Walt Burnap has over 40 years C-level management and ownership experience in diversified industries including energy, industrial biotechnology, telecommunications, distribution and financial services. Walt is currently Chairman & Partner of Aster Bio, Inc., an industrial biotechnology company focused on the manufacturing, distribution and sale of proprietary microbial, enzymatic and surfactant product lines used for environmentally safe solutions in the industrial wastewater and petroleum industries, both domestically and internationally.Walt's previous roles and accomplishments have included:Co-founder and Chief Financial Officer of Salamander Solutions, Inc., a Houston, Texas-based company focused on providing "breakthrough" downhole electrical heater technology to the oil industry, that enables the recovery of previously "difficult to produce" hydrocarbons".President & CFO of Glycos Biotechnologies, Inc., a company focused on the metabolic engineering of microbial strains and the development of related engineering processes, which combined, produce high-value green fuels and chemicals from low-cost carbon sources.Chairman & CEO of AutoCorp, Inc., a company formed to own and manage the assets and operations of the simultaneous "roll-up" of corporate and partnership entities owning more than 40 independent Pettigrew-Smith Auto Supply Stores and an affiliated distribution center.Chairman of Safari Resources Corp., a combination of oilfield service companies involved in contract drilling, common carrier trucking as well as exploration and production.Walt graduated from Southern Methodist University with a BBA in economics/finance.Walt’s interests include hunting, fishing, skiing, tennis, golf, & aviation (Commercial Pilot).Specialties: Raising Money, Business Operations, Venture Capital, Investment Banking, Biotechnology, Clean Tech, Mergers and Acquisitions.