DeCarlo, 52, serves as Senior Vice President - Western Division.  DeCarlo joined Devon in 2000 when the Company acquired Santa Fe Snyder Corporation.  He began his professional career in 1978 with Tenneco Oil Company in Oklahoma City.  In 1989 he joined Santa Fe Energy Resources as an engineering manager, and during his 11 year tenure with Santa Fe, DeCarlo held management positions in Bakersfield, California; Midland, Texas and Denver, Colorado.  He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering from West Virginia University.  He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and currently holds the position of Vice President for the Independent Petroleum Association of the Mountain States.