I am a graduate of the University of British Columbia having received my Bachelor of Commerce & Business Administration degree in 1973 and Juris Doctor degree in 1974. I was admitted to the British Columbia Bar in 1975 and have practiced law for 38 years. After 7 years of employment with the Canadian Federal Department of Justice, my primarily focus is as a legal, financial and business consultant to publicly-traded companies. I am currently a member of the Law Society of British Columbia, the Canadian Bar Association and the British Columbia Bar Association, and an Associate member of the American Bar Association. I am currently an officer of a TSX-listed company focused on mineral exploration. I am also an officer and/or director of several TSX Venture Exchange and CSE publicly traded companies, primarily focused on mineral exploration.