Dr. Michael McInerney
Distinguished Member of Technical Staff
Dr. McInerney is the George Lynn Cross Endowed Professor of Microbiology at University of Oklahoma. He is a world recognized
authority on MEOR with 5 patents on the subject and over 140+ journal articles published as well as 2 books and 13 book chapters.
Dr. McInerney has consulted on MEOR projects all over the world, has received decades of research funding, and has graduated a
dozen PhDs. He was selected as a Fellow to the American Academy of Microbiology. Dr. McInerney received his Ph.D. from the
University of Illinois.
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Robert Belfer
Advisory Board Member
Robert Belfer is Founder of Belco Oil & Gas Corp., a company engaged in the exploration for and the acquisition, exploitation,
development and production of natural gas and oil. The company's operations are currently focused in four core operating areas,
namely the Rocky Mountains in Wyoming and North Dakota, the Gulf Coast primarily in Texas and Louisiana, the Permian Basin of
west Texas and the Mid-Continent region in Oklahoma and Kansas.
Mr. Belfer is a graduate of Columbia University and the Harvard Law School. He is also Chairman of the Board of Overseers of the
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, member of the Dean's Council of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, and member of
Board of Overseers of the Weill Cornell University Medical College.
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Charles Fabrikant
Advisory Board Member
Charles Fabrikant has been Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer of SEACOR and has served as
a director of certain of SEACOR's subsidiaries since December 1989. He has been President of SEACOR since 1989. For more than
the past five years preceding its acquisition by SEACOR in December 2000, Mr. Fabrikant served as Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer of SCF. For more than the past five years, Mr. Fabrikant has been the President of Fabrikant International
Corporation ("FIC"), a privately owned corporation engaged in marine operations and investments that may be deemed an affiliate
of the Company.
Mr. Fabrikant is a director of Globe Wireless, and prior to the Chiles Merger, Mr. Fabrikant served as Chairman of the Board of
Chiles. Mr. Fabrikant is a licensed attorney admitted to practice in the state of New York and in the District of Columbia.
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Trae Vassallo
Advisory Board Member
Trae Vassallo is a Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers. Since joining the firm in 2002, Trae has put her technical and
entrepreneurial background to work with new portfolio companies across several areas including wireless, consumer media,
security, and green technology. Trae works closely with the management teams of Aggregate Knowledge, a stealth energy
company, Digital Chocolate, Podshow and 3vr among others. Currently, Trae focuses primarily on new opportunities in consumer
media, mobility, and green technologies.
Prior to KPCB, Trae was a co-founder of Good Technology, a KPCB portfolio company (acquired by Motorola) that provides an end-
to-end wireless corporate email solution. While at Good, Trae helped orchestrate the development of the G100 handheld device.
Prior to Good Technology, Trae worked as a design engineer at IDEO Product Development where she developed a range of
products including the PalmV, the Dell Latitude Docking station, and many others. Trae holds 13 patents.
Trae earned a Bachelor's and Master's in Mechanical Engineering with honors from Stanford University and an MBA from the
Stanford Graduate School of Business. Trae is passionate about new technology, good design, and spending time with her husband
and two children.
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Dr. Michael McInerney