History
Brief history about the company, and our plans for the future.
Providing oil recovery services globally since 2007. The company's technology applies the proprietary Titan Process; a state-of-the-art organic oil recovery method for extracting oil from existing oil fields. The successes of the Titan Process is well documented. To find out more, click the button below.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Kenneth J. Gerbino
Interim CEO
Kenneth J. Gerbino
Founder & Chairman of the Board
Mr. Gerbino has spent the last 15 years active in the oil industry. He was the owner of Kenneth J. Gerbino & Company, an investment management firm for 43 years. The company managed the Gerbino Gold Group, LLC as well as private equity accounts. Previously Mr. Gerbino was a Director of the Los Angeles Unified School District Annuity Reserve Board, Athena Gold Corporation, and Fortress Technologies, Inc. He was also former co-manager of the publicly traded mutual fund, The Growth & Income Fund, part of the Reserve Funds Family of Funds. He was Founder and ex-Chairman of the American Economic Council, a nationwide economic reform group credited with the passage of the United States Gold Coin Act of 1984, which established the U.S. Gold Eagle coin. AEC seminars included participation by Alan Greenspan, Noble Laureate F. A. Hayek and Robert Bleiberg, Editor-in-Chief of Barron’s. Mr. Gerbino is a former member of the Senatorial Trust in Washington, D.C. He was a former financial analyst for Litton Industries and Republic Corporation. Mr. Gerbino holds a B.S. from Ithaca College and an MBA from Syracuse University.
Michael T. Carroll
Director
Mr. Carroll has most recently served as Vice President of Technology for LOSL (now merged with Titan) and Senior Vice President Operations for Biofriendly Corporation. He also serves as CEO and Chairman of the Board of Helio Environmental Solutions, an alternative energy company bringing zero-emission energy to market. He previously served as Vice President Sales and Marketing for Biofriendly Corporation and was a Senior Project Engineer for Peck/Jones Construction. Mr. Carroll holds a Bachelor of Science in Construction Management from California Polytechnic, San Luis Obispo.
Michael T. Carroll
Director
Brian W. G. Marcotte
Director
Brian W. G. Marcotte
Director
Brian Marcotte has over 40 years of experience in the oil and gas industry ranging from oil engineering to executive management. During his career with Unocal Corporation, he held the positions of: President Unocal Thailand, President Unocal Indonesia, President Unocal Netherlands, Corporate Vice President Public Policy, Health Environment and Safety, Vice President Unocal US Western Region, Vice President of Technology and Asset Management. He recently served as Chairman of the Unocal Foundation.
Mr. Marcotte has also served as President of the Board for the Indonesian Petroleum Association, Vice Chairman of the Petroleum Institute of Thailand’s Council of Trustees, member of the Thailand Development Research Institute, the Sasin Graduate School of Chulalongkorn University Advisory Council and he served as a board member of the Kenan Institute Asia. He was a member of the Board for the American Indonesian Exchange Foundation (Fulbright Scholarship Foundation) and received the American Community Council Award for Community Service in The Netherlands. He has served on the board of San Joaquin Community Hospital in Bakersfield, California and was recently honored (2005) as a Distinguished Member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers. Based on his involvement in global conservation issues, Mr. Marcotte was the chair of the International Leadership Council of The Nature Conservancy, one of the world’s largest environmental conservation groups.
John Sibert, III
Director
Dr. Sibert is the ex-Manager of Research and Development for Atlantic Richfield, Division Administrator of the California Institute of Technology, Trustee of Claremont Graduate University, Consultant to NASA and Jet Propulsion Lab, Board of Governors of the National Coastal Resources Institute, Advisory Board of the Oceans and Atmosphere Association. He is an ex-Executive Director of the Alaska Science and Technology Foundation. He is a member of the Malibu, California City Council and has served as Mayor Pro Temp. He is a former Managing Director of Global Financial Group. Dr. Sibert holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego.
John Sibert, III
Director
Scot Evans
Director
Scot Evans
Director
Scot Evans is an energy industry leader with a combined 35 years of experience with Exxon, Halliburton, and Recon Africa. Currently as Chief Executive Officer for Recon Africa, he is responsible for leading the company in its exploration and development of the newly discovered Kavango Basin in Northeast Namibia and adjacent Botswana. In November 2019 he retired from Halliburton as Vice President, Integrated Asset Management (IAM) and Technical Consulting, where he grew production from 20 to over 100 KBOPD, creating the equivalent of a Mid-Cap upstream oil company. Scot is an active member of the SPE and AAPG with over 10 publications to date. He is a Trustee of the American Geoscience Institute.
Dr. Colin Hill
VP & Sr. Scientist
Dr. Hill currently is the Senior Scientist and manages the Titan Oil Recovery Laboratories. He has published several SPE papers with Titan and Hunting Energy Services PLC. He is a writer and co-inventor on eight Titan patents and several pending patents. He has overseen over 300 oil production well applications around the world and conducted or supervised over 2,500 laboratory tests, analysis and inspections involving over 500 oil field microbial species. Dr. Hill began extensive work with Live Oil (later Titan Oil) in the mid-1990s concentrating on oil field microbiology. He is considered one of the foremost oil field microbiologists in the world.
Doctor Hill is Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California (USC) where he did cancer biology research in the Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. He taught radiation biology and microbiology for thirty years at USC. He received a joint appointment in Radiation Oncology and Molecular Immunology and Microbiology. He has authored over 100 peer reviewed scientific papers and has presented papers at 147 National and International Scientific Symposiums.
His professional career includes degrees in Applied Biochemistry, Biology and Radiation Biology, and a PhD in Biochemistry and Radiation Biology. Dr. Hill began his career with a Higher National Diploma in Applied Industrial Microbiology in the United Kingdom. He holds a PhD in Applied Biochemistry and Radiation Biology from Brunel University in West London UK and CERN (The European Nuclear Research Center). He has worked at Fermilab National Accelerator Laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory. Dr Hill became an internationally acknowledged expert in Radiation Biology. During Dr. Hill’s career he has also served as a visiting associate professor of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin and professor of Radiological Sciences, Colorado State University. Dr. Hill also serves as Chief Consultant Scientist for Biofriendly Corporation. He was the chief scientist and now continues as a consultant scientist for Stayhealthy, Inc. He serves on the editorial boards of several international journals and scientific publications and has received numerous honors and awards.
He has been an invited speaker and lecturer at universities and conferences in the U.S., Canada, Japan, England (including lecturing at the Energy Institute in London), Scotland, The Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Australia and many other venues in the US.
Dr. Colin Hill
VP & Sr. Scientist
Noel Carroll
Director
Noel Carroll
Director
Mr. Carroll is CEO of Biofriendly Corporation which is actively involved in hydrocarbon efficiency and ecofriendly solutions to burning coal and fossil fuels. He has been involved in this space for over 15 years.
Dr. Alan J. Heeger
Advisory Board
The recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2000 for his research and discoveries in the field of conductive polymers, Dr. Heeger brings a successful academia, technical, and business background to Titan's Advisory Board. He is currently Professor of Physics and Professor of Materials at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Dr. Heeger has 60 issued patents and has written over 600 professional articles that have been published in leading scientific publications. He was Founder, Chairman, and President of UNIAX Corporation where his proprietary conductive polymer technology was successfully commercialized. Dr. Heeger has been the recipient of many prestigious Honorary Degrees at leading domestic and international colleges and universities.
Dr. Alan J. Heeger
Advisory
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Kenneth J. Gerbino
Interim CEO
Kenneth J. Gerbino
Interim CEO
Mr. Gerbino has spent the last 15 years active in the oil industry. He was the owner of Kenneth J. Gerbino & Company, an investment management firm for 43 years. The company managed the Gerbino Gold Group, LLC as well as private equity accounts. Previously Mr. Gerbino was a Director of the Los Angeles Unified School District Annuity Reserve Board, Athena Gold Corporation, and Fortress Technologies, Inc.. He was also former co-manager of the publicly traded mutual fund, The Growth & Income Fund, part of the Reserve Funds family of Funds. Founder and ex-Chairman of the American Economic Council, a nationwide economic reform group credited with the passage of the United States Gold Coin Act of 1984 which established the U.S. Gold Eagle coin. AEC seminars included participation by Alan Greenspan, Noble Laureate F. A. Hayek and Robert Bleiberg, Editor-in-Chief of Barron’s. Mr. Gerbino is a former member of the Senatorial Trust in Washington, D.C. He is a former financial analyst for Litton Industries and Republic Corporation. Mr. Gerbino holds a B.S. from Ithaca College and an MBA from Syracuse University.
Dr. Colin Hill
VP & Sr. Scientist
Dr. Hill currently is the Senior Scientist and manages the Titan Oil Recovery Laboratories. He has published several SPE papers with Titan and Hunting Energy Services PLC. He is a writer and co-inventor on eight Titan patents and several pending patents. He has overseen over 300 oil production well applications around the world and conducted or supervised over 2,500 laboratory tests, analysis and inspections involving over 500 oil field microbial species. Dr. Hill began extensive work with Live Oil (later Titan Oil) in the mid-1990s concentrating on oil field microbiology. He is considered one of the foremost oil field microbiologists in the world.
Doctor Hill is Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California (USC) where he did cancer biology research in the Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. He taught radiation biology and microbiology for thirty years at USC. He received a joint appointment in Radiation Oncology and Molecular Immunology and Microbiology. He has authored over 100 peer reviewed scientific papers and has presented papers at 147 National and International Scientific Symposiums.
His professional career includes degrees in Applied Biochemistry, Biology and Radiation Biology, and a PhD in Biochemistry and Radiation Biology. Dr. Hill began his career with a Higher National Diploma in Applied Industrial Microbiology in the United Kingdom. He holds a PhD in Applied Biochemistry and Radiation Biology from Brunel University in West London UK and CERN (The European Nuclear Research Center). He has worked at Fermilab National Accelerator Laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory. Dr Hill became an internationally acknowledged expert in Radiation Biology. During Dr. Hill’s career he has also served as a visiting associate professor of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin and professor of Radiological Sciences, Colorado State University. Dr. Hill also serves as Chief Consultant Scientist for Biofriendly Corporation. He was the chief scientist and now continues as a consultant scientist for Stayhealthy, Inc. He serves on the editorial boards of several international journals and scientific publications and has received numerous honors and awards.
He has been an invited speaker and lecturer at universities and conferences in the U.S., Canada, Japan, England (including lecturing at the Energy Institute in London), Scotland, The Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Australia and many other venues in the US.
Dr. Hill currently is the Senior Scientist and manages the Titan Oil Recovery Laboratories. He has published several SPE papers with Titan and Hunting Energy Services PLC. He is a writer and co-inventor on eight Titan patents and several pending patents. He has overseen over 300 oil production well applications around the world and conducted or supervised over 2,500 laboratory tests, analysis and inspections involving over 500 oil field microbial species. Dr. Hill began extensive work with Live Oil (later Titan Oil) in the mid-1990s concentrating on oil field microbiology. He is considered one of the foremost oil field microbiologists in the world.
Dr. Colin Hill
VP & Sr. Scientist
Michael T. Carroll
Director
Michael T. Carroll
Vice President
Mr. Carroll has most recently served as Vice President of Technology for LOSL (now merged with Titan) and Senior Vice President Operations for Biofriendly Corporation. He also serves as CEO and Chairman of the Board of Helio Environmental Solutions, an alternative energy company bringing zero-emission energy to market. He previously served as Vice President Sales and Marketing for Biofriendly Corporation and was a Senior Project Engineer for Peck/Jones Construction. Mr. Carroll holds a Bachelor of Science in Construction Management from California Polytechnic, San Luis Obispo.