ms. Gillis started her career working at a corporate and securities law firm. Ms. Gillis previously served as Corporate Accountant for an international manufacturing company that had revenue in excess of $120 million and as Chief Financial Officer for a technology company with patented cathode materials used in lithium-ion batteries that successfully built a pilot plant with the assistant of over $4 million in government grants. Ms. Gillis has served as an officer for several TSX-V and CSE listed issuers.
Directors
WARREN LEVY
Director
Mr. Levy brings more than 23 years of experience developing major and private companies in resource development across the Americas, corporate expansion. He has achieved significant milestones and successes that have been centred around community engagement, sustainable development of infrastructure, energy and natural resource development.
Mr. Levy is the current CEO of Frontier Advisory, an advisory firm, providing energy policy advocacy, sustainability, market entry, capital raising and technical support to responsible natural resource and social development around Latin America.
He is also former CEO of Jaguar E&P, as well as former CEO of Pentanova Petroleum.
JAMES C. TWOREK
Director
James has held Director, Senior Management, Analytical and Operations roles in both public and private companies. A quick learn and entrepreneurial to the bone, his 26-year career started in commercial banking in 1998 and he has garnered a wealth of experience across diverse industries between Natural Resources, project finance, and mezzanine debt.
A team leader driven by results, James has built his career on successfully executing development and corporate growth targets, exceeding sales objectives, and being mindful to ensure open communication, honesty and integrity with investors and stakeholders.
KIM KIRKLAND
Director
Registered P. Geologist, State of Wyoming, RPG #2663
Mr. Kirkland has held executive and lead engineering roles with some of the world's largest mining companies. Barrick Gold Corp., Rio Tinto Group, MMG Ltd., Amec Foster Wheeler PLC, McEwen Mining. Project lead with extensive South American experience, who can proficiently lead exploration programs and mining operations through milling, extraction/concentration and optimization/beneficiation.
Mohammad Fazil
Director
Mr. Fazil has been active in venture capital for over 35 years. He was employed by boutique investment dealers in Canada as a finance professional focusing on funding junior listed issuers on the TSX and TSX Venture exchange. Mr. Fazil is the founder and President of Lion Park Capital, a private financial advisory firm helping companies raise funding and list on a Canadian stock exchange. He is the Chairman of the Calgary branch of the TSX Venture Exchange’s Listing Advisory Committee and a member of the National Advisory Committee. He is President and Director of Blue Sky Global Energy Corp., Director of Smooth Rock Ventures Corp., CEO and Director of 5D Acquisition Corp., and President and Director of Florence Once Capital Inc.
Kim Kirkland
Director, QP
Registered Professional Geologist, State of Wyoming, RPG #2663, AUSIMM Fellow
Kim has held executive and lead engineering roles with some of the world's largest mining companies. Barrick Gold Corp., Rio Tinto Group, MMG Ltd., Amec Foster Wheeler PLC, McEwen Mining. Project lead with extensive South American experience, who can proficiently lead exploration programs and mining operations through milling, extraction/concentration and optimization/beneficiation.