Co-Founder of KoBold Metals, a start-up mineral exploration company. 30+ year professional in petroleum exploration and production with 20+ years in management of engineering and technology groups of 100+ people. My professional foundation is reservoir engineering, including field development planning, reserves accounting, and enhanced oil recovery. I have significant career experience in exploration management, global personnel management, business strategy and portfolio management, corporate restructuring, and organizational start-up. My key professional strengths are global experience and perspective, general management skills coupled with a broad engineering background, rapid and accurate analysis of complex business and technical problems, good interpersonal and communication skills, and personal integrity. PhD Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin (Madison), 1982.