Mr. Reid served as CEO and Director of the U.S. Silver until November 2008. He has over 30 years of experience in the mining and mining financing industries. Prior to joining U.S. Silver he was the Vice President of Mining Investment Banking at Research Capital Corporation in Toronto, Ontario and the Executive Director of Patricia Mining Corp. ("Patricia Mining") from 2001-2004. During that tenure, Patricia Mining re-opened the underground Island Gold project near Wawa, Ontario. The Island Gold mine is Ontario's newest gold mine with commercial production expected in early 2007. Mr. Reid continues as a Director of Patricia Mining. Prior to his tenure with Patricia Mining, Mr. Reid was a Mining Analyst at various securities firms based out of Toronto analyzing public mining companies for institutional investors. Mr. Reid also worked as an exploration geologist at numerous projects in Northern Canada immediately after graduating with a B.Sc. in geology from the University of Toronto (1979). Mr. Reid also has a finance degree from the University of Windsor (1982).