Mr. Scharf is a mining executive with over 12 years experience in the industry specializing in the acquisition, consolidation, financing and development of mineral exploration projects with a bias towards gold. Since 2015 Mr. Scharf has focused the majority of his time on the development of Desert Gold's Senegal Mali Shear Zone Project; a 440km2 gold project located in the tier 1 gold mining jurisdiction of Western Mali. Prior to his involvement with Desert Gold Ventures, Mr. Scharf worked for ITM Corp., a Toronto based diversified industries private investment manager. Mr. Scharf is also a director of Sierra Grande Minerals; a junior mineral exploration company with a portfolio of assets located in Western Nevada. Mr. Scharf attended the University of Ottawa where he graduated with an Honors Bachelor of Commerce degree and a Bachelors of Administration degree.