Richard P. Smiley has served as Senior Vice President, Operations of Amplify Energy Corp. since August 6, 2019. Mr. Smiley previously served as Vice President of Operations – Onshore of Amplify Energy Corp. from its inception in May 2017 to August 2019. Prior to that, Mr. Smiley served at Memorial Production Partners GP, LLC, the general partner of Amplify Energy Corp.’s Predecessor, as Vice President of Operations – Onshore from March 2016 to May 2017, as Vice President of Operations – Southern Region from August 2015 through February 2016 and as Director, Operations –Northern Region from November 2014 to July 2015. Previously, he was Vice President of Operations at CL&F Resources LP from February 2014 to November 2014. From December 2011 to January 2014, Mr. Smiley served as Vice President of Operations at Propel Energy, LLC. From June 2010 to November 2011 he held the position of Operations Manager at Quantum Resources Management, LLC. Mr. Smiley began his career with El Paso Exploration Company in 1980 and held various engineering, operations and management with multiple companies, including Burlington Resources, Comstock, Bois d'Arc and Stone Energy, throughout the Central United States, both onshore and in the Gulf of Mexico. Mr. Smiley has a Petroleum Engineering Degree from the Colorado School of Mines.