Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> August 1, 2004

Andrew Calerich – American Oil & Gas Inc (aogi)

ANDREW P. CALERICH is President and Chief Financial Officer of American Oil & Gas, Inc. He has over 13 years of public company oil and gas finance experience in a variety of capacities for various companies. Most recently, Mr. Calerich served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for PYR Energy Corporation. During the six years at PYR, he assisted in raising in excess of $40 million in capital through various financings and in moving the listing and trading of PYR's common stock from the OTC to the American Stock Exchange. From 1993 to 1997, Mr. Calerich was a business consultant specializing in accounting and finance for public and private oil and gas producers in Denver. From 1990 to 1993, Mr. Calerich was employed as corporate Controller at a public oil and gas company. Mr. Calerich began his professional career in public accounting. He is a Certified Public Accountant and earned BS degrees in both Accounting and Business Administration at Regis College, in Denver. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with an introduction to American Oil & Gas along

with a brief history?

Mr. Calerich: American Oil & Gas is a relatively new company. We

transitioned into oil and