Advisory Board

The Advisory Board provides strategy formulation, guidance and decision-making support to assist Universal Energy's executive management and Board of Directors in growing the business.

Derek J. Gillespie has over 30 years experience in oil and gas exploration and development. After obtaining a degree in Engineering Science from the University of Toronto, his career has included assignments in Canada and internationally with Amoco (now BP) and Hunt Oil Company of Dallas, Texas. Mr. Gillespie is currently an independent consultant specializing in the acquisition and interpretation of geophysical data used in the search for commercial accumulations of hydrocarbons. His consulting practice has provided advice to clients in Canada and the United States, Southeast Asia and Africa. Mr. Gillespie is a registered Professional Engineer in the Province of Alberta, Canada and makes his home in Calgary.