About GEVA Energy

• Global 500 oil and gas executive VP background in R&D,
  Engineering, Global Sales and Operations.
• PetroSkills/The Competency Alliance global geothermal
  alliance community manager.
• Recognition with 32 Patents, 24 published papers, 10+
  industry awards including 2010 SPE Drilling Engineering
  Award. BSc Petroleum Engineering.

• Global finance executive with 30+ years public accounting,
  Fortune 500 company and PE-backed companies in the O&G
  sector.
• Accounting, Financial Planning & Analysis, Project
  Management and Integration in all major O&G geographical
  areas US and abroad.
• Significant improvements in Profitability, Cash Flow, Budgeting
  & Forecasting, Audits, Legal Entities, and Transformational

• Global Energy executive driving Power Plant Energy Efficiency and
  Sustainability on 4 separate continents.
• Focus on Geothermal, Coal Energy Efficiency, & Water Saving.
• Three US Energy Efficiency Patents.
• BSEE, Electrical Engineer, MBA Graduate Course, post graduate work
  in Germany, Japan, Iceland, and Italy.

• Global Energy executive VP background in Engineering, Global Sales
  and Operations.
• Over 20 years in GovCon (Defense& Civilian). Over 14 years of
  Project Finance (Hydro Power, Solar & Geothermal, Oil & Gas) in Asia
  and Africa.
• MS Computer Science

• Global engineering / optimization leadership in drilling efficiency
  strategies, processes, and technologies.
• Recognition for 67 patents and 68 technical papers, with focus
  on technologies and holistic solutions.
• SPE Distinguished Lecturer and SPE Distinguished Member

CEO of PetroSkills – the world’s largest petroleum technology training organization. Mr. Brett has consulted in over 45 countries worldwide in Petroleum Process and Project Management. Prior to joining PetroSkills, he was with Amoco Production Co. where he worked on drilling projects in the Bering Sea, the North Slope of Alaska, the Gulf of Mexico, offshore Trinidad, and Wyoming, and led a project that first identified drill bit whirl (which the Oil and Gas Journal Lists as one of the 100 most significant developments in the history of the petroleum industry). In 2010, he advised the US Department of Interior as one of seven reviewers of the “30 Day Study” immediately following the BP Gulf of Mexico Tragedy. He continued serving through 2012 on a National Academy Committee on the Effectiveness of Safety and Environmental Management Systems for Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Operations. Mr. Brett has been granted over 35 U.S. and International patents, authored >40 technical publications. He has also served the Society of Petroleum Engineers as a Distinguished Lecturer, and on the International Board of Directors as Drilling and Completions Technical Director. He is a registered Professional Engineer, and a Project Management Professional. Duke BSE Mechanical Engineering and Physics, Oklahoma State MBA Degree and Stanford MS Degree Mechanical Engineering (Control Systems Options).

Mr. Verbrugghe serves on the Service Corps of Retired Executives along with other board positions. He has been the CEO of six separate Billion-dollar International Industrial Manufacturing Technology companies and four Technology (non-IT) startups in ten different industries. Mr. Verbrugghe has worked for twenty thousand people as a servant leader and has had manufacturing plants and service centers in over 186 countries around the world. He has been the chairman of the Belgian Chamber of Commerce in Texas, Chairman of the Mayor of Houston International Trade and Development Council and helped create the World Chamber of Commerce of Texas. He has five Master’s degrees; a Master in Electronics and Semiconductors, Master in Nuclear Science Technology and Radioprotection, Master in Finance, Business and Administration, Master in International Sales and Marketing and Master in Operations Improvement. He speaks 8+ languages and has lived in five different countries. He is fondly nickname as Mr. International.

Matt Pond is a business development executive with over 25 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy sectors. He has co-founded multiple successful ventures including Stryker Well Solutions, Gaslogix LLC, Frontier Oil Tools, SMS Precision Tech, and Smith Material Solutions, and served as CFO of Corrosion Resistant Alloys. His expertise spans business development, sales and corporate finance with particular strength in identifying opportunities, building strategic partnerships, and scaling concepts into profitable companies. Mr. Pond has developed international business relationships with major operators including Saudi Aramco and ADNOC, and previously led real estate development projects comprising over 4,500 affordable housing units. He holds a BA in Journalism from Southern Methodist University and serves on the board of National Homes Trust and the Advisory Board of Kid’s Meals.