Mr. Rickard has extensive experience in twenty-four countries on six continents and more than eighty geothermal fields worldwide. He has been involved in the geothermal industry for over 41 years. He specializes in project management, drilling management, rig supervision, troubleshooting, well workovers, and problem well diagnosis. He has an established record of reducing costs through innovative engineering, and successfully managing geothermal exploration and drilling programs. “We have significantly reduced drilling risk in the last decade through exhaustive engineering planning prior to the start of drilling.” His experience, working as a drilling engineer in the U.S. and overseas, has given him the ability to communicate well with both project management and well site personnel. He has also used his knowledge to develop and teach geothermal drilling technology courses and conduct geothermal research and development efforts. Prior to starting his own company, Mr. Rickard worked 14 years for Union Oil Co and Unocal Geothermal where he started as a field engineer and then became district drilling manager and division drilling training coordinator. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering from Montana Tech and has published many technical papers. Mr. Rickard is a registered Professional Engineer and has served on the Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) Board of Directors, the Geothermal Energy Association Board of Directors and the GRC Policy Committee Executive Board. He is also a member of the American Association of Drilling Engineers and the Society of Petroleum Engineers and has received the GRC 2020 Pioneer Award

Mary Mann is a Professional Geologist specializing in geothermal energy. She has experience in all stages of geothermal energy development, from greenfield exploration program design and field work, thermal gradient, slim well, and production/injection well drilling, targeting, well site geology, and drilling project planning. Prior to GRG, she was the Resource Manager for a geothermal operating company playing a key role in exploration program planning, conceptual model building, well targeting, resource monitoring and compliance, and drilling project management. Before that, she gained experience with collection and interpretation of geophysical data including EM and potential fields data while working for a geophysical consulting firm. Mary is a graduate of University of Nevada, Reno, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology. She has a background in hydrology, including research as a Fulbright Scholar studying water quality and domestic water well siting to benefit rural populations in Niger.