Alexander Mihai Popovici is Chief Executive Officer and Chairman at Z-Terra Inc., a provider of state-of-the-art geophysical and geological technology, services and software for the upstream oil and gas industry. He holds Ph.D. (1995) and M.Sc. (1990) degrees in geophysics from Stanford University, and an equivalent B.S. (1986) in geophysical and geological engineering from University of Bucharest, Romania. He escaped from Romania in 1986, crossed two borders at night and spent a year in a refugee camp in Austria. Dr. Popovici is the founder and former CEO of 3DGeo Inc. The company was sold in 2008.