Joe Thorp is Sr. Director of Technology for Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures,–North America. He has successfully deployed approximately $3 Billion (USD) of technology solutions on some of Aramco’s most strategic projects, pilots and commercial deployments. Mr. Thorp is the current Chairman of the American Petroleum Institute’s Committee on Refinery Equipment (CRE). He is an Advisory Committee Member of Michigan State University’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, an ASME Fellow, and a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Texas. In addition to Nexa3D, Mr. Thorp serves on the Board of other start-up companies, including: Seeq, Xage Security, and Foghorn Systems.