James has a BSc in Geology and MSc in Petroleum Geoscience, both from the University of Manchester. James has worked for various companies in the oil and gas sector, primarily in the geophysical data space. He has strong experience with numerous data types including potential fields, seismic, hyperspectral, LiDAR and in integration of different data types, predictive analytics and data mining. Through various roles in the oil and gas sector, James has got to know a multitude of African and Middle Eastern ministries as well as IOCs and NOCs.