Tony M. Ricci, CA, Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Ricci is a Chartered Accountant with over 20 years of practice experience, mainly with public companies listed on Canadian and US stock exchanges. Mr. Ricci is currently also CFO of Keegan Resources Inc. and was formerly a director and CFO of Norsemont Mining Inc. and Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. and Petaquilla Copper Ltd., companies with a combined market capitalization exceeding $700 million.

His expertise involves corporate finance, corporate structure and financial reporting. Mr. Ricci has also been involved as director or officer of numerous other public companies and acted as the founder of TSX listed Carmanah Technologies Corp.

Mr. Ricci previously worked at Amec (formerly H.A. Simons Ltd.) and KPMG. Mr. Ricci provides EmerGeo Solutions with extensive experience in the areas of corporate finance, acquisitions, financial reporting, corporate governance and accounting, and corporate structure advice.

Bryce Mitchell, Vice President of Sales and Marketing

Bryce has over two decades of leadership experience in International Sales, Marketing and Operations in the software industry. Including, successful selling to Global 2000 accounts, Government Departments and Ministries; most recently to Financial, Government, Insurance, Manufacturing and Transportation verticals.

Prior to joining EmerGeo, Bryce held a successful role in Strategic Sales and Sales Operations, Asia Pacific Theatre, at Cisco Systems (Pte.) Inc. in Singapore and co-founder and Executive VP of Sales and Marketing at Securac Holdings, Inc. an international risk management software company. Earlier he was the Managing Director of International Operations at Knowledge Impact, Inc. in Boston, MA.

Bryce also has extensive public speaking experience at International Conferences and Forums throughout North America, China, Japan, India, Australia, Hong Kong, S.E. Asia and Europe.

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Dean Monterey, Director - Emergency Management Services
Dean has 30 years of practical international experience in emergency management as a responder, manager and senior business and government advisor. His years of experience are supplemented by an undergraduate degree and extensive courses in the emergency management field.

Dean has responded to numerous major public events and emergencies worldwide, including

• 1988 Olympic Winter Games
• 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill
• 1991 Gulf War - assisted the governments of Bahrain and Qatar in dealing with the world's largest oil spill
• 1999 Kosovar refugee airlift crisis
• 2003 British Columbia firestorm
• 2006 BC Ferry, M.V. Queen of the North, which sank losing two lives

Dean has conducted Hazard, Risk and Vulnerability Assessments, developed emergency response and recovery plans and strategic program plans for hundreds of governments and private corporations.

Dean authored the Canadian National Incident Command System. This is the authorized and required curriculum for all wildfire agencies in Canada.

Roger Bresden (CRSP), Director – Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) Services
Roger brings 24 years of experience in health, safety, security and emergency management to EmerGeo. He is a Canadian Registered Safety Professional and a BC Forest Safety Council "Safe Companies" External Auditor, and he possesses significant industry, government and consulting experience in oil and gas, forestry, aviation, utilities, hospitality, and transportation.

Roger is also a registered member of the Canadian Society of Safety Engineers and the Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (BCRSP).

Roger has previously directed the occupational health & safety, emergency management, training and security programs at a large industrial facility for a multi-national energy corporation. He has directed the health, safety and emergency management portfolio for a large regional district in the province of British Columbia. He has previously held executive positions in the H&S services areas of 3 Canadian risk management consulting firms, as well as having successfully managed his own consulting practice, offering a wide variety of risk management products and services.

Roger directs EmerGeo's environment, health and safety consulting practice, bringing innovative EH&S-related products and services to EmerGeo clients.


Barclay Hunter, Director - Knowledge Solutions
Barclay brings over 18 years of experience in the information technology industry in senior management roles and has a proven track record of providing Internet strategies and solutions to national and international companies. During the past 12 years, Barclay has been a pioneer in the development and implementation of corporate e-learning, performance support and knowledge management solutions.

As an innovator, Barclay has particular strengths in the identification and execution of strategic opportunities. Barclay has a history of conceptualizing and delivering successful large-scale projects. This experience includes the development of nationally recognized training initiatives for several of Canada’s industry associations including the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP), the Canadian Petroleum Products Institute, and the Canadian Chemical Producers Association (CCPA).

Barclay co-founded a company and was instrumental in establishing one of Canada's premier e-learning providers. This company delivered key health, safety and emergency management training to over 1400 organizations across Canada. These organizations included government agencies, emergency response organizations, industry associations, educational institutions, and many of Canada's largest companies.