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Jerry Schmiedlin, Co-Managing Director
Mr. Schmiedlin has 30 years’ experience in the natural gas and oil equipment industry.  He started Arrow S Compressor Machining (now CCS Investments) in 1988, where he buys and sells natural gas and diesel compression packages, generators, and miscellaneous oil related products.  He also runs a machine shop that remanufactures compressor parts.  Jerry resides in Kemah, Texas. 
Contact: (713) 201-7010 (cell) or (713) 997-8813 x103 (office)
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Don DeVille, Co-Managing Director
​Don, along with Jerry, will be sourcing, negotiating and executing all equipment transactions for the Company.  Don has over 30 years experience buying and selling energy equipment, both for Hanover Compressor (now Exterran—ticker EXTN), and for his own company.  Don has a Bachelor of Science from Louisiana State University, and resides in Ville Platte, Louisiana.
Contact: (713) 299-8170 (cell) or (713) 997-8813 x102 (office) 
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Josh Schein, Director, Fund Administration
​Josh oversees fund administration and investor relations. As head of GK Advisors, manages the Global Key Market Neutral Fund and the firm’s separately managed accounts.  Prior to establishing GK, Josh spent 18 years at Citi Smith Barney (now Morgan Stanley) where he developed and ran a proprietary quantitative money flow tracking product that became widely used by clients. His early career was spent at Hambrecht & Quist and Bear Stearns.  Josh holds Series 65 and 63.  He graduated with a J.D. from University of Washington School of Law, and a B.A., Summa Cum Laude, from West Virginia University.  Josh resides in San Francisco California. 
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Mark Berman, Director, Chief Financial Officer
​Mark is responsible for fund finance operations. He has over 24 years experience in finance with major firms in the U.S. and Japan.  He was in the investment group as a senior analyst with the Rockefeller family office, and left Japan in 2005 to start Marber Capital, a San Francisco-based boutique investment bank and RIA that services high net worth individuals, private companies, and family-run businesses.  Projects have included debt and equity funding, finance operations consulting including acting CFO roles, and M&A. He has a B.A. from Dartmouth College, holds Series 79, 62, 63 and a CFA designation, and is a Broker Dealer Representative. Mark resides in San Francisco, California.
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Ray F. McDowell, Manager, Business Development
Ray spent 30+ years as a mechanic and in sales in a career spanning the U.S., Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East with Parker Drilling, Aramco, Hanover Compression, and several smaller Texas companies. Ray then started his own business, successfully buying and selling parts and equipment in the used engine, compression, and power generation industries for the past decade. A native and current resident of Odessa, Texas, Ray served in the US Army, including one tour in Vietnam, and has since been actively engaged in several organizations aimed toward helping veterans live more fulfilling lives.
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