Mr Bittenbender is a US citizen who holds both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Geological Sciences from Wyoming and Texas Universities. He was born in India and is a fluent speaker of Hindi and Urdu.

He has over 19 years of experience in his field, principally with the US Department of the Interior as a geologist, programme leader and technical expert in Alaska.

Mr Bittenbender’s position as Chief Geologist and Vice President is to be the “face” of Indo Gold in India. This includes the maintenance and improvement of relationships with government departments, ministries, functionaries and all stakeholders at all levels and all areas in both Rajasthan and elsewhere; to supervise all other exploration in India for gold and other commodities; and be responsible for new business development, including expert reviews.