Senior Advisor/Consultant, Chief Geologist,Team leader, Manager

Fully integrated Explorationist/Geoscientist/Business Developer/Advisor E&P.

•25+ Years of successful technical, business, managerial and academic global professional expertise in Upstream, Exploration & Production of oil and gas: Evolved from a technical subsurface specialist into a fully integrated Explorationist/ Geoscientist/Business Developer/Advisor EP. With a mix of renowned European and American major operators, entrepreneurial independents and national oil firms that represent a remarkable spectrum of diverse operating and investment environments:
Repsol, Gaz de France, Occidental, Placid Oil, Petroleos de Venezuela, Staatsolie.

2010: Business Administration, PhD research on M&A, in progress, Leiden, The Netherlands.
2001: Executive M.B.A. in International Business, Preston, USA.
2001: MSc. in International Management, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
1982: Engineering Geologist, Universidad Central de Caracas, Venezuela.
1977: Doctoraal Diploma (Drs.), Faculty Geology & Geophysics,
Leiden, The Netherlands.

2000: Award Cambridge “2000 Outstanding Geologist of the 20th Century”, UK.

Awards Business Development, Paris, Gaz de France (2001 & 2002).
2000: Registered Energy Consultant, for European Commission, Belgium.
1996: Chartered European Geologist Nr. 96, European Federation of Geologists, France.
1994: Certified Petroleum Geologist Nr. 5201, Gold Standard Certification, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, USA.

Prime, integrated global expertise, competencies, skills and personality traits carefully developed and matured during decades, resulting in a: Unique and trusted portfolio on “Advise & Solutions”, for: “Upstream, Exploration & Production, New Ventures & Business Development”.
Serving the Clients, since 1977, by creating solutions that have proven to efficiently propel their growth and increase their value.