Gerald J. Daub is the president of Daub & Associates, Inc., and is responsible for the direct supervision of his company's employees, contractors, and subcontractors. He has worked in both the private and government sectors. His work experience is extensive, and includes:

• Geological, geohydrologic, permitting, geotechnical, environmental, hydrologic, site characterization and economic evaluation of numerous properties and sites throughout the world
• Exploration, evaluation, development, and production (both conventional underground and solution mining) of sodium minerals worldwide
• Completion of numerous geologic hazards and mineral resource reports
• Management of core and rotary drilling operations throughout the western United States
• Experience in business development, marketing capabilities, communication skills and strategic planning.
• Coordination of the Groundwater Protection Management Program at four Department Of Energy (DOE) facilities, provided technical support for the DOE environmental restoration, waste management, technology development and environmental monitoring and surveillance programs.
• Management of the environmental, geologic, hydrologic, permitting and drilling aspects of the exploration, development and solution mining production of sodium mineral leases in the oil-shale-rich Piceance Creek Basin, Colorado
• Comprehensive knowledge of complex aquifer systems in the Piceance Creek Basin, as well as the ability to analyze abundant geologic, geohydrologic, permitting, environmental, drilling, geophysical, monitoring, hydrologic, geotechnical and rock quality data
• The completion of geohydrologic and geotechnical research studies from a practical as well as theoretical approach
• Economic evaluations and appraisals of various mineral and petroleum properties in Australia, Mexico, Africa, Colorado, Texas, Kansas, California, Oklahoma, Nevada, Idaho, Ohio, Wyoming, and Utah
• Site characterizations, including soil, and geotechnical evaluation of numerous properties for building sites

In the past, Mr. Daub has worked for Multi Mineral Corporation, American Mineral Exploration and Development Company, Plateau Resources Limited, RUST Company, Sun Oil Company, and Atlantic Richfield Co. He has authored or co-authored fifteen professional publications.

Mr. Daub is a certified petroleum geologist (AAPG-DPA #3997), and a licensed certified professional geologist in the states of Wyoming (#143) and Utah (#5336129-3350). He is a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists, and the Grand Junction Geological Society. Mr. Daub is a qualified geologic, geohydrologic, and hydrologic expert witness for Mesa County courts. He is well respected within his community, and has served on the board of directors for several local organizations, including the Grand Junction Petroleum and Mining Club and the Museum of Western Colorado. Mr. Daub is also an Eagle Scout.

He received his bachelor's degree in geology from Colorado State University in 1975 and his master's degree in geology from the University of Rhode Island in 1979.