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Makran region.

About the Author

Ken Du Vall has served as President and COO of

Lighthouse R & D Enterprises (www.lighthousehous- ton.com) since January 2005. He came from Cal Dive

International to assist in the development of internation- al operations. From 1991 - 2002 Du Vall was operations manager for Oceaneering International. His background at OI concentrated on international vessel and project management with an emphasis on international project development and business relations. From 1989 - 1991 he was a marine scientist/engineer at Texas A & M University in support of the Ocean Drilling Program, an interna- tional consortium of universities for ocean research. Prior to 1989, Du Vall worked for the National Marine

Fisheries Service, NMFS, in Alaska and a participant in the Tropical Oceans Global Atmospheres (TOGA) proj- ect. Du Vall graduated from the University of

Washington, with a degree in Oceanography.

The Author, Ken Du Vall, runs through his presentation.

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