Mr. Roland P. DeBruyn Co-Founded Luca Technologies, Inc. in 2001 and has been its Vice President, Engineering Sciences since 2003. Mr. DeBruyn directs Luca's engineering sciences, which involves the synthesis and integration of advanced petroleum reservoir science with the Luca's biologic research. Mr. DeBruyn has 35 years of experience in petroleum and chemical engineering, gained from technical and executive positions with large and small companies prior to working with us. He was a staff engineer and technical supervisor with Dome Petroleum (1976-1984) and Quinoco Petroleum (1984-1988). From 1989 through 1994, he was Vice President and Gulf Coast District Manager with Hallwood Petroleum. He served as Vice President-Engineering with Preston, Reynolds & Co., Inc. and its affiliated start-up coalbed methane development companies from 1994 through 2000, and then served Fidelity Exploration & Production Company from 2000 through 2003 in the same capacity. Mr. DeBruyn holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Calgary in 1976 and a M.B.A. from the University of Phoenix in 1986. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and is registered as a professional engineer in Alberta, Canada.