James Strasen is a Ph.D. geologist with 25 years of experience in the energy industry with Unocal and BP, both in technical and managerial roles in the West Coast and Gulf Coast positions. He directed corporate energy planning for BP in London and Singapore. He also holds an MBA from MIT in international finance. He analyzed petrography for clients to determine depositional environments. He is lead author of several manuscripts published and in review for international geoscience journals.