Joseph H. Higginbotham, Chairman and Chief Technology Officer

Joe Higginbotham founded WIT Inc. in June, 2007. A 25-year industry veteran, Joe has worked for Texaco, Chevron, and 3DGeo, and is a recognized world expert in wave equation depth imaging. Joe developed the WavePak seismic processing system. The robustness of WavePak's core and its parallel architecture testify to Joe's extraordinary scientific vision. At WIT, Joe architects the Company's geophysical and software strategy. He holds a Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics from the University of Toledo.

Morgan P. Brown, President and Chief Executive Officer

Morgan Brown joined WIT in November, 2007 and assumed his current role in April, 2008. He architects the Company's business and market strategy and advises on geophysical and sales issues. Brown holds a B.A. in Computational and Applied Math from Rice University, and is a PhD graduate of the Stanford Exploration Project. In industry, he worked in R&D positions at Hess Corp. and 3DGeo, tackling topics such as wave equation imaging, reflection tomography, and automated seismic interpretation.

Thomas P. Wood, Jr., Vice President Sales and Marketing

Tom Wood brings a unique combination of skills to manage WIT's sales and marketing efforts. Beginning his career as a data processor with firms such as Western Geophysical, Fairfield, and Digicon, he later started and ran a successful global recycling business, and is an expert in market research and business development, having opened new markets in more than 20 countries. Tom holds an MS in Environmental Sciences from the University of Texas at San Antonio, an MBA from Our Lady of the Lake University, and a BS in Geology from Southern Methodist University.

Oscar E. Ramirez, Manager of Data Processing Services

Oscar comes to WIT from a position as senior geophysicist for Weinman GeoScience. Oscar and Morgan Brown worked together on a variety of projects at Hess Corp. Oscar brings nearly 15 years of experience from his prior work in Louisiana, deepwater Gulf of Mexico, Williston Basin, West and East Texas, Oklahoma, the North Sea, South China Sea, Peru, Morocco and offshore Brazil. He earned Bachelor's and Masters degrees in Earth Systems from Stanford University.

Cosmin Macesanu, Senior Research Geophysicist

Cosmin brings the rigor of a PhD theoretical physicist to WIT. He came to the field of geophysics after performing post-doctoral work at Syracuse and Oklahoma State, and made significant contributions to 3DGeo's technology. He came to WIT in January, 2009, where he works closely with Joe Higginbotham. Cosmin has already made great strides in improving our angle decomposition technology, among other things.

Josephine Ottaviano, Administrative Manager and Corporate Secretary

Jo does it all for WIT. From keeping the books to keeping the office running to assisting Tom Wood with sales. She holds a BA in Finance from the University of St. Thomas. She joined WIT in November, 2008 and was named Corporate Secretary in April, 2009.

Lee W. Wiley, Vice President and Interim Chief Financial Officer

Lee Wiley has over 40 years of executive experience running successful businesses. As the Managing Partner of Wiley Advisors, LLC, Wiley brings to bear his extensive experience to assist start-ups successfully grow into profitable businesses. He joined WIT in August, 2008, advising the Company on issues ranging from capital raising to growth management to sales and marketing. A more extensive biography can be found here.

Mike Rathbun (deceased)

Mike joined WIT in July, 2007, but sadly died in September, 2007 before we could reap the rewards of his years of experience in developing interfaces and expert systems for seismic processing. Please visit our memoriam to Mike

Michael Weill, Director

Mike Weill has a broad background in Oil & Gas industry management, production and reservoir engineering, economics, business analysis and strategy development. In October 2007, Mr. Weill retired from BHP Billiton Petroleum as President of Operations & Technology. During his 11 years at BHP, other responsibilities included development and production in Australia and Pakistan and as President Integrated Business Development for BHP. Prior to BHP, he spent sixteen years in various managerial and technical assignments with Shell in New Orleans, Houston and The Hague. He is currently working on an international Oil & Gas startup. Mr. Weill holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University.

Phillip W. Taggart, Director

Phillip Taggart has specialized in investor relations since 1964 and is the President and CEO of Taggart Financial Group, Inc. He is the co-author of the book Taking Your Company Public published by the American Management Association. He has provided communications services for 58 initial public offerings, more than 200 other new issues, 210 mergers and acquisitions, 3,500 analyst meetings and annual and quarterly reports for more than 75 corporations. Phil serves on the boards of International Expert Systems and AmREIT, Inc. (AMEX:AMY), and served on the board of Texas State Technical College for 10 years. A distinguished alumnus of the University Of Tulsa, he also has been a university instructor in investor relations at the University of Houston.

Robert G. Clapp, Technical Adviser

Bob Clapp is acknowledged as one of the top young geophysicists in our field. A 2007 recipient of the SEG's J. Clarence Karcher Award, recognizing outstanding geophysicists younger than 35, Bob has spearheaded an array of technical innovations during his tenure as a PhD student and Senior Research Engineer at Stanford University. One of the first to successfully implement a 3D reflection tomography algorithm, Bob has gone on to make significant contributions in wave equation migration, automated seismic interpretation, parallel computing, and large-scale visualization, among other things.