Dr. David DeMartini
Chief Scientific Advisor

Dr. DeMartini is a recognized expert in several geophysical fields including seismic "bright spot" data analysis. He held various senior positions at the Shell Bellaire Research Center in Houston Texas from 1980 through 1998. He was inducted to the Offshore Energy Center Hall of Fame as a Technology Pioneer last year and was for several years a member of the Dean's Advisory Council of the College of Mathematical and Physical Sciences at The Ohio State University from which he received a PhD in Physics following his B.S. in Physics cum laude from the University of Notre Dame. Dr. DeMartini has prepared customized software on behalf of Lexaria Corp, and is applying it to existing seismic data, to help better differentiate certain structures to assist the Company as it continues to prioritize its many oil and gas targets.

Thomas Ihrke
Advisory Board

Prior to co-founding Commissum Capital Management in July 2001 where he is now a General Partner, Tom joined Morgan Keegan & Co. in June 1993. Tom was a Senior Trader and Market Maker, overseeing the trading of approximately 50 NASDAQ bank and financial stocks and was also the market maker in oil service companies. In late 1999, Tom joined Morgan Keegan's corporate finance group as the senior member of the firm's Financial Institutions Group. After graduating from Texas Christian University in 1989, Tom spent three years trading US Treasury Bonds for his own account on the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade as a member of the Mid America Commodities Exchange. He then attended the Graduate School of Business at the University of Tennessee. Tom has previously served as President of the Memphis Security Dealers.

Ken Brooks
Advisory Board

Mr. Brooks has had a successful 25-year career in Venture Capital, Finance and Real Estate. He has been President or CEO to several private companies active in identifying, acquiring, financing, developing and completing opportunities in both the private and public financial markets. He also communicates with and manages a significant database of industry participants in the financial marketplace, particularly in the technology, financial payment, and resource sectors. He has actively participated in the raising of substantial quantities of investment funds.

Top of page