Dirk McDermott

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Mr. Dirk McDermott is the Founder and serves as Managing Partner at Altira Group. He serves as Chairman of Infrastructure Networks ("iNet"). He serves on the Board of Directors for three Altira portfolio companies: Gen4 Energy, FlexGen, Infrastructure Networks, and Govinda. He serves as Board Member, Member of the Audit Committee & Member of the Compensation Committee at MicroSeismic. He is a past Director of Research Partnership for Secure Energy America (RPSEA) and serves on the Petroleum Investment Committee at Stanford University. He also served as the Board Member at Premier Oilfield Equipment. He is the founder of Altira Group LLC, a Denver-based venture capital firm with a focus on energy investing. He has over 25 years as an investor, manager, and scientist in the energy industry. His experience includes operating in the upstream oil and gas sector as the Chief Geophysicist of a major independent producer and serving as the lead institutional investor and Director of Canyon Offshore. Dirk began his career with Louisiana Land and Exploration Company (LL&E) as a geophysicist working on exploration and production projects around the world. During his twelve year tenure he held a variety of positions including Chief Geophysicist of LL&E's Canadian subsidiary. After obtaining his MBA from Stanford University in 1991, Dirk turned his career towards venture investing in energy and energy technologies. In 1993, he co-founded Aspect Management, a Denver venture capital firm that managed the oil and gas portfolio of General Atlantic Partners and also invested in early stage oil and gas technology enterprises that were leaders in the application of 3D technology. During this period, he was instrumental in founding, funding, and managing oil and gas companies and technology companies, including General Atlantic Resources, Brigham Oil and Gas, Southtech Exploration, Geographix, and Coherence Technology Company. In addition to his MBA, Dirk holds a Master's of Science in Geophysics from Stanford University.